Under Pressure

How familiar are you with Pressure Cooking?

I own a pressure pan...about a 3 liter size. And a pressure "canner". Tuesday evening I was priviledged to attend a free cooking class at Bread Beckers to learn more about cooking an entire meal in a single pressure cooker.

WOW! We sampled 6 meals and 2 desserts. Everything was simply delicious. An entire meal, including dessert...without turning on the oven! Now THAT is an energy saver.

I was so inspired and excited about the whole concept that I wanted to start right away. But my pressure pan was 1/2 the size of that used during the class to triple stack the components of the meal. AND my budget certainly cannot stretch to cover a new pan at about $260. OUCH.

So...I started thinking...what about the pressure "canner"?

Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner


That's all I've ever used it for...canning beans, pickles, etc. Shouldn't the function be the same though??

I dug in the cabinets for the owner's book...and sure enough it says it right on the cover!
"Pressure Canner and Cooker"

Hot-diggety-dog...I'm cookin' now! (forgive the pun.) :-)

Do you own a pressure pan? Are you utilizing this excellent money saving device?

IF not...you can get one for a really good price at Amazon...
Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner



Later this week I will give you some recipes to try out in your pan...How does Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding sound??