I haven’t used them extensively, but I used to have a dinner buddy who did and I can tell you they are great for artichokes when you don’t have a grill, as well as the occasional one-pot dinner with a chicken or beef roast and root veggies.
brown rice in 14 min
most dry beans ( I don’t like to use the PC for Italian white beans) but Garbanzos headed to the food processor for sure
all kinds of braises
when I make stock I do three pressure cooks
#1 the browned protein and bones with fresh water
#2 the previously cooked protein and bones with new fresh water
#3 stock from #1 and #2 plus the veggies and herbs
defat and reduce till it tastes like it should
the one thing a PC won’t do with stock is keep it clear.
for that you have to do a much longer and lower temp stock prep
like in the oven at 200˚ overnight
I like to chill it and defat the “jelly” or harder… and then bag in medium ziplocs (8 oz portions) and freeze the flattened bags between paper towels so they don’t stick to each other. if making different stocks use a sharpie (prior to filling) to list what stock is in the bag.
Ok, I’ll bite… why on earth would you bother doing stock in a pressure cooker? It’s the easiest thing in the world to make as long as you have a stockpot.
well, it is Sunday and I’m doing stock - but I’m also cleaning, ran to the store, watching football etc.
And, you’d be amazed how many folks like to watch me cook. I think it’s the chaps I wear while I work that brings 'em in.
To be more specific, it’s more of a simplicity and unattended pot approach coupled with speed.
My range top sucks and I made Keller’s mushroom stock about 2 months ago as prep for some of TFL’s recipes I want to make - and it took my range over 12 hours to get done what other ranges should have done in less time.
To be more specific, it’s more of a simplicity and unattended pot approach coupled with speed.
My range top sucks and I made Keller’s mushroom stock about 2 months ago as prep for some of TFL’s recipes I want to make - and it took my range over 12 hours to get done what other ranges should have done in less time.
I found that frustrating.
Yeah, I hear that. I’m actually shopping for a new range. Sadly, there’s no gas main near my house so I need to do electric Here’s a protip though - turn the burner up.
Typically, Chicago high-rise apartments have electric, not gas, stoves. Terrible for cooking. For that reason, I sold my 52nd-floor penthouse in the Near North district.