On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:52 -0600, "graham"  wrote:

>
>"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message 
>news:iqo1e5dhpp2dvee1f2tjlaa765sehgt8i6@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:00 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>On Oct 22, 9:39 pm, "graham"  wrote:
>>>> "Ophelia"  wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> news:7kbpsiF38qde3U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>
>>>> > graham wrote:
>>>> >> "Peter Parry"  wrote in message
>>>> >>news:t1tvd514olqoeob0ommh7bb2grdibb5c06@4ax.com...
>>>> >>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:00:06 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>>> >>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >> I used to have one many years ago but found that in some dishes, the
>>>> >> results were not that good.
>>>> >> In particular, I remember using it to make pork cheese and it brought
>>>> >> out a bitter note in the flavour so I never used it much after that.
>>>>
>>>> > Well I have to agree in my case. I used to use a pressure cooker a lot
>>>> > when the children were young, for all kinds of things. These days, I 
>>>> > make
>>>> > things slowly and it seems to bring out the flavour and texture much 
>>>> > more.
>>>>
>>>> > Still, I have the time these days, so perhaps that is a luxury I 
>>>> > didn't
>>>> > have before.
>>>>
>>>> My Mum's method was to let it simmer all day. She had a pressure cooker 
>>>> but
>>>> after a woman in the village was badly scalded when hers exploded, the 
>>>> top
>>>> was never used again. I tried to shorten the time for making it but it
>>>> didn't work out.
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>>Oh Lor, I am just going to bed, now I shall have nightmares about
>>>exploding pressure cookers.
>>
>> The words "urban legend" come to mind, again. :o)
>>
>Not an urban legend!  This happened in the kitchen of a farmouse on the 
>outskirts of the village.  Not even a village legend!

With a Prestige or any other post war made pressure cooker?

Maybe you can explain what caused it to explode. I'd guess that a real exploding
pressure cooker would blow the windows out. 
-- 

Martin

"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message 
news:e7r1e5t49j30na48j1uo4fqbd2almih490@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:52 -0600, "graham"  wrote:
>
>>
>>"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:iqo1e5dhpp2dvee1f2tjlaa765sehgt8i6@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:00 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Oct 22, 9:39 pm, "graham"  wrote:
>>>>> "Ophelia"  wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> news:7kbpsiF38qde3U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>
>>>>> > graham wrote:
>>>>> >> "Peter Parry"  wrote in message
>>>>> >>news:t1tvd514olqoeob0ommh7bb2grdibb5c06@4ax.com...
>>>>> >>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:00:06 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>>>> >>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> >> I used to have one many years ago but found that in some dishes, 
>>>>> >> the
>>>>> >> results were not that good.
>>>>> >> In particular, I remember using it to make pork cheese and it 
>>>>> >> brought
>>>>> >> out a bitter note in the flavour so I never used it much after 
>>>>> >> that.
>>>>>
>>>>> > Well I have to agree in my case. I used to use a pressure cooker a 
>>>>> > lot
>>>>> > when the children were young, for all kinds of things. These days, I
>>>>> > make
>>>>> > things slowly and it seems to bring out the flavour and texture much
>>>>> > more.
>>>>>
>>>>> > Still, I have the time these days, so perhaps that is a luxury I
>>>>> > didn't
>>>>> > have before.
>>>>>
>>>>> My Mum's method was to let it simmer all day. She had a pressure 
>>>>> cooker
>>>>> but
>>>>> after a woman in the village was badly scalded when hers exploded, the
>>>>> top
>>>>> was never used again. I tried to shorten the time for making it but it
>>>>> didn't work out.
>>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>>Oh Lor, I am just going to bed, now I shall have nightmares about
>>>>exploding pressure cookers.
>>>
>>> The words "urban legend" come to mind, again. :o)
>>>
>>Not an urban legend!  This happened in the kitchen of a farmouse on the
>>outskirts of the village.  Not even a village legend!
>
> With a Prestige or any other post war made pressure cooker?
>
> Maybe you can explain what caused it to explode. I'd guess that a real 
> exploding
> pressure cooker would blow the windows out.
> -- 

I don't see how a Prestige can explode.  It has a safety valve which will 
blow to let out pressure if it's left home alone to boil dry.
Unless you go away and leave it all weekend with a light under it, I 
suppose.  In that case it serves you right if it does.

Tina

On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:30:06 +0100, "Christina Websell"
 wrote:

>
>"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message 
>news:e7r1e5t49j30na48j1uo4fqbd2almih490@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:52 -0600, "graham"  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
>>>news:iqo1e5dhpp2dvee1f2tjlaa765sehgt8i6@4ax.com...
>>>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:00 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Oct 22, 9:39 pm, "graham"  wrote:
>>>>>> "Ophelia"  wrote in message
>>>>>>
>>>>>> news:7kbpsiF38qde3U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > graham wrote:
>>>>>> >> "Peter Parry"  wrote in message
>>>>>> >>news:t1tvd514olqoeob0ommh7bb2grdibb5c06@4ax.com...
>>>>>> >>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:00:06 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>>>>> >>>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >> I used to have one many years ago but found that in some dishes, 
>>>>>> >> the
>>>>>> >> results were not that good.
>>>>>> >> In particular, I remember using it to make pork cheese and it 
>>>>>> >> brought
>>>>>> >> out a bitter note in the flavour so I never used it much after 
>>>>>> >> that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Well I have to agree in my case. I used to use a pressure cooker a 
>>>>>> > lot
>>>>>> > when the children were young, for all kinds of things. These days, I
>>>>>> > make
>>>>>> > things slowly and it seems to bring out the flavour and texture much
>>>>>> > more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Still, I have the time these days, so perhaps that is a luxury I
>>>>>> > didn't
>>>>>> > have before.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My Mum's method was to let it simmer all day. She had a pressure 
>>>>>> cooker
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> after a woman in the village was badly scalded when hers exploded, the
>>>>>> top
>>>>>> was never used again. I tried to shorten the time for making it but it
>>>>>> didn't work out.
>>>>>> Graham
>>>>>
>>>>>Oh Lor, I am just going to bed, now I shall have nightmares about
>>>>>exploding pressure cookers.
>>>>
>>>> The words "urban legend" come to mind, again. :o)
>>>>
>>>Not an urban legend!  This happened in the kitchen of a farmouse on the
>>>outskirts of the village.  Not even a village legend!
>>
>> With a Prestige or any other post war made pressure cooker?
>>
>> Maybe you can explain what caused it to explode. I'd guess that a real 
>> exploding
>> pressure cooker would blow the windows out.
>> -- 
>
>I don't see how a Prestige can explode.  It has a safety valve which will 
>blow to let out pressure if it's left home alone to boil dry.

No it won't. If the vent is blocked, by thick pea soup for example, then it will
blow. If you let it boil dry all that will happen is that you will burn the food
and maybe damage the base and the rubber parts.

>Unless you go away and leave it all weekend with a light under it, I 
>suppose.  In that case it serves you right if it does.
>
>Tina
>
>
>
-- 

Martin

Christina Websell wrote:
> "Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:e7r1e5t49j30na48j1uo4fqbd2almih490@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:52 -0600, "graham"  wrote:
>>
>>> "Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:iqo1e5dhpp2dvee1f2tjlaa765sehgt8i6@4ax.com...
>>>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:00 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 22, 9:39 pm, "graham"  wrote:
>>>>>> "Ophelia"  wrote in message
>>>>>>
>>>>>> news:7kbpsiF38qde3U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> graham wrote:
>>>>>>>> "Peter Parry"  wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:t1tvd514olqoeob0ommh7bb2grdibb5c06@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:00:06 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
>>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>> I used to have one many years ago but found that in some dishes, 
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> results were not that good.
>>>>>>>> In particular, I remember using it to make pork cheese and it 
>>>>>>>> brought
>>>>>>>> out a bitter note in the flavour so I never used it much after 
>>>>>>>> that.
>>>>>>> Well I have to agree in my case. I used to use a pressure cooker a 
>>>>>>> lot
>>>>>>> when the children were young, for all kinds of things. These days, I
>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>> things slowly and it seems to bring out the flavour and texture much
>>>>>>> more.
>>>>>>> Still, I have the time these days, so perhaps that is a luxury I
>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>> have before.
>>>>>> My Mum's method was to let it simmer all day. She had a pressure 
>>>>>> cooker
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> after a woman in the village was badly scalded when hers exploded, the
>>>>>> top
>>>>>> was never used again. I tried to shorten the time for making it but it
>>>>>> didn't work out.
>>>>>> Graham
>>>>> Oh Lor, I am just going to bed, now I shall have nightmares about
>>>>> exploding pressure cookers.
>>>> The words "urban legend" come to mind, again. :o)
>>>>
>>> Not an urban legend!  This happened in the kitchen of a farmouse on the
>>> outskirts of the village.  Not even a village legend!
>> With a Prestige or any other post war made pressure cooker?
>>
>> Maybe you can explain what caused it to explode. I'd guess that a real 
>> exploding
>> pressure cooker would blow the windows out.
>> -- 
> 
> I don't see how a Prestige can explode.  It has a safety valve which will 
> blow to let out pressure if it's left home alone to boil dry.
> Unless you go away and leave it all weekend with a light under it, I 
> suppose.  In that case it serves you right if it does.

Even then. it would shut down as a cooker.

Dave