Can I use this as a standard pressure cooker without the smoking option?
1708026
Yes, when you want to do that you dont put the little pan that holds the chips it the bottom and press the preasure cook button,My wife likes me to smoke a corned beef brisket then preasure cook it for another half hour so it is good and soft for her dentures to chew,we use it at least every other week and have for a year and a half now.very pleased with it
1708027
Manufacturer claimed you can but I never tried. In my case it never worked as the pressure smoker. Lid never sealed proper.
1708028
yes but it will still have about a 3 inch protrusion near the bottom that is used to heat the wood. it doesnt heat in pressure cooker mode. get the 7 and not the 5 quart model. you will be happier.
1708029
I believe that you can, without putting chips in the wood chip cup...however, I've never done that, because I have two standard stove-top pressure cookers that I use when I don't want the smoking option.
1629067
This is pressure cooker with the heavy bottom so, you should not have any problem. But remember that it is not a frying pan.
1420439
You can, but if the lid is in your pressure cooker, you should not snap it in place. Just place it on top loosely. I am a licensed PE, mechanical engineering. Have taken a few materials courses. Have fun ;-)
1240944
It could produce a lot of smoke if allowed to really heat up, but as a cook I heat to the point of light smoke then add the food, so using it inside without a vent isn't an issue.
1984758
There are different options that you can use with the pressure cooker. There is a button to brown whatever you are cooking. This pressure cooker is the best that I have ever used.
1457641
Yes. But not all items need the pressure cooker as a canner. I bought this for my daughter before she realized that jams & jellies only need boing water method.
1818366
Yes. You can get free recipes on the internet for rubs and sauces/marinades. This works great and holds a good steady temperature since you don't have to open the door to add wood chips while smoking. If you buy this, do NOT skip the break-in step, it seasons the unit for use and you only need do it once. We love ours and use it every week. Also, use a 55 gal contractor size trash bag to cover the unit when not in use they are cheaper than the factory-sold cover and last longer.
1533908
No, you cannot do this. For this purpose I suggest you to use butane burner, which you can buy separately
1908237
Sorry Betty. I'm no help, my experience is with an electric stove top; however, in either the Rikon owner's manual or one of the pressure cooker cook books this subject I is covered.
1161314
You definitely can. It is a stainless steel so it should not be a problem. However, make sure you set it on a medium flame because the handles can sometimes go bad with continuous exposure to high heat. But the body of the cooker itself is of a very good quality steel and can be used as pan for sautéing, as pressure cooker and of course for deep frying too.
1525824
I lost my pressure control and just ordered it from their website. In response to the negative reviews, a pressure cooker needs to be treated carefully and used properly. Your food won't burn if you have enough water in it, and the ring won't tear if you treat it gently. I have had very good luck with this item.
583288
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Pressure-Cookerhttp://www.indusladies.com/forums/spotless-kitchen/152640-trouble-with-prestige-cooker.html (better to ask in this forum)
899083
Funny you should ask me at this moment as I have the pot on the stove as we we speak. I have three Fagor pressure cookers( am not connected to the company if you are feeling cynical). I use the 6ltr one the most. I cook for mostly for myself and my wife. My favourite feature is the lower psi setting which allows me to cook 'soft' vegetables for curries without them being pulverised. I will bring these vegs like cauliflower, zucchini & egg plant up to pressure for three minutes, max!! They are still firm. That is my favourite feature of this pressure cooker. I have no safety issues to report.
904625
Not a good idea. The burner is quite small (5 3/4" diameter). You would risk having your pressure cooker fall off. I'd suggest a larger unit.
2036495
Good question, but I don't know the answer, it is not mentioned in the user manual, I have been using this type of pressure cook for over 3 years, very safe, no incident ever occured to me.
2135190
NO NO NO! :) No home pressure cooker is made to do pressure frying and to do so is dangerous (Google it). As you know, pressure only begins building in the cooker AFTER the water boils. Oil's boiling point (aka smoking point), however, is much higher than that of water. At normal atmospheric pressure, water boils at 212F, but most oils smoke (boil) at 350F-450F -- that's 150F-250F degrees higher, even double the temperature of boiling water! And that temperature is even higher when pressurized inside the cooker. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_frying The major problem is that home pressure cookers are not made to withstand that heat. The rubber/silicone gasket, for example, may melt. So might some of the glue or plastic parts touching metal parts. If crucial parts melt while cooking, you may have an explosion from the internal pressure. Basically, pressure frying using a home pressure cooker is a disaster waiting to happen. That's why manuals will warn against it.
1950304
yes it can. I just stem them, not pressure cook. If you wanted to use this for idlies, try to not put cooker whistle on it. Once you get hot steam woozing out of the whistle, just switch off the stove and let idlies stay for 5 more minutes. For idlies i just use normal pot/deep-vessle and cover with lid. But as old technique if you want to pressure cook, fine with it, just dont put the whistle.