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In India pressure cooker us used for everyday cooking ? Is this common in other countries as well

also, what about safety concerns? i've heard countless stories of pressure cookers exploding...are these fact or fiction?

I have also heard about exploding pressure cookers when they are used with cooking lentils. The theory was that when some lentils rise up with the boiling bubbles, they plug the holes and diabled the safety valve. I have not seen or confirm any of such explosions. Since lentils are common food in India and they use pressure cooker everyday (see comment above), such combination may explain the numerous horror stories. Kowloonese 22:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Is the comment "(completely undeserved)" a valid unbiased comment? Soapthgr8 19:17, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Japan

In response to "In India pressure cooker us used for everyday cooking ? Is this common in other countries as well"

I am an American currently in Japan. Here I have seen many pressure cookers, it is very popular and they are sold at every department store and electronic store (best buy type electronic stores).
ChristopherMannMcKay 12:23, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Internal Pressure

I have a simple question. Do standard pressure cookers operate at 15 psi or 15 psig? When I use the gas laws to determine the internal water temperature, I calculate ~257 F at 15.7 psi. However I have seen some references that state the internal pressure being 15 psi above atmospheric pressure which would lead to a significantly higher temperature. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Apple crisp a (talk • contribs) 20:59, 14 March 2007 (UTC).


[edit] Disadvantages

Only advantages, and no disadvantages are listed. 72.228.5.43 23:33, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How to release pressure

I have read conflicting advice on how to release pressure normally from a pressure cooker. Some sources say to just remove the rocker, or use a pressure dump valve which some newer pressure cookers include. Other sources say you shouldn't do this (for varying reasons, such as the food somehow reaching the open valve and causing a big hot mess), and you should cool it by running it under water or placing it in an ice bath.

Does anyone have a good source to cite for this that they could add to the article? Bigpeteb 18:41, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't have a source, but I will tell you that we normally put the pressure cooker under a stream or spray of cool running water and wait for the button on the emergency pressure relief valve to "drop", indicating that the interior pressure closely matches the ambient pressure. Just taking the rocker off produces a very powerful jet of steam and wife always figures that I'm just goofing around when I do that ;-).
Atlant 22:14, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

The wording of the operation section has some poorly worded statements that seem very POV.76.85.197.118 (talk) 10:20, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Operation

Under Operation: "Some claim that the pressure cooker is easy to cook with in comparison to other modern gadgets - it is certainly versatile."

Weasel words, yes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.182.167.253 (talk) 04:36, 23 May 2008 (UTC)