Under Pressure Part 3: A review of the Fagor Duo Combi Package It all starts in winter in Berlin. Imagine strolling around with a bit of a shiver. Last night you were in Rome. Now despite jacket, vest, and scarf, the sudden change to Northern latitudes has given the wind teeth. You should be soaking up the sights, you're aching to go to the Berlin Ethnographic Museum, but the real ache of knuckles, toes, and nose, drives you to find some heat. You pop in a shop and find yourself in ...
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A Pressure Cooker Bestiary – Part 2
Pressure Cooker Varieties—And Some Material Concerns Obviously, because they are more complex, and are built to stand up to higher heats and greater pressures, pressure-cookers are more expensive than regular pots of equivalent capacity. There are three mechanisms, and two basic material types found in stove-top pressure cookers on the market today. The combination of these, as well as over-all build quality will largely determine the product's cost. There are three basic types of ...
Under Pressure: Part 1
Why You'd Want One It's time for a confession. I'm a bit of a pervert. Where your summer cooking kick might come from barbecue, picnic lunches, or campfires, for me summer is the season of pressure-cooking, ice-cream, and pies. I grew up on the prairies, where cold winters pay off with hot-hot summers and longs days. When it's 40º C outside and no-one you know has air-conditioning, how the hell do you put a meal on the table without roasting inside? I know other people eat a lot of ...