Comments on: Pressure Cooker Beans

By: Jerrilyn B.

Jerrilyn B. — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 04:14:34 +0000

How many pounds of pressure for a Presto 8 quart pressure cooker? 5,10,15? I want to make your refried bean recipe but need to know I am doing it right. Thanks!

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:06:39 +0000

In reply to Cathy. I didn’t think you could cannin a pressure cooker but had to use a pressure canner instead

By: Diane Ziemba

Diane Ziemba — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:14:54 +0000

Pressure cookers actually keep nutrients and flavor in, they are pressurized into the meat. In my opinion it is the fastest and most economical way to cook. Uses less electricity than other cooking methods. Also very fast clean up. A one pot wonder in many cases.

By: Douglas J

Douglas J — Sat, 17 May 2014 00:23:55 +0000

Actually there isn’t really any difference between pressure cookers and canners other than size. You can cook a large portion of chili or stew directly in a pressure canner without Ball jars just like it was a much smaller pressure cooker.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:44:20 +0000

In reply to Flea. Oh good!

By: Flea

Flea — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:40:57 +0000

The beans were amazing. Thank you!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:40:03 +0000

In reply to Carolyn. The 8 quart is the most versatile size. After reading all the reviews of lots of pressure cookers most people who bought a smaller one were sorry they did. This size lets you cook large or small quantities. There is a fill line you can't go past in a pressure cook so this gives you more space. With the things I have cooked so far, there has been no loss in flavor, everything so far has been wonderful. I'm still experimenting though.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:36:00 +0000

I have never used a pressure cooker. Why did you choose that size ? It looks like it would be just for large quanities. I guess I need to see one in person. Does the short cooking time affect the flavor one gets from slow cooking?

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:22:09 +0000

I’ve been loving my pressure cooker for years now. Tuesday night pot roast is a crowd pleaser around here, too!

A couple of good resources on pressure cooking – the site Hip Pressure Cooking is full of information, reviews, and recipes. (Google “hip pressure cooking”). Also, Cook’s Illustrated has a pressure cooking cookbook due to be released in March – I can’t wait to get my hands on that!

It should be noted, though that a pressure COOKER and a CANNER are two different things – while you can cook in the canner, you can’t can in the cooker. 🙂

By: Kirsten@ My Kitchen in the Rockies

Kirsten@ My Kitchen in the Rockies — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:36:27 +0000

I just bought a pressure cooker, too and absolutely LOVE it. Beans get cooked almost every second day and the roasts are the best. I don’t know how I survived without it. I got a Cuisinart.
Oh, on the beans, we decided to cook them in the pressure cooker just in water, since they take less time. The salt or bacon slows it down. They get finished afterwards.