Thread: Always Reach for the Hamilton Beach (RIP Eddie)

My wife says that without a pressure cooker she wouldnt be able to make pinto beens at this altitude as they never seem to soften up. I guess if she boiled them all day.

I've always wanted a pressure cooker like my mum had but my wife doesn't want to know. She thinks they are dangerous so I doubt I would be able to use it if I got one.

Originally Posted by STF

I've always wanted a pressure cooker like my mum had but my wife doesn't want to know. She thinks they are dangerous so I doubt I would be able to use it if I got one.

Pressure cookers are only dangerous if you fill them with explosives.

When is the last time you have ever heard of one blowing up on the stove?

Some folks have these irrational fears you just can't get around.

I had my stovetop pressure cooker and my canner on the stove this morning.

I am living on the edge

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Pressure cookers are only dangerous if you fill them with explosives.

When is the last time you have ever heard of one blowing up on the stove?

Some folks have these irrational fears you just can't get around.

I had the experience that proves the little black pressure relief thingy in the lid of a pressure cooker really works. Many years ago I overfilled my cooker when making chicken broth. Stepped away from the stove to answer the phone and heard a “whoosh”. Ran back to find several quarts of chicken broth dripping from the ceiling over the stove.

The interior of the cooker was almost completely empty. A whole chicken carcass, carrots, onions, celery and water had passed through that little hole. Needless to say, my wife was not impressed and I had to spend several hours cleaning broth and chicken fat off the ceiling walls, stove, floor and vent hood. Smelled great though.

I’ve had a Kitchen Aid stand mixer for over 40 years. It’s one of the models for which you raise the stainless steel bowl up to the beater.

It weighs a lot and has been used for countless loaves of bread and cakes and making whipped cream, butter cream and meringues. I even had the pasta maker and meat grinder attachments, but passed them on to a daughter who is more likely to make regular use of them.

It’s a tank and I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to pass it on to a grandchild when I no longer want to try to heft it from its storage place to the counter top. It really has been a lifetime investment and I’d recommend spending the $$$ to anyone serious about baking.

Originally Posted by DZEC

I’ve had a Kitchen Aid stand mixer for over 40 years. It’s one of the models for which you raise the stainless steel bowl up to the beater.

It weighs a lot and has been used for countless loaves of bread and cakes and making whipped cream, butter cream and meringues. I even had the pasta maker and meat grinder attachments, but passed them on to a daughter who is more likely to make regular use of them.

It’s a tank and I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to pass it on to a grandchild when I no longer want to try to heft it from its storage place to the counter top. It really has been a lifetime investment and I’d recommend spending the $$$ to anyone serious about baking.

Yeah that's the one. The tilt head type is okay but the bowl raiser type is way better. It is the serious one.

Originally Posted by CrescentCityRazors

Yeah that's the one. The tilt head type is okay but the bowl raiser type is way better. It is the serious one.

I had a "regular" (tilt-head) KitchenAid stand mixer in Fairbanks, but it took up way too much of my limited counter space, so just before I returned to the Lower '48 I sold it. It's like my KitchenAid coffee grinder — way too big — which now sits in an under-the-counter cabinet (and takes-up limited storage space) — I really ought to sell it. I've been using the hand-held Zassenhaus grinder since 2007, and it's really the best solution for my needs — grinding, brewing, and sipping Eight O'Clock "Colombian Peaks" since 2016, when I stopped home-roasting.

Danish dough hook is something I use whenever I make dough for no-knead bread. It’s not an appliance, but it gets a lot of use.

Originally Posted by DZEC

Danish dough hook is something I use whenever I make dough for no-knead bread. It’s not an appliance, but it gets a lot of use.

Yes, it is! Like my can opener (hand-held, aka "manually-operated"), it's a kitchen appliance... often the best kind.