Dee Dee wrote:
> I've been reading the reviews on electric pressure cookers. I guess
> the best one is
> http://missvickie.com/library/electric.html
>
> After reading this, I decided to get my old stove top pressure cooker
> out of storage and try it again. After reading the MissVickie site,
> I'm wondering if my Presto would be large enough to cook dried beans.
> I filled it with water and the first mark is 3 qts.; the second mark
> is 4 qts. and full to the brim is 5 qts. 2 cups. I'm not sure whether
> this is a 4 or 5 qt. cooker.
>
> I'm only going to be using it for dried beans, and I seem to remember
> a caveat about the foam, so I'm concerned about the size.
>
> Any comments would help.
> Thanks.
> Dee Dee
>
>
As others have told you, don't cook beans in a pressure cooker. The foam
is a problem. Never fill a pressure cooker more than 2/3 full. The food
*is* under pressure and needs to expand.
You might want to go to Presto's web site and find a manual for your
pressure cooker.
--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life
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