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Monday, January 9, 2012
Bucket List #18 Learn a New Skill
Learning how to use a new kitchen gadget my not be a skill, but I am counting it anyway because my birthday is looming, and my list is not done. I originally put this on my list because I have heard that it is easier to learn things when you are in your twenties than when you are in your thirties.
Mom got us a beautiful new Presto Pressure Cooker for Christmas. So far I have read how to care for it, what not to cook in it, and have attempted two recipes. The first was stew, it came out well, but I won't use that recipe next time because it was bland. The second was shredded beef for burritos, which came out fantastic. It took an hour, prep included, to make the stew. I think that is pretty fast considering it was my first attempt and my slow cooker stew (yes I know I am comparing a SLOW cooker to a Presto, but still) takes 5 hours. The roast only took 45min prep included. I am learning that there are some things this old-fashioned gadget (invented in France in 1679, fist widely used in Spain 1919, 1938 came to the US) is really going to be great for. It is going to take some time to learn how to spice things, because everything cooks so fast it keeps more nutrients, but tend to not have as much flavor. I also need to learn what recipes that I already have and love will work well in it. I have to add that I was honestly afraid of the thing exploding and
taking my face off, the way my MIL described happened to her friend when
trying to make applesauce. Applesauce is a big no-no by the way, it
even says so in the manual. And perhaps this new endeavor isn't a new skill, but it is also not something I would want to try to learn once I am old, gray, and senile.... and 30. If anyone has any thing about pressure cooking that they would like to share, I would love to hear it. Especially recipes that are time savers.
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4 comments:
Ooo, how very fancy. K wants one to make Brazillian rice and beans. But shredded beef for burritos sounds yummy, too! Can you use this same pressure cooker to make jam? Or is that a different type of pressure machine?
Yep, it is fun! I don't know about using the one we have for canning, but another name for pressure cookers IS pressure caner, so it would probably work, I just don't know about that yet. What kind of jam recipe do you have that you need a pressure cooker for??? We make the non-freezer jam kind and it only uses a steamer, not a pressure cooker. Is the "Brazillian rice and beans" a special recipe or is it just rice and beans cooked in a pressure cooker? If you feel like sending me the recipe I would love to try it :)
It's an actual recipe, apparently. I'll see if I can get it from him.
The jam recipe that requires a pressure something is just a way to seal the cans but it's been so long since I've seen it I can't remember. It's used for canning other things that aren't as acidic, like meat and vegetables.
Hey, that totally counts as a skill! And one that I have not acquired. We just nuke EVERYTHING! Way to go.
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