Debbie Deutsch wrote:


Have you considered looking for another old pressure cooker (same model)
that you can use for parts? Also, is the bolt the only thing that is
broken? If so, perhaps you can drill it out and get a new bolt...


I'm not sure it's worth the effort! This one cost me a whole £1 from
the white elephant stalll at the village fete about 15 years ago, and is
probably almost as old as I am. It looks exactly like my mum's, which
IS as old as me! A brand new one that takes the same gaskets and
weights as this would cost me £40. I don't begrudge the money, and it
would mean I had a shiny new one rather than a tatty old one, but I do
mourn the passing of an old friend!

The newer pressure cookers are very nice, but it is always sad to replace a
faithful old friend of a tool. Whenever I use my new-fangled pressure
cooker, I am reminded of the jiggling and hissing of the one my mother used
to use and memories of the dishes she used to prepare in it. (Anyone
remember Porcupine Meatballs?)

I'd buy the same model from the same company. Dead simple, and with
care will last another 40+ years! It's the lower one on this page:

http://www.shoppersworld.co.uk/templ...p?d=1705&s=331


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