Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

For a single person.... what would be the best of these
two options and why?

Trying to save time...eat better...etc. Eat at home
more often.

Thanks

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Cin > wrote:

>Depends on your lifestyle.
>
>I think if I had a choice, one or the other, I would opt for the
>pressure cooker.


How come?

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Cin wrote:
> wrote in
> :
>
>> For a single person.... what would be the best of these
>> two options and why?
>>
>> Trying to save time...eat better...etc. Eat at home
>> more often.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Depends on your lifestyle.
>
> I think if I had a choice, one or the other, I would opt for the
> pressure cooker. Though I do like SLOW cooking overnight in the
> crock pot.

I would not dream of giving up one or the other. The kinds of things I
make in one are different than the kinds of things I make in the other.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

In article >,
wrote:

> For a single person.... what would be the best of these
> two options and why?
>
> Trying to save time...eat better...etc. Eat at home
> more often.
>
> Thanks

Pressure cooker, hands down. Why? Because I've only ever made two or
three things worth eating in a slow cooker, and one of them is hot
cider. I like what someone said about planning -- with a slow cooker
you have to plan ahead. I don't like to plan ahead for much. And I'm
not afraid of a pressure cooker as many are. JMOs.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com;pics of my no-knead bread posted
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> Pressure cooker, hands down. Why? Because I've only ever made two or
> three things worth eating in a slow cooker, and one of them is hot
> cider. I like what someone said about planning -- with a slow cooker
> you have to plan ahead. I don't like to plan ahead for much. And I'm
> not afraid of a pressure cooker as many are. JMOs.

Many people have heard stories of disasters with the old-style pressure
cookers. The new designs have a number of safety features built in. I
have a Fagor, and it's a breeze to use. I wouldn't touch my mother's
old Presto(?) with a bargepole......
The Lorna Sass book 'Pressure Perfect', is very useful for timings and
technique.

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Janet Wilder > wrote:

>I would not dream of giving up one or the other. The kinds of things I
>make in one are different than the kinds of things I make in the other.

So its not an "either or" thing... bets to get both
then huh?

If yes.... will a cheap $10 Rival Crockpot of 2 qt size
do me fine? I'm single and live alone.

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

>Pressure cooker, hands down. Why? Because I've only ever made two or
>three things worth eating in a slow cooker, and one of them is hot
>cider. I like what someone said about planning -- with a slow cooker
>you have to plan ahead. I don't like to plan ahead for much. And I'm
>not afraid of a pressure cooker as many are. JMOs.

OK point taken

Any advice in a small pressure coke for a single
person? brand and model?

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

In article >,
wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> >Pressure cooker, hands down. Why? Because I've only ever made two or
> >three things worth eating in a slow cooker, and one of them is hot
> >cider. I like what someone said about planning -- with a slow cooker
> >you have to plan ahead. I don't like to plan ahead for much. And I'm
> >not afraid of a pressure cooker as many are. JMOs.
>
> OK point taken
>
> Any advice in a small pressure coke for a single
> person? brand and model?


I *think* I've seen something smaller than a 4-quart but would have to
do some net searching for it. It may have been either a Fagor or a
Marfesa. If you have never used one, know this: you can only fill
them to about 2/3 of their capacity. I would not buy one less than 6
quarts; I think my brother's is a 4-quart -- he's single. I use mine
often to cook beef chunks for freezing for later use. Three pounds of
chuck pieces would crowd a 4 quart unit, IMO.

Do you have deep pockets? One of the newer brands comes with more than
one size pan to use with the lid and its mechanism. Handy, I suppose,
especially if you happen to need a couple saucepans.

I'd buy a stainless steel unit rather than an aluminum one, I guess.

There's a website devoted to pressure cooking, hosted by Lorna Somebody.
Lorna Sass? I'd have to look. Look for "cooking under pressure" as a
book title.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com;pics of my no-knead bread posted
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> I *think* I've seen something smaller than a 4-quart but would have to
> do some net searching for it. It may have been either a Fagor or a
> Marfesa. If you have never used one, know this: you can only fill
> them to about 2/3 of their capacity. I would not buy one less than 6
> quarts; I think my brother's is a 4-quart -- he's single. I use mine
> often to cook beef chunks for freezing for later use. Three pounds of
> chuck pieces would crowd a 4 quart unit, IMO.
>
> Do you have deep pockets? One of the newer brands comes with more than
> one size pan to use with the lid and its mechanism. Handy, I suppose,
> especially if you happen to need a couple saucepans.
>
Expensive, but not bad if you don't already have a full assortment of
pots. The sets I've seen, come with standard pot lids as well as
pressure lids.
If just buying the one, I agree with you about the 6 qt size.

> I'd buy a stainless steel unit rather than an aluminum one, I guess.
>
Agreed.


> There's a website devoted to pressure cooking, hosted by Lorna Somebody.
> Lorna Sass? I'd have to look. Look for "cooking under pressure" as a
> book title.

Yes - Lorna Sass. 'Cooking Under Pressure' and 'Pressure Perfect'.

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?
 

Janet Wilder > wrote:

>Yes to the cheap crockpot, but IMHO, no to the Rival. My last Rival was
>a pricey one with "programs" that I threw n the trash. It ran way too
>hot and burnt stuff even when set on "warm" I now have a Hamilton Beach
>and I just love it.
>
>You can get a 2 qt non-Rival Crockpot and a decent aluminum pressure
>cooker at WalMart (heaven for give me).

But I saw a basic Rival 2 qt model at Walmart for $10

That work ok?

Slow cooker vs pressure cooker?