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On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:07:35 -0800, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>
> My understanding is that you wait for steam to come out, before you
> start timing.


Okay. Thanks.

> It is supposed to be a lazy stream of steam. Not a
> blast of steam... If it is coming out fast and furious, the heat is
> too high...and it needs to be turned down til the steam is coming out
> slower and more gently.


Aha, thanks for the information! That was going to be a follow up
question because I didn't know how hard the steam should be coming out
either.
>
> I find once the steam starts coming out, I can turn down the heat til
> it is coming out in a lazy stream. Usually I can pressure cook stuff
> on a fairly low heat.


All right. That's what I did. Thanks.

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