Sheldon wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>>Do you still have to soak them first? How many minutes to cook navy
>>beans at 15 pounds?
>
>
> Preparing food with a pressure cooker is NOT "cooking"... it's
> *processing*. "Pressure cooker" is a misnomer, should be *pressure
> processor*... more at Crap Shoot.
>


Let's see... The beans were raw when they went in, and cooked when they
came out. Cooking is a process, so I don't know why you think this
distiction is important.

I believe you are getting confused by the difference between a pressure
cooker and a pressure canner. Pressure canners are a subset of usually
large pressure cookers that are designed to hold jars (or cans) of food
on a rack and have precise pressure controls. In fact, I was using my
smallest canner last night, but I was cooking in it, not canning
(processing). I think my bigger canner came with directions for using
it as an autoclave to sterilize bandages etc.

Best regards,
Bob