In article >,
Rhonda Anderson > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in
> :
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> >
> > All modern pressure cookers have a safety valve that blows out first.
> >
> > It makes a hell of a mess, but it's pretty much harmless. I just make
> > sure that that vent is always aimed towards the back wall behind the
> > stove as there is a scalding risk if the valve blows which releases
> > the boiling hot contents that spew like a volcano.
> >
> > The one time it blew for me, I had over-filled the cooker (cooking
> > beans) and ended up having to move the stove to clean behind and under
> > it. ;-)
>
> I've never used a pressure cooker myself - don't have one. I just have
> vivid memories of my mother cleaning stew off the kitchen ceiling <g>.
>
> Rhonda Anderson
> Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

It did not hit the ceiling, but it did make a mess out of the fan hood.
I had to clean that too of course, every nook and cranny. ;-)
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Om.

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