In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> Serene wrote:
> > On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:35:28 GMT, Steve Wertz
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Fagor Splendid 10qt 2-in-1 model. The first time I tried it I
> >> loaded it with about 7lbs of beef cheek meat and 1.5 cups of
> >> water (onions, garlic, chili powder). Turned it up to almost max
> >> on the gas stove and it boiled away for 15 minutes without ever
> >> building up any pressure. Water and steam sputtered from every
> >> possible crevice in the handle.
> >
> > Did you oil the gasket?
> >
> > serene, who only has trouble with the pressure cooker when she forgets
> > to oil the gasket
>
>
> I've never oiled the gaskets in my pressure cookers, and two of them are
> over 20 years old and have the original gaskets (one of them *is* just
> starting to deteriorate though) If you oil them with vegetable oil,
> that can cause them to crack. I don't know if oiling with lard or
> shortening is OK or not, but it is not necessary. HTH :-)
>
> Bob

I wet my gaskets with water before starting them up.
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