Tell me about your Pressure Cooker...

[Rouge]

I've got a 5-in-1. I love it I have made risotto in 7 mins. And I am a risotto snob and it came out perfectly. I have also made curries and soups. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I loved my slow cooker when my kids were young, but TBH now with time shortages I prefer the Pressure Cooker. It tastes like I just cooked it, rather than it's been stewing all day iykwim?

[Yeddi]

I have a Scanpan one. I love it and it cooks differently to a slow cooker (have one of those too but don't use nearly as much).

Favourite thing to cook - I have two.

1. Whole chicken in 2 litres of water. Makes poached chicken meat for other meals etc. or to put back in, and 1.5 litres of chicken stock to have as a soup or use as a stock for things like risottos . I normally cook the chicken, retain the water, pick off the meat and then place the carcass back in and top up with 500mls and put it back on again to make a stronger broth.

2. Corned beef and veg. What would normally take 1.5-2 hours of cooking on the stove top takes literally 30 minutes in the pressure cooker.

[Joeve]

Ok now I want a pressure cooker too! I slow cook everything as I work lots and its easy to throw it all in and leave it - maybe I am just lazy! Hmmmm pressure cooker sounds even better!

[Rouge]

The one I have is a slow cooker, soup cooker, pressure cooker, steamer and rice cooker and it browns too.

[Joeve]

Now Rouge you are just showing off!

[Rouge]

Heh Well you can have it all in 1 is what I'm saying

[Joeve]

LOL my slow cooker is one of the old fashion ceramic crock pots that was my nans, so what you have sounds way more whizz bang that anything that has ever entered this kitchen! I have 5 in 1 envy