Re: Pressure cooker question...

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tip Ilanit! I'll have to look at them.

Ilanit Tof wrote:

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> Also be sure to look at the silit pressure cookers - check the

> archives here i think for some discussion on them. I have collected a

> few different brands over the years and like most of them but the

> SIlit silargen is in a class of its own in performance and also the

> results of the food cooked in it. Silargon does not impart any taste

> on the food. Amazing!

>

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[Guest guest]

Greetings to all!

I am new the group and mostly just lurk, but thought that I would chime in on this issue.

I adore my Silit Sicomatic pressure cooker. I have two pots/bottoms: one that about 2 to 3 liters and the other that is about 5 liters. They are very heavy, black enameled gorgeous things. The pressure system has adjustable settings plus an indicator that rises up to show how much relative pressure there is. I've never had a problem with clogging, and the lid system is very, very easy to clean and maintain. The pot bottoms are my pots of choice (for that size) if I am doing normal cooking without pressure.

I also have a very large, 8 liter Magafesa (my old mb teacher's all-time favorite pressure cooker brand). It also works great, but seems to take a long time to come up to pressure (maybe just because it's so large, perhaps). It has a fairly simple pressure gizmo on top that only becomes complicated if you try to take it apart for intensive cleaning. The nice thing about the Magafesa is that it has two stubby handles on the pot instead of one long one, so it is somewhat more compact to store.

My favorite of the two is the Silit pc. The only reason I can come up with that would make it disadvantageous to anyone is the weight. Persons with injured or weak wrists/hands might have a harder time hefting it. I personally love heavy pots, the heavier, the better--I've got a thing for Le Creuset as well.

Peace,

CC

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your input. I actually ended up ordering the Kuhn

Rikon. The only reason I didn't look too hard at the Silit was the

difference in price...it was out of the range I wanted to spend but I

know it's a very high quality unit.

Thanks again!

Crawford wrote:

> Greetings to all!

>

> I am new the group and mostly just lurk, but thought that I would

> chime in on this issue.

>

> I adore my Silit Sicomatic pressure cooker. I have two pots/bottoms:

> one that about 2 to 3 liters and the other that is about 5 liters.

> They are very heavy, black enameled gorgeous things. The pressure

> system has adjustable settings plus an indicator that rises up to show

> how much relative pressure there is. I've never had a problem with

> clogging, and the lid system is very, very easy to clean and

> maintain. The pot bottoms are my pots of choice (for that size) if I

> am doing normal cooking without pressure.

>

> I also have a very large, 8 liter Magafesa (my old mb teacher's

> all-time favorite pressure cooker brand). It also works great, but

> seems to take a long time to come up to pressure (maybe just because

> it's so large, perhaps). It has a fairly simple pressure gizmo on top

> that only becomes complicated if you try to take it apart for

> intensive cleaning. The nice thing about the Magafesa is that it has

> two stubby handles on the pot instead of one long one, so it is

> somewhat more compact to store.

>

> My favorite of the two is the Silit pc. The only reason I can come up

> with that would make it disadvantageous to anyone is the weight.

> Persons with injured or weak wrists/hands might have a harder time

> hefting it. I personally love heavy pots, the heavier, the

> better--I've got a thing for Le Creuset as well.

>

> Peace,

> CC

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your input. I actually ended up ordering the Kuhn

Rikon. The only reason I didn't look too hard at the Silit was the

difference in price...it was out of the range I wanted to spend but I

know it's a very high quality unit.

Thanks again!

Crawford wrote:

> Greetings to all!

>

> I am new the group and mostly just lurk, but thought that I would

> chime in on this issue.

>

> I adore my Silit Sicomatic pressure cooker. I have two pots/bottoms:

> one that about 2 to 3 liters and the other that is about 5 liters.

> They are very heavy, black enameled gorgeous things. The pressure

> system has adjustable settings plus an indicator that rises up to show

> how much relative pressure there is. I've never had a problem with

> clogging, and the lid system is very, very easy to clean and

> maintain. The pot bottoms are my pots of choice (for that size) if I

> am doing normal cooking without pressure.

>

> I also have a very large, 8 liter Magafesa (my old mb teacher's

> all-time favorite pressure cooker brand). It also works great, but

> seems to take a long time to come up to pressure (maybe just because

> it's so large, perhaps). It has a fairly simple pressure gizmo on top

> that only becomes complicated if you try to take it apart for

> intensive cleaning. The nice thing about the Magafesa is that it has

> two stubby handles on the pot instead of one long one, so it is

> somewhat more compact to store.

>

> My favorite of the two is the Silit pc. The only reason I can come up

> with that would make it disadvantageous to anyone is the weight.

> Persons with injured or weak wrists/hands might have a harder time

> hefting it. I personally love heavy pots, the heavier, the

> better--I've got a thing for Le Creuset as well.

>

> Peace,

> CC

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for placing the order for the

pressure cooker and other items with me!

From: VeganMacrobiotics

[mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On

Behalf Of Sarrett

Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006

12:50 AM

To:

VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Re:

Pressure cooker question...

Thanks for your input. I actually ended up

ordering the Kuhn

Rikon. The only reason I didn't look too hard at the Silit was the

difference in price...it was out of the range I wanted to spend but I

know it's a very high quality unit.

Thanks again!

Crawford wrote:

> Greetings to all!

>

> I am new the group and mostly just lurk, but thought that I would

> chime in on this issue.

>

> I adore my Silit Sicomatic pressure cooker. I have two pots/bottoms:

> one that about 2 to 3 liters and the other that is about 5 liters.

> They are very heavy, black enameled gorgeous things. The pressure

> system has adjustable settings plus an indicator that rises up to show

> how much relative pressure there is. I've never had a problem with

> clogging, and the lid system is very, very easy to clean and

> maintain. The pot bottoms are my pots of choice (for that size) if I

> am doing normal cooking without pressure.

>

> I also have a very large, 8 liter Magafesa (my old mb teacher's

> all-time favorite pressure cooker brand). It also works great, but

> seems to take a long time to come up to pressure (maybe just because

> it's so large, perhaps). It has a fairly simple pressure gizmo on top

> that only becomes complicated if you try to take it apart for

> intensive cleaning. The nice thing about the Magafesa is that it has

> two stubby handles on the pot instead of one long one, so it is

> somewhat more compact to store.

>

> My favorite of the two is the Silit pc. The only reason I can come up

> with that would make it disadvantageous to anyone is the weight.

> Persons with injured or weak wrists/hands might have a harder time

> hefting it. I personally love heavy pots, the heavier, the

> better--I've got a thing for Le Creuset as well.

>

> Peace,

> CC

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for placing the order for the

pressure cooker and other items with me!

From: VeganMacrobiotics

[mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On

Behalf Of Sarrett

Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006

12:50 AM

To:

VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Re:

Pressure cooker question...

Thanks for your input. I actually ended up

ordering the Kuhn

Rikon. The only reason I didn't look too hard at the Silit was the

difference in price...it was out of the range I wanted to spend but I

know it's a very high quality unit.

Thanks again!

Crawford wrote:

> Greetings to all!

>

> I am new the group and mostly just lurk, but thought that I would

> chime in on this issue.

>

> I adore my Silit Sicomatic pressure cooker. I have two pots/bottoms:

> one that about 2 to 3 liters and the other that is about 5 liters.

> They are very heavy, black enameled gorgeous things. The pressure

> system has adjustable settings plus an indicator that rises up to show

> how much relative pressure there is. I've never had a problem with

> clogging, and the lid system is very, very easy to clean and

> maintain. The pot bottoms are my pots of choice (for that size) if I

> am doing normal cooking without pressure.

>

> I also have a very large, 8 liter Magafesa (my old mb teacher's

> all-time favorite pressure cooker brand). It also works great, but

> seems to take a long time to come up to pressure (maybe just because

> it's so large, perhaps). It has a fairly simple pressure gizmo on top

> that only becomes complicated if you try to take it apart for

> intensive cleaning. The nice thing about the Magafesa is that it has

> two stubby handles on the pot instead of one long one, so it is

> somewhat more compact to store.

>

> My favorite of the two is the Silit pc. The only reason I can come up

> with that would make it disadvantageous to anyone is the weight.

> Persons with injured or weak wrists/hands might have a harder time

> hefting it. I personally love heavy pots, the heavier, the

> better--I've got a thing for Le Creuset as well.

>

> Peace,

> CC

>

[Guest guest]

You're very welcome!! I'm looking forward to recieving everything on

Wednesday (That's when UPS says I should be getting it.)

wrote:

> Thanks for placing the order for the pressure cooker and other

> items with me!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> *From:* VeganMacrobiotics

> [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] *On Behalf Of * Sarrett

> *Sent:* Saturday, December 30, 2006 12:50 AM

> *To:* VeganMacrobiotics

> *Subject:* Re: Pressure cooker question...

>

>

>

> Thanks for your input. I actually ended up ordering the Kuhn

> Rikon. The only reason I didn't look too hard at the Silit was the

> difference in price...it was out of the range I wanted to spend but I

> know it's a very high quality unit.

>

> Thanks again!

>

>

> Crawford wrote:

>

>> Greetings to all!

>>

>> I am new the group and mostly just lurk, but thought that I would

>> chime in on this issue.

>>

>> I adore my Silit Sicomatic pressure cooker. I have two pots/bottoms:

>> one that about 2 to 3 liters and the other that is about 5 liters.

>> They are very heavy, black enameled gorgeous things. The pressure

>> system has adjustable settings plus an indicator that rises up to show

>> how much relative pressure there is. I've never had a problem with

>> clogging, and the lid system is very, very easy to clean and

>> maintain. The pot bottoms are my pots of choice (for that size) if I

>> am doing normal cooking without pressure.

>>

>> I also have a very large, 8 liter Magafesa (my old mb teacher's

>> all-time favorite pressure cooker brand). It also works great, but

>> seems to take a long time to come up to pressure (maybe just because

>> it's so large, perhaps). It has a fairly simple pressure gizmo on top

>> that only becomes complicated if you try to take it apart for

>> intensive cleaning. The nice thing about the Magafesa is that it has

>> two stubby handles on the pot instead of one long one, so it is

>> somewhat more compact to store.

>>

>> My favorite of the two is the Silit pc. The only reason I can come up

>> with that would make it disadvantageous to anyone is the weight.

>> Persons with injured or weak wrists/hands might have a harder time

>> hefting it. I personally love heavy pots, the heavier, the

>> better--I've got a thing for Le Creuset as well.

>>

>> Peace,

>> CC

>>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You're very welcome!! I'm looking forward to recieving everything on

Wednesday (That's when UPS says I should be getting it.)

wrote:

> Thanks for placing the order for the pressure cooker and other

> items with me!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> *From:* VeganMacrobiotics

> [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] *On Behalf Of * Sarrett

> *Sent:* Saturday, December 30, 2006 12:50 AM

> *To:* VeganMacrobiotics

> *Subject:* Re: Pressure cooker question...

>

>

>

> Thanks for your input. I actually ended up ordering the Kuhn

> Rikon. The only reason I didn't look too hard at the Silit was the

> difference in price...it was out of the range I wanted to spend but I

> know it's a very high quality unit.

>

> Thanks again!

>

>

> Crawford wrote:

>

>> Greetings to all!

>>

>> I am new the group and mostly just lurk, but thought that I would

>> chime in on this issue.

>>

>> I adore my Silit Sicomatic pressure cooker. I have two pots/bottoms:

>> one that about 2 to 3 liters and the other that is about 5 liters.

>> They are very heavy, black enameled gorgeous things. The pressure

>> system has adjustable settings plus an indicator that rises up to show

>> how much relative pressure there is. I've never had a problem with

>> clogging, and the lid system is very, very easy to clean and

>> maintain. The pot bottoms are my pots of choice (for that size) if I

>> am doing normal cooking without pressure.

>>

>> I also have a very large, 8 liter Magafesa (my old mb teacher's

>> all-time favorite pressure cooker brand). It also works great, but

>> seems to take a long time to come up to pressure (maybe just because

>> it's so large, perhaps). It has a fairly simple pressure gizmo on top

>> that only becomes complicated if you try to take it apart for

>> intensive cleaning. The nice thing about the Magafesa is that it has

>> two stubby handles on the pot instead of one long one, so it is

>> somewhat more compact to store.

>>

>> My favorite of the two is the Silit pc. The only reason I can come up

>> with that would make it disadvantageous to anyone is the weight.

>> Persons with injured or weak wrists/hands might have a harder time

>> hefting it. I personally love heavy pots, the heavier, the

>> better--I've got a thing for Le Creuset as well.

>>

>> Peace,

>> CC

>>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I LOVE my WMF - to me it's like magic - I love sitting and just

watching as the indicator goes higher - someone told us of a cooking

class he took with Michio - and Michio just sat and watched as his food

cooked - I loved that image - so calming.

....I did that the other day, too. I was mesmerized by the quiet sound

and the little red thingy moving purposefully, I couldn't look away.

Then I started feeling stupid and lazy, just sitting here staring at a

pot, and I got up to do other stuff. But you are right, it *was* very

calming while it lasted!

ne