What foods MUST be pressure canned
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Comments (28)First of all I am not the on who is spreading scare stories here. and rules every thing to be tossed. Neither do I. But then I don't accept the "do whatever you want, everything's fine" attitude either and I, for one, will take issue with it every time. Second: I said foaming occurs in pressure cooker(when cooking meats ..). But then immediately I added that this should not happen in Canner. So since this post isn't about cooking meats and there is no concerns with foaming it isn't relevant to the issue. Why post it? How does that help? When someone is trying to learn pressure canning and already worried the last thing they need is someone dragging their focus off on an unrelated tangent. Third: I was talking about the principles of weight system and manufacturing tolerances in general. I did not talk about the specifics as how EXACTLY they are machined. It is up to the manufacturer. And there could be variations from one to the next. Vent pipe diameters aren't relevant unless they are plugged...""" is absolutely incorrect. The combination of the hole diameter and the amount of weight determines the amount of pressure held inside the cooker/canner. So if the hole diameter also has a tolerance as well. And any deviation from the nominal can make a difference. Yes that's all well and good info for the mechanical engineer that designs the equipment and oversees its manufacturer. It has no relevance to the person using the canner at home. Milling to tolerances isn't our problem. We aren't going to dig out our calipers and mic the ID and OD of the steam vent and adjust it accordingly. So the info is of no practical use to us and only confuses the issues under discussion. Dave...See MoreHeading to Istanbul Tomorrow..Any 'Must Try' Foods?
Comments (9)Thanks all for the well wishes. I am writing from Istanbul where the food is wonderful! I will never remember the names of the dishes,but I will try to post pics/descriptions of some of the meals we had when I get home. I can't compare this city to any other I've been to. Let me say that having just been to Denmark, I don't think I could have come to a place more contrasting in food, sights and culture. For those of you considering a trip here - Do It! I am a reluctant traveler - nervous about safety, being understood in a foreign country, etc. I have to say that Istanbul is a city rich with history but with all the modern ammenities. The people have been warm and gracious and many speak English. Today we are touring the Spice Bazaar, which is what prompted me to check in to CF. I can't wait!...See MoreHelp! Must Choose Between Mahogany Railings or Food!
Comments (4)Why do you think they have a squadron of sailors constantly scrubbing down the mahogany decks of the old ships? No maintenance doesn't exist. Even stainless steel needs the salt cleaned off of it. You can leave off the varnish and let the wood gray naturally. It won't rot. That's why it was used in the first place. The varnish is merely cosmetic. It will still require periodic cleaning though for the longest life. Or, you can give up the ocean life with all of it's expensive issues like worrying about hurricanes, flood insurance, and mahogany maintenance, and move to a condo some place well inland. There won't be any exterior maintenance with that for you, you'll just be paying for that every month in the condo fees....See MoreWhat My Kitchen Must-Must-Must Have...
Comments (36)natal, can you post a photo or link of your foot-operated trash/recycle cabs, muspic, can I see your cork floor? We're doing cork as well. The telling sign for me was when I went into a "wood flooring" showroom. When I asked where their cork display was (the whole floor was covered in the different wood flooring), I expected them to say they didn't have one (like most stores). Instead, they took me to the area where the employees stood all day. All cork. No wood. Enough said. Alabamamommy, our current house has white Corian counters. They were here when we bought the house and were afraid of them at first, but now we love them. I cook every day and never had any problem getting anything off them, including red white and tumeric. I spilled about 4 t. of tumeric on the counter when I was making keema yesterday. I got most of it right away. After I was done cooking, I saw that I missed a spot. I sprayed the spot with 409, let it sit a few minutes while I cleaned up then came back and it came right off. We've also had success with set stains using Soft Scrub, and even a baking soda paste. For the kitchen in the house we're building, my must haves were: * cork floors (I need the sound proofing for living with a brain injury and active boy!) * walk in pantry (that it is 9'x9'11" is a bonus) * all base drawers * wide aisles * pulls instead of knobs * dropped baking center so I don't have to stand on my tippy toes while kneading bread, and open on two sides so my son can help. * foot pulls for trash * hands free water faucet * island (I ended up with two. WIth my TBI, I can't go out to socialize much, so two islands give me a "little kitchen" where I can focus and not be distracted (aka, burn the house down). The second island allows others to be "in the kitchen" to help prep, socialize, clean up, etc. without being in my space. I can't wait! *desk area for printing recipes, menu planning, etc. * side by side frig. It just works best for the way we live. Funny story, when we bought our current frig, the deciding factor was the one that fix a pizza box. In the last four years, there have been less than 5 pizza boxes in there! We cut out most processed foods. So we love the side-by-side because when I cook dinner, I always make larger portions so we can get 2-4 leftovers out of it. There are packaged in lunch size containers in frozen. Everything is easy to see in the morning, when DH grabs his lunch. * Full size freezer in pantry. We currently have a chest freezer, but we'd like to be able to buy a part of a cow from a local farm, so we're getting a side by side freezer to store our meat and extra bulk goods. DH's must have, beyond what's above: * deep single sink for washing pans (Usually I clean up as I go, but often I run out of steam by the time dinner is done, so he'll do clean up. I figured if I give him the sink he wants, he'll do it even more!) * energy star appliances * water sense sinks * Sharp microwave......See Morereadinglady
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