For camping, and especially sailing, holidays they are invaluable. Cook up a casserole the night before; leave it sealed; bring it up to the appropriate heat when you've finished setting up/stowing/whatever and you have a hot meal. And for the rest of the stay you can cook with minimal fuel.
I made a casserole when on the Broads once, and part way through had to put in the final chicken quarter that had been overlooked after cooking had been going on for some time. We left it cooking for rather longer than we would normally done, and when we served it up there was only one set of bones: the rest had cooked to pieces. Delicious but very rich.
The thing is, I only ever use one kind of pressure cooker: the kind made by Tefal with a sort of bow on top so that if pressure got too great it would bend and the surplus steam emerge. You can also stop cooking part way to add more ingredients.
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Date: 2012-09-25 12:50 pm (UTC)I made a casserole when on the Broads once, and part way through had to put in the final chicken quarter that had been overlooked after cooking had been going on for some time. We left it cooking for rather longer than we would normally done, and when we served it up there was only one set of bones: the rest had cooked to pieces. Delicious but very rich.
The thing is, I only ever use one kind of pressure cooker: the kind made by Tefal with a sort of bow on top so that if pressure got too great it would bend and the surplus steam emerge. You can also stop cooking part way to add more ingredients.