I probably won't be able to post on Friday -- I have a full day and it's
all away from the computer.

Cool-to-cold weather camping here is always a solo event. Mrs Elliott is
a fair-weather camper only. So I only need a small pressure cooker for
the van. I use a little 2-liter stainless steel Hawkins.

<http://www.amazon.com/Hawkins-Stainless-Steel-Pressure-Cooker/dp/B002MPQH8K>

Works right nice, and well-designed not to a-splode. Great for stews,
beef bone broth, hearty soups, etc.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 09/04/2013 06:26 PM, Al Knoll wrote:
> Pressure cookers rock!  At least that little thing on top does.  Makes
> its own music as does Mr. Squirrel.  Might I recommend the original
> "Geezer Cooker"  A National/Presto model 40.  Fuel efficient, handy as
> a usual casual pot and with proper retrofitting of a MirroMatic vent
> and bombproof 'jiggler' the creme de la creme of pressure cookers.
>
>    The outlandishly useful vanagon feature is that the handles are
> removable for stowage inside the pot with the 'jiggler' and the
> 'grate' that keeps the cooking from direct contact with the bottom of
> the vessel.   Fits handily where other larger bulkier osha-approved
> ones might not, mine does well underseat or in cabinet.  Real wooden
> handles not some chincey substitute.  Fits right on top of the
> Condelli Flame Spreader/tortilla browner, decorative grate on top of
> the westy burner.  How do you cook an artichoke to perfection in just
> 12 minutes?  Presto is the answer.   Boiled tongue with chilies,  its
> a snap, pot roast, small furry critters, sameo sameo,  all those tough
> things that boggle the mind in a camper like smoked hocks and anasasi
> beans.  Presto!  Made in USA when men were men, some of the women were
> men and the mutton was nervous,  oh yea good for mutton too.
> Batteries not required.
>
> Good to see Mr. Squirrel scampering around again as it is time to bury
> the nuts as witnesses in my back 40 will confirm.
>
> HOMELAND SECURITY NOTE:  All my pressure cookers are fully functional
> locked but not loaded and unregistered.  They're legal to carry openly
> nationwide until that freedom too is lost.
>
> Pensionerd.
>
> Pix pointer to follow on Fryeday.   Oh yeah, you can can in em too.
> But WAIT! theres more...on Fryeday
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well, if others are chatting about cooking, then I might as well.
>>
>> In cold weather I tend to favor stews, broths, soups. For those I use a
>> small pressure cooker, inside. Sometimes I put it on top of my kerosene
>> heater, which I use outside, if I want the cooker to run at just below
>> "lunch whistle in Scranton PA"