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Post by gale w on Jul 1, 2014 22:25:29 GMT
it worked! I put 1 cup of water in, put 1 dozen eggs in a silicone steamer basket (I didn't stack any of them but I did have to stand them up). Set it on high pressure in my electric pressure cooker for 6 minutes, let the pressure release naturally for 6 minutes, and then released it manually. Perfectly cooked! These were Eggland's Best large eggs straight out of the refrigerator. I didn't have a sharp knife handy so this was cut with a butter knife. It would look better cut with a sharper knife.   |
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Post by akathy on Jul 1, 2014 22:30:45 GMT
Mmmmm, I love hard cooked eggs!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 22:32:18 GMT
It's my favorite way to cook them. I do 6 minutes on low pressure, though. When I tried high pressure, a few shells cracked.
They come out perfect every time and I love that you can cook a lot at once.
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Post by DaisyDoodles on Jul 1, 2014 22:32:59 GMT
I don't even own a pressure cooker - those things scare me!
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Post by marianne on Jul 1, 2014 22:34:15 GMT
niiiiice!
With all this talk recently about electric pressure cookers, y'all are going to get me in serious "where am I going to put it?" trouble!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 1, 2014 22:34:32 GMT
We just boil them at our house.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 22:39:24 GMT
We just boil them at our house. That's what I'd always done, and it's great... except when you try to peel fresh eggs. The pressure in a pressure cooker does something to the egg that separates the membrane from the shell, so they peel flawlessly, even if they were extremely fresh eggs. That's the big plus for me and why I always do it this way now. |
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Post by Karenina on Jul 1, 2014 22:40:27 GMT
I don't even own a pressure cooker - those things scare me! |
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Post by gale w on Jul 1, 2014 23:29:09 GMT
It's my favorite way to cook them. I do 6 minutes on low pressure, though. When I tried high pressure, a few shells cracked. They come out perfect every time and I love that you can cook a lot at once. I've seen both ways. I wonder how it can cook the same on high or low pressure. That's weird. I didn't have any cracked shells but when I was putting them in the bowl of water to cool I dropped one in and it cracked the one below it.  |
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Post by peajays on Jul 1, 2014 23:49:47 GMT
Wahoo! Glad you tried it! It's the only way I'll cook them now, so nice to be able to do so many at the same time!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 2, 2014 0:13:14 GMT
We just boil them at our house. That's what I'd always done, and it's great... except when you try to peel fresh eggs. The pressure in a pressure cooker does something to the egg that separates the membrane from the shell, so they peel flawlessly, even if they were extremely fresh eggs. That's the big plus for me and why I always do it this way now. This is why I like you ladies. I learn something new everyday. |
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Jul 2, 2014 0:17:24 GMT
That's pretty cool. I don't own a pressure cooker but MIL does, I'll pass on the tip. TFS
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Post by lovetodigi on Jul 2, 2014 0:52:51 GMT
I don't even own a pressure cooker - those things scare me! I used to feel the same way and then I was sucked into getting an electric one, by the Peas. I absolutely love it. Best small kitchen appliance that I ever bought. I use that little gem all of the time and it does not scare me at all. You should try it. Thanks Gale. I am going to try cooking my eggs in the pressure cooker. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 0:57:52 GMT
I've got a pressure cooker but I very rarely use it. I might be brave and try this one day!
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Post by DaisyDoodles on Jul 2, 2014 1:42:47 GMT
I don't even own a pressure cooker - those things scare me! I used to feel the same way and then I was sucked into getting an electric one, by the Peas. I absolutely love it. Best small kitchen appliance that I ever bought. I use that little gem all of the time and it does not scare me at all. You should try it. Thanks Gale. I am going to try cooking my eggs in the pressure cooker. Maybe I will have to try an electric one. I remember seeing my Grandma use one once and it blew up and blew through the kitchen wall onto the front porch, so that made me scared of them  |
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Post by elaine on Jul 2, 2014 1:48:19 GMT
Thank you! I will have to try this.
I made artichokes in my electric pressure cooker for the first time last week and they came out perfect and ready to eat in 20 minutes. - 8 minutes on high pressure and then natural pressure release. I love whole artichokes, but hate that it can take up to 90 minutes on the stovetop to get them tender, and you have to keep trying and putting them back. I'll never cook them outside of a pressure cooker again, if I can help it!
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Post by peajays on Jul 2, 2014 2:00:57 GMT
A few weeks ago I did my corn on the cob in the pressure cooker.....best corn ever!!!! I think I cooked it for 5 minutes with 10 minute natural release. All the flavour was in the corn, and not dumped out with the water in the boiling method! you must try it!  |
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Post by gale w on Jul 2, 2014 2:27:31 GMT
I found out recently that if you cook cauliflower in the pressure cooker it doesn't stink up the house.
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Post by mdoc on Jul 2, 2014 2:46:15 GMT
I have an electric pressure cooker that I use all the time for brown rice, beans and split pea soup. Having read this, I think I'm going to try hard boiled eggs! Is the 6 minutes at High and then 6 minutes natural release for a regular pressure cooker or an electric?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 2:55:00 GMT
To those of you contemplating a pressure cooker, I HIGHLY recommend the Instant Pot. I have the version just before the current one and it's fantastic. It's got oodles of safety features, so it can't explode like old school ones (the modern stovetop pressure cookers are equally safe - no explosions!). I just prefer the electric version vs having to watch a pot on the stove. Plus, it also has an extended keep warm function that a stovetop version can't have, and it can double as a slow cooker, which is handy. It is worth every penny and then some. I use it for a lot of things, but where I really get my money's worth is making homemade stock. I've made it on the stove for a long time, but sometimes, I just wouldn't have time to hang around the house for hours while stock was cooking and I'd have to resort to buying broth if I'd run out of my freezer stock. Well, with the Instant Pot, I can throw everything in there, and make several quarts of stock in less than 90 minutes, but it tastes like it simmered all day. Awesome. |
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Post by peajays on Jul 2, 2014 2:56:44 GMT
I have an electric pressure cooker that I use all the time for brown rice, beans and split pea soup. Having read this, I think I'm going to try hard boiled eggs! Is the 6 minutes at High and then 6 minutes natural release for a regular pressure cooker or an electric? I use electric, and that's how I do mine! |
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Post by Leone on Jul 2, 2014 3:41:55 GMT
I've got an electric pressure cooker that also is a slow cooker and will brown things. I love it. I was always afraid of pressure cookers before this. White rice takes six minutes. I'm going to try the hard boiled eggs as I have terrible problems peeling them if I boil them.
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