Learning to use my new pressure cooker (Bennett Read Super Chef 6) - Overcoming some of my fears!
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2022
- I have been very hesitant to get a pressure cooker for two reasons. The first has always been that the safety concerns with the pressure cooker were and still are very real - working with high pressure steam can be a very scary proposition for anyone and especially someone of my age.
The second is the understanding the technology hurdle and figuring out how everything works.
My kids got a pressure cooker for mothers day and after almost a month I decided to give it a try. See how I did with my little show and tell video.
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Hi, does your pressure cooker have a cooking function if so please do a curry in it.
Hi Katz. It does had a sauté function so we will be able to braise them curry and then let it cook under pressure. Maybe we can try it with some lamb or even Zulu culls but I must practice more!
Yes, you can cook curries in it. I have cooked a Cornish hen. Using the sauté function initially and then manual pressure for further cooking.
It’s a lot of trial and error and then finding right cooking times for each dish.
Also great for lamb shanks as well.
I pressure boil it n braise on the stove ,
@@geethasingh9228 Yes that's how we did the dhal. We will give the saute function a try soon.
Which brand did you buy ? So happy you have a cooker
Thank you very much, it wasn't for you my pressure would have turned another year without being used. My first attempt was traumatic ❤
Glad it helped!
Enjoy Didi, Initially I was very reluctant to use the Electric Pressure Cooker at my Younger Daughter, then it made my Life easy🤗, My older Daughter that I live with bought an Instant Pot/ Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer in one last year... It's Chop Chop with Foods that take hours to Cook 🪓 Take care, Lots of Love ❤️
Wow thats so good Ghonam! Please share with us some recipes you do in it as well!
I love it especially cooking the beans, tribe, etc etc 💕💕💕
Thanks Elizabeth. Yes will try out the tripe soon. And trotters as well. Someone suggested soup so I think that's the next recipe to conquer in the pressure cooker.
So useful. Thanks
Gaithreebhen you’re extremely brave to use a pressure cooker. And all the ladies that commented on the new addition to bhen’s kitchen. I’m extremely nervous about it but admire you guys for using it so freely. I’m alone now so I won’t even buy one but that’s the way to go these days. Especially for you guys in Joburg with your hard water. That was an awesome gift from your kids. I love to watch your videos. Have a blessed evening. Sending love ❤️ from East London ❤️❤️❤️
Yes even me, if I didn't have Pranesh around I wouldn't try it by myself. However the pressure cooker can be used without venting the steam immediately - we did it because we were filming. You can always do your cooking and let it to cool down completely before opening it. That way may not save as much time but definitely will save some electricity.
It was extremely scary I won't lie, not knowing whats going on in that cooker, you can't even smell anything. You just sit there staring at it with nothing to do. It goes against everything you know about cooking. But it's a life changer. JHB is a stew nightmare, 4hrs by the stove fighting a beef stew.
Thank you. You answered some questions I had and I am learning the functions. Keep sharing please
Thanks so much! Be sure to check out the nice lentil soup we made in the pressure cooker as well.
I have the same pressure cooker! Looking forward to new tutorials 😘
Yes we are slowly learning to use it more. We made a lovely lentil soup on the channel - here is the link. czcams.com/video/qSlP9Uifa3k/video.html
Found the same pressure cooker in my mums kitchen. I've gone from making beef stew for 4hours to 40mins . This video was a lot more helpful than the manual might I add. Thank you
Wow gaithree welcome to the pressure cooker club ive been using it 4 about 10 years dont be alarmed n scared its very safe n convenient time saving at well u know us senior citizens r always scared of technology enjoy yr new adventure
Thanks so much for the encouragement. Please shar with us some of your recipes. Thanks!
Was super helpful, I followed your steps, first time using the multi cooker. ❤
Great to hear!
Time save congratulations 👏 also to your wonderful children God bless you and your family from Johannesburg South Africa 👍💕
Thanks so much Jakes!
Well done ma 👏 thank u so much i really appreciate u ,u always make life so much easy ! 😊 happy cooking ❤
Thank you so much!
Well done! You made it seem so easy. I am so intimidated by mines. Looking forward to more videos on the use of the pressure cooker.
Thanks we shall load some soon!
Hi there I have the very same pressure cooker . I make lovely winter soups . I just put everything in the pot touch button on soup.. it will be done. I boiled madobee last weekend it came out perfect. I'm thankful to pressure cooker and Airfyer. My life is so much easier .👌❤😀
Oh soup sounds like a great idea! Maybe that's what I will try next!
Thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you so much, I can now operate my pressure cooker.
glad it helps!
I Love this I have the same pressure cooker I bought it yesterday please do more videos Ma 💐
Thank you, I will try to.
well done aunt....so proud of u, now u have more time to unwind and enjoy ur other hobbies or just to put up those feet😊
Yes, thank you but this machine also has a lot of parts to wash up after! Always some pros and cons...
Unbelievable Mrs Devi you got one,I followed instructions and I cooked half of a culls fresh live chicken, I first braised it on stove then added it to the cooker and my results were perfect that included my potatoes, I also did sugar beans, and I did a pot of soup, I'm using mainly for boiling beans tripe trotters, but I don't cook my food, I have not gone so far as yet, but always try half of recipe, mainly Curry if you add too much water your food drowns, I only found the chicken ok to use, tell pranash to buy you a slow cooker it's nice but takes 6 hours to cook stuff but that taste is better then pressure, the mug dhall is perfect in pressure cooker as well all beans, proud of you that you have the ability to try new upmarket stuff, there's alot you can do, by saving time and electricity bills,
I will definitely be giving more recipes a try and see how I can make different things. Tough cooking meat like culls is my next try I think!
Thank you Devi I too was so nervous to start my new pot…. Now I have confidence to try the dhall.
Yes have to start somewhere and build the confidence.
Ah, wow, auntie such a wonderful gift, n son enjoy using it, will make life easier, like trotter beans etc
Yes, thank you we will have to give that a shot in here. Just a question, does the pressure cooker not retain the "smell" when cooking trotters and beans for instance?
Hi Aunty. This is an excellent idea. Mine is older than Noah and scares the life out of me!! I need a new one. I cerainly will trust your opinion. Good or bad.
That was funny 😆😄
Older than Noah! Hahaha that means there was once a matching pair and Noah took two onto his boat. Somewhere the partner to yours got lost...so sad :P
@@GaithreeDeviLuckan 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@GaithreeDeviLuckan maybe it evolved into a microwave???
I just bought a pressure cooker of same brand, stil wanna give it a try on how to cook with it
All the best!
Excellent.
I think u really needed this gift
Hope u have more recipes to show us in future.
God bless u ma..
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for this❤️❤️
You're so welcome!
Congrats on your new addition to your cooking. You are going to love the the efficiency of cooking all those dry food that takes forever to cook on stovetop.
Experiment on cooking times also using the manual pressure setting and allow to depressure for couple of minutes before releasing pressure manually.
I have an Instant Pot and it has been the best thing I purchased.
I had to get used to releasing pressure as well. I found using a wooden spoon worked well to turn the pressure valve on the lid.
Soon you will be cooking Cornish and trotters in the pot.
Looking forward to those videos.
👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Tash. Is the instant pot also a slow cooker and steamer?
@@GaithreeDeviLuckan
Yes
@@BeautifulAshes1965 ah ok thank you 🙏🏼
@@GaithreeDeviLuckan I love my instant pot. Has made my life so easy.
No mess with dry beans, split peas or anything for that matter.
It will be great for cooking trotters, tripe and fresh chickens.
I tend to manual pressure in increments of 10-15 minutes when cooking curries after saute to prevent meat from shredding to pieces.
It’s all about experimenting and tweaking the cooking time as needed.
Great meals in a short time!
Yes indeed!
Congratulations on your new pressure cooker👍♥️I have one just like yours and it makes life so much easier 🙏❤️looking forward to some of your recipes in the pressure cooker
Thank you! Yes we will be trying more cooks in it going forward.
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Thank you aunty!
My pleasure!
Well done. You will love it once you get used to it. I can't live without one. It's made life so easy. Before it I would only have time to make Biryani's etc on weekends but with this tool it can be a weekday meal too. I even braise my dhal in one go at the beginning then add the dhal and water and seal and when it's done it's ready to eat.
Wow you can use it to make biryani? I must maybe do some research on how I can do that as well? Do you just sauté at the beginning and then add the rest of the ingredients? Also please give us indication on time and pressure settings…
I will jot down the method and mail it to you.
I also would love to make breyani in my pressure cooker but my cooker is an older model and doesnt have the saute function
@@gervasemunien3218 Mine doesn't either. You don't need it. You can use any of the other functions like Meat/Chicken and it works the same.
Thank you aunt.
A pleasure!
Auntie, it was a wonderful decision to start using pressure cooker.
We used our pressure cooker to pressure mutton. We don’t use a electric pressure cooker, our is a manual pressure cooker that cook on a gas stove. Our dhal cooked for 45 minutes on a natural gas stove. 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
Yes will have to start trying it for more recipes. Do you have to count the "whistles" on your cooker?
@@GaithreeDeviLuckan , no we don’t count the whistle. We pressure cook with a preset time. 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
@@vake506 ah ok, I must learn about these things and get a handle on them!
Thank you. This video helped me..
I'm glad it did!
Thank you for the tutorial. I have always had a whistling pressure cooker but recently bought a digital Bennett Read. So this show and tell is of great help. Thank you again. NAMASTE 🙏
PS: will appreciate some tips on actual cooking in it😊
We have a couple recipes we made in it, here are the links:
Spicy lentil soup: czcams.com/video/qSlP9Uifa3k/video.html
Mutton curry: czcams.com/video/iICDhbfmCU8/video.html
🙏😊
There's nothing wrong with the whistling one..😂
Thank you so much
Thanks so much!
Very nice 👍
Thanks so much!
Thanks iam learning tha function
You are welcome!
Hello Sweet Mama.Well, times have definitely changed. Electric pressure cookers of today are more like a fast version of a slow cooker and have little-to-no risk.An Instant Pot can be intimidating for a new user. There are so many buttons and safety warnings.
However, I guarantee that once you get started, you’ll wonder what you ever did without your Instant Pot.Enjoy your new mother`s gift and awaiting future instant pot recipes of your classic recipes which I`m sure you will conquer easily.
Thanks so much Chota for the words of encouragement! Yes will experiment with more recipes and present them on the channel soon!
This aunty is such a sweet ♥.
Thanks so much!
I have the same pressure cooker and I tried to use it today. I cooked samp but I didn't know I have to put that thing on the sealed. It was sealed and I tried to open but the lid stuck. Ok thanks I leaned that I have to release the steam then open.
Yes I think that is a safety measure to avoid burns.
Very smart
Thanks so much!
Thank you for sharing this it was lovely watching u ❤️..I recently purchased the exact same make ....please can you cook a curry or biryani ....I have not used mine as yet ...
We going to try a biryani soon! We made a lovely lentil soup in it: czcams.com/video/qSlP9Uifa3k/video.html
Well done maa❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘😘
Thanks so much Preena!
@@GaithreeDeviLuckan 💕
Wow Ma you are very smart. I always need a pressure cooker .long ago I had one from those india guys but I was always afraid to use. My kids always tell me to buy a electric one but I am afraid for the steam. You must be careful when taking pit the lid. I used to use a long spoon to lift so the first hot vapor be released . Most of my friends use the stove to braise the food especially meat dishes and the put them in the pressure cooker to finish the cooking.. Will try and get some recipes for you. Good luck ma . Enjoy and God bless
Hi thanks for the tips, yes I am still very cautious when using the pressure cooker but it's very exciting to learn new recipes or adapt the old recipes to the new cooking method...
Hi. PRESSURE COOKER IS THE BEST... SAVE TIME.... I LUV IT...
Yes I must get used to using it. It’s still a scary prospect for me.
@@GaithreeDeviLuckan Don't be scared I don't think that is that dangerous
Great
Thanks!
Love my pressure cooker do all my cooking n biryanis 🙏🙏🙏👌
We are going to have to try a biryani it seems. We were actually going to start with something simpler like a lentil soup.
Hey Pranesh, where have you been
I have this cooker but I've lost my book. How don't remember how to use it under manuel. Can you help?
Hi there, what are you trying to cook in it? We can say how we do that specific item.
Can you tell me which is “sealing” position?
I think its “closed” but then the drawing shows steam releasing.
Hi Margi. I just had a look at my pressure cooker and I think I get what you are saying. The label I think was an after thought. So the engraved drawing showing the steam releasing I think is meant to indicate that the switch is the vent switch. Then I think someone realised they needed to show the open and closed position for the vent and the sticker showing sealed and exhaust was added afterwards to show which position was which. At the start of cooking you will need to have the vent in the sealed position.
Mine is sanford and idont know how to oprate could you help me
Hi there, I am still learning on the Bennett Read so I am not sure how the Sanford brand would work. I will leave the comment up and maybe some of the viewers can help.
Is it Sanford pressure cooker ?
Hi there it’s a Bennett Read
For mohodu is meat option?
We have done a lamb curry so meat is an option.
Mohodu should be fine, just not sure how to then make sure the next dish cooked does not take on the mohodu flavour.
Here's how I make my tripe as well:
czcams.com/video/hlwF2dOqnac/video.html
This ouma is so cute
Thanks so much!
I have a recipe for corned beef in the pressure cooker.
We don't eat beef for religious reasons. But feel free to share it in the comments.
I'm having a challenge closing the cooker😢
I think you have to make sure that the inner rubber seal and metal plate is seated properly and then also check the alignment when closing the lid. It shouldn't offer too much resistance else you doing something wrong...
It was a manufacturing fault. Exchanged and working perfectly