pressure cooker relief valve blew

Cedarman · January 09, 2010, 09:51:47 AM

Jane let the little hole get clogged in the pressure cooker lid and you know what happened shortly thereafter. Just let a lot of steam off, didn't coat the ceiling or anything. It had the old solder or lead valve that you can not buy any more. Can this be releaded or soldered and still be safe or am "we" out of luck?

WDH · January 09, 2010, 09:53:21 AM

You could convert it to an non-pressure cooker

Cedarman · January 09, 2010, 10:00:27 AM

WDH, now why didn't I think of that? But then what do I do for a pressure cooker?

Raider Bill · January 09, 2010, 10:42:01 AM

I'm glad nobody was burned.

beenthere · January 09, 2010, 12:56:21 PM

I'd look for another pressure cooker.

Seems one would have a hard time getting the lead or solder "just right". Don't want that to fail and have the pot blow.

Warbird · January 09, 2010, 12:59:05 PM

I am with BT on this one. Time for a new pressure cooker. Use the old one for non-pressurized things.

Tom · January 09, 2010, 07:45:14 PM

My Grandmom was cooking chicken gizzards in a pressure cooker when I was a small fellow. Nobody was in the kitchen but they all heard a loud explosion. Thinking their lives might be in danger, they ran to the kitchen to find nothing wrong.

Several days later she happened to look up at the ceiling and there was a gizzard stuck up there. Don't know how it got up there, or if it was the reason for the explosion, but it sure was a coincidence. How would a Gizzard get out of that little hole intact? :-\

It seems to me that I've seen pressure valves for pressure cookers on the internet, being sold as generic items for pots where the people had lost there valve. Haven't looked, just something in the back of my mind.

crtreedude · January 09, 2010, 07:50:02 PM

I guess it is a sign I grew up with a Mom who canned veggies that there is nothing that scares me like a pressure cooker. :-[

beenthere · January 09, 2010, 08:20:51 PM

Tom
Where was Charlie hidin ? ;D

In our house, the pressure cooker was used for every meal.

Tom · January 09, 2010, 08:30:12 PM

Actually, beenthere, I either don't remember the incident or vaguely remember it. It just might be that I remember the story. Charlie was probably getting his diapers changed. ;D

Faron · January 09, 2010, 08:56:02 PM

Cedarman, is that a safety valve that blew out? If so, I wonder if a place like Sturm Hardware in Jasper might be able to fix you up.

Papa1stuff · January 09, 2010, 08:56:48 PM

There are some listed on Ebay!

wampum · January 10, 2010, 09:42:12 PM

Here are some pressure cooker parts from Lehman's in Ohio. http://www.lehmans.com/store/Kitchen___Canning_and_Preserving___Canners_and_Cookers___Parts_for_Our_Best_Pressure_Canners_Cookers___7212?Args= I am sure you can call them and get the right part and how to change it.

WH_Conley · January 10, 2010, 10:10:14 PM

What brand of cooker is it? I have some parts, mostly Presto.

Cedarman · January 11, 2010, 10:20:23 PM

Called Lehman's today. They couldn't help. Suggested I call Mirro, the maker. They also said I wouldn't get any satisfaction from Mirro. I will try Mirro tomorrow.

Qweaver · January 11, 2010, 11:02:31 PM

My mom cooked and canned with a Presto and she must have bought it in the late 40s. We used it up until we could no longer buy a new rubber seal. When we contacted Presto with this problem they had us mail them the lid and they sent us a new cooker of the same size for free. That's going way beyond what I would have expected. We still have and use the bottom as a regular pot.

Magicman · January 12, 2010, 08:10:31 AM

If you have an "old" hardware store in your area, try it. Talk to the owner or the oldest salesman. Sometimes it's surprising what you can find on dusty old shelves.

Papa1stuff · January 12, 2010, 08:24:01 AM

They have them on Ebay!! ;D

ohsoloco · January 13, 2010, 10:12:21 PM

Quote from: beenthere on January 09, 2010, 08:20:51 PM
In our house, the pressure cooker was used for every meal.

What kinds of things were cooked in it ??? I don't even own one. Then only thing I remember my mom using the pressure cooker for was cookin' the daylights out of broccoli :D I prefer steamed "al dente" broccoli over the smush from my childhood.

WDH · January 13, 2010, 10:45:51 PM

Cedarman,

Are you still blowing off steam?

beenthere · January 14, 2010, 12:13:17 AM

Quote..in our house..

meant when I was a youngster in the 50's 8)

The pressure cooker was mostly used for veggies and/ or potatoes, while the fry pan usually had fried chicken, or fried potatoes. Seems near every meal had the fry pan and the pressure cooker going. Preparing food this way was quick, didn't heat up the kitchen and yes, the veggies were usually pretty lifeless. Tough cheap cuts of meat were put through the pressure cooker too. And we had plenty of cheap cuts of meat to render down to edible tenderness.

And yes, I too prefer veggies that are not mush or smush. The corned beef and cabbage came out pretty darn good. Yummm.

Sure hanker for some good pan fried chicken, rabbit, squirrel, pheasant tho. And the gravy that would be made soon after (sometimes wondered if that was just to clean out the fryin pan

).

The liver was another food that had the life fried out of it, and was akin to shoe soles. But with the onions, I still liked it.