Do you know a good link for information on using a pressure cooker?

http://missvickie.com/workshop/stepbystep.html

is the best site i could find for you Good Luck!!

I've always found the best advice about using an appliance comes right out of the user/owner manuals.

Here are a couple of links for finding online owners manuals for pressure cookers right from the manufacturers of the Pressure cookers.

http://kitchen.manualsonline.com/manuals/device/el...

http://www.gopresto.com/products/manuals.php

I hope this helps

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My Mom and Grandmother used pressure cookers back in the 1950's. As best as I can remember , we children were not allowed in the kitchen when they were being used and they told horror stories about the dang things exploding..:)

Miss Vickie seems to agree:

http://missvickie.com/library/vintage.html

But if you insist on using a vintage cooker, I would recommend that you look the cooker parts over for a manufacturer mark.

Somewhere there should be a MFGR stamp and perhaps a model number. I would try to find that and then see if you can contact the mfgr. for an instruction manual. ..and to see if they still can supply replacement parts

I've never seen one that runs on gas. Moms was put on a gas stovetop though

Here is a YouTube video as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9v2S49sHeQ

And since all pressure cookers work on the same principle, a brief diagram and basic instructions are found here:

http://www.gopresto.com/recipes/ppc/howtouse.php

And the posts by "Hippie3" regarding Vintage PCs , including a safety checklist, would be a good read here too:

http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus/messages/5/90...

I hope this helps .. again.

:)

I looked at these and they appear to have all you might need to start out. They really aren't tough or dangerous (unless your deep frying). Have fun.

http://startcooking.com/blog/351/How-to-Pick-and-U...

http://www.ehow.com/how_2092662_use-pressure-cooke...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_Cooker