LOL Lostonrye! I heard about all the snow in London. That must be a change for you. I know.. how that weight can just reappear! hahaha

I always thought a pressure cooker and a crock pot were the same thing. I hope you have a big kitchen!

Hi Goldi yea London is cold, no a crock pot is a slow cooker a pressure cooker is a fast steamer with steam release valve on the top all the steam builds up in the cooker and cooks super fast

The subway things seem fairly good if you just have the long filled rolls and give the fillings a miss
Must go its Tea time,

Yes, I just looked up pressure cooker and realized that it had to do with steam and was very fast, where a crock pot is slow. I have never tried a pressure cooker, so I cant say if it works or not, or if I like it or not.

Keep warm with that tea! :)

I never used a pressure cooker but a lot of people years ago who were not supposed good cooks used one.

I know that people years ago used them, and I never heard of them for years, but now they seem to be making a comeback.. just like the crock pot

I'm satisfied with a pot on the stove and a pot on the oven. The only thing I'm going to buy is a chopper.

I think you really would love a crock pot. Dont you have a blender? I use mine all the time.. but now I have the one that chops and blends. I put the big blender away.

I haven't used my blender in 30 years. i dont blend anything. And I don't cook the foods you would in a crockpot. If I make a roast once a year its a lot. I mostly broil,stirfry or saute or eat Dreamfields. I only use my oven for meatloaf and chicken wings. I eat egg salad, chicken salad and tuna salad. I really have no use or room for a crockpot..

Lost, I used a pressure cooker a lot up north and not because I was a bad cook! As I said in another post it is very handy when you have a group of people over and your all out skiing or sledding. You come in and have good food in no time flat. Nothing like a crock because it is pressure not braising. But it is tricky if you have the old kind with the pressure thingy on top that you have to remove to let the pressure out or steam.
Now they have the electric ones which seem like a good idea but never used it so not sure. No ideas for you it has been too long but to me the food is better more control over cooking it with a pressure cooker.
The only reason I have a crock pot now is cause I had it. So it comes in very handy when I don't feel good, I can put throw a chicken in there and vegies and seasonings and let it cook forever if I am to sick to get up. For that reason I love it, it is my invisible man cooking for me!!!!LOL
I think you asked about a steamer? I have a steamer I bought like 10 years ago and it was the best money I spent on something. It looks like a food processor but it is great for vegies, corn, potatoes, you name it you steam it and and the flavor stays in the vegies. For a diabetic or anyone really who should eat vegies this is a must have except for Arline cause she hates em!!!
Goldie you have a Bullit, call it by it's name now!!! I don't have a blender anymore, I used to, I used it for drinks mostly at partys and making milk shakes for the kids!
I think Arline wouldn't like a crock unless she was ill. JMO I do a lot in my toaster over in the summer. It is a big one so I can do a meatloaf in there and potatoes. It doesn't heat up my kitchen so much.

Arline.. maybe it is time for a change... spice things up! Use a blender.. try a crock pot. for beef or pork or whatever.. LOL

Yes, I have a bullit and I love it! I do love smoothies though, so I use it a lot for that. I personally dont think Arline would like any of these newer appliances. She would have to want to try something different. I do think she would really appreciate a crock pot if she was ill though.. good hot chicken soup always there..

Oh I remember the pressure cookers when they first came out here - they were very prone to blowing their lids and then you not only didn't have anything worth eating but a kitchen to clean from top to bottom. We had one - used it for one meal and got rid of it as it was considered too dangerous,
Took a week to find and clean up the mess that it blew all over the kitchen.
They might have improved a bit since then as I am going back some 50+ years ago now.
I will stick to the crock pot thanks.
We do have toaster over which has two hot plates on it but it is still in it's box we bought it for the future as we cant use it here - takes too much power to run it.
I have a blender and food processor and use them all the time.

Last night they had the electric pressure cooker on QVC. I was laughing cause they were talking about how the fear was in everyone with the little cap on the old ones. Good selling tatic.

I have never owned a pressure cooker and now I am glad I never did. I think it would terrify me, exploding like that!

I have no use for a crockpot. If I make a roast once a year its a lot and chicken soup in a pot is just fine for me. Ill or not you still have to clean the chicken, cut the veggies and put the ingredients in it. And I have no room for it anyway. No one I hang out with ever had one either. I have to use a ladder to get to my blender. Haven't used it in years, Don't make drinks. I have a steamer basket that I also never use and gave it away. I would say 99% of my cooking is broiling and the oven is used 1% - for meatloaf, chicken wings, miracle muffins and that's it. I broil fish, steak; and I eat a lot of Dreamfields and once in a while chicken cacciatore. I make tuna and egg salad also,

Oh I was just a kid and I was not in the room but heard it and came to see what was happening and there was food all over. Not sure what ever happened to that cooker but I know I never saw t again.
I do roasts in the oven - mainly cause it is gas and we have to limit our power use where we can - and we would have one at least three times a month if not more. We love them and it is a healthy way to enjoy the meat and vegetables - makes a nice change from boiling and steaming all the time.
I don't think any amount of advertising would entice me to buy one.
OK - Crock-pot for me.