Thrilled to hear that people are loving their pressure cookers. One of my customers told me that she loved her pressure cooker so much that she wanted to take it to bed with her but her husband wouldn’t let her — he was jealous. Now, that’s funny.

Thanks for thinking of me and pressure cooking. My mentor is Lorna Sass, she’s the real queen. I am a protege, and proud of it.

I think that everyone could benefit from using a pressure cooker — any time of year.

I swear by mine, and can’t help but sing its praises. It’s changed my cooking life — for the past 14 years.

I remember when I got my first one and put it through a trial run with just water. My heart was in my throat the entire time!

Mental block: I still have this nightmarish childhood memory of the time our neighbors pressure cooker exploded starting a minor kitchen fire. Firemen from the local station arrived in no time as all the neighbors gathered on the sidewalk. I recall my physician father saying that this was why we had no such thing in our house!

Now that the technology has been updated and made safer I’d consider buying one.

Pamela, can I ask you about canning with a pressure cooker. I heard several people talking about it at the canning event I attended, but can’t imagine how it works. If you would, would you answer here, in the Playing with Pressure Cookers conversation? Thanks!