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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: Stahlmann on October 02, 2016, 02:04:46 PM
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1. I use russian one. It's probably made of aluminium. Should I worry? ( something like that: https://img0.etsystatic.com/139/2/10699152/il_214x170.913229356_67lv.jpg )
2. How do you separate food in it? I am rather INTP and I don't like throwing 500g of rice and then try to collect it. I thought about using small metal collander (inside crockpot, like: http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/JcYAAOxyUXVRCuS~/s-l300.jpg )
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I think that is a pressure cooker and as such I don't have any answers to your questions If it was a crockpot I would suggest aluminum foil or those crockpot liners to separate foods
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That looks more like a pressure cooker than a crock pot (slow cooker) to me.
I have vivid memories of my Dad's pressure cooker exploding once. No one was hurt luckily, but it was quite loud and very messy.
I'm tempted to advise you to get a regular crock pot - or if you're feeling frisky, get one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-IP-DUO60-Multi-Functional-Pressure/dp/B00FLYWNYQ
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Here's one vote for No, don't worry about the pot being made of aluminum:
http://www.thedietchannel.com/Is-Aluminum-Cookware-Dangerous.htm
I agree with others that your pot looks like a pressure cooker, almost the opposite of slow cooker (crockpot). I think that the strainer you showed would be hard to keep in place inside the pot, especially if there's boiling liquid. Something without a handle might work better, like this steamer insert:
http://www.target.com/p/9-inch-stainless-steel-steamer-basket-room-essentials/-/A-12756517
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Sure, it is pressure cooker. My bad.
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Been using pressure cooker all my life, my mom's life, her mom's life :) All made of Aluminum.
Now the question is how do you retain food. Sure. We have stainless steel utensils that fit nicely and I can cook multiple food at once (Rice and lentils in separate utensils).