Recent content by ekelly55

Yeah, I've heard tales and I know my mom was nervous every time she had to use hers. I have since found that Montgomery Wards retailed that particular model and gaskets are dang nigh unobtainable. Mom just gave me a digital, programmable pressure cooker, no manual, that she used once. I...

Kook Kwick cooker/steamer Bingo! That's the item right there. Thanks for the info - any idea how ancient this thing is? I'm pretty sure, from the way the lid rattles up and down in the locked position, that a gasket is necessary, but I'll check it out. Could be a mis-matched pot/ lid combo...

A friend recently acquired an ancient pressure cooker, sans gasket, that she has in turn offered to loan me. This is a rather scary-looking item, as the original pressure gauge and pop-off valve are there, but impossible to test w/o the gasket. This "Kwik Kooker" appears to predate Mirro and...

Yeah, the place I'm in now has an electric range with a small warming oven - the first time I used the "real" oven, I almost set fire to the pie. Someone had switched the temp control knobs of the two ovens - what I thought was 350º was more like 475-500º. Get ye to a Home Depot and get a...

Sorry - I should have said "UN"- official. I awoke that particular morning to the smell and sight of fresh snow caps on the San Juans and just went into Fall panic. The Aspen have all changed above 7,000 feet, (another sign) and my pumpkins have all changed color - the geese are still hanging...

:eek:Today was the official beginning of Autumn. Everyone takes a day-trip to the top of Grand Mesa to view the changing colors of the aspen and other deciduous flora. Archery season is over, black powder season is finished (?) and the main hunting season is almost upon us. I planned to have...