RogerC

Thanks, that's all that I was wondering.

Thanks for the post. I understand that after going past the second valve, there should be significant venting as this prevents overpressure. However, there is some venting/hissing throughout the whole time, from before the cooker pressurizes (I understand this also), but also while it is going from one red line to two red lines (this is the part I am unsure about). You can hear the hissing in the video and also see some moisture get pushed out by the steam at 1:22. I was under the impression that from one red line to two red lines there should be no venting at all with the KR pressure cooker, but perhaps people just meant less venting than normal pressure cookers. I am just trying to figure out from other owners if this is the case or if I should be expecting silent operation from one red line to two red lines.

For those who have Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers. Are they supposed to be completely silent and non-venting when pressurized? I just bought a new one and there is hissing as it's pressurizing and while at pressure... just wondering if this is normal or if somehow my pressure cooker is defective. Here's a YouTube of my cooker in action...note at 1:22 where you can see some moisture come out of the bottom of the vent even though it is just at high pressure (second red line). edit: the only thing in the cooker is about a cup of water

Thanks for the great info. I did this today with a half gallon jug and it only took about 15 minutes or so to come up to temperature. Worked very well. Thanks again.

Has anyone experimented with using a water bath to do low heat pasteurization of raw milk? I currently get raw, grass-fed dairy in half-gallon plastic jugs. Will this container be too wide to just drop into the water bath and should I bag the milk to decrease the thickness of the "container"? What temperature and time combination should I be looking at? 55C for a few hours?