Anonymous Modernist 4954

Thanks for pointing out a very interesting post about pressure cooker size. I'm not sure the photograph of the Modernist Cuisine at Home kitchen from the brochure does show the Kuhn-Rikon "Duo" set after all: it has a lid for each pot, and the tall one looks too tall for 5L. Could it actually be showing the 7L and the 2.5L braiser?

L, That's very interesting. What is incorrect?

Right. The size of the pressure cooker does not seem to be addressed. Do you think it's the 5 liter one in the cutaway picture?

Modernist Cuisine at Home has many detailed recipes involving a pressure cooker but never says what size is needed. It is not easy to tell, because of ingredients like chopped bones that are not of a certain volume. Has anyone figured out what size is needed for these recipes? There are photographs on pp. 29-33, p. 113 and other pages that are all Kuhn-Rikon: some may be 5 liter and some 7, since they always seem to have the long handle and those are the two sizes.

The advice about the Kuhn-Rikon Duo R set 5 L and 2 L sharing a top seems really good, unless the newer "Top Model" valve is better. Here is a Modernist Cuisine link that seems to endorse the latter, in contract to the Gear links on this site: http://modernistcuisine.com/re…..risotto-2/ Perhaps including a link to that particular model was inadvertent. Anyone have experience with the two types of Kuhn-Rikon valves?

And, as to Kuhn-Rikon, does anyone have any experience with the differences between the older valve and the new "Top Model" valve? Here is a Modernist Cuisine link that seems to endorse the latter, in contract to the Gear links on this site: http://modernistcuisine.com/recipes/pressure-cooked-vegetable-risotto-2/