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18 hours ago, dcarch said:Once the pressure is reached (when there is steam coming out the jigger valve), you have the maximum temperature achievable. It does not matter how hot the fire is.
Which means, you can turn the heat way down once it reaches pressure. My 10qt cooker holds pressure fine with the fire turned nearly off. Any higher setting just wastes energy and makes noise.
18 hours ago, dcarch said:Once the pressure is reached (when there is steam coming out the jigger valve), you have the maximum temperature achievable. It does not matter how hot the fire is.
Which means, you can turn the heat way down once it reaches pressure. My 10qt pressure cooker holds pressure fine with the fire turned nearly off. Any higher setting just wastes energy and makes noise.
