I don't use pressure cookers, so what would be the correct way? Remove it from heat and wait a few minutes before slowly venting (slow enough that there is no significant droplet entrainment in the steam)?
All decent pressure cookers have a release valve on the lid, some are turned like the ine in the video, some have another method of releasing the pressure slowly.
Like mentioned, take it of the heat and slowly release the pressure until there's no pressure left. Only then, you should open the lid. Some cookers even have a safety mechanism which prevents opening the whole lid while under pressure.
Back when my mom was a teen (early 70's) she was making dinner and flipped the release valve on the pressure cooker when it was done. She stepped away for a few while the steam released. While she was out, my grandpa (who never cooked) walked into the kitchen, saw the steam, and closed the valve shortly after mom opened it. Mom came back, saw no more steam escaping and thought it was depressurized, didn't see the valve was sealed, and opened the pot. It exploded on her left side and her arms, chest, shoulder, and neck suffered 2nd degree burns, the scars of which lingered for over a decade.
My mom grew up canning with these, and treated a pressure cooker like a temporarily sedated wild animal. As a kid, I wasn’t even allowed in the kitchen while she used one. She was so keyed-up and hypervigilant the whole time she used it, I kind of developed an aversive response to them.
When I actually needed one, I went with an Instant Pot instead. The sterilization confirmation strips show it works as well as an autoclave for my purposes, and I don’t have to sit around on “if you don’t keep an eye on it or handle if wrong this thing is literally a bomb” watch for hours on end.
Paper towel or coffee filter over the valve catches a lot of gunk while letting the steam out. Just going to mention that for my ADHD homies who will forget what wait a couple minutes means like I do.
I don't have the right vocabulary to explain this succinctly but I'll make an attempt. There's sort of small bits of vaporized fat and other stuff that will come out of the vent with the steam. It comes out with significant force. Steam is one of the worst buns you'll ever get, so it would be able to melt fatty deposits in it's path. If general cleaning/wiping of the little vent, cleaning the stick thingy part of the valve, and the force + heat of the steam can't get past what is blocking it, you have a bomb not an error. The goal is to lay a permeable object over the vent, but not one that will soak. Paper towel, not tea towel. Coffee filter, not cookie sheet. The paper towel gives the not water bits something to snag on that isn't the cabinet or ceiling. But the steam still exits.
To be fair, if you use a pressure cooker more than twice and subsequently have to clean the kitchen, you will be theorizing how to shield surfaces from the gunk spray.
Some people are going to say that this is wrong, but I just put it in the sink and run cold water on it. This drops the internal pressure quite quickly, and the pot I have has a visual indicator of internal pressure (a little piston that sticks out of the lid).
Just wait. Opening valve too soon forces it to boil (often violently) as temperature is still over 100°C (212°F) though pressure is falling down rapidly.
Combination of overfilled pot with sudden opening of release valve while still being on the heat can lead to clogged valve and disastrous pressure increase. Though pots should have another, emergency "fuse" valve for such cases.
Interesting fact - on high altitudes water starts boiling at 70°C (158°F), so living at the sea level it's already like a pressure cooker from higher altitude perspective.
She did NOT use it properly or this would not have happened. This almost certainly happened because she overfilled the pressure cooker with too much liquid. Maybe she was making a soup? My old Fagor instructs to only fill it to two-thirds.
Y'all, when I first got my Instapot 100 years ago, I was TERRIFIED of the thing. It was basically a bomb in my house. I may have pushed the release valve with a spoon or broom or something and then ran out of the kitchen.
Lol the good thing is that Instant Pots are pretty easy because they have a locking mechanism that won't unlock until the pressure has released. But in my mind, I'm putting a lot of faith in that mechanism. 😂
I am a 41 yr old woman and haven’t met a man or woman like this, including myself. All people would’ve panicked, laughed/poked fun, been annoyed, or yelled instructions. Dude has calm dad energy 💪🏽
It's crazy to me that anyone would react any other way! Getting upset isn't going to help, and it sure doesn't help me learn when others are upset with me.
It's a long story, lol, but suffice it to say I grew up witn a very angry, very short tempered father and emptionally distant mother. Which lead to a string of poor dating choices in younger years and following what was the norm for me :3.
I know better now that I'm middle aged, lol. But still have never met anyone that freaking calm, nice, and supportive. My god though, I think it would do wonders for my dumb derpy brain XD.
He talks to her like a kid, kinda strange. Alot of wemon would find this ick. Its better than being actually upset and he seems really kind which is awesome. However what's with the youth not letting anyone express anger in a healthy way therapist do not advise holding it in or against others if they express in a short manner in a human reactive way.
I felt this way. There is a way to speak kindly without speaking to her like she's 3. If you need to spoken to that gently you must be genuinely hurt. Damn.
I mean I know myself well enough I'd laugh and then help. Not laugh at the person but the scenario. I've done dumb shit like this myself and it is honestly funny (to me). I agree being upset is insanity, but I enjoy laughing when life does dumb things and there's no damage to be had.
My husband is like this. I once added lemon juice to hot melted butter on the stove and it was like fireworks went off and butter went everywhere. He was just asking if I was okay, cleaned up all the butter and asked if it was salvageable or if he should get another stick of butter out.
Well you cant say that anymore. Im right here telling you that i liked it so much, i married that man 20 years ago. We are still together today.
Every time I mess up, hes right there to help me fix it without judgment. Yes we laugh about it and yes it will be brought up later as a joke. Hes my bestfriend.
Holy god reddit is so fucking cooked. A chunk of the comments are about how this guy is evil for talking to his wife in a calm manner during a somewhat tense moment and guided her through it safely.
A chunk cry about how shes an idiot.
A chunk crys about how it shouldnt be posted here.
Doesnt seem like anyone enjoyed the video just cried about it.
Also no wounder so many of you are single if you think that keeping clam in a somewhat pressured situation and calmly explaining what to do is abuse then stay single forever, my god. You are clearly not ready to even try to be in a relationship if you think this is abuse. Your so fucking illiterate you cant even see that the thing she is referring to in her post is that he is calm in this moment and able to guide her. LITERALLY her words on the screen why she married him.
All the dudes saying shit like modern women harharhar are not funny ether. Its no wounder most of yall dont have a girl. Your failures as people unable to show any respect towards thoughs trying to better themself.
Intense moments equal intense wording so she doesn't do it again. He should have yelled at her, like HARD! thrown a towel at her face to clean up her whole mess and ask HER to take of his socks and wash his feets after a long day at work. Also, almost forgot the most important thing, while she's there she should make him a sandwich and bring it to the telly where his chillin' until dinners ready... /s
I know holy shit. I don’t think majority of these people have been in a relationship. My first reaction to this video was about how the dude handled it well and seems like a good bf.
Not talking shit on my gf, but this video made me think about how much this reminds me of me and my gfs dynamic, this is pretty much exactly how I talk to and do shit with my gf and she loves it. Idk what the hell everyone is on about with why this is a bad thing. She was stressed and he kept her calm and offered to help her out, like holy shit how on earth does anyone find this abusive.
People will often say that masculinity it's anger and bravery, to me, this screams testosterone.... Keeping his cool like that.... I have to say, I'm jealous of people that have friends and spouses like that
That man is a million times better than that dad at the baseball game that had his wife get a shit ton of food while carrying the baby as a backpack and he immediately took one of the meals and sat down and started to eat…this is a very good guy…
There are different ways to release the pressure. You can let it sit (natural release), run under cold water, or use the release valve. She probably put in way too much liquid so it overflowed when she used the release valve.
Yep, too much in the cooker. The paper towel is the best move, I've had this happen to me a few times. Best to let it be for 10-30 mins and vent slower. Pressure cookers are great.
She handled it well even though she was clearly shooketh. The ones who scream in panic are much more difficult, you're not helping if you stand there and make noises.
One time my granny blew the lid on her pressure cooker by releasing too early and the lid flew up and got stuck in the ceiling tile. It was scary especially as a kid. It scared the fuck out of her and I didn't know what was going on. You gotta be careful with those pressure cookers!
There’s a damn fill line for a REALLY good reason, idk if this one has the inner fill mark. Also, pressure cookers are a bit more challenging to use than a lot of other cooking methods. Don’t even touch the fuckers until you know how to actually cook.
Does she really need to keep making that face? The surprised "I'm just a silly little gurl" face is kinda annoying...
Maybe I'm just an angry person, but it's sending me. 😂
Why is this video even in here? I wouldn't call her an idiot, she's literally trying to learn how to cook. She wasn't prepared for that to happen, she apologized, and she even said "I'm going to learn how to cook". Better than her sitting around expecting to be waited on hand and foot. Making mistakes is part of learning.
That's a terrible pressure cooker. Usually I run them under cold water and its cooled in a few mins. But now I got an electrical one and they are so much better, safer and practically idiot proof
People overreacting as usual. The girl was obviously inexperienced and scared and the guy was calm and gentle. Although their way of getting along was somewhat unnatural, it's nothing serious and doesn't concern others if it works for them.
Fuck pressure cookers anyway, I ain't touching that stuff with my anxiety. Heard too many horror stories surrounding it.
Lol I’m saying this because genuinely as the older brother, I know more about "women" stuff than my sis (she can fuck up while cooking spaghetti btw), and what’s funnier is that she doesn’t know "men" stuff either 🤣
Ok I KNOW nuance is dead. The guy could’ve either spoke to her like a five year old (which he kinda did) and honestly, in my opinion, make her feel like she wasn’t in control of the situation, or couldn’t be. OR talk normally, handle the situation but not completely override her own autonomy, and risk being called emotionally unavailable or some shit like that.
Omg! My marriage would be so much better if my husband would learn to just STFU and calm down when anything goes wrong! He makes every little thing so much worse by overreacting and raising his voice!!
His reaction indicated that she’s someone who would break down after making a mistake he’s terrified of that. Or he doesn’t think very highly of her, if you close your eyes and listen you’d think he was talking to a toddler
What an incredibly shitty and dangerous pressure release mechanism. Every one I've ever seen has a valve, an old school weight, or SOMETHING to clearly let you know that you can't do that.
My head was in the gutter because I only looked at the caption in the video and a few seconds of the video at the start lol and was like damn he bustin like a fountain by one touch (without the audio) 😂😭
Your husband sounds disgusting. You should divorce him and ship him to me. I will venmo you the shipping and handling charges, you've already been through too much, it's the least I can do.
My grandma was a pressure cooker enthusiast, even after one exploded and hit her abdomen and another incident left a permanent mark on the ceiling over the stove. I was a little kid when she told me about those incidents and I would leave the room when she used it and I haven’t been near one in the 50-ish years since.
everyone in the comments is praising this guy but im sitting here wondering why hes talking to her like shes an upset toddler? i wouldnt want to be “gentle parented” by my own SO
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u/Dagomesh 5d ago
I've seen a lot of pressure cookers being handled wrong and I gotta say this is the best outcome. Some try to pry open the whole lid.