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Equipment & products used in the galley on
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Products:
Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker
About the Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker
Traveling by sailboat, or any boat for that matter, is about the
journey and not the destination. While the destination might be
the reason you are on the journey, there are many things that
the Mad Dogs have seen, witnessed and experienced "enroute" to
our destination.
Once you arrive at your destination, the experiences don't stop
there. Why travel to an exotic, untouched and pristine location,
just to spend hours standing in the galley cooking? Our Fagor
Duo Pressure Cooker is the choice pot onboard Mad Dog Voyager.
The pressure cookers of today are not the "jiggly-topped,
creaking, noisy, ready-to-explode-the-beans-all-over-the-roof"
pots of previous generations. With several safety features
present, the Fagor Pressure Cooker sits on the stove top
emanated a slow, steady hiss as it cuts hours off the cooking
time and reduces the amount of propane needed to cook. With a
majority of travelers relying on propane or butane for cooking,
getting the most of this limited supply is of utmost importance.
The Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker is solidly constructed of 18/10
stainless steel with a laminated & encapsulated, aluminum-cored
base, for even and efficient heat transmission. The "Duo" in the
Duo Pressure Cooker refers to the 2 pressure settings the unit
is capable of. The low pressure setting maintains 8 lbs of
pressure and is ideal for fragile, more delicate vegetables. The
high pressure setting allows the Fagor Pressure Cooker to reach
an internal pressure of 15 lbs and raises the cooking
temperature to 250°F (121°C). The easily replaceable silicone
gasket and removable pressure regulator valve make cleaning and
maintenance a breeze.
Studies done on pressure cooked foods report that the ability to
cook foods at a higher temperature for a shorter period of time
results in foods with a higher nutritional value than those
cooked using traditional methods. One of the great staple foods
for traveling are dried beans. Typically, pre-soaked beans need
to cook and simmer for 4 - 6 hours to reach the soft texture
that have warmed many insides on cold stormy nights. The same
recipe prepared in our Fagor Pressure Cooker is ready 45 minutes
after it is up to pressure . And not only does it cook faster,
but once the pot is up to pressure the flame is reduced to a
very low setting, using far less propane than placing the pot in
the oven for 4 - 6 hours.
An additional benefit of the Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker is the
ability to can fresh foods. Many times the Mad Dogs have gone on
a shoreside hike or excursion and we return with a bucket load
of fresh blueberries, raspberries or salmonberries. The berries
are rinsed and canning jars are prepared.
Although many of the berries seem to “mysteriously” disappear
during the process of cleaning and rinsing, there are usually
enough blueberries or raspberries left-over to warrant canning.
Filled to the top with berries, water and a little sugar and
into the Pressure Cooker they go. Before you know it there are
several jars of fresh packed berries ready to be stored away
until they are needed to bake into a juicy blueberry pie
There are several pieces of "galleyware" that we can do without,
but our Fagor Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker is one of the
necessary items.
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Product review:
A quality built unit with several safety features, reliable and
ease-of-use come together in the Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker to
earn a "Highly Recommended" and 5 star rating from the Mad Dogs.
Pros: High quality, well-built & reliable product
Cons:
N/A
Rating:
♥♥♥♥♥
(5 out of 5 is the best rating possible)
Download free pdf instructions manual:
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Web links for this
item:
official
Fagor website
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