Backpacking with Pressure Cookers

[zelph]

Keith Ti6300 - Beef And Broccoli

[zelph]

Ham and biscuits:

[Tipi Walter]

As a brown rice fanatic I'm going to boil up some rice in my regular titanium 1 liter pot and once it boils I'll take it off the stove and place it in my pot cozy and wait 30 minutes to see if the rice is soft and edible.

My initial impression of the Keith cooker is that you bring it to a boil, shut off stove, and wait 20 or 30 minutes and the rice is done. No cozy needed? So what's the difference?? How could steamed rice be any better than cooked rice (with cozy)??

Brown rice is notoriously hard to cook in the field as it takes a good hour at simmer to create a decent meal---so let the games begin.

TWO HOUR UPDATE
After sitting in my pot cozy for 2 hours the rice is not edible. I just can't see how the Keith cooker could do anything better if you bring rice to a boil and shut off the stove and let it sit "until the pressure is released." Esp since the cooker does not come with the pressure release valve and instead just has an open hole on top.

[rocketsocks]

As a brown rice fanatic I'm going to boil up some rice in my regular titanium 1 liter pot and once it boils I'll take it off the stove and place it in my pot cozy and wait 30 minutes to see if the rice is soft and edible.

My initial impression of the Keith cooker is that you bring it to a boil, shut off stove, and wait 20 or 30 minutes and the rice is done. No cozy needed? So what's the difference?? How could steamed rice be any better than cooked rice (with cozy)??

Brown rice is notoriously hard to cook in the field as it takes a good hour at simmer to create a decent meal---so let the games begin.

TWO HOUR UPDATE
After sitting in my pot cozy for 2 hours the rice is not edible. I just can't see how the Keith cooker could do anything better if you bring rice to a boil and shut off the stove and let it sit "until the pressure is released." Esp since the cooker does not come with the pressure release valve and instead just has an open hole on top.

Correctomundio...no pressure no brown rice. Bombastic comes to mind for this little cooker.

[Feral Bill]

Correctomundio...no pressure no brown rice. Bombastic comes to mind for this little cooker.

It's da bomb!

[rocketsocks]

It's da bomb!

eggsactly!

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As a brown rice fanatic I'm going to boil up some rice in my regular titanium 1 liter pot and once it boils I'll take it off the stove and place it in my pot cozy and wait 30 minutes to see if the rice is soft and edible.

My initial impression of the Keith cooker is that you bring it to a boil, shut off stove, and wait 20 or 30 minutes and the rice is done. No cozy needed? So what's the difference?? How could steamed rice be any better than cooked rice (with cozy)??
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i dont know, I'm a bit confused. The beef and broccoli video seems to indicate his 1oz of fuel lasted for nearly 15 minutes of cooking. Have i been doin it all wrong?

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My conclusion is that he let the oz of fuel burn out and then the food sat for nearly 15 min.

[Onsen]

As a brown rice fanatic I'm going to boil up some rice in my regular titanium 1 liter pot and once it boils I'll take it off the stove and place it in my pot cozy and wait 30 minutes to see if the rice is soft and edible.

My initial impression of the Keith cooker is that you bring it to a boil, shut off stove, and wait 20 or 30 minutes and the rice is done. No cozy needed? So what's the difference?? How could steamed rice be any better than cooked rice (with cozy)??

Brown rice is notoriously hard to cook in the field as it takes a good hour at simmer to create a decent meal---so let the games begin.

TWO HOUR UPDATE
After sitting in my pot cozy for 2 hours the rice is not edible. I just can't see how the Keith cooker could do anything better if you bring rice to a boil and shut off the stove and let it sit "until the pressure is released." Esp since the cooker does not come with the pressure release valve and instead just has an open hole on top.

Try soaking the brown rice beforehand, either overnight or during the day, for quicker results.

[Tipi Walter]

Try soaking the brown rice beforehand, either overnight or during the day, for quicker results.

I thought the whole point of the pressure "rice" cooker was to bring it to a boil and shut off the stove and have fluffy edible rice in 30 minutes??

[Onsen]

I thought the whole point of the pressure "rice" cooker was to bring it to a boil and shut off the stove and have fluffy edible rice in 30 minutes??

If you plan ahead with the tougher grains it'll be ready in 20 mins...

The keith 6300 is just a steamer with a silicone seal...but you can buy baby pressure release valves on the internet if your curious & want to convert it.

[Onsen]

Probably the most efficient way fuel wise, would be cook the brown rice at home, dehydrate it, then steam it at camp....saving on fuel, carry weight of rice & time spent twiddling your thumbs at camp. Experiment & find a happy medium that suit you.

[Tipi Walter]

Probably the most efficient way fuel wise, would be cook the brown rice at home, dehydrate it, then steam it at camp....saving on fuel, carry weight of rice & time spent twiddling your thumbs at camp. Experiment & find a happy medium that suit you.

Being as mentioned a brown rice fanatic I'm one step ahead---I cook up a big pot of brown rice at home and don't dehydrate it but once cooled I put it in a big blender and add sufficient water to blend thoroughly and pour this soupy mixture on silicone sheets on my dehydrator trays. Once dried I crumble into ziplocs.

In the field I put the rice in enough water and boil and turn off stove and sit in pot cozy for 30 minutes. Voila! Brown Rice Gruel. It mixes well with my similar blended and dried pinto beans. Add olive oil and seasoning or even some cheese, voila, dinner.

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Here's the brown rice ready for the cook pot.

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Here's cooked brown rice dried at home. I have found these hard kernels of rice, even though cooked, reconstitute poorly in the field as some remain hard---ergo the blender trick.

[Onsen]

I like that, may have borrow that idea & give it a go...thanks tipi.

[Onsen]

If you plan ahead with the tougher grains it'll be ready in 20 mins...

The keith 6300 is just a steamer with a silicone seal...but you can buy baby pressure release valves on the internet if your curious & want to convert it.

Now....it's a pressure pot.

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[rocketsocks]

Now....it's a pressure pot.

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is it UL approved? The pot?

[Onsen]

Keith Ti6300 = 256grms / 9oz

http://keithtitanium.com/product/COOKWARE/16.html

[zelph]

Now....it's a pressure pot.

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Where are thoe little release valves available from, please and thank you :-)

Thanks Tipi for the brown rice gruel idea. :-)

[zelph]

Made a stainless steel basket for my cooker just so I could steam deveined shrimp......ohh sooo good:-)
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[Tipi Walter]

Where are thoe little release valves available from, please and thank you :-)

Thanks Tipi for the brown rice gruel idea. :-)

You're welcome. Currently I'm on a Quinoa kick. This stuff is probably better than brown rice---and can be carried as a raw grain in the field and brought to a boil with olive oil and salt, sit in pot cozy for 30 minutes, Voila---fully cooked quinoa. No home prep or steamer needed.