The home cook has to deal with fire, scalding water, and hot grease on a regular basis, and as such, gets the sangfroid swagger of a casual pyromaniac. But the pressure cooker, with its mythical threat of a shrapnelly explosion, can make even the hardest-boiled chef balk--so the folks over at Epicurious have a good post and comment thread going about the pros and cons of pressure cookers.
It's worth checking out if you're contemplating a pressure cooker purchase, or just want to stop worrying and learn to love the (potential) bomb. My favorite comment so far:
My family eats mostly game meat (moose), which is very tough and lean. My pressure cooker makes even the toughest moose tender.
Even moose!
[via Epicurious]