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A Watched Pot Never Boils, Dry
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 06:26

Does Your Pressure Cooker Have A Broken Handle?
An essential cooking utensil in any Asian kitchen is the pressure cooker, a simple device with few parts, rugged and reliable. Its gentle hissing can be heard wherever you go, heralding an impending meal of rice, dal and if you can afford it mutton curry.

Yesterday, I was charged with the simple task of turning off the gas after only a few minutes, when the rice would be ready. As I stood and watched it, it occurred to me that I’d never seen a pressure cooker without a broken handle and thought...

That's daft enough, I’ll write a piece about broken pressure cooker handles and nipped back to my desk.

Hissing forgotten, words flowing off the keyboard a story was written. As long as it took to write these words, the hissing ceased and silently the contents began welding itself to the inside. Satisfied I’d covered the details I returned to the kitchen and felt that dreadful feeling... I’d burnt the rice!		 A Watched Pot Never Boils Dry