[Stoves] Steam cooking (Re: Frans)

[Andrew Heggie]

On 27 January 2017 at 15:56, Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:
> Andrew,
>
> A converter program I use says that 10 PSi  (pounds per sq inch) is equal to
> 0.6804596  atmospheres   which is
> 14.696 PSI  = 1 atmosphere.
>
> Something seems incorrect that 10 PSI is the pressure inside an active
> pressure cooker about to reach 120 deg C.

Sorry Paul I should have said 10lb/inch^2 above atmospheric pressure,
as Ray has pointed out. At this pressure water boils at 114C so
vitamins should be preserved.

Andrew