Well this is silly: Williams-Sonoma stops selling pressure cookers in its MA outlets

[cali]

Following the Boston Marathon bombing last Monday in which pressure cookers were used for the explosion, the cookware giant has decided to temporarily stop selling the items in its Massachusetts stores.

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http://peabody.patch.com/articles/williams-sonoma-pulls-pressure-cookers-off-shelves-in-massachusetts-b90719ef

[SidDithers]

1. Agreed. That's a ridiculous overreaction...nt

Sid

[ProdigalJunkMail]

2. i would go as far as to say downright stupid... n/t

[greytdemocrat]

3. That is ridiculous...n/t

[former9thward]

4. So now would be terrorists have to cross state lines to buy their weapons.

[cali]

7. nah, they can just tune in to some shopping network or go on line.

[sarisataka]

15. They can also go to garage sales

and buy as many pressure cookers as they want, without any records or background checks

[NV Whino]

5. As if terrorists would buy Williams Sonoma pressure cookers

I smell a PR opportunity.

[Brother Buzz]

11. A half-baked PR stunt at that

[X_Digger]

18. Half-cooked? ;) n/t

[Brother Buzz]

21. That works, too ;)

[Newest Reality]

6. And also,

people should have to have a license to buy steel piping over 1" thick.

I saw somebody buy TWO bottles of hydrogen peroxide at the pharmacy, should I turn them in?

[Yo_Mama]

45. Consider making

a citizen's arrest in the parking lot?

It's a weird, weird world we live in.

I bet the W-S move is partly lawyers and partly PR.

[liberal N proud]

8. We will ban pressure cookers but not guns?

How stupid we are!

[Jenoch]

10. As far as I know, pressure cookers have not been banned.

[liberal N proud]

12. Not yet

But this knee-jerk society is liable to do just that.

You can have my pressure cooker when you pry it from my cold dead hands.


















I don't really have a pressure cooker!

[malaise]

14. Ding ding we have a winner

One of the funniest comments I heard during the speculation last week was that Clint Van Zandt fellow on M$NBC saying that since the pressure cooker had L (for litres) under it which suggested 'foreign jihadists' probably from Pakistan blah blah blah.

My youngest sister bought me a beautiful Italian pressure cooker in the US nearly two decades ago - I never pressure anything but it is a beautiful pot and clearly it has litres not gallons.

[marshall]

34. Presumably you can still purchase pressure cookers over the internet

Even in Boston--and at the moment without necessarily paying state tax.

[liberal N proud]

40. I am sure you can, but the point...

is that our knee-jerk reactions could presumably cause our society to ban pressure cookers while we refuse to act on gun control of any kind.

It would not be out of the realm of possibility that it could happen.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. I own a pressure cooker. Should I worry?

They'll take away my pressure cooker when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!

[CTyankee]

22. does anybody cook with them any more? I remember them from the 50s but we never had

one. Nowadays, they seem so "dated."

[zeeland]

24. They have become popular again

for those of us that can our own veggies, sauces, jams ect.

The newer ones are much safer than the ones from the 50's provided
you're using it in your kitchen for the right purpose.

[kestrel91316]

37. That would be a pressure CANNER. Pressure cookers are for cooking, not canning.

Public service announcement: NEVER attempt to do any canning in a pressure cooker. They are not designed for it, and vice versa.

[zeeland]

43. Mine is a high

capacity pressure cooker/canner. It holds four quart jars and meets all
standards for canning and cooking.

This website helps explain the distinction for anyone concerned they
Might be using the cooker or cooker/canner improperly.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/harvest/msg1212241712952.html

[kestrel91316]

60. My pressure cooker is stainless steel and not very big. My pressure canner is

a big aluminum thing - you can stack 2 layers of pints in it (and maybe quarts, I haven't tried that).

I would never gook anything in aluminum. The canner would be TOO heavy if it were steel. So I have both and use them for different things.

I never knew they had one that functioned as both, lol.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. They are great for making stuff like stews and pot roasts.

You can cook these things a lot faster, and they come out great.

[Purplehazed]

29. Great for...

making stock, soups, cooking dried beans.

When I roast chicken, I save the bones and scraps in the freezer. Bones, scraps, an onion, celery and a carrot in the pressure cooker =a potful of stock in 45 minutes.

[Eleanors38]

33. I like that variation on making chicken stock. Thanx.

[Jenoch]

30. They have recently made a comeback.

We have been using a pressure cooker again for the last six or seven years.

[kentauros]

36. The designs have changed, too.

I think to make them safer for the most part, and maybe so you don't have to worry about losing the regulator weight as would happen with the older designs.

Here's a page with a few different brands and types:
http://www.chefscatalog.com/category/cookware/pressure-cookers.aspx

[TheManInTheMac]

63. I use mine a lot.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

25. Only if it's a high-capacity pressure cooker. Does anyone really need more than 6 qts.?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. I'm safe, then. Mine is only 3 quarts.

[Jamastiene]

61. You should probably still get a note from a mental health care provider

saying you "passed" all competency tests just in case.

[kentauros]

38. That depends on what you're cooking, or even just using the pot without the pressure.

I have a 12-qt stockpot I use for 1) making chai, and 2) folding egg whites into a flourless cake recipe I like

Here's an 8-qt pressure cooker, with options for 6- and 10-qt versions

[Nuclear Unicorn]

42. Military grade pressure cookers have no place in civilian homes.

You could make enough flourless cake to feed an army!

[kentauros]

44. Ah, but it's a dense cake.

So many ingredients make for a smaller package, and yes, less bang for your bucks. But it tastes so-o good!

I wouldn't mind having one of these, though...

[jberryhill]

53. Oxtails

The only way to do Caribbean oxtails right is with a big pressure cooker.

You can have my oxtails when you pry them from my warm, sticky hands.

[Eleanors38]

32. Next, they'll come for my Dutch oven!!

[Skip Intro]

49. Statistics show you are safer without a pressure cooker in your home. nt

[Jamastiene]

62. Especially during break-ins.

Nothing like whipping up a nice meal for any would-be robbers to defuse the situation.

[Renew Deal]

56. Yes, and the chicken recipe!

[malaise]

13. But no one stops selling guns

because they are never weapons of mass destruction

[gollygee]

16. Yeah, really

Did gun shops around Newtown stop selling guns at any point after that tragedy?

And the primary use of pressure cookers is, obviously, to cook.

Stupid.

[malaise]

17. Apparently I should have put the sarcasm thingy in my post

[gollygee]

19. I was agreeing with you.

[malaise]

20. OK cool

[CTyankee]

23. Not necessarily stupid. It might be that selling pressure cookers in the Boston suburbs

could be a bad thing for the Wiliams Sonoma brand overall. They depend on an upscale clientele and selling pressure cookers might not sell so well...

[Eleanors38]

35. Well, you know how prohibition is...

Seen one hunk if metal, you've seen 'em all.

[undeterred]

26. I don't think its silly.

As long as there are bomb making instructions on the internet, and as long as there are idiots... if there's one little thing someone can do to make it harder for someone to commit an act of violence, go for it.

[El Fuego]

31. Not silly at all, they're just doing what's best for their business

People are going to associate pressure cookers with bombs, terrorism and destruction for a very long time. For those directly impacted by the bombing, the very sight of a pressure cooker will probably be disturbing. I can see where Williams-Sonoma wouldn't want to channel these feelings of fear and horror into a store display.

Retailers skillfully manipulate us with marketing tactics all the time, dontcha know.

[cali]

39. I disagree. I can't see this making any difference in their business one way or another

I doubt any kitchen goods store in MA that continues selling pressure cookers will suffer.

[OwnedByCats]

41. I did wonder when pressure cookers

would be maligned after this. I don't see the point when you can buy them online or drive a bit out of your way. If someone wants something badly enough and they can find it, they'll go the extra mile to get it. Where there's a will there's a way.

[4_TN_TITANS]

46. This was the first time I had ever heard about p.c.bombs....

We have to have pressure cookers to can what we get from our garden, they are really essential to anyone storing their own food.

[CTyankee]

48. I remember my aunt had a big black pot with some kind of thingy in it for putting up

jam. This was in central Texas back in the early 50s.

[FarCenter]

47. BB&B has a suitable 6-quart Fagor for less than half the price.

[Renew Deal]

57. You are helping the terrorists.

[flamingdem]

50. .. yes and they started selling AK-47s

kiddin'

[El Fuego]

55. I get my AK-47's at Pottery Barn.

[Apophis]

51. Stupid overreaction.

[Politicalboi]

52. I wish

Williams-Sonoma made guns.

[xxqqqzme]

54. Sure, why not?

I'm certain the first place budding terrorists go for their bomb supplies is a Williams-Sononma catalog.

[riqster]

58. I bought mine at a Pot Show

From a private dealer, avoiding the licensed chefs....

No background check or Larousse required.

:hide;

[siligut]

59. Oh no, the terrorists have won

What next? Backpacks?