Re: Pressure Cookers

Actually, water (and milk) only needs to reach 71*C (pasteurization 
temperature) to be safe for consumption.  Even on top of Everest, water 
can be pasteurized.

CL

Ken wrote:
> However, I have spent a considerable amount of time in areas where water 
> purity was problematic.  I was at altitudes to which I could not could carry 
> sufficient water.   I customarily boiled water at night for the next day's 
> consumption. Without a pressure cooker I could not easily reach the 100 
> degrees C necessary to kill most "critters".
> The problem of contaminated food is similarly dealt with.
> Mike
>