Pressure Cooking Christmas Puddings

kah22

If I decide to make Christmas Pudding this year it will be in a pressure cooker. Can anyone advise if I can use those plastic shaped pudding bowls in the microwave. I would be concerned that the microwave pressure might be to much for the containers
Many thanks
Kevin

joedenise

I'm assuming you actually mean pressure cooker rather than microwave!  The answer is yes they are fine in pressure cooker.

Can't say about microwave as never used them in one but wouldn't have thought they'd be problem.

Personally I'd stick with pyrex for both!

Admiral_Barbarossa

Pressure Cooker! Microwave! No no no no no no!

Nana's recipe, in a steamer! Hope that settles it!

goldfinches

This is what Nigella says about reheating a pudding in the microwave.

"If you prefer to reheat your pudding in a microwave on Christmas Day then make sure that you don’t put any coins or metal charms in the pudding. Steam the pudding for 8 hours then cool and store it. To reheat in a microwave (for an 800W oven), loosen the lid of the basin slightly or wrap the basin in clingfilm/plastic wrap and poke a couple of holes in the top (do not put any foil in the microwave). Microwave on full power for 4 minutes, stand for 3 minutes, microwave on low for 7 minutes and stand for 5 minutes. This should be enough to warm the pudding through but check by inserting a metal skewer into the centre of the pudding and then very carefully touch the end of the skewer on your wrist. The tip should feel hot. If it is not hot then microwave on full power for 1 minute, stand 1 minute and check again. Repeat until the pudding is piping hot all the way to the centre. Foods should only be reheated once, so we do not advise reheating leftovers."

From Ultimate Christmas Pudding | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

This is what Delia says

"Or you can reheat it in an 800W microwave for 6 minutes (remembering to remove the foil and replace it with clingfilm that you have pierced with a fork a couple of times).

NOTE: The best way to warm up the leftover pud on Boxing Day is to wrap it in foil and reheat in a lowish oven for 15-20 minutes."

From The 'How to Cheat' Christmas Pudding with Rum and Mascarpone Sauce | Recipes | Delia Online

So it looks as though those plastic basins with the lids are fine provided you loosen or remove the lid and replace with clingfilm and poke some holes in that to allow the steam from the pudding to escape from the basin.