Answer by Smells like New Screen Names
A use a lid
b. Why would you repaint when you could have simply cleaned this? You have to clean it to paint, why no simply clean it?
Answer by The Unknown Chef
If you soak them and cook them in a rice cooker they will be fine, I have done mine in the one I have, in my crockpot and an electric pressure cooker too, a rice cooker works on the basis of the weight of the rice and water, as it evaporates the spring in the bottom is tripped when done the water has gone and the weight changes, cook them with no salt as this toughens the skins, add onions, bay leaves and other spices, just remember to give the bowl a good wash or you next rice is going to taste like beans, the aluminium does tend to absorb flavours.
Answer by Emu
A pressure cooker cooks in about 1/3 of the time as regular stove top cooking. I have a pressure pan and I have cooked beans in it and I let them cook for 1 hour and they are done. I would go ahead and add the ham hocks to the beans at the beginning of the cook time.
Answer by Scaramanga
blowtorch. and a shot of whiskey....try it.....seriously .
