steamin' pot gasket

[saltysenior]

 most crab houses use steam under pressure to cook crabs......my pots do a good job, but lose steam because of irregularities on the edges.....has anyone used of something in the way of a heat tolerant gasket to help keep the steam in the pot

[Dreampixels]

Sometimes I set a brick on my lid to help hold it down. You want to make sure your seal is not too complete if you do not have a pressure vent or you'll have a bomb.

[bassman349]

I use a somewhat thick layer of newspaper on top of the pot, and then set the lid on.  Seems to help a lot.

[Diamondback Terrapin]

I use a somewhat thick layer of newspaper on top of the pot, and then set the lid on.  Seems to help a lot.

Thats what I do.

[dfran]

Are you really in that much of a hurry to get your crabs steamed? The crabhouses use pressure steamers because the need volume steamed in a short period of time. What do expect to save...5 or 10 minutes on 2 bushel of crabs?

[saltysenior]

Are you really in that much of a hurry to get your crabs steamed? The crabhouses use pressure steamers because the need volume steamed in a short period of time. What do expect to save...5 or 10 minutes on 2 bushel of crabs?

 yeah ,that's right .....i'm 73, so every min. counts