Pressure
cooker recipes are great for
busy people who love tasty meals cooked in quick time. If
you don't own a pressure cooker, once you learn
how easy it is to use and how awesome your food turns out, you will
want to get one and start trying these pressure cooker recipes.
Pressure cooking your food is alot faster than traditional baking or
cooking over the stove. Plus, your meals turn out oh so delicious!
How a Pressure Cooker Works
Pressure
cooking is a method of cooking where steam is sealed in a special
airtight pot. The vapor from the liquid (such as stock, broth, water,
wine or brandy) rises and is captured in the pressure cooker when it is
sealed. This then raises the pressure in the pressure cooker as well as
the temperature of the liquid to its maximum.
The increased
temperature and pressure significantly speeds up the cooking time by
infusing hot steam into the food. Pressure cooking can speed up cooking
times over 1/3 or more and is often 10 times faster than traditional
cooking.
It Just Tastes Better
I guarantee that these pressure cooker recipes will
taste much better when cooked in a pressure cooker. Compared to
microwave cooking, foods taste considerably better and compared to a
slow cooker, foods cook in a significantly shorter amount of time.
The
steam pressure inside the pressure cooker cooks food much more rapidly
than just boiling or baking. And while microwaves cook fast, often the
food is dried out, rubbery or soggy. Using a pressure cooker, the
quality of the food is preserved.
Meats are juicy and tender, vegetables melt in your mouth and desserts
come out more delicious than ever. Pressure cooked foods also retain
their vitamins and nutrients unlike boiled or baked foods.
Higher Pressure = Shorter Cooking Time
Pressure
cookers come in a variety of pressures, so be sure to use the right
amount of cooking time for the amount of pressure for your cooker. The
highest pressure is 15psi, so if your cooker's pressure is lower than
that, you may have to increase the cooking time by 12 or 15 percent,
depending on the recipe. Most recipes for pressure cookers indicate the
amount of cooking time at 15 psi.
When the pressure
selector dial on a modern pressure cooker is set to high (15psi) it is
safely under a pressure of 15 pounds per square inch. 15 pounds of
pressure is less than half of the pressure in a normal car tire, so
it's not very much, but it's enough to greatly reduce the cooking time
of food. The temperature inside the pressure cooker is increased above
what is possible in a normal stovetop cooking pot.
So, as you can see, using a pressure cooker is not only safe, but it
saves you time and makes your foods taste much better! If you already
own a pressure cooker, what are you waiting for? Try the delicious
pressure cooker recipes listed below.
If you don't own a pressure cooker, aren't you feeling
pressured to get
one now?
