Cooking With A Pressure Cooker

Most cooks find cooking with a pressure cooker to be very satisfying. The intense steam under the lid penetrates the food fibers, and results in extremely quick and delicious meals. Pressure cookers allow you to cook your food using very little liquid which helps retain the nutrients during the cooking process. Your food also comes out with its vibrant color intact making it much more visually appealing.

One dish meals are one of my favorite topics and with pressure cookers that come with a rack (like my Presto pressure cooker) you can layer your courses easily with excellent results giving you endless choices of one dish meals for years to come! To layer your courses just refer to the cooking chart that came with your pressure cooker. Interrupting the pressure cooking process can easily be done. Since meats take longer than vegetables, pressure cook the meat first, interrupting the cooking process to add the veggies for the last few minutes.

Another reason for cooking with a pressure cooker is the energy you save in your kitchen. Pressure cookers have long been recognized as a great energy saver. You save 60 to 70% in cooking time which means your stove is on a whole lot less than conventional cooking methods. Our electric rates just went up, so utilizing a pressure cooker in my kitchen has just become an even higher priority!

What Can I Cook in a Pressure Cooker?

Practically anything that is cooked in liquid can be cooked faster in a pressure cooker. Microwave......move over!

From Quick Irish Stew to  Party Time Beans to Coconut Rice Pudding......The sky is the limit when it comes to cooking with a pressure cooker!

What's really exciting about cooking with a pressure cooker is the fact that your foods will cook about 70% quicker than using a conventional cooking method! That is a lot of time saved in the kitchen, and when everyone is hungry, speedy delivery of meals to the table will make you a very popular cook.

Once you've picked the recipe you want to try and you've combined the ingredients inside the pot, seal it by locking on the lid.

Set the pressure cooker pot over high heat to bring it up to pressure as quickly as possible. When the desired pressure level is reached (usually 15 psi), reduce the heat to maintain the pressure without increasing it or letting it drop.

Handy Tip: To speed up the time it takes for the cooker to reach high pressure just boil any liquid before adding to to the pot.

Begin calculating the cooking time when the pot reaches high pressure (usually when the pressure valve starts rocking). When the cooking time is up, make sure you reduce the pressure completely before removing the lid!

Once you see how amazingly easy it's cooking with a pressure cooker you will wonder why you waited so long!

Wah-Lah! Wonderfully delicious food for your family to enjoy!

Check out our Pressure Cooker Recipes