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Pressure cooking is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because water's boiling point increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in the pot to rise to a temperature higher than 100 °C (212 °F) before boiling. The higher temperature causes the food to cook faster. Cooking times can be reduced by a factor of three or four. For example, shredded cabbage is cooked in one minute, fresh green beans take about five, small to medium-sized potatoes (up to 200 g) may be ready in five minutes or so and a whole chicken takes no more than twenty-five minutes. It is often used to simulate the effects of long braising or simmering in shorter periods of time.
A safety valve releases steam when the pressure exceeds the safety limit for the cooker; usually the steam pressure lifts a weighted stopper allowing excess pressure to escape. There is usually a backup pressure release mechanism that may employ a number of different techniques to release pressure quickly if primary pressure release mechanism fails. One such method is in the form of a hole in the lid blocked by a plug of low melting-point alloy. If internal temperature (and hence pressure) gets too high, the metal plug will melt, resulting in a release of the pressure.
An early pressure cooker, called a steam digester, was invented by Denis Papin, a French physicist, in 1679.
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Pudding mixed. Time to dig out the pressure cooker. And pour another sherry.
richardhall (Richard Hall) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:48:37 -0000
Pudding mixed. Time to dig out the pressure cooker. And pour another sherry.
@VictoriaDahl My wife wanted a pressure cooker for our anniversary once. I got in trouble with friends who didn't believe she asked for it.
j_c_hay (J. C. Hay) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:19:44 -0000
@VictoriaDahl My wife wanted a pressure cooker for our anniversary once. I got in trouble with friends who didn't believe she asked for it.
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looking for a killer way to do asparagus. you heard me. don't feel like using the pressure cooker tomorrow &, instead, mixing it up a bit.
jratlee (john ratcliffe-lee) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:08:58 -0000
looking for a killer way to do asparagus. you heard me. don't feel like using the pressure cooker tomorrow &, instead, mixing it up a bit.
RT @kalynskitchen: Cooking beans in my Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker. Not sure how I cooked without it! #notsponsored
JGadFly (Jacob Freedman) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:08:32 -0000
RT @kalynskitchen: Cooking beans in my Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker. Not sure how I cooked without it! #notsponsored
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