Pressure cooker: a healthy way to cook

The first benefit anyone will think of when using a pressure cooker is the speed of food preparation. You can speed up the cooking process up to 70% of the time compared to traditional style cooking. This is seen in slow cooking and the preparation of soup dishes.

As time is saved, energy savings follow and less heat is generated in the house. In the ingredients, we can also see that the nutrients of the food are better preserved because the cooking method requires less liquid to cook and therefore less vitamins and minerals are drained from the food. Therefore, the food tastes better with the original flavor better preserved.

Pressure cookers are best when used to simmer, stew, and steam foods such as vegetables, beans, meat, or poultry. However, it is not suitable for frying any food; Sauteing or browning food in the pressure cooker before covering it is acceptable.

Don’t worry about the limited recipes available as the ingredients don’t differ much from the recipe books or the usual cooking ingredient you have used. Be careful about the time required to cook the dish as it will definitely be reduced compared to conventional cooking and the amount of liquid to add is also much less.

You will have the manufacturer’s guidance as each different brand of pressure cooker will have a slight difference in the time allotted for the type of food.

Coupled with the maker’s guidance and kitchen experience, converting to cooking dishes using a pressure cooker is never a difficult task. Also, manufactured today has the safety features designed in, therefore it is safe to use within the given instructions.