Steel Pressure Cooker

Steel pressure cookers are a great way to save energy in the kitchen. The pressure cooker, as its name suggests, is designed in such a way so as to build up high pressure inside it by not allowing air to escape. When the pressure inside the steel pressure cooker increases the liquid in it boils at a lower temperature than its standard boiling point. This in turn means that the liquid requires less energy to boil when in a steel pressure cooker.

Cooking in a steel pressure cooker takes less time than normal cooking methods. Because the food is boiled for a shorter time, their nutritional value is retained. One can in fact say that the food cooked in a steel pressure cooker is comparatively high in nutritional value than food cooked on a stove or oven.

There aren’t a lot of foods that cannot be cooked in a steel pressure cooker. Almost any food can be pressure cooked as long as it contains enough liquids. Cooking in a pressure cooker does not mean that you have to change all your recipes or look for all new recipes. Just follow the normal recipe and use the pressure cooker for cooking. If it is a soup or a stew, add a bit of extra water to them in order to generate enough steam. For foods which do not require water, simply place them in bowl and place the bowl inside the steel pressure cooker. Add some water into the pressure cooker to form steam and thus cook the food.

When cooking in a steel pressure cooker it is important to keep several cooking tips in mind. Different foods have different cooking times. If you are cooking several food items in a steel pressure cooker at once, it is not a good idea to cook all the food for the same time duration. First cook the slow cooking food for some time and then add the fast cooking food so that the fast cooking food will not get over cooked. When cooking in a steel pressure cooker the food tend to absorb more flavors and spices due to high pressure. Therefore be cautious when adding spices and other seasonings, especially salt, when cooking in a steel pressure cooker.

Pressure cookers should be used with utmost care and caution. Always make sure to read the instruction manual that came with the pressure cooker before you use it. You should also check if the pressure cooker lid is closed properly and the steam outlet is not blocked before you put your steel pressure cooker on the stove.