Questions tagged [pressure-cooker]
A pressure cooker is a pot with a special lid that cooks food faster by regulating the pressure inside the cooker.
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Can you make Sous Vide Steak in a Pressure Cooker?
I have been reading about sous vide cooking and it seems like sous vide cooking is done under pressure. I want to try cooking a steak sous vide in a pressure cooker and then searing it to create a ...
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How do I avoid a burnt underlayer with pressure cookers?
I use my pressure cooker a fair bit but sometimes I struggle in translating a regular recipe to it and I get a charcoaled underlayer at the bottom of the pressure cooker. Some of the time the rest is ...
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Pressure cooker missing a part. How do I fix it?
I inherited an old pressure cooker from a friend, but it seems to be missing a part. I locked it down and boiled some water in it.
So it looks like they had some tape or something over the red arrow ...
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Why does pressure cooking of chicken eggs make eggs easier to peel?
In an experiment, I cooked a 12 organic chicken eggs from the same batch:
A) 6 in boiling water and
B) 6 in a pressure cooker:
6 eggs in a basket which is on a tripod inside the cooker
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Pressure Cooker suitable for traditional Indian dishes, available in Europe
I would like to try recipes from Urvashi Pitre's Indian Instant Pot Cookbook: Traditional Indian Dishes Made Easy and Fast. However, buying the original Instant Pot pressure cooker does not seem to be ...
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Carbonated Beverage in Pressure Cooker
This recipe for Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwich is written for 8 hours in a slow cooker. I'm considering doing it for an hour in a pressure cooker.
I'll paraphrase the cooker ingredients at the click ...
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Can the duration of the whistle determine if food inside a pressure cooker is cooked
Building upon this question, I was wondering if the duration of the whistle can be used to determine if the food inside a pressure cooker is cooked.
As suggested by a couple of answers in the ...
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Does the fullness of a pressure cooker effect it's performance?
We make stock in our pressure cooker and it ends up being quite full. Will this affect the cooking in some way? Will a pressure cooker that is only 1/3 full cook things differently than if it was 2/3s ...
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What dish is improved by pressure cooker?
Ok so I've read conflicting arguments on the merit of pressure cooker against others. I'm planning to buy one.
some says it's the same taste/quality but saves time, some says it gives more nuanced ...
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Do liquids continue to "boil" when full-pressure cooking is reached?
Liquids in a pressure cooker can reach higher temperatures because the boiling point increase as the internal pressure rises.
But do those liquids continue that "rolling boil" once the cooker is up ...
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Canning in a Pressure Cooker
Well, unfortunately the present my mom got me last Christmas turned out to be a pressure cooker and not a pressure canner. I've read that it is unsafe to can low acid foods using a pressure cooker. ...
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High pressure cooker classic vs electric multipurpose
I was looking to buy a pressure cooker and I see that besides the classic ones with the valve that you put on the kitchen stove there are some that are electric and also multifunctional i.e. pressure ...
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Uses for meat that has been in the freezer for 2 years?
I have some old chicken breasts, thighs, and a steak vacuum sealed in my freezer. I think it is between 1.5 and 3 years old.
I'm assuming it won't have a good texture if I cook it and eat it normally....
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How to cook tarhonya in a pressure cooker or rice cooker
Is it possible to cook tarhonya (Hungarian egg barley) in a pressure cooker, such as an Instant Pot, to cut down on cooking time? The only pressure cooker recipe I've found neglects to mention the ...
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Pressure cookers -- why are they good at things normally cooked at low heat?
Can someone please explain why pressure cookers are recommended for recipes that normally require low heat (about 180F). Normal recipes for braises, beans, stock, etc suggest cooking them as low and ...
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Both over- and undercooked beans from a pressure cooker
I cooked pinto beans in an electric pressure cooker and ended up with a few overcooked mushy beans, few cooked ones, if slightly al dente, and the majority of beans so severely undercooked that they ...
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Cooking pasta in a Pressure Cooker
In recent times I'm experimenting with different techniques to cook pasta, the pressure cooker is an inspiration I had from Davide Scabin (link in Italian), even though he's surely not the first one ...
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Cooking pot with regulable water boiling temperature
I'm looking for a pressurized pot where the pressure can be regulated in both directions, that is, higher and lower than atmospheric pressures (higher: high pressure cooker, lower: vacuum distillation)...
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Why: recipe calls for more liquid in electric pressure cooker than stovetop
A recipe written for an 8 quart stovetop pressure cooker calls for 3/4 cup of chicken broth in the pressure cooker. It includes a note that a 6 quart electric pressure cooker must instead use 1 3/4 ...
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Pressure cooking beans with salt and spices
I am trying to pressure cook beans. In order to to soeed things up eben further I add salt before cooking rather than after. While I know that salt toughening beans is an unsubstantiated myth there ...
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Final failure mode of Cosori electric pressure cooker when lid is left unlocked?
One reason I prefer an electronic pressure cooker to a regular stove for safety is that it won't start without setting the count-down timer to turn it back off. (I am forgetful, and have 3 times ...
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Why are my mashed potatoes getting too sticky after mashing?
I've been encountering a perplexing issue with my mashed potatoes, and I'm seeking advice from the experienced cooking community. After boiling and mashing the potatoes, they seem to spoil remarkably ...
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Modifying Pressure Cooker Timing for Beans
According to the Ninja Foodi FD402 pressure cooker guide, one can make 2 pounds of dry beans using the following instructions:
But, 2 pounds of beans is quite a lot. I am wondering, could I half or ...
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Should I fry the chicken first or should I pressure cook it first?
I fried the chicken breast in the oil till its surface was brown and then I pressure cooked it.
The result was hard chicken. I found it quite difficult to chew.
What should I do next time to make it ...
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Why doesn't any of the Instant Pot recipes I find use the preset buttons (Rice, Bean/Chili, etc.)?
I bought an Instant Pot pressure cooker recently. One of the features is its "Smart Cooking Programs" that can program the settings with the touch of a button. I haven't seen any recipes the use of ...
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Does an Instant Pot actually save time?
For some time people have been making much of the Instant Pot as a time-saving tool. I recently bought one and it produces good results, but I'm not sold on it as a time-saver. Tonight, for instance, ...
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Pressure cooker delay timer use case
Many electric pressure cookers, such as my Power Pressure Cooker XL come with delay time feature. According to the manual this can delay cooking by up to 24 hrs. Apparently to accommodate user's ...
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White goo from chicken ruins the dish
When I bake chicken breast, some unsavory white gunk comes out. It is a perfectly edible protein, but not pleasant to eat. And when I cook the chicken with vegetables in a pressure cooker, the gunk ...
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Can I use sous vide instead of pressure cooking
In a recipe, I have to pressure cook vegetables in mason jars in duck fat. I don't have a pressure cooker but I do have an Anova Sous Vide Immersion Heater - can I use that instead?
Any other factors ...
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Pressure cooking for one?
I just got myself a pressure cooker, one of those modern ones with both "sautee inside the cooker" functions.
The problem is I'll be cooking pretty much for myself, and that most recipes I saw are ...
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What controls the pressure in a MultiCooker?
When I attempt to pressure cook in my 8 quart Fagor Lux LCD Multicooker, it no longer builds up pressure. There are two places where pressure can be vented: a vent in the cover that can be set to ...
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Can “quick cook” brown rice be cooked in an Instant Pot?
I have a package of “quick cook brown rice, and I am hoping I can cook it with my 2 quart Instant Pot. Will this work? How long should I cook it, what pressure level should I use, and what release ...
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Sear pork belly before or after cooking in a pressure cooker?
I've been trying different pork belly recipes, after trying a few using a pressure cooker and a few that only call for pan-searing, I think I'd like to try a combination of both, since that works ...
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Pressure Cooker vs. Slow Cooker for Moist Meat
This question: Why does meat in the crockpot always end up dry? discusses challenges and potential solutions to getting moist meat while cooking with a slow cooker.
If I were to switch to a pressure ...
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Pressure Cooker bottom and whistle got burned while cooking "Lasooni Dal Tadka", what could have gone wrong?
I was cooking Lasooni Dal Tadka (an Indian Lentil curry) following this Hebbar's Kitchen Recipe.
I followed everything as stated but only changed the water quantity based on what I usually follow ...
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Pressure cooking Sun chokes (jerusalem artichokes)
Anyone experimented with pressure cooking jerusalem artichokes to reduce the flatulence factore (inulin)?
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Is there a loss of taste when pressure cooking bitter gourd?
I like the bitterness of bitter gourd and it helps in a low insulin situation. Almost every recipe I've seen, recommends frying it. My objective is to lessen the cooking time, but it's hard to find ...
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Is there a simple rule of thumb for time when pressure cooking?
Pressure cooking reduces the time of cooking, but I want to know if there is a simple rule to follow. Let's say that I find a recipe that says that something should boil for one hour when boiling it ...
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Is there any advantage to cooking beans in a pressure cooker, besides saving time?
I cook beans quite frequently, and typically soak them overnight then cook them the next day. I don't find that particularly laborious, so I've always wondered why people use pressure cookers. Are ...
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If I use a diffuser will I be able to use a pressure cooker to can food on my glass top stove?
I have a glass top stove and just purchased an All American pressure cooker/canner. It's very heavy and will hold 7 quarts or 19 pints. If I use a diffuser will I be able to use my stove to can food?
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Ideal pressure cooker size for cooking a pound (454g) of beans
I'm shopping for a pressure cooker. Could anyone advise me on what size of pressure cooker is sufficient for cooking a pound of beans? I don't want to buy one that is too small and overcrowd it.
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Some beans are not cooked [duplicate]
I am cooking beans Vigna mungo , after soaking beans in water overnight.
I realized that when i cooked them in morning for 20 minutes in pressure cook, there are very few beans are still as hard as ...
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Wet Brining Chicken with aromatics, does it work? Will pressure cooking be more effective?
I read up that wet brining is not very effective to infuse aromatics (such as garlic, tumeric, cumin, galanggal, etc) into the chicken as nothing penetrate deep into chicken other than salt. Is there ...
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What stage of cooking chicken to use milk cream?
I originally purchased packaged fresh cream to make butter chicken, but then cooked a normal chicken curry in a pressure cooker and after it cooled, added around 200ml of the cream to it. But after ...
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Do both large and small fish bones soften with pressure cooking?
I have seen people say pressure cooking and tin canning only softens bones in small fish making them edible, however I also read it works for bigger fish. Do you know which is correct and why?
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Cleaning pressure cookers advice
So, I'm not too sure if there's a stack website that talks about cleaning but I figure I can ask the experts chefs!
I wanted to cook some rice in my pressure cooker earlier and when I opened my lid, ...
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How do I convert stove top pressure cooker recipes into electric pressure cooker recipes?
Many of the pressure cooker recipes I see online seem to be using a stove top cooker, and some say cook on low heat or high heat, or start on high heat and then reduce to low heat while maintaining ...
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Chicken texture: Store Rotisserie v. Pressure Cooker
I just cooked my first hen in a pressure cooker. As you might guess, it didn't come out nicely browned and attractive--because that isn't a characteristic of pressure cookers.
But the meat was ...
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Cooking Chicken in Cooker Versus Pan?
I usually cook Chicken curry in pressure-cooker so that it gets done fast. I usually get advice for expert cooks that its better to cook it in a pan on low heat. But I don't really find a great deal ...
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Troubleshooting an Issue with the Instant Pot Duo Plus 6 Quart Model - Pot is Making Clicking Sounds When Preheating and Cooking
My 6 quart Instant Pot Duo Plus makes a clicking sound when it is preheating and cooking (it is still cooking right now; just started it a few hours ago). Please refer to the videos in the Reddit post ...