Standard Pressure Cooker 12 Quarts (11.4 Liters)

The Standard Pressure Cooker is not limited to cooking toughmeats and long-playing recipes. It can be used to cook everyday dishes, but ina quicker way due to the pressure cooking function.Pressure cooking is the process of cooking food at highpressure, employing water or a water-based cooking liquid in a sealed vesselknown as a pressure cooker. High pressure limits boiling and permits cookingtemperatures well above 100°C (212 °F) to be reached. The pressure cooker, works by expelling air from the vessel,and trapping the steam produced from the boiling liquid inside. This raises theinternal pressures and permits high cooking temperatures. This, together withhigh thermal heat transfer from the steam, cook food far more quickly, oftencooking in between half and a quarter the time for conventional boiling. Aftercooking the steam is released so that the vessel can be opened safely.Almost any food that can be cooked in steam or water-basedliquids can be cooked in a pressure cooker.