Recycled Tip of the Day - Cook Under Pressure
Posted on August 13, 2008 by
Looking for a fast, energy efficient way to cook dinner? Get a pressure cooker.
Cooking with a pressure cooker can save 70% in fuel usage and cooking time. You can cook a whole chicken in 20 minutes, and veggies, potatoes and rice at lightening speed. The way a pressure cooker heats food requires less water and allows food to retain more vitamins and minerals.
When ever I think of pressure cookers, remember that scene from Breakfast at Tiffanys where the pressure cooker explodes and Holly and Paul are covered with rice, but today, pressure cookers have better safety valves, so you won’t have to worry about explosions.
For great instructions and recipes check out Miss Vickie’s Guide to Modern Pressure Cookery.
Hey Allie,
Do you know anything about the raw food movement? I don’t know much, but I’ve been mulling on the idea that less cooked foods are better for you, and I’m curious if pressure cooking is like cooking something to the extreme, or really not much different than steaming, nutrition-wise.
Cheers!
I do have some friends who are really into raw food. I’ve also read the opposite - that the body can better digest cooked veggies because the cell walls have broken down more for easy absorption, but for the most part, my information is hearsay, and I don’t have the hard facts on it yet. I think a mix of raw and cooked foods are probably the way to go — don’t be afraid to eat your green beans raw, but don’t stress about baking a sweet potato. According to Miss Vickie, pressure cooking helps retain nutrients — http://missvickie.com/library/benefits.html
Crazy. I never thought about a pressure cooker. I don’t have one, but it might be worth investing in.
It’s so funny that you posted this… I work with an Indian man and we talk about cooking a lot (he’s a vegetarian too). I told him I love Indian food but that it is intimidating to make.
He’s been recommending recipes left and right but said I must get a pressure cooker! I never knew what one was before!!
[...] Looking for a fast, energy efficient way to cook dinner? Get a pressure cooker. Cooking with a pressure cooker can save 70% in fuel usage and cooking time. You can cook a whole chicken in 20 minutes, and veggies, potatoes and rice at lightening speed. The way a pressure cooker heats food requires less water and allows food to retain more vitamins and minerals. When ever I think of pressure cookers, remember that scene from Breakfast at Tiffanys where the pressure cooker explodes and Holly and Paul are covered with rice, but today, pressure cookers have better safety valves, so you won’t have to worry about explosions. [...]