Pressure cooking

Pressure cooking is the process of cooking food, using water or other cooking liquid, in a sealed vessel, known as a pressure cooker. Pressure cookers are used for cooking food faster than conventional cooking methods, which also saves energy.

Pressure is created initially by boiling a liquid such as water or broth inside the closed pressure cooker. The trapped steam increases the internal pressure and temperature. After use, the pressure is slowly released so that the vessel can be safely opened.

Pressure cooking can be used for quick simulation of the effects of long braising. Almost any food which can be cooked in steam or water-based liquids can be cooked in a pressure cooker.

History

In 1679, the French physicist Denis Papin, better known for his studies on steam, invented the steam digester in an attempt to reduce the cooking time of food. His airtight cooker used steam pressure to raise the water's boiling point, thus resulting in a much quicker cooking. In 1681, Papin presented his invention to the Royal Society of London, but the Society's members treated his invention as a scientific study. They granted him permission to become a member of the Society afterwards.

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Daily Camera 21 Mar 2025
“These kids have all worked so diligently on their dishes and their ability to produce them under pressure,” said Doug Kazarosian, cook-off announcer and warehouse manager for the Culinary Center.

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The Daily Mail 21 Mar 2025
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The Daily Telegraph 21 Mar 2025
I’ve got my binoculars right here! Aren’t they cute?” bubbles Uzo Aduba ... So Aduba headed out into the field with her book’n’bins and “really surprised myself by enjoying it ... “All the waiting, all that pressure-cooking was worth it,” she says ... X Icon ... .

Brined and Seasoned Pot Beans

Flathead Beacon 20 Mar 2025
Traditionally, you cook soaked beans in water and again in a recipe ... In as little as 45 minutes of simmering in an open pot or six minutes (plus release time) in a pressure cooker, these seasoned pot beans are fully cooked and ready to eat.

'Severance' is a hit. Apple TV+ is not, even after six years.

Business Insider 20 Mar 2025
That's the good news for Apple ... That's why Tim Cook has been pressuring the service to watch its spending in general and on movies in particular — despite this weird insistence from Apple that its box office duds were actually profitable ... ....

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YouthEntity has been helping the youth of Colorado build critical life-skills since 2002 ... In addition to cooking under pressure, teams were judged on taste, procedure, visual appearance, presentation, cost, menu style, and other factors ... “.

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Knoxville Daily Sun 20 Mar 2025
KNOXVILLE – A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant began serving the Knoxville community today. Chick-fil-A, Inc ... Made with a real, whole, boneless breast of chicken with no added fillers, the breaded chicken is pressure cooked in fully-refined peanut oil ... ....

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Some analysts believed that DOGE’s price would decline further if the selling pressure continued ... If [the] market will buy everything this means something is cooking,” @mehmetg53432836 commented on Martinez’s post.

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By Losirene Lacanivalu, Cook Islands News. Cook Islands Police data shows no increasing crime trend, but the Opposition leader and a road safety advocate argue understaffing and passive policing conceal actual crime and safety issues in Rarotonga.

‘It’s part of who I am’: Heston Blumenthal on the bipolar diagnosis that saved his ...

AOL 16 Mar 2025
So we’re tasting, tasting, tasting.” Yesterday, Blumenthal cooked four pieces of turbot, each at a minimally different temperature, to nail the dish ... Blumenthal’s mother had been a fine cook. She “made good use of the pressure cooker,” he has written.

‘It’s part of who I am’: Heston Blumenthal on the bipolar diagnosis that saved his life, his journey of self-discovery – and how he finally emerged from his family’s shadow

The Observer 16 Mar 2025
So we’re tasting, tasting, tasting.” Yesterday, Blumenthal cooked four pieces of turbot, each at a minimally different temperature, to nail the dish ... Blumenthal’s mother had been a fine cook. She “made good use of the pressure cooker,” he has written.

AP News Summary at 7:42 p.m. EDT

The Call 14 Mar 2025
... a measles outbreak and — supporters point out — successes with reshaping Americans' diets by pressuring fast-food chains like Steak 'n Shake to cook with beef tallow, instead of cooking oils.

AP News Summary at 8:02 p.m. EDT

The Call 14 Mar 2025
... a measles outbreak and — supporters point out — successes with reshaping Americans' diets by pressuring fast-food chains like Steak 'n Shake to cook with beef tallow, instead of cooking oils.

AP News Summary at 8:32 p.m. EDT

The Call 14 Mar 2025
... a measles outbreak and — supporters point out — successes with reshaping Americans' diets by pressuring fast-food chains like Steak 'n Shake to cook with beef tallow, instead of cooking oils.
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