Pressure Cooker Recipes

The best thing about the pressure cooker is that you can cook pretty much anything in it and so much more than you would think! My favourite things to cook in the pressure cooker are curries, one pot pastas and chicken dishes. 

Food cooks much more quickly in the pressure cooker than with conventional cooking. It is also more energy efficient because less water is required to complete the cooking so it takes less energy to heat. You can also use pressure cookers to sterilise bottles and jars as well as for the sealing process during canning

Yes, absolutely! All of the electric pressure cooker recipes below can also be used for an instant pot. The instant pot is a brand of pressure cooker and the recipes easily convert to any brand you are using.

Without getting too science-y the increased pressure inside the cooker means that heat is builds faster the temperature is maintained better than in an open pot.

There are a few key things to avoid when using a pressure cooker. Make sure you don't open the pressure cooker during cooking (it's not usually possible to open modern electric pressure cookers during cooking but it's important not to try as it can be dangerous). Don't release the pressure before the timer finishes to ensure that the food is properly cooked. Finally, don't overfill the pressure cooker, there is usually a fill line about ⅔ of the way up the pot.