Using a pressure cooker not only is a faster and better way to cook the foods you love, it also saves energy. Pressure cooking saves energy and water because the amount of heat or electricity your stove uses is greatly reduced compared to baking or stove top cooking. In addition, pressure cooking is much safer and healthier than microwaving.
Below are some of your favorite foods and the cooking time needed for using a pressure cooker. You can see how significantly reduced the cooking times are as opposed to stove top cooking or baking. (All cooking times are calculated using 15psi)
· Asparagus – 1 to 2 minutes
· Green or Yellow Beans – 2 to 3 minutes
· Broccoli Flowerets – 1 minute
· Broccoli Stalks, large – 5 to 6 minutes
· Broccoli Stalks, small – 3 to 4 minutes
· Cabbage – 3 to 4 minutes
· Carrots, small – 1 minute
· Carrots, large – 4 minutes
· Corn- 1 minute
· Corn on the cob – 3 minutes
· Potatoes, whole, large – 5 to 7 minutes (WOW! Think of the time it takes to bake or even boil a potato.)
· Zucchini – 2 minutes
· Pinto Beans, soaked, using natural release-1 to 3 minutes
· Beef pot roast, 1-1/2 lb to 2 lbs. – 35 to 40 minutes
· Chicken breast, frozen, boneless, skinless – 7 to 10 minutes
· Chicken, whole 3 to 4 lb. – 18 to 25 minutes
As you can see, using a pressure cooker greatly reduces the cooking time! Not only that, your foods taste much better because the juices are retained and none of the vitamins and minerals are boiled or baked away and you can forget losing them in the microwave too.
