The life of a modern person is so full of interesting events and vivid impressions that the everyday chores of the time are literally short. But if washing dishes and washing can be shifted to automated machines , then for cooking home-made dishes, you can not escape from standing at the stove. To reduce the time for cooking to a minimum, a special saucepan-pressure cooker will help.
What is the principle of the action of a pressure cooker?
The first pots-pressure cookers appeared in the middle of the 18th century. It was then that people noticed that water has the property of changing the boiling point depending on the pressure. Since the pressure in the hermetically sealed pressure cooker is higher than in the open pan, the boiling point of water in it is not 100, but 115 degrees. Consequently, and the products in the pressure cooker will be ready much faster than in a conventional saucepan.
How to choose a saucepan-pressure cooker?
To make the pressure cooker a faithful assistant for a long time, when buying, remember, first of all, that this is not just a pan, but a device that works under pressure. On how well it is manufactured will depend not only on the user-friendliness, but also on the user's safety. Therefore, it is better to buy a pressure cooker with a "name" than an unknown producer. The volume of the pressure cooker should be chosen depending on the number of consumers, given that it can be filled only by 2/3. The most easy to operate are the stainless steel pressure cookers with a combined thickened bottom.
How to use a pressure saucepan?
The algorithm for using pots and pressure cookers is very simple:
- Put the food.
- Pour water in an amount of at least 500 ml.
- Close the cover.
- Turn the valve to the closed position.
- After the cooking time has ended, open the valve and vent the pressure.
- Open the lid.