One of my absolute tastiest ways to cook meals comes in the form of an electric pressure cooker. The biggest benefit of using an electric pressure cooker is the substantially shorter cooking times it produces – up to 70%! The basic idea behind an electric pressure cooker is that it takes a small amount of water and heats it up inside a pressurized chamber at around 15psi. This method of cooking simulates the cooking process of braising or roasting with a much shorter cooking time. In my opinion the meat actually comes out juicier and with more flavor than say the usual over baking methods!

 

Recently KFC had released information that they were using a dual cooking method of electric pressure cooker and deep fryers to create their famous fried chicken. While we can recommend an electric pressure cooker for most things you have to make sure you are not trying to create some crispy breading or anything like that. Using an electric pressure cooker does tend to keep some of the moisture in the food you are cooking so breaded dishes will unfortunately end up a bit softer than you might want.

 

The beauty of an electric pressure cooker is the simplicity and speed at which it cooks which makes meal time a piece of cake. Just throw everything inside the pressure cooker and viola you will have a quick cooked meal that was not microwaved in more than half the time of traditional cooking methods. When buying a electric pressure cooker look for one that comes with recipe guides and a timer since it is a new method of cooking for you it will come in especially handy.