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his pressure cooker will change your life! Not only does it cook food
better, but it does it so quickly. With people being so short on time
these days, the pressure cooker seems to be the answer. It opens up
a whole world of cooking you’d never have dreamt that you’d have time for.
Pressure cookers are different from saucepans. They’re a totally different
cooking concept. They work by trapping steam inside them which raises
the temperature and pressure to higher than normal levels, cooking and
tenderising food much more quickly. The high pressure really forces the flavour
of herbs and spices into food and because no steam escapes, no flavour escapes
either.
Cuts of meat that would usually take ages to cook are done to perfection
in this pressure cooker. The meat gets broken down so that it’s ridiculously
tender and it will melt in your mouth. And you’ll end up with wonderfully
tasty sauces in less than half the time.
Let me tell you about some of the other great things you can use your
pressure cooker for:
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You can start making the best mash in the world because, instead of
having to peel and halve your potatoes before they go in the water, in a
pressure cooker you can keep them whole and effectively steam them.
Then all you have to do is peel off their skins, and with some salt, pepper,
milk and butter you’ll end up with the best ever, lovely fluffy mash.
•
Rice and couscous cook reliably and easily. I’ve got 2 foolproof recipes
here, which I’m sure you’ll end up using all the time.
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Steaming veg is great in these cookers. You really get the taste of
whatever herbs and spices you use to flavour them, and all the veggies
that usually take a while to cook will be ready in minutes.
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Stews and casseroles are great too, because they’re done so quickly and
they end up being so flavoursome.
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Mussels or clams done in the pressure cooker will all open at the same
rate, so you won’t end up with some cooking quicker than others.
And, best of all, unlike the old style pressure cookers, Tefal has revolutionised
the design so that your pressure cooker is dead easy to use and very easy to
clean. They look pretty cool too!
Happy pressure cooking!
Love
Jamie O
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