Pressure Cookers for Dummies

by Lacalamita, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781118356456
• ISBN10: 1118356454
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Pressure Cookers For Dummies, 2nd Edition, features easy-to-prepare, healthy meals for budget-conscious families and guidance for readers looking to cut food costs and steer away from expensive cuts of meat with pressure cooking. Less expensive meats, such as chuck roasts, steaks, and stew beef, are tenderized through the pressure cooking process and making this technique perfect for preparing a wide variety of dishes. Other features include: Updated expert advice on choosing the best pressure cooker for your kitchen, including coverage of electric cookers (addressing the lack of electric cooker coverage in first edition) Using pressure cookers to create vegetarian, vegan, special diet, and sustainable dishes with flavor and zest; and incorporating ethnic dishes into your pressure cooker repertoire Smaller-scale pressure cooking (such as pressure cooking for two), plus tips on recipe conversion Fun, tasty, and easy recipes for holidays and other occasions the whole family can enjoy Improvements to recipes, content, and organization aimed at addressing customer feedback and online reviews for Pressure Cookers For Dummies A fresh, revised Dummies Cooking layout for easy navigation and better content presentation

Author Biography

Nominated for a James Beard cookbook award, Tom Lacalamita is a national authority on housewares and has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows across the country, including Good Morning America, CNBC, and NPR. Tom is also a spokesperson for various food and housewares manufacturers.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Stress-Free Cooking under Pressure  7

Chapter 1: Cooking with Pressure 101 9

Chapter 2: The Pressure Cooker: Fact versus Fiction  15

Chapter 3: Exploring Modern Pressure-Cooker Options to Find What You Like Best 23

Part II: Making the Best and Safest Use of Your Pressure Cooker 39

Chapter 4: Understanding How Pressure Cookers Work  41

Chapter 5: Pressure Cooking Basics from Start to Finish 55

Chapter 6: From the Pot to the Pressure Cooker  75

Part III: Preparing Delicious Recipes in Your Pressure Cooker 91

Chapter 7: Spoon Foods: Stocks, Soups, and Great Grain Dishes 93

Chapter 8: Fork-Tender Stews 119

Chapter 9: Enjoying Roasts and Prime Poultry Any Day of the Week 135

Chapter 10: Dried Beans and the Pressure Cooker: A Match Made in Heaven! 151

Chapter 11: Vegetables: Nature’s Nourishing Bounty 175

Chapter 12: Dynamite Desserts and Fabulous Fruits 193

Chapter 13: Recipes for Special Diets 209

Part IV: The Part of Tens 231

Chapter 14: Ten Problems and How to Handle Them  233

Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Great Pressure Cooking  239

Part V: Appendixes 245

Appendix A: Recommended Cooking Times Under Pressure 247

Appendix B: Metric Conversion Guide 253

Index 255