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The Official Presto Pressure Cooker Cookbook
The complete pressure cooking cookbook from the makers of the world famous Presto Pressure Cooker. The Official Presto Pressure Cooker Cookbook contains over 200 great pressure cooker recipes plus dozens of beautiful full-color photos. Chapter after chapter of creative cooking ideas including exciting appetizers, hearty soups, delicious entrees, nutritious vegetables, and luscious desserts.
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208 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1992
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February 27, 2026
American ingenuity at its best.
I brought my Presto cooker from the United States when I moved to Ukraine five years ago. I guard it jealously, making sure that I always know where the weight and the trivet are.
My new wife had never seen one before, but it took her about a nanosecond to figure out that it is the best thing imaginable for making Ukraine's signature dish, borscht. Fast, energy-efficient, easy to clean, unbreakable. A great product.
A piece of advice. When the weight starts to dance, turn the fire down to the point that you barely hear steam escaping. Just as you can't heat water higher than boiling, 212 degrees (100 C) by adding more heat, you can't push a pressure cooker at 15 PSI (pressure with the normal weight) past 250 degrees (121 C) by making the weight bounce more. All you do is use more heat and boil away the water faster, risking burning your meal.
I brought my Presto cooker from the United States when I moved to Ukraine five years ago. I guard it jealously, making sure that I always know where the weight and the trivet are.
My new wife had never seen one before, but it took her about a nanosecond to figure out that it is the best thing imaginable for making Ukraine's signature dish, borscht. Fast, energy-efficient, easy to clean, unbreakable. A great product.
A piece of advice. When the weight starts to dance, turn the fire down to the point that you barely hear steam escaping. Just as you can't heat water higher than boiling, 212 degrees (100 C) by adding more heat, you can't push a pressure cooker at 15 PSI (pressure with the normal weight) past 250 degrees (121 C) by making the weight bounce more. All you do is use more heat and boil away the water faster, risking burning your meal.
February 4, 2018
Read the 1949 edition - some great recipes and memories of my Mom’s meals growing up. Now I need to convert to make in my Instant Pot!
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