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Pressure Cookers For Dummies

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This book is exactly what it says...for dummies. I had never used a pressure cooker before. In fact, mine was a gift and it sat on my counter for about 3 months before I ever tried it (I was scared to use it thinking of my grandmother's pressure cooker from years ago) and then it was forced on me because I accidentally broke my crockpot. I've been at it for a week now with the pressure cooker and I can't imagine ever going back to a crockpot. This book covers all the ins and outs, especially all the ones I didn't even know I should wonder about. I'm considering returning the other two pressure cooker books I purchased at the same time because this one was so thorough.

You probably have memories of your Grandmother slaving over a hot stove at Thanksgiving or another holiday. You might even remember a funny pot on the stove with a little steam escaping from a jiggly valve on top. It's a secret weapon in the fight against time in the kitchen. Your parents probably didn't use it because they were too enamored of the microwave oven. I got my first pressure cooker when my Grandmother passed away and I had no idea how to use it. This book provided a very good explanation about how it works and how to use it, plus a lot of great recipes. My favorites are the Moroccan Chicken and the Rice Pudding.

This is one of the first books I bought when I got a pressure cooker. It is an excellent reference. I knew nothing about pressure cookers or how they operated. This book answered almost all of my questions. It is written very clearly and explains everything down to the last detail. It also has a lot of recipes. I haven't tried any of the recipes yet (I have so may other pc books by now) but I want to try a few of them soon. All in all a good book to get if you're new to pc's.

I wanted to learn about pressure cookers from the beginning. There are two types, electric and stovetop. Some cookbooks just provide recipes for the stovetop ones. This book explains how to operate each one, the advantages of each, and how to cook using either. Great recipes are also provided and demonstrate the versatility of this cooking method. It does put the crockpot to shame and it's healthy.

I bought a electric pressure cooker. Never did any pressure cooking before. I am retired and at a very dangerous age having time on my hands. The step by step, almost spoon feeding the information and keeping it simple was much appreciated. I haven't blown anything up yet and the cooking tips easy to follow and turn out delicious...

This is a great book that backs up your owners manual of your pressure cooker. My main concern when I bought my pressure cooker was safety. I figured they were safer than the old models that blew up but I wanted to know why. Also I know that if I understand the basics of this apparatus I could potentially avoid problems since I know it is impossible to idiot proof anything 100%. After reading the book, I able to use the pressure cooker with confidence. I think its main strengths are the basic information it provides on the safety of pressure cookers, how different types of pressure cookers work and cooking times for common ingredients used in pressure cookers, e.g. soups and beans. One reviewer criticized this book for not providing step by step instructions. This is very difficult cause there are different types of pressure cookers. My owners manual is very specific compared to the this book. I would agree with other reviewers that I would not buy this book just for the recipes. I tried the beef stew and chicken cacciatore and I liked both of them. However, I improvised a mexican pozole soup and chile colorado and liked them even more.

the information in this book is nice to have in plain talk for those of us who did not grow up with a pressure cooker in the house

I bought this book for my daughter, who is new to pressure cooking. Before giving it to her, I read it through to be sure the information was complete and easy to understand. It was all I had hoped for, and more. I gave it to my daughter, and she also was impressed with the readability and thoroughness of the instructions as well as the recipes. This is probably the best book you can hope to find, especially if your are a novice to the joys of pressure cooking.

I just bought a pressure cooker but the instructions were next to useless, so I ordered this book. It is great! All my questions on how to use the cooker were answered.

I received a pressure cooker as a gift and was totally intimidated by the all the noise and rattles. The Dummies series is perfect to get over the hurdles of a new cooking technique. I've worked through the basics and now use my pressure cooker to make wonderful stews and soups. The risotto recipe works great and I've finally used up the 2 year old aborio rice in my pantry left over from a paella fest. I'm now moving onto some other pressure cooker books to expand my selections but I'll still come back to the dummies book to cover the basics.