Health Benefits of The Pressure Cooker

Imagine at 8 pm your kids or your family asked you to cook beef steak for dinner and you agreed to their demand. Suddenly, you realize that if you start with boiling the meat in a covered pot, it might take up to maximum 5 hours and minimum 2 hours. What would you do now? The dinner is to be served at 10 pm. Oh wait, you realize something again, but this time the comprehension is somewhat pleasant. Yes, you guessed it right. You just perceived that you are not living in 12h or 13th century and that you have a best pressure cooker in your kitchen. You can use this apparatus to cook the dinner 90 percent faster.

This was only one benefit that you just realized. But, apart from cooking the food faster, it makes the food healthier too. Yes, there are many health benefits of a pressure cooker. Let’s have a look at them.

PRESERVATION OF NUTRIENTS:

We all are well aware of the fact that the longer you cook food and the more liquid you use, the more nutrients you lose. Water soluble vitamins and of minerals are simply cooked out and washed away. It doesn’t make sense at all, to grow or buy quality vegetables and meats only to lose a meaningful portion of their nutritional value through cooking. Pressure cooking is one such method which helps in retaining food quality by preparing them quickly and using less water. Thus, pressure cooking may actually preserve the nutrients better than other methods if cooking and help you boost the levels of nutrients you get from your food.

REDUCTION OF HEALTH HARMING COMPOUNDS:

Food cooked in a pressure cooker stays moist. It is literally bathed in steam as they cook. This gives up the juicer and tastier food. Moreover, pressure cooking helps eliminate Cancer containing compounds and heterocyclic amines. It also minimizes the amount of phytic acid and lectins. Hence, pressure cooking results in the reduction of unhealthy nutrients.

SAVING MONEY, TIME AND ENERGY:

Food can be cooked up to 70 percent faster in a pressure cooker. Thus, quick cooking also means a lesser use of energy. We use only about two-thirds of total energy whilst using a pressure cooker. The energy saving translates into money saving. With so little energy needed, meals made in a pressure cooker can cost as little as one penny on your utility bills. Pressure cooking helps save money in other ways too. You can make less-expensive cuts of meat taste fabulous from the benefits of stewing. You can use dry, rather than canned, beans and vegetables. And you can cook fantastic meals with inexpensive staples such as pasta, whole grains, and dried fruits or mushrooms. Kuhn Rikon, a pressure cooker manufacturer, estimates you can save more than $325 a year with a pressure cooker—and most pressure cookers last 20 years or more!