Pressure cooking is the process of cooking food using water or broth under steam pressure in a sealed metal pot. In addition to being a pot typically made of aluminum, cast iron, or copper, it has several other parts:
- A metal pot handle covered with rubber or silicone.
- A lid and its handle with a locking mechanism.
- Gasket or rubber sealing ring
- Vent and Vapor Release Valves
It is generally used to cook faster than conventional methods. Pressure is created by boiling a liquid (typically water) inside the closed pot. Trapped steam increases internal pressure and allows the temperature to rise, forcing food to cook quickly. At the end, the pressure is slowly released so that the lid can be safely opened.
While a pressure cooker is useful for faster cooking, it must be handled with the utmost care at all times or else the consequences can be annoying or dangerous. As its cooking temperature is quite high, a little delay in turning off the stove could literally burn the food, in addition to the delicate nutrients that dissolve with such intense heat.
The gasket ring can be quite annoying on its own. Unlike a standard saucepan lid, it needs to be thoroughly and regularly washed and cleaned after each use. It needs to be replaced every year as it dries out and begins to lose its flexibility, making it difficult to seal the lid well. Even if you don’t use it for a long time, it dries up and needs replacement.
At any point in cooking, if you feel the need to check if food is done, releasing all the steam and then opening the lid is quite a hassle, while the same is quite easy with a conventional saucepan. Being able to visually inspect food on a regular basis seems like a huge hassle with a pressure cooker.
What makes the pressure cooker dangerous is the fact that it can literally explode if the steam outlet is blocked by food particles/debris and you don’t detect and remove it in time.
All these drawbacks demand an alternative. Pure Clay Pressure Cooker is an all-natural and safe alternative. Unlike metals, the raw material is 100% non-toxic and healthy. The heat from pure clay is far infrared: it will not damage nutrients or burn food or hands.
But this is the most important thing: thanks to its ergonomic design, the steam is not released but condenses naturally. Also, it doesn’t force but gently coaxes the food to cook with steam, no more soft and mushy food.
A simple yet effective design with no complicated parts makes it as easy to clean as it is to use. With all the added health benefits of pure clay, this all-natural pot is an ideal pressure cooker for your kitchen that cooks all your recipes safely and healthily.