The Benefits Offered By WMF Pressure Cookers

Food in a sealed vessel is subjected to steam heat, in a pressure cooker. Neither air nor liquids are allowed to escapoe the sealed vessel below a preset pressure. With increase in pressure, water's boiling point increases, too. Hence, as the pressure increases, inside the cooker, the liquid in the pot rises to a temperature beyond what cannot be attained in nonpressurized vessels, like higher than 100 °C (212 °F) before boiling.

Pressure cookers are much more efficient than conventional cooking pots, as they use 50% less fuel even as they cook the food 70% faster. Broccoli in two minutes, brown rice in 15 minutes, and lentil soup in two minutes are some of the speeds registered by a pressure cooker, which is unimaginable when you use a conventional cooking pot. And if you leave the pressure valev open, you can use the pressure cooker as a pot for all-purpose cooking.

Pressure cooking is not only faster, but healthier, too. Pressure cookers allow you to retain vitamins like C, B and folate, which are sensitive to heat, air and water. Water soluble vitamins get washed away if you use too much water to cook food with. This doesn;'t happen with pressure cooking, as it is a closed system and uses very little water. Hence, very few minerals and vitamins are lost to the cooking water or dissipated into the air. Vegetables retain their minerals, vitamins, and vivid color, as they are not exposed to oxygen and air. People avoid eating low fat, legumes, and high protein beans, because they take a long time to cook, when cooked using conventional cooking methods. Pressure cookers, on the other hand, take less than 15 minutes to cook most legumes and beans.

WMF is a company based out of Germany which has been making innovative and customer-oriented products for more than 150 years. Their pressure cookers, called Perfect Plus, are used to cook vegetables, potatoes, fish or meat, sliced or whole.

All WMF pressure cookers are known to be safe. Pressure can be only build up if the lid has been closed and locked correctly and only when the yellow ring which is a cooking indicator has sunk in completely and no steam is escaping anymore, can you reopen the pot. Simple displays make the operation even safer and additional safety is guaranteed by the automatic pre-cook valve and the slot in the lid. The handles are removable for easy cleaning.

WMF products are manufactured with reliable quality of materials and workmanship, modern technology, and highly developed manufacturing processes which have lead to its enviable reputation for quality cookware and kitchenware.

WMF Pressure Cookers are available in quart sizes like 2.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 6.5, 8 and 8.5. They are reasonably priced and come with a 3-year warranty.

Pressure cookers range in capacity from two to 20 quarts; the latter is for canning. A six-quart pot is adequate for most households, although cooks who like to prepare large quantities of soup stock or who regularly feed large crowds might prefer the eight-quart model. When choosing, keep in mind that, in pressure cooking, the pot can be only two-thirds full.

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