Part I: Stress-Free Cooking under Pressure 7
Chapter 1: Cooking with Pressure 101 9
Chapter 2: The Pressure Cooker: Fact versus Fiction 15
Chapter 3: Exploring Modern Pressure-Cooker Options to Find What You Like Best 23
Part II: Making the Best and Safest Use of Your Pressure Cooker 39
Chapter 4: Understanding How Pressure Cookers Work 41
Chapter 5: Pressure Cooking Basics from Start to Finish 55
Chapter 6: From the Pot to the Pressure Cooker 75
Part III: Preparing Delicious Recipes in Your Pressure Cooker 91
Chapter 7: Spoon Foods: Stocks, Soups, and Great Grain Dishes 93
Chapter 8: Fork-Tender Stews 119
Chapter 9: Enjoying Roasts and Prime Poultry Any Day of the Week 135
Chapter 10: Dried Beans and the Pressure Cooker: A Match Made in Heaven! 151
Chapter 11: Vegetables: Nature’s Nourishing Bounty 175
Chapter 12: Dynamite Desserts and Fabulous Fruits 193
Chapter 13: Recipes for Special Diets 209
Part IV: The Part of Tens 231
Chapter 14: Ten Problems and How to Handle Them 233
Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Great Pressure Cooking 239
Part V: Appendixes 245
Appendix A: Recommended Cooking Times Under Pressure 247
Appendix B: Metric Conversion Guide 253
Index 255