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How is a pressure cooker use in saving energy for cooking and tenderizing meat faster?
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∙ 16y ago
pressure cookers cook faster. Instead of cooking something for 3-4 hours you can cut that down to maybe 1 hour. It tenderizes meat by forcing the steam into the food and breaking up some of the molecules
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 10y agoFood cooks more quickly in a pressure cooker because the internal pressure makes the atoms in the molecules of water and food to speed up their movement, thus increasing the heat, and shortening the time of cooking.
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∙ 13y agoThe pressure cooker is a sealed chamber in which the pressure builds up 2 to 3 times that of the atmosphere. As the boiling point of water is raised as the pressure increases, this means that the temperature inside the pressure cooker is much higher than it would be in an open, boiling pot. The increased temperature shortens the cooking time needed.
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∙ 13y agoThe pressure cooker applies pressure to the food which increases the temperature inside the pressure cooker. Which as a result cause the food to cook faster.
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How food is cooked easily in pressure cooker?
During heating the pressure increase in the pressure cooker; as a consequence the temperature increase, the cooking is faster, part of energy saved, etc.
Why the boiling point of water in pressure cooker high?
A pressure cooker minimizes the escape of fluids or air. The build-up of air and fluid increases the pressure inside the cooker, which also increases the boiling point. An open kettle allows the fluid and air to escape, heat is lost thus cooking time is longer.
What energy transformation in rice cooker?
Since the rice is steamed and it is in a sealed container the nutritional value of the rice is maintained. The rice cooker is designed to cook many different types of rice and has recipes and cooking times available with the rice cooker. The rice cooker will automatically detect the temperature of the rice and set the heat to warm. There are many ways to cook rice but using the rice cooker will enhance the flavor, energy of goodness and the nutritional level of the rice.
Why pressure cooker is used for rapid cooking?
To know how a pressure cooker works you must know the physics behind it. The boiling point of water is 100°C. When boiling with in a pot with no cap, no matter how much you heat, it will never go past the temperature of 100°C because of evaporation. Also the vaporized steam is the same temperature of the boiling water. So when you cook with a pot of water this time with a sealed cap, as you try to add more heat by increasing the temp., all that will happen is that the vapor will try to escape but because it is a sealed environment it will not be able to escape resulting in the build up of pressure (or force/area). The temperature and pressure will have a direct proportional relationship so as one increase so does the other. Also steam has 6 times the heat potential when it condenses (changes from gas to liquid state of matter) on a cold food product. The build up of pressure and heat potential are two factors which enable pressure cookers to cook foods faster and more efficiently. In pressure cooker the pressure develops inside the vessel as time goes on. As pressure increases the boiling point of water also increases. Food inside the pressure cooker cooked very fast because of high boiling temperature, means the food is not cooked at 100 C but much higher temperature than 100 C. Rapid S Pressure cookers generally operate at 15psi (~760mmHg) above atmospheric pressure. Since atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi, the pressure within the cooker is about double the atmospheric pressure. Once the operating pressure is attained, the temperature in the pot stabilizes at the boiling point for water at that pressure, which is about 120 C (248 F) at 2 atmospheres of pressure. Further temperature increase is prevented since the pressure is stabilized by the constant venting of steam from the cooking vessel. If the temperature is raised by only 20 C above open pot boiling, why is the cooking time so much faster? The answer is that cooking results from chemical reactions in the food, and the rate at which all chemical reactions occur depends on the temperature. The temperature dependence of reactions is variable, but a rough rule of thumb is that the rate will double for every 10 C increase in temperature. Therefore the reactions that occur during cooking will occur roughly 4 times faster in a pressure cooker at 120 C, and the food will cook in one quarter of the time.
Would a pressure cooker be of any value on Mount Everest?
yes, a pressure cooker would come in VERY handy on top of Mt. Everest. This is because the pressure lessens as you ascend which causes your ears to pop.
How energy efficient is an oven?
Ovens are usually well insulated so that they do not heat up the kitchen very much. But a large oven takes a fair amount of energy to heat up before the cooking starts, and for cooking small items it is therefore not very energy-efficient. For energy-efficient cooking a microwave or a slow cooker use less energy.
Why is cooking time reduced when using a pressure cooker?
A pressure cooker doesn't allow for anything (even gases) to escape at any significant amounts (unless the pressure inside gets too high and you hear that whistleing noise). With heat, the gases inside want to expand, but because they are restricted to the volume of the pressure cooker they can't, so pressure builds up. In addition, when a liquid, lets say water in this case, is heated under normal pressure its temperature won't go above 100C, because any water molecule that has higher energy leaves the liquid and goes into gas phase. Now, applying pressure to water, will increase the boiling point (for example from 100C to 110C) Reason: When any liquid is under higher pressure it is less likely to go in the gaseous phase. The pressure cooker works with these principles, because usually when you cook water in an open pot, the boiling point of water restricts the temperature to a 100C. A pressure cooker uses the pressure to keep the water in the liquid form even though it is far above the boiling point, and hence the temperature is far above 100C. Because the pressure build up inside causes higher cooking temperatures thus reducing cooking times.
How do you translate oven cooking to pressure cooking?
Oven cooking is a non-pressurized method of cooking that cooks slower through convection and radiant heat methods. Pressure cooking is a pressurized, fast cooking method that speeds up the cooking process. If you have the time, oven cooking is preferred, but if you wish to save energy and time, pressure cooking is the way to go.
What energy transformation in slow cooker?
Slow cookers are very efficient. Although slow cooker are rather slow, they are very efficient for cooking nearly whatever you need. They are also relatively affordable for all the functions they do.
WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY IS A COFFEE POT?
Since the rice is steamed and it is in a sealed container the nutritional value of the rice is maintained. The rice cooker is designed to cook many different types of rice and has recipes and cooking times available with the rice cooker. The rice cooker will automatically detect the temperature of the rice and set the heat to warm. There are many ways to cook rice but using the rice cooker will enhance the flavor, energy of goodness and the nutritional level of the rice.
How you measure boiling point in pressure cooker?
Normally you have a pressure of approx. 2 bar (2kPa) in a pressure cooker.At this pressure the boiling point of water is 120 0C (393 K) or 247 FSee the Related Questions to the left for more information about how pressure affects the boiling point of water.
What are the advantages and dis advantages of the pressure cooker?
Advantages- Simple to make, Uses energy and not electricity Disadvantage- Has a heat limit
