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Why food is cooked in pressure cooker?
An increase in pressure allows an increase in the boiling temperature of the liquid in the cooker. At 15 psi (the highest rated home kitchen pressure cooker) the boiling temperature of water is 250 degrees F.
Why is food cooked quickly in pressure cooker?
An increase in pressure allows an increase in the boiling temperature of the liquid in the cooker. At 15 psi (the highest rated home kitchen pressure cooker) the boiling temperature of water is 250 degrees F.
How does a pressure cooker demonstrate the effect of air pressure on waters boiling point?
Vapour rom the boiling water is not allowed to escape and so the pressure above the water increases. This raises the temperature at which the water inside the cooker boils.
Is it the boiling of water or the higher temperature of water that cooks food faster in a pressure cooker?
On the food
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 is the principle involved in pressure cooker?
The principle involved in a pressure cooker is that increasing the pressure inside the cooker raises the boiling point of water, allowing food to cook at higher temperatures and reducing cooking time. This results in faster cooking and tenderizing of tough cuts of meat.
Food in a pressure cooker is cooked faster because of the?
The higher pressure raises the boiling point of water.
Why is it easier to cook in a pressure cooker?
The universal gas law states that (pressure * volume/temperature) of a gas is a constant. Hence, if the volume stays the same (as in a pressure cooker), the air in the cooker can increase in temperature beyond the boiling point of water as pressure builds up over the normal atmospheric pressure. A higher temperature means faster cooking. The above is a very simplistic view of the physics involved.
How can you change the boiling point of liquid?
You can change the boiling point of a liquid by adjusting the pressure on the liquid. Increasing the pressure raises the boiling point, while decreasing the pressure lowers it. This is why water boils at a lower temperature at higher altitudes where the atmospheric pressure is lower.
What gas law could apply to how pressure cooker works?
Boiling point = temperature where the vapour pressure is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere above the liquid. When you have a pressure cooker, the pressure above the water is higher than atmospheric pressure, therefore the boiling point of water is elevated to above the boiling point in an open pot. The water temperature exceeds 100 degrees Celsius, and thus the cooking process is accelerated.
How does pressure effects the time period of cooking food?
If you are referring to cooking with a pressure cooker, the higher pressure attained in this type of cooker allows the water to reach a higher temperature before boiling. This will cook food more quickly due to the higher temperature, which in turn is due to the higher pressure. Keep in mind that once water reaches the boiling point, the temperature remains constant; the only way to attain a higher temperature, then, is to increase the pressure.
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.
