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In pressure cooker temperature rises to about 120 degree centigrade due to higher pressure than atmospheric pressure. Witch makes it makes food to get cooked faster than in open pot where water boils at 100 degree centigrade. Pressure cooker becomes essential at high altitude where water may boil at about 70 degree centigrade.

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