Pressure cookers have been around since several decades ago and the stove-based version are among the more commonly used in today's households. The latest pressure cookers run on electricity, which uses less energy compared to traditional cooking since it requires less water compared to boiling and steaming foods. As such, food will no doubt be able to reach the right cooking temperature faster. 

With the use of pressure cooker in cooking foods, the pressurized cooking can retain steam thereby sealing in the goodness of the food being cooked. Foods that are traditionally cooked for long durations that requires several hours of cooking such as stews, soups, pot roast, as well as other foods like risotto and lamb shanks, can now be cooked up to 70% faster.

Many pressure cookers today comes with multiple cooking functions that allow versatile cooking. Typically, most can be used to prepare a wide variety of recipes and is able to cover most cooking styles. Besides, cooking with pressure cooker is also healthier because the sealed cooking pot is able to retain vitamin and minerals and all the other goodness of the food being cooked in the pot. In addition, it also helps prevent nutrients from boiling away during cooking process.

The advantages of using a pressure cooker is summarized as follows:

• Cooking can be done up to 70% faster.
• More energy efficient, thus saving more on utility bills while at the same time being more eco-friendly.
• Retains the nutrients such as vitamins and minerals of the food in the pot.
• Suitable for most style of cooking.