How to Use Your New Instant Pot–It’s Safe and Simple

How to Use Your New Instant Pot–It’s Safe and Simple
Pressure cooking has its own set of rules, and once you know and practice them you can start to get a taste of success. Happy Foods Tube/Shutterstock
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About 25 years ago, there was a pressure cooker renaissance in America. Our grandmothers knew the day would come that we would return to their favorite kitchen tool to make fast braises, stews, soups and casseroles. They just didn’t know how we'd get there.

If you, like me, are a Nervous Nellie who grew up hearing stories about a great aunt who shellacked her ceiling with country stew when the thing nearly blew her to Oz and back, relax. I’ve powered through the fear and discovered modern pressure cookers have amazing safety features to put all fear to rest. Now it’s time for you to start exploring as well, especially if you’re busy, hate spending hours in the kitchen and hate even more having to go out and spend a fortune on a marginally edible restaurant meal.

Mary Hunt
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