Remember when your mom used a pressure cooker on the stove, and you heard it hissing and screeching like a banshee, and thought, is this contraption going to explode? I know I did!

Fast forward 25 years, to my kitchen. I am following in my mom’s footsteps now, but instead of the fear inducing, outdated pot that worked miracles for my mom, I now use an electric pressure cooker, and it has changed my life.

I used to spend hours braising meat, to get that fall off the bone result. Or let my soup pot simmer for over an hour, while I made beef stew or any kind of soup for that matter. What my electric pressure cooker has done for me is saved my time!

Now I make everything in it, from macaroni and cheese to pulled pork. I have made BBQ ribs in it and even mashed potatoes. During the holiday season, it is like having an extra person in the kitchen. It allows me to simultaneously use my oven, stove top, and pressure cooker, so I can make more food in less time. As the holidays approach, I thought I’d share some books, articles, and recipes to help you cook up a storm and take the pressure off you, and onto the food!

Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbooks

• Pressure cooker books
• Pressure cooker e-books

Additional Reading

• Bates, Marissa Rothkopf. "Gadget Lust: Giving In To The Pressure Cooker." Newsweek Global 162.2 (2014): 94-97. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Nov. 2015.
• Haws, Susan; Hunsaker, Teresa; Proctor, Debra; Serfustini, Ellen; and Allen, Karin, "Brand Comparison for Electric Programmable Pressure Cookers" (2015). All Current Publications. Paper 766.

Recipe for “Pulled Pork”

3-4 lbs Pork Butt, Cut into large chunks
2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 Cup BBQ Sauce
1 Cup Chicken Stock
1 tsp each of Salt, Black pepper, Onion powder, Chili powder, Paprika

Season Pork chunks with spices, set Electric Pressure cooker to “brown” setting, put in vegetable oil and brown pork on all sides, about 5 minutes. Next, pour in chicken stock and vinegar and close lid. Make sure gauge is set to airtight. Enter cooking time at 75 minutes. After it is ready, release the steam and open the lid, pour out any excess liquid, but leave enough to keep the meat moist. Use a fork to pull apart the meat. Next, pour in BBQ sauce and mix will. Serve hot with potato buns and cole slaw.