How to use an espresso pot

Surely you have heard of these wonderful allies when it comes to cooking vegetables, meats and vegetables, since they help us to shorten food preparation times, such as express pots or also known as pressure cookers . . To do this, they use a simple and ingenious system. The express pot is hermetically closed, allowing pressure to build up inside the pot and the water inside it to exceed 100º C and reach temperatures close to 130º C, which results in a significant reduction in cooking

times.

There is a certain suspicion with these devices, since when they are not used properly they can cause very unpleasant and dangerous accidents, which is why in life recipes we want to teach you how to use it in complete safety.

3 recommendations, which you should always keep in mind, when handling an express pot are:

Always

cook with the lid, properly closed, and the valve on.

Take care not to exceed ¾ of the contents of your pot. This way you're leaving space for pressure to build up safely and be released gradually.

Once the pot starts to ring and the valve to turn, reduce the flame to a minimum and let it cook for the appropriate amount of time.

Now that you know the correct way to operate your express cooker, we recommend that you review our article on How to cook vegetables and their cooking time