Editing Pressure cooker (section)

=== Efficiency ===

Pressure cookers are considerably more expensive than conventional [[saucepan]]s of the same size.

The minimum quantity of water or liquid that keeps pressure cooker filled with steam is sufficient, so pressure cookers can use much less liquid than the amount required for conventional cooking. When less water or liquid is heated, the food reaches its cooking temperature faster and less energy is required than that of boiling, [[steaming]], or oven cooking. It is also not necessary to immerse food in water. Additionally, with non venting pressure cookers, steam isn't continually escaping, thus evaporation losses are non existent once it has reached pressure. Overall, energy used by third generation pressure cookers can be as much as 70% lower than conventional pan cooking.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/home/best-electric-pressure-cookers/ | title=The best pressure cookers, tried and tested in a kitchen | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=25 July 2019 | last1=Rear | first1=Jack }}</ref>