Ideal pressure cooker size for cooking a pound (454g) of beans
I'm shopping for a pressure cooker. Could anyone advise me on what size of pressure cooker is sufficient for cooking a pound of beans? I don't want to buy one that is too small and overcrowd it.
Best Answer
A pound of beans should be 4-5 cups (about 1L) when cooked. I think it's pretty hard to find pressure cookers smaller than 4 quarts (16 cups or 3.8L), so you shouldn't have any worries at all. Even the smallest one you can find will have plenty of extra space.
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What size of pressure cooker do I need?
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The most common way to measure pressure cooker capacity is by how many quarts it can hold. For example, a six-quart cooker will usually produce meals for four people and up.What is the ideal cooking pressure?
When you cook in a regular pot at atmospheric pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch [psi]), water boils at 100\xb0C (212\xb0F). Inside a pressure cooker, the pressure can increase by an additional 15 psi, to almost 30 psi. At that pressure, water boils at 121\xb0C (250\xb0F).How long do you pressure cook per pound?
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