Please tell me you saw this post and immediately went out and bought a pressure cooker. If you did, kudos. Prepare to have your life changed. Seriously, I can’t tell you how many hours I’ve saved cooking since we got our electric pressure cooker last year. It is a bit of an investment, but after you realize you can cook a whole chicken in less than 30 minutes or make amazing flavor infused curries, or make chili in less than 20 minutes, you’ll wonder how you survived this long without owning one of these wonders!!

There’s no need to be scared of cooking with it and there are so many great resources for recipes and cooking times that you won’t have to try to figure anything out on your own. Hip Pressure Cooking and Fast Cooking are two of my favorites!

Ok, now to my favorite ways to use a pressure cooker.

#1. Soups

You can throw everything in one pot, close the lid, set it for 20-30 minutes, and voila! Soup is ready and tastes like it’s been simmering away for hours!