I have an electric pressure cooker that I use all the time. Anything you cook in a dutch over you can cook in your pressure cooker. Same with the slow cooker - it just cuts the cooking time to a fraction. I love it for cooking pot roast and chicken. For pot roast, I can seer the roast in my cooker, then add onions, seasoning and beef broth - cook it for what ever length based on the weight of the roast, when it is done, I add the potatoes and carrots close it back up cook it at high pressure for 3-5 minutes then all is done. Remove everything and then make the gravy in the same pot.
I bought Bob Warden's book, "Great Food Fast" and there are some great recipes. But I also found that I can use my regular recipes and just use their cooking chart for the length of time. I have done artichokes in it and they came out great. They sell pressure cookers on QVC all the time and show all different ways to use them. That was where I got the inspiration to get one. How big is your machine? Mine is 10 quart and so I use it to make several meals at one time. I have not tried any pasta in it, but I have used it to make white rice and it was great.
Check out Amazon for recipe books - they have several.
Have fun - it really does cut down the time it takes to cook.
Last edited by quiltingcandy; 05-03-2015 at 12:26 PM.