A pressure cooker reduces cooking time for food because :

Question

A pressure cooker reduces cooking time for food because : (A) heat is more evenly distributed in the cooking space (B) boiling point of water involved in cooking is increased (C) the higher pressure inside the cooker crushes the food material (D) cooking involves chemical changes helped by a rise in temperature

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

High pressure inside the cooker increases boiling point, thus heat consistently given is used up by food material instead in boiling and constant boiling evaporation.

Q. A pressure cooker reduces cooking time for food because :

heat is more evenly distributed in the cooking space

boiling point of water involved in cooking is increased

the higher pressure inside the cooker crushes the food material

cooking involves chemical changes helped by a rise in temperature

High pressure inside the cooker increases boiling point, thus heat consistently given is used up by food material instead in boiling and constant boiling evaporation.