Question

In a pressure cooker, the food is prepared quickly, the reason is that the:

• A. boiling point of water is raised due to increase in volume
• B. boiling point of water is raised due to the increase in pressure
• C. boiling point of water decreases due to increase in pressure
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Pressure cooker is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because waters boiling point increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in the pot to rise to a temperature higher than $100^{\circ }C\left(212^{\circ }F\right)$ before boiling.