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pressure-cook

[presh-er-kook] / ˈprɛʃ ərˌkʊk /


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For a while, the Instant Pot, an electronically controlled device that could pressure-cook and slow-cook food, was the kitchen tool everyone wanted.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

After that, you cover, lock the pot, leave your timer at zero and select the pressure-cook option.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

In just an hour, it will pressure-cook my past, present and future into a golden stock that I can drink in the mornings before my coffee.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2021

One of my favorite ways to use the multicooker is to take a large piece of meat and pressure-cook it in less than half the time it would take the conventional way.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021

Instead of teaching young minds how to put meaning into words, he must pressure-cook a stew of abstract facts for easily graded objective tests geared to handle swelling classes.

From Time Magazine Archive


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