Pressure Cooker Cooking Times

When you are new to a pressure cooker, you will need to get used to the pressure cooker times. Below are some of your favorite foods and the pressure cooker cooking times needed for using a pressure cooker. You can see how significantly reduced the cooking times are as opposed to stove top cooking or baking. (All cooking times are calculated using 15psi)

• Asparagus - 1 to 2 minutes


• Green or Yellow Beans - 2 to 3 minutes


• Broccoli Flowerets - 1 minute


• Broccoli Stalks, large - 5 to 6 minutes


• Broccoli Stalks, small - 3 to 4 minutes


• Cabbage - 3 to 4 minutes


• Carrots, small - 1 minute


• Carrots, large - 4 minutes


• Corn- 1 minute


• Corn on the cob - 3 minutes


• Potatoes, whole, large - 5 to 7 minutes (WOW! Think of the time it takes to bake or even boil a potato.)


• Zucchini - 2 minutes


• Pinto Beans, soaked, using natural release-1 to 3 minutes


• Beef pot roast, 1-1/2 lb to 2 lbs. - 35 to 40 minutes


• Chicken breast, frozen, boneless, skinless - 7 to 10 minutes


• Chicken, whole 3 to 4 lb. - 18 to 25 minutes

As you can see, using a pressure cooker greatly reduces the cooking time! Not only that, your foods taste much better because the juices are retained and none of the vitamins and minerals are boiled or baked away and you can forget losing them in the microwave too.

You can find a plethora of pressure cooking cookbooks and recipes online, so be sure to use the pressure cooker cooking times given in the recipe for your particular food or meal.

Pressure Cooking Tips

Always pressure-cook meat or poultry with at least 1/2 cup of liquid (water, stock, etc.) in the bottom of the pressure cooker. Some pressure cookers may require more than 1/2 cup, so check your pressure cooker's instruction manual. If cooking time is between 5 and 10 minutes,