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    Recommended Tools and Accessories

    Nov 30, 2018 3 minutes

    Pressure cookers are popular kitchen implements among the Heirloom Gardener staff. These heavy pots seal tightly so their contents can cook quickly under pressure. Most dishes cook in just a third of the normal time! Pressure cookers have other benefits as well. Steam pressure will tenderize tough meats, making inexpensive cuts fork-tender, and flavors inside the pot become concentrated because the food cooks in just a small amount of liquid.

    , a well-known European manufacturer of pressure cookers, recently redesigned and relaunched its Helix line of cookers.

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