With the economy forcing families to make their food budget stretch a little (or a lot) further, many cooks are looking into the ways their grandmothers and great-grandmothers prepared food in the days of the Depression. Old-fashioned cooking tools and techniques are coming back in style - and that makes it a wonderful time to rediscover the pressure cooker!
Modern chefs will be pleased to note that today's pressure cookers have advanced safety features and are easier to clean and maintain than grandma's. But the ease of use, and the flavor a high quality pressure cooker brings out of foods, are as good as ever.
