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Summary: Time to buy my own copy
Review: After using this book for a month on loan from the library and having post-its on so many pages, it's time to buy my own copy to make my notes (things like, "Delicious"). Sass creates the most flavorful recipes I've found and cooking is very easy. This is solid and delicious food, with the added bonus of being fresh and quick to cook.
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Summary: Time to buy my own copy
Review: After using this book for a month on loan from the library and having post-its on so many pages, it's time to buy my own copy to make my notes (things like, "Delicious"). Sass creates the most flavorful recipes I've found and cooking is very easy. This is solid and delicious food, with the added bonus of being fresh and quick to cook.
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Summary: Excellent introduction to the pressure cooker
Review: Having acquired a pressure cooker with no idea how to use it, I found this book a great introduction to pressure cooker technique, as well as the broad range of recipes that can be made in this way. So far, everything I've tried has been very good-- I had no idea that you could pressure cook a pot of pasta in just a few minutes with only a small amount of liquid. But her pasta with butternut squash and ricotta was very tasty and not at all mushy as I'd feared. I appreciate that after each recipe she lists several variations, including vegetarian versions where possible. I find that many of her recipes require some seasoning adjustments as they can tend slightly on the bland side. But as a book on basic technique, it's indispensable.
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Summary: Pressure Cooking 101: Easy, Safe and Oh So Delicious!!!!!
Review: Having purchased and thoroughly enjoyed Cooking Under Pressure and The Pressured Cook, it was a no-brainer to purchase Lorna Sass's latest offering for the pressure cooker. For persons new to pressure cooking and even for us 'old hands', this may be her best work yet.
The first twenty-two pages are a primer for pressure cooking. Ms. Sass demystifies this cooking genre and guides the reader through what she calls, 'The Language of Pressure Cooking'. She reassures the novice of the safety of today's pressure cookers and generally provides all the information that the reader will need to be successful.
What I really liked about this book (besides the recipes) are the 'extras': Variations, Transformations and Pressure Points. The variations suggest alternate ingredients, the transformations explain how to modify the recipe to create other dishes and the pressure points provide information, techniques and suggestions specific to different sized cookers. This is particularly useful as electric pressure cookers are now becoming popular and recipes don't always work the same as for stovetop models.
But, you buy a cookbook in order to make great food! Pressure Perfect won't disappoint. I admit to being a poultry lover and the pressure cooker can turn out mixed results. The Chicken Cacciatore recipe was my first choice and it was a keeper! Subsequent recipes, all highly recommended were Spanish Rice with Chicken and Sausage, Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup and Chicken Noodle 'Casserole' with Mushroom Sauce. I'm still experimenting and at least for now, every recipe has been outstanding.
If your pressure cooker has been in storage, drag it out and dust it off. Buy this book, read through the first two chapters and get ready for a wonderful culinary experience. You will be very pleased with your results...I know that I am!
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Summary: Pressure Cooking 101: Easy, Safe and Oh So Delicious!!!!!
Review: Having purchased and thoroughly enjoyed Cooking Under Pressure and The Pressured Cook, it was a no-brainer to purchase Lorna Sass's latest offering for the pressure cooker. For persons new to pressure cooking and even for us 'old hands', this may be her best work yet.
The first twenty-two pages are a primer for pressure cooking. Ms. Sass demystifies this cooking genre and guides the reader through what she calls, 'The Language of Pressure Cooking'. She reassures the novice of the safety of today's pressure cookers and generally provides all the information that the reader will need to be successful.
What I really liked about this book (besides the recipes) are the 'extras': Variations, Transformations and Pressure Points. The variations suggest alternate ingredients, the transformations explain how to modify the recipe to create other dishes and the pressure points provide information, techniques and suggestions specific to different sized cookers. This is particularly useful as electric pressure cookers are now becoming popular and recipes don't always work the same as for stovetop models.
But, you buy a cookbook in order to make great food! Pressure Perfect won't disappoint. I admit to being a poultry lover and the pressure cooker can turn out mixed results. The Chicken Cacciatore recipe was my first choice and it was a keeper! Subsequent recipes, all highly recommended were Spanish Rice with Chicken and Sausage, Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup and Chicken Noodle 'Casserole' with Mushroom Sauce. I'm still experimenting and at least for now, every recipe has been outstanding.
If your pressure cooker has been in storage, drag it out and dust it off. Buy this book, read through the first two chapters and get ready for a wonderful culinary experience. You will be very pleased with your results...I know that I am!
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: I got an electric pressure cooker and Lorna Sass's book for Christmas (yes, yes, I asked for a pressure cooker... ) The electric pressure cooker is great and very easy to use. I really didn't want to spend time watching the pressure cooker on the stove and trying to figure out how high to keep the flame so that the cooker stays at high pressure. My pressure cooker came with this little flimsy booklet and would've been virtually unusable without this book. It's great for a beginner and explains in great detail how each model (i.e. stove-top or electric) of the pressure cooker operates. The recipes are excellent and each recipe has ideas on replacing ingredients. I think the most valuable parts of the book are the cooking charts. I've been able to modify my regular recipes for use in the pressure cooker just on the charts alone. Overall, this book is a must-have in order to start using your pressure cooker.
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Summary: Yummy recipes--love the vegetarian variations!
Review: I'm a big Lorna Sass fan, and I fell in love with pressure cookers when I bought my very first cookbook of hers (Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure). I couldn't believe then how easy it was to use a pressure cooker, and I was bowled over by the results. This cookbook is no exception. We don't eat a lot of meat, so I really like all the variations that this cookbook offers. Each recipe includes any number of variations, and many of the meat recipes have vegetarian versions. It's wonderful to be able to do different things with a single recipe, depending on your mood and what ingredients you have on hand. And the desserts? I was pretty sceptical when I thought about doing a cheesecake in a pressure cooker, but I was blown away by the results. By far the best cheesecake I've ever made. Yum! I'd highly recommend this cookbook, along with any of Lorna Sass' other cookbooks.
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Summary: Something's Fishy About the First Review
Review: It reads like it came from the publisher or the author's mom - a little too glowing and polished.All I can say is that I have Sass' "Cooking Under Pressure" and it's very useful because I love my pressure cooker. This looks even better.
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Summary: Lorna Sass' Dirty Pressure Cooker Book
Review: Lorna Sass is a master at creating delicious 1-pot meals you can pull together on a busy week night. Pressure Perfect may be her most innovative pressure cooker book yet. I never dreamed I could make pasta with meat sauce all in one pot in 5 minutes! Or lamb shanks with white beans in 28 minutes! If you shy away from traditional recipes that require hours of simmering followed by lots of clean-up, this book will put menu planning is a whole new light. And you'll never tire of it. Each recipe offers not only variations, but complete transformations. The book is extremely well organized and user friendly. It's full of timing charts and useful tips for great results.
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Summary: So much flavor; so little time
Review: Lorna Sass is a master at creating delicious 1-pot meals you can pull together on a busy week night. Pressure Perfect may be her most innovative pressure cooker book yet. I never dreamed I could make pasta with meat sauce all in one pot in 5 minutes! Or lamb shanks with white beans in 28 minutes! If you shy away from traditional recipes that require hours of simmering followed by lots of clean-up, this book will put menu planning is a whole new light. And you'll never tire of it. Each recipe offers not only variations, but complete transformations. The book is extremely well organized and user friendly. It's full of timing charts and useful tips for great results.
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