Slow cooker or Pressure: Which is better to cook at?

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Mark

Active member
What are the difference? I want foods that can cook fast, so obviously the presure cooker right?
What about taste?

Do they taste different on each machine? Should I just buy both and see it myself?
 
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SilverStrychnine

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If faster cooking is the top priority for you, then definitely the pressure cooker. It cooks in about a third of the time.

I prefer the slow cooker, because I can just throw everything in it in the morning, go off to work, and when I come home dinner's just about ready for me and the house smells GREAT.

Taste wise, meats will be juicier and more tender when slow cooked.

Maybe you could borrow one of each from a friend and test them before buying.
 
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MaggieBee

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2 different things

Pressure cooker - Use the pressure cooker if (for instance) you didn't soak the beans overnight but you need them in a couple of hours.
You can't leave a pressure cooker un attended
Foods cook much faster this way and and keeps the flavor in.
NOTE: The pressure can blow the metal lid and hot liquid on you and cause injury. Be VERY careful when using a pressure cooker
DO NOT take the lid off a pressure cooker until the the indicator says the pressure is COMPLETELY down

Slow cooker - Use a slow cooker if you want to be able to put dinner on in the morning and come back to have it cooked. It is safe to leave it.

A pressure cooker is good for cooking faster meals
They taste the same
 
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Amy

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I've never seen a recipe for cooking in a pressure cooker. My mom used to use one for bottling food for storage but that's the only thing I've ever seen one used for.

Slow cookers are by definition slow but will cook a cheaper piece of meat slowly so it comes out tender and juicy. Try the same thing in your oven and it will be dry and tough as a piece of leather. Also flavors develop wonderfully. I've never had anything bland that was cooked in a slow cooker.

An advantage to the slow cooker is that altho it takes a few hour you don't have to be there stirring, basting or adding anything to it. You spend 15 min putting everything in the pot in the morning and go about your day - when you get home at night you have a hot, home cooked meal ready to eat. Another 15 min and it's on the table.
 
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