Question

A pressure cooker reduces cooking times for food because:

• A. the higher pressure inside the cooker crushes the food material
• B. cooking involves chemical changes helped by a rise in temperature
• C. heat is more evenly distribute in the cooking space
• D. boiling point of water involved in cooking is increased.

Answer 1

The correct option is A the higher pressure inside the cooker crushes the food material

The higher pressure inside the cooker crushes the food material, which increases cooking and reduces time.