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pressure-cook

American  
[presh-er-kook] / ˈprɛʃ ərˌkʊk /

verb (used with object)

  1. to cook in a pressure cooker.


pressure-cook British  

verb

  1. to cook (food) in a pressure cooker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pressure-cook

First recorded in 1935–40


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For a while, the Instant Pot, an electronically controlled device that could pressure-cook and slow-cook food, was the kitchen tool everyone wanted.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

After that, you cover, lock the pot, leave your timer at zero and select the pressure-cook option.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

As air fryers become a counter staple, manufacturers are adding features to fry, bake, dehydrate, pressure-cook or broil.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

To achieve this bo ssam dream, I pressure-cook my pork belly in the controlled environment of my Instant Pot.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2020

Instead of teaching young minds how to put meaning into words, he must pressure-cook a stew of abstract facts for easily graded objective tests geared to handle swelling classes.

From Time Magazine Archive

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