Success StoryThe Pressure is On: Cooking for Fast Times



The Pressure is On: Cooking for Fast Times

Author: Anna Morgan

Planning Unit: Fulton County CES

Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

Plan of Work: To encourage individuals, families and communities to make proactive choices to improve health and w

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Families want to eat healthier; but planning, shopping, and making nutritious meals takes a lot of time. Traditional pressure cookers have been around for a long time, electric pressure cookers are newer and families need them because of they are cost effective and have faster cooking times. The “The Pressure is On: Cooking for Fast Times” lesson taught by the Family & Consumer Sciences agent has equipped 48 individuals with tips, tricks, strategies and recipes to turn the electric pressure cooker into one of the most efficient tools in the kitchen.

Using an electric pressure cooker enables families to purchase inexpensive cuts of meat, cook meals in bulk, and better manage their time. The lesson focused on how to use pressure cookers can speed up the process of offering a well-balanced and delicious meal with minimal preparation time.  Of the families surveyed, 98% are able to identify the two main types of pressure cookers. 96% of the participants better understand the safety features used on pressure cookers. 94% of the participants could list at least one benefit of cooking with a pressure cooker.






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