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Miss Vickie's Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes | 
| Author: Vickie Smith
Publisher: Wiley
List Price: $22.95
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 4907
Media: Paperback
Pages: 480
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0764597264
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.587
EAN: 9780764597268
ASIN: 0764597264
Publication Date: January 29, 2008
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Product Description
The Ultimate Pressure-Cooker Cookbook
Nobody knows more about pressure cookers than Vickie Smith, creator of the leading pressure-cooker Web site, MissVickie.com. Now, at last, Miss Vickie has gathered all of her pressure-cooker wisdom into a book. Whether you're a pressure-cooker newcomer or a longtime fan, you'll find all the recipes, techniques, and tips you need for a lifetime of great pressure-cooker meals.
Miss Vickie's Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes is jam-packed with nearly 400 fast, tasty, foolproof recipes, ranging from one-pot meals like Chicken and Rice with Mushrooms to Sweet and Sour Pork, Navy Bean Soup, and Chocolate Malt Cheesecake. Miss Vickie's detailed recipe instructions and special techniques, such as "pan in pot" pressure cooking, guarantee that each dish comes out perfectly cooked--and perfectly delicious.
But Miss Vickie gives you more than just great recipes. Her book also provides in-depth guidance on every aspect of choosing and using a pressure cooker, including:
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A buyers' guide to modern pressure cookers
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Step-by-step pressure-cooker instructions
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Pressure-cooker safety
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Basic and advanced pressure-cooking techniques
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Common mistakes in pressure cookery
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Adapting recipes to the pressure cooker
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Tips, tricks, and troubleshooting
Offering hundreds of recipes that are proven to work--and proven delicious--plus plain-English answers to all of your pressure-cooker questions, Miss Vickie has created the single most useful pressure-cooker book ever published. It's a resource you'll turn to again and again as you explore the world of pressure-cooker possibilities and pleasures.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 High praise for this book March 19, 2008
Snow White (sunny southwest)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
This is the last word for me in pressure cooker cookbooks. It is an encyclopedia of information for the how-to's and do's and don'ts of pressure cooking. Every possible problem or question seems to have been anticipated and answered. Then there are time charts for every kind of food that one would want to cook under pressure. Last but not least, the wonderful recipes literally make your mouth water.
I received my copy today from Amazon.com (good deal, by the way & I got free shipping too), and didn't waste any time trying it out. Our Irish dinner -- a day late, I know -- turned out perfect.
Actually, I bought this book thinking my daughter could benefit from it. Now I see that I'll have to get another one to give to her...I need this one for myself!
Now, sooner or later someone will surely complain "...I couldn't give it 5 stars because there aren't any pictures..." I'm surprised that these same people don't also expect "scratch, sniff & taste" pages. Don't we all know what food looks like? Even someone who has never cooked before knows what a potato, or a carrot, a potroast or a chicken is supposed to look like. Yes, visuals would enhance the appeal of the book, but honestly, the recipes and directions are so well presented that photos are really not necessary.
I'm looking forward to trying many, many of the interesting recipes.
Good job, Miss Vickie!!
Update: Now that I have had this book for a while, and have tried many of the recipes and techniques, I want to say that this book is truly worth the money. Many people focus their pressure cooking attentions primarily on main dishes and especially meats. Miss Vickie's main dish recipes are wonderful. However, in addition to great meals, this book offers adventures in delicious desserts and side dishes as well.
She also has a great website dedicated entirely to pressure cooking, where you can post questions and receive answers. Type "Miss Vickie's Guide to Modern Pressure Cookery" in the search. Check it out.
Informative and substantial selection of recipes March 1, 2008
C. Gallo
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've been using a stove top pressure cooker for a while, but with inconsistent results. Miss Vickie's book is such an excellent resource. I have a better idea as to why some previous attempts did not work out too well. The reader will gain a sense of confidence and the recipes are varied and numerous. Plan to try the meat sauce for pasta this weekend. I'm not much of a cook, but I do feel that my efforts to prepare better tasting and healthy food -- in less time -- are well invested with the pressure cooker. Miss V, Thank you for such an excellent resource!
Incredible Miss Vickie February 28, 2008
J. Simon (Las Vegas, NV USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the best pressure cook book I have ever seen or used. I own many different books but none are as complete as this one or the recipes so good. If you have a question, it has an answer. It is the best.
Super Book! April 18, 2008
J. Garneau (Ellenton, FL United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have read through the book and found many recipes which I think I would like to make. I find that the recipes are very much to my taste with ordinary ingredients for the most part. I just made the Cube Steaks and Gravy with Carrots and Potatoes, a one-pot meal. It was wonderful! The potatoes were cooked on top of the steaks in a steamer tray. I was delighted to find that the potatoes were ready to be mashed when the steaks were done. It was a very "down home" meal. There are lots of suggestions in the book for making food in the pressure cooker taste good without the blandness of some pressure cooker recipes. I can tell that I will be making good use of this book.
Essential cookbook for "green" cooks July 9, 2008
A. Sullivan (Graham, WA USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you use a pressure cooker, this is a must have. My days are busy! Beef stew? 7 minutes. Swiss steak? 10 minutes. Great recipes, well organized and totally loaded with ideas that won't risk your life and limb. I'm tired of the, "my grammy's pressure cooker exploded and we were scraping food off the walls for a week" story. Today's cookers are safe (when used correctly), huge time savers and create fabulous meals especially from tougher cuts of meat. My favorite is pot roast using a chuck roast, onions, carrots, celery and Johnny's Seasoning salt. Fall apart tender, melt in your mouth delicious. Plus, faster cook time = "green" cooking.
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