Advanced Pressure Cooking Techniques  Return to the Main Menu for More Information   Related Information Phased Cooking Tiered Cooking PIP Cooking Infusion Cooking Pre-Cooker Using A Pressure Cooker as a Pre-Cooker Many pressure cookers shelve their trusty cookers as the weather starts to warm up in Spring and Summer. There may not be much interest in the 'traditional' pressure cooker recipes of hearty soups and stews when cooks everywhere are thinking of lighter fare and the BBQ is in constant use. But wait, before you think of giving your pressure cooker the summer off, think about how it can shorten your time in the kitchen throughout the year. Some of you may already know how to use your pressure cooker to pre-cook ribs and then finish them on the grill for taste and tenderness that can't be duplicated by grilling alone. You can also use your pressure cooker the same way to pre-cook roasts and meats of all kinds - pork, beef, lamb, chicken, ham, turkey and then finish up on the grill or in the oven. Follow any recipe for cooking the meat in the pressure cooker, or more experienced pressure cooker users may want to use the Cooking Time Charts and then have your grill hot finish with a great grilled taste. The pressure cooker can precook your meat fast and cut down on your time in the kitchen. You can precook roasts in the pressure cooker and then finish the meat in the oven, broiler or use an electric grilling machine to get a nice crisp surface. Using foil helper strips to remove the roast from the cooker, transfer to a roasting pan with a rack. If you don't have this kind of a pan use any oven safe pan or dish with the rack from your pressure cooker. Baste the surface with butter, margarine or any basting recipe, or add a glaze and get that same outer crispness of oven roasting, but with a much more, tender, juicier and flavorful piece of meat than oven roasting alone. Cook in a pre-heated 450°F. oven for about 15-20 minutes or until the top is brown and crisp. Use your pressure cooker to precook roasts that can then be shredded, or pulled, to make great plain or BBQ sandwiches. After shredding the meat add your favorite bottled BBQ sauce and simmer gently until heated through. Precooked meats in your pressure cooker can shredded or cubed and used in tacos, fajitas, burritos, stuffed into pita bread and used in all kinds of salads. Don’t forget the hot-wings, chicken wings that start out in the pressure cooker, but finish in the oven wing a tangy BBQ sauce - yum! Summer brings on a wealth of fresh vegetables and you can use your pressure cooker to quickly cook corn on the cob, artichokes, asparagus, potatoes and many others. Make fast potato salad by cooking whole potatoes and then peeling after they have been chilled. Potatoes are so versatile, you can turn out pressure baked potatoes for a crowd in just 15 minutes, or make up a platter full potato skins with your favorite toppings an dipping sauce as an appetizer or snack.