How to Hard Boil Eggs in the Quick Cooker | In the Kitchen With Pampered Chef
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Hi I'm Sandy, and I'm in the kitchen at Pampered Chef.
As a registered dietician,
I've always seen the magic of food,
the magic of food to improve your wellbeing
and improve your health.
But at Pampered Chef, I see the the magic in food
in bringing people around the table.
Now there are so many ways to bring people around the table
with nutritious and delicious food.
One way to bring people around the table fast
is pressure cooking.
Pressure cooking is a cooking method that has gained
a lot of popularity lately.
Now if you're anything like me, you probably want to know
how does it work.
Well, pressure cooking is just how it sounds,
cooking with pressure.
When you increase the pressure in the pot,
you increase the temperature of the liquid and the steam.
Higher pressure equals shorter cooking time.
Now you may be intimidated with pressure cooking,
or you may even have a pressure cooker
that you haven't taken it out of the box.
So I'm gonna show you three ways to get started,
gain confidence and save time in the kitchen.
We came up with three simple ways
to help you get familiar with pressure cooking.
You can pick one of the ways, or even try all three.
You can make beans without soaking,
hard boiled eggs or even chicken.
Now beans are great because they can make a simple side dish
or even an element of a main meal.
Hard boiled eggs are great
'cause they can be a fast breakfast,
or you can snack on them all week long.
Chicken is the star of a simple main dish.
I'm gonna make hard boiled eggs,
because it's something that my family eats
every single week.
There are many pressure cookers out on the market,
but today I'm using the Quick Cooker.
Like so many other pressure cookers,
the Quick Cooker comes with a wire rack.
This helps elevate the eggs
above the water when it's cooking.
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I'm just gonna place this right inside the inner pot.
Now there's one simple truth
when it comes to pressure cooking.
You have to add water or some type of liquid,
at least one cup or as your recipe directs.
If you don't have that liquid,
it's not gonna come up to pressure.
So you'll see I have just one cup of water.
(water splishing)
And them I'm gonna add my eggs.
About six eggs fit perfectly in this wire rack.
And now we're ready for the lid, it was that easy!
(cooker beeps musically)
Now that the lid is on, I'm gonna make sure
that the steam icons are aligned,
and that the steam release button is flush with the handle.
That all looks good.
Now I'm gonna set the time.
I'm just gonna select custom,
and adjust the time to 12 minutes.
(cooker beeping)
Once it comes under pressure,
you're gonna see a number up on the screen.
That's how much more time you have left when it's cooking.
Now when it's under pressure
that's where the real magic happens.
It only takes 12 minutes to make hard boiled eggs.
Now while the eggs are cooking,
I want to tell you two surprising things
about pressure cooking that I love.
Number one, because you're building so much steam
inside the pot, it locks in so much flavor in your food.
You are gonna be amazed
at how delicious your food comes out.
And number two, because you're cooking foods
for a shorter amount of time,
it really locks in the nutrients in your food.
Something else I love is that you can just throw
some foods in here, saute or sear right in the pot,
add the rest of your ingredients, put on the lid,
press a button and walk away.
This can let you have more time with your friends and family
or just do things around the house.
And the Quick Cooker was really built
with family safety in mind.
As you can see, it's cool to the touch
both on the lid and the body.
It makes me feel so much better
when I'm cooking dinner at home with my son around.
Now we're gonna check back in just a few minutes.
I can't wait to show you how the eggs turn out.
(cooker beeping)
Okay, now that the timer is up, I'm gonna hit cancel
and manually release the pressure.
(cooker beeping)
(steam hissing)
Now you'll know when the Quick Cooker is safe to open
when the red button goes down.
It looks like I'm all ready.
(cooker beeps musically)
I'm just gonna place my eggs in an ice bath
to help them cool down.
Now I chose hard boiled eggs
'cause it's something that my whole family can agree on,
eating and snacking on throughout the week.
What a bummer when you go to peel your hard cooked eggs,
and you can't get the shell off.
Well, check this out.
These peel so easily.
(shell crackling)
Look at that big chunk of shell coming right off, beautiful!
(shell crackling)
Okay so let's cut into this egg.
Oh, look at how perfect that is,
not overdone, perfect yolks.
Everyone is gonna be happy.
So now that I have my hard boiled eggs,
I can just store them in my leak-proof glass container
in the fridge for a couple days, and we're all set.
So if you haven't tried pressure cooking yet,
or maybe it's been awhile
since you've taken out your pressure cooker,
try one of our quick ways to get started.
Get comfortable with your pressure cooker,
and bring some flavor back to mealtime.
If you enjoyed this video,
please check out the other ones
on our channel and subscribe.
See you soon!
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In episode 5 of “In the Kitchen With Pampered Chef,” Sandy Wolner, RDN, dives into the pressure cooking trend and explains how a pressure cooker works. Whether you already have a pressure cooker and haven’t used it yet or are thinking of getting one, Sandy will show you three simple ways to get started. Plus, she’ll show you how to make easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs in Pampered Chef’s Quick Cooker pressure cooker. About Sandy As a Registered Dietician and working mom, making nutritious meals for her family is a priority for Sandy. In this series, she shares how to make meals that don’t sacrifice flavor for nutrition while sharing her best tips and tricks for fresh meals. Learn more about pressure cooking: https://bit.ly/2M2X3Lh Learn how to use a pressure cooker: http://bit.ly/2Rwmjxc Love our videos? Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/2KMSLvP Featured Tools Quick Cooker: https://bit.ly/2M67Ioc Large Chef’s Tongs: https://bit.ly/2GweMry Glass Mixing Bowl Set: https://bit.ly/2jxXUsb 8¼-cup Leakproof Glass Container: https://bit.ly/2QaetbN About Pampered Chef At Pampered Chef, we celebrate the power that mealtimes have to become something more: a way to transform relationships, to create traditions, and to build happier and richer lives. Together, we’re enriching lives, one meal and one memory at a time. How to Hard Boil Eggs in the Quick Cooker | In the Kitchen With Pampered Chef