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A dual-voltage, energy saving, electric pressure cooker is designed with a thermally insulated cooking pot, spaced-apart support on the bottom of the pot to prevent food from sticking to the bottom, a unique, hinged, sauce-pan style handle for sealing and unsealing the pot using one hand, a built-in

A dual-voltage, energy saving, electric pressure cooker is designed with a thermally insulated cooking pot, spaced-apart support on the bottom of the pot to prevent food from sticking to the bottom, a unique, hinged, sauce-pan style handle for sealing and unsealing the pot using one hand, a built-in modem that supports the remote operation of manual or preprogrammed cooking controls by telephone or computer. The energy saving is accomplished in a two-mode pressure cooking process. Cooking mode one is active heating or steaming for a short, but controlled period of time, as the liquid inside the pot reaches a temperature of approximately 120.degree. C. (250.degree. F.). Heating is then discontinued and foodstuffs are subsequently cooked to perfection in a second cooking mode wherein latent heat from the first cooking mode completes the cooking process without additional heat being added.

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[ We claim:] [1.]1. An energy conserving pressure cooking apparatus comprising in combination:a) an inner pressure cooker pot having an open top and a hinged pot handle;b) an insulated outer container having an open top, an outer wall, and an inner wall, with the inner pressure cooker pot of (a) per

[ We claim:] [1.]1. An energy conserving pressure cooking apparatus comprising in combination:a) an inner pressure cooker pot having an open top and a hinged pot handle;b) an insulated outer container having an open top, an outer wall, and an inner wall, with the inner pressure cooker pot of (a) permanently housed within said inner wall;c) a single cooking lid with a pressure regulator valve for sealing the inner pot and the outer container;d) a heater disposed in said outer container for heating said inner pressure cooker pot;e) a temperature sensor disposed in said outer container for sensing the temperature of said inner pressure cooker pot; andf) means for controlling the heating of foodstuffs in a first cooking mode in which a liquid and the foodstuffs to be cooked are actively heated for a specific time and for discontinuing heating of the foodstuffs in a second cooking mode in which the foodstuffs are adiabatically cooked by retaining heat generated in said first cooking mode and without additional heat being provided from said heater.