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A method for cooking food includes heating a liquid cooking medium in a cooking vessel having a "U"-shaped structure having a height is sufficient, with sufficient medium added, to attain a hydrostatic pressure at a predetermined lower depth that is substantially greater than ambient atmospheric pre

A method for cooking food includes heating a liquid cooking medium in a cooking vessel having a "U"-shaped structure having a height is sufficient, with sufficient medium added, to attain a hydrostatic pressure at a predetermined lower depth that is substantially greater than ambient atmospheric pressure. The food is conveyed through the vessel, mostly cooking at the bottom, where the hydrostatic pressure facilitates a cooking of the food at a rate substantially greater than a rate at ambient pressure. A further aspect of the invention is a method for reducing wastewater output and makeup water usage when cooking a food containing a complex carbohydrate. This method causes released complex carbohydrate to cause a lower viscosity increase than at ambient pressure, thereby increasing a cooking effectiveness of the water and reducing a need for adding makeup water and disposing of wastewater.

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A method for cooking food includes heating a liquid cooking medium in a cooking vessel having a "U"-shaped structure having a height is sufficient, with sufficient medium added, to attain a hydrostatic pressure at a predetermined lower depth that is substantially greater than ambient atmospheric pre

A method for cooking food includes heating a liquid cooking medium in a cooking vessel having a "U"-shaped structure having a height is sufficient, with sufficient medium added, to attain a hydrostatic pressure at a predetermined lower depth that is substantially greater than ambient atmospheric pressure. The food is conveyed through the vessel, mostly cooking at the bottom, where the hydrostatic pressure facilitates a cooking of the food at a rate substantially greater than a rate at ambient pressure. A further aspect of the invention is a method for reducing wastewater output and makeup water usage when cooking a food containing a complex carbohydrate. This method causes released complex carbohydrate to cause a lower viscosity increase than at ambient pressure, thereby increasing a cooking effectiveness of the water and reducing a need for adding makeup water and disposing of wastewater. a fluid outlet defined through said bottom surface; a positionable valve member operationally disposed within said housing between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet; at least two filters disposed longitudinally within said housing rearward of said mounting mechanism and in serial fluid communication with each other, said fluid inlet, and said fluid outlet, said filters insertable into said housing through said rear end of said housing, said filters made of different filtering media such that one of said filters removes a first contaminant and the other said filter removes a second contaminant from fluid flowing through said housing; an actuator extending from a forward most end of said housing and connected with said valve member through said housing, said actuator movable relative to said housing between a filtered Position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet into said housing, through said filters and out said fluid outlet, and an unfiltered position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet directly out said fluid outlet; said portion of said housing containing said filters extending generally horizontally and rearwardly from said actuator with one of said filters disposed along each longitudinal side thereof; and wherein said housing defines a central longitudinally extending recess in said top surface between side lobe containing said filters such that a supply source nests at least partially within said recess upon mounting said device thereto. 12. The filtering device as in claim 11, wherein said filters are mounted adjacent to each other and longitudinally from a common cap member, said cap member removably attachable said rear end of said housing. 13. The filtering device as in claim 11, further comprising an indicator to give a visible indication to a user of a depletion state of said filters. 14. The filtering device as in claim 11, wherein said device is attachable to a faucet. 15. The filtering device as in claim 11, wherein said actuator comprises a pivotally mounted switch and said valve comprises a rotatable valve body that is rotatable between said filtered and unfiltered positions upon pivotal movement of said switch. 16. A slim profile fluid filtering device, comprising: a housing, said housing defining a forward end, a rear end, a top surface, and a bottom surface; a mounting mechanism disposed on said top surface proximate said forward end; a fluid inlet defined through said housing top surface, and a fluid outlet defined through said bottom surface; a positionable valve member operationally disposed within said housing between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet; at least two filters disposed longitudinally within said housing rearward of said mounting mechanism and in s rial fluid communication with each other, said fluid inlet, and said fluid outlet, said filters insertable into said housing through said rear end of said housing, said filters made of different filtering media such that one of said filters removes a first contaminant and the other said filter removes a second contaminant from fluid flowing t rough said housing; an actuator extending from a forward most end of said housing and connected with said valve member through said housing, said actuator movable relative to said housing between a filtered position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet into said housing through said filters and out said fluid outlet, and an unfiltered position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet directly out said fluid outlet; said portion of said ho sing containing said filters extending generally horizontally and rearwardly from said actuator with one of said filters disposed along each longitudinal side thereof; wherein said actuator comprises a pivotally mounted switch and said valve comprises a rotatable valve body that is rotatable between said filtered and unfiltered positi