Pressure cookers can ensure that your meals are cooked at a faster pace than usual, as well as promoting healthy eating, as vitamins and minerals contained in foods are not lost during pressure cooking.

The pressure cooker can be extremely beneficial for individuals who want to undergo home cooking without having their own and their guests' patience tested.

Also, while pressure cookers can be used to cook wide varieties of food, they are best suited for cooking foods such as stew, joints, soups and pulses.

Headcook and Bottlewasher has numerous pressure cookers available to buy, spread across different price ranges that should accommodate home cooks of differing ability.

For example, the Perfect Plus 6.5 litre WMF Pressure Cooker is available for a special price of £110, with a three-year guarantee and a detachable handle for easy cleaning, whereas a 12 litre Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker is offered for £154.95.