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Hetty Lui McKinnon is a food writer and cookbook author with a passion for vegetables. She's the author of five vegetarian cookbooks, and won the James Beard Award for Vegetable-Focused cooking in ...

The best Instant Pots are versatile multi-cookers that combine slow cooking, pressure cooking, rice cooking, sautéeing, steaming, and more in one handy appliance. The original Instant Pot was an ...

A Hyderabad man allegedly killed his wife and attempted to cover up the crime by chopping up the body and boiling the parts in a pressure cooker. Guru Murthy, 45, a former soldier who works as a ...

India's rice exports in 2024 remained steady despite earlier export curbs, with high basmati rice shipments compensating for a decline in non-basmati rice sales. The country's total exports reached 17 ...

Now I keep a dedicated rice cooker in my kitchen ... and a quick Google search will yield instructions on any type not listed there. I’ve also used the included basket to steam greens and ...