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Pressure Cooker Blast: Nowadays, pressure cookers are being used in almost every household. One important reason for this is that many other tasks can be done while cooking. There is no tension of standing in the kitchen while cooking in a pressure cooker, but extreme caution has to be taken while cooking in a pressure cooker, otherwise there can be loss of life due to explosion.
Yes, accidents happen every year due to pressure cooker bursting. In such a situation, if you also cook food in a pressure cooker, then this article is for you. Here you can know about the reasons due to which the cooker bursts.
1. Filling the cooker with water
The capacity of the cooker is measured in liters. If it is filled with more food than its capacity, there is a risk of it bursting. Actually, this happens because filling too much water in the cooker closes its vent, due to which the steam cannot come out. The cooker should always be three-fourths full.
2. Add less water
It is very important to have the right amount of water while cooking in a pressure cooker. If there is too much water, the water starts spilling out of the cooker and if there is less water, there is a risk of the food getting burnt and there is also a fear of the cooker bursting.
3. Not cleaning properly
Cleaning the cooker is a difficult task, due to which many people leave the cooker dirty. This contamination is not only bad from the point of view of hygiene but there is also a risk of the cooker bursting. This causes garbage to get trapped in the vent of the cooker and increases the risk of blast. Therefore, it is very important to clean the cooker properly.
4. Open the cooker without releasing the gas,
Trying to open the cooker forcefully can cause an accident. Actually, after turning off the gas, pressure builds up in the cooker, which releases slowly but when you try to open it forcefully, many times it bursts due to the pressure.
5. These things can also cause an explosion
Bursting of pressure cooker, broken rubber, whistle, faulty safety valve, under or overload of regulator valve. Apart from this, the possibility of explosion is also high in poor quality or old cookers.