What is the temperature inside a pressure cooker?

The temperature inside the cooker reaches approximately 120 degrees Celsius or 248 degrees Fahrenheit.

The normal boiling point of water is 100°C (212° Fahrenheit) because this is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of water is 760 mmHg, or 1 atm.

The pressure cooker enables food to cook faster

In a typical pressure cooker, water can remain a liquid at temperatures as high as 120°C, and food cooks in as little as one-third the normal time.

This is because this pan increases the internal pressure to approximately 2 atm. So, it allows water to boil above its boiling point, which is 100°C.

Created by a French physicist named Denis Papin.