Instructions

1. Place the pasta you are cooking in the inner pot of the pressure cooker. The pasta will almost double in size when cooked--never exceed the half-full mark in the pressure cooker.

2. Add enough water or broth to barely cover the pasta in the pressure cooker pot. Cooking pasta in a pressure cooker requires only the amount of liquid that the pasta absorbs to become soft, so don't add too much liquid.

3. Add one tablespoon of vegetable oil to reduce foaming of pasta and clogging the cooker's valve. This is especially important when cooking pastas without meat or with low-fat meats and fish.

4. Place the pasta and water-filled inner pot in the pressure cooker's main pot. Place and lock the lid over the cooker.

5. Select the high-pressure setting and program your cooking time. Cooking time varies depending on the shape and amount of pasta you are making. For example, cooking an eight-ounce package of dried fettuccine will take six minutes.

6. Use the quick-release function on your cooker to reduce pressure once the timer goes off. It is crucial for your safety to follow your cooker's manufacturer instructions for pressure release before opening the lid. Once safe, remove lid and serve.