Wide pressure cooker

Abstract

An apparatus configured to perform pressure cooking includes a housing comprising a rim; a lid coupled to the housing, the lid configured to engage the rim to form an air-tight seal that enables pressure cooking within the housing; and a cooking vessel defining a chamber in which food to be cooked is disposed. A maximum inner diameter of the cooking vessel is at least 1.5 times greater than a maximum vessel depth of the cooking vessel. In addition, or alternatively, at least a portion of a power circuit that controls a heating element, and/or at least a portion of a power circuit housing that houses the power circuit, is higher than a bottom of the cooking vessel.

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