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Why pressure cooker is used for cooking food on hills?

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At high altitudes atmospheric pressure is low. So at high altitudes liquids boil at low temperature when the food materials can not be cooked. To increase the boiling temperature of water by increasing the pressure above atmospheric pressure. Pressure cooker is used so that food materials can be cooked easily.
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