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How can liquid reach higher temperatures in a pressure cooker than in an unsealed pot?

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I think that in a pressure cooker, the liquid reaches a higher temp. because of the fact that in a pressure cooker, the pressure of the air is just circulating within, and in an unsealed pot the air/heat can ease out causing it to keep the temp. stable.

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