The smart choice for healthy, favorful meals, fast and easy. Cooks 3 to 10 times faster than ordinary cooking methods – even faster than a microwave for many foods. Chicken, fish, meat and vegetables cook to perfection fast. Helps tenderize economical cuts of meat. Works on regular and smooth-top ranges. Cover lock indicator shows when
The smart choice for healthy, favorful meals, fast and easy. Cooks 3 to 10 times faster than ordinary cooking methods – even faster than a microwave for many foods. Chicken, fish, meat and vegetables cook to perfection fast. Helps tenderize economical cuts of meat. Works on regular and smooth-top ranges. Cover lock indicator shows when there is pressure inside the cooker and prevents the cover from being removed until pressure is safely reduced. Includes a special rack for cooking several foods at once with no intermingling of flavors. Dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. Liquid capacity: 6 quarts (5.7 liters). Works on gasPressure cookers have experienced renewed popularity over the last several years because cooks have rediscovered what some cooks (particularly grandmas) have known for a long time–they’re really fast. And it’s easy to cook healthfully with pressure cookers, since the food retains so much more of its nutrients and flavor. Presto’s 6-quart stainless steel pressure cooker is a multi-purpose pot that can stand in as a conventional soup pot as well as perform the kitchen magic that pressure cookers are famous for. Chicken Cacciatore cooks in 8 minutes! This professional-quality stainless steel pressure cooker is a handy addition to any well-rounded set of kitchen tools.
The heavy-duty lid locks down during cooking; an inner sealing ring keeps the steam in. In addition to a pop-up pressure indicator and a simple steam release mechanism, there is an overpressure plug that will let off steam if it builds up excessively. This pressure cooker is useful for weeknight dinners or for any meal that needs to come together quickly. An accompanying booklet contains more than 65 recipes, ranging from basic soup stocks to stews and pot roasts–even desserts like 5-minute custards! Tenderize lean cuts of beef or pork; or cook chicken, fish, or vegetables faster than you can in a microwave, and without losing moisture.
Nonabrasive cleansers are best for cleaning this stainless steel pressure cooker, though occasional use of a fine metal polish will help the exterior keep its shine. The Presto 6-quart pressure cooker is fully immersible; in addition, the sealing ring should be removed after each use to allow cleaning of the inside rim of the lid. The vent pipe is simple to keep clean with a small brush or pipe cleaner, and both the air vent/cover lock and the overpressure plug are removable. The pressure cooker measures 9 inches in diameter (17 inches including handles) and 8-1/2 inches tall (including lid). Presto guarantees this pressure cooker with an extended 12-year warranty. A detailed instruction and recipe booklet is included; special safety issues that pertain to pressure cookers are clearly explained. –Garland Withers
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WARPED Used 6 times, warped on bottom. The reason I purchased Stainless Steel is so it would not warp like aluminum. I have an electric glass cooktop, so pots must be flat to heat evenly. Was to start with, not now. Bought in 2006, it has a 12 year warranty, we’ll see how that goes.UPDATE: Presto has decided to give me a “one time courtesy replacement” . They have no reason why this is not a straight Warranty replacement. However, they want me to sped another 1/3rd of the…
Sometimes it’s best to go back to basics In the past 18 mo I’ve had two electric digital pressure cookers. Each were different brands. I loved using them for the ease of not having to stand at the stove to watch them, but BOTH of them burned out the electronics in the same time frame. Only one was from Amazon, the other from another place. I purchased this old fashioned do it yourself pressure cooker like my mother had for 40 yrs, and used regularly.For those who are concerned about screws loosening, remember this: The…
User-friendly and safe This is my third Presto stainless steel six quart pressure cooker in 20 years. I mysteriously “lost” two in moving. I use this several times a week. It’s user-friendly and cooks most foods in half the the time or less. When I want quick “barbequed” St. Louis-style ribs, onion, garlic, liquid smoke, barbeque sauce, seasonings and water to cover, and I have delicious ribs in 45 minutes. Same for pot roast with carrots and potatoes. Chicken’s a breeze. Beef or pork roast,…