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Presto 6-Quart Aluminum Pressure Cooker
Before microwave cooking was introduced, the pressure cooker was a faster way to cook and prepare delicious foods. Unlike microwave ovens, pressure cooking preserves natural flavors and nutrients. Meats, poultry, fish, seafood, and vegetables cook to perfection in minutes - sometimes even faster than a microwave. If you're seeking a healthier and tastier way of preparing all types of foods, this stovetop pot is a must-have appliance for your kitchen. Does not require electricity - Designed for use on your stove top
Pressure 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 aluminum 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 durable, polished-aluminum pressure cooker is an economical 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 polished aluminum pressure cooker, though occasional use of a fine metal polish will help the exterior keep its shine. The Presto 6-quart aluminum 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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Presto 6-Quart Aluminum Pressure Cooker Reviews
This one was perfect for the jobs we wanted and as usual performed well. We purchased another brand and it did not perfom well,so we again purchased a Presto. Have had other Presto pressure cookers and needed a smaller one.
I really like that I can use frozen meat if I've forgotten to take something out to thaw. I highly recommend this cooker. This is probably my favorite piece of cookware - it's even better than a crock pot. It's easy to use and to clean. Most regular recipes are easily adapted for use in the pressure cooker. I've made roasts, chicken soup, etc. You just add a few minutes more per pound to the cooking time. When you can make beef stew - start to finish in 30 minutes, it's perfect for working moms.
These spots are not removable, but visible. Three level of protection, easy to close and good insulation. Not giving five star, just because after very fist cooking, I found out some kind of spots on inner side at the top. It is really nice and simple to operate pressure cooker.
Stainless may look better and last longer, but does not conduct heat as well as aluminum. I believe my sister wound up with it. After all, that's the cooker that was used by my Mother over sixty years ago. All that's required is a safe cooker that holds a head of steam. I'm 65.
The Presto has been doing that for almost a hundred years or more. How can you go wrong with an Aluminum Presto Pressure Cooker. I won't use it as often as my Mom did, so this cooker will surely last the rest of my life. And certainly not two to three hundred dollars for so-called luxury brands. Besides, aluminum is such a bargain. I could see no reason to spend almost twice as much for stainless.
As I recall, she never replaced it - just used it regularly until she died.
(2)It might be the problem of my water quality (I am in St Louis), or it might be a normal phenomenon, that after I put water in the cooker overnight, the soaked surface stained dark. It might or might not be the right thing to do though. It is very easy to order replacement parts there, and it is cheap too ($3 for the plug + $2 for shipping). After I started using it, I don't feel that complusive with removing all metal traces any more. This is my first pressure cooker and it works fine.
So far there is no problem with cooking at all. I am very satisfied with their service. And when I canceled my order (as I thought I lost the first one and found it later), they respond very promptly. The metal must have been oxidized (or whatever). (3) I found that even without the overpressure plug, this cooker can be used as a slow cooker on very low heat, and it worked really well.
I used it several times since I bought it 2 weeks ago. The new one was really shiny and metalic looking. (4) I went to the Presto website and ordered an additional overpressure plug. It happens with cooking food, too. But after using for a while the inner surface become evenly stained and lost that metalic silvery shine, and I wasn't too concerned any more (because it started looking like the old pressure cooker my mom uses at home).
A few points: (1)I feel that there were a lot of residual lubricants and aluminium dusts from the manufacturing process after I got my cooker, so I washed it really carefully + scrape it with a hard sponge to remove metal dusts, as I don't want those stuff in my food.
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