Presto 8-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: PrestoBrand: Presto
Release Date: 2009-03-05
Model: 01370
Product features:
- Cooks three to ten times faster than ordinary cooking methods, saving time, energy, and money.
- Luxurious stainless steel with tri-clad base for fast, even heating.
- Quick pressure/steam release system.
- Includes cooking rack and complete 64-page instruction/recipe book.
- 10-3/4 by 15 by 9-1/3 inches; 12 year limited warranty.
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Presto 8-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
Customer Review: "update: Made like JUNK" OMG! Has changed the way I cook!
Summary: 1 Stars
UPDATE: After using this product for less then a year it has become unstable, unsafe, & I had to recycle it. The bolts keeping the handles on started leaking and not allowing enough pressure to make the seal so it leaked every where. If you plan to use yours alot get a better one. I think I may upgrade to an electric one as having it always take a burner top is a pain when I can plug it in somewhere else in the kitchen (or Deck).
I don't have a ton of time and will update this review later with more tech info. I just have to proclaim how great this is. I never pressured cooked anything but meat in huge BBQ store type pressure cookers (that's their secret, pressure cook then mark & glaze on the grill).
This is as revolutionary to me as the induction grill. Both together and you have a quick diner.
So far I have made fall apart chicken for oriental chicken salad. Soy Chicken with veggies. Brisket BBQ style, Left over brisket stew, Fall stew (parsnips, potatoes, carrots, ginger, squash, garlic,etc), Squash leek risotto, squash leek soup, chicken w/ frozen edamame & frozen peas/carrots on brown rice, lentil soups, lentil under Filet Mignon, and about 15 other great dishes.
All dishes were made in one pot or one pot & one bowl. When you cook most rices & beans you put them in another bowl (stainless or glass) with foil tightly over it then put it in on top of the steamer casket they provide. Some I dropped in rock frozen, some veggies I left whole. Not one thing including the beans took more then 30 minutes.
Few words of advice. Follow the basic rules, if it says let it cool on it's own then let it & always have enough liquid in it.(beer works great & the little cheap six pack of white wines). Also cook 1min longer then directions say. 2 minutes if over 15min recipe. Start timing your recipe when you have a constant steam and time precisely.
Basically find a recipe in the book and use it as a base for anything you want to make. I have made some great recipes (my fall stew) by follow a beef stew recipe in the direction book. I have yet to Google a pressure cooker recipe.
Remember that some recipe books use different pressures as different pots have different pressures. So use your book as a guideline or make sure whatever pressure cooker recipe you use is meant for 15lbs like this pot.
I use this on top of my induction cook top and it makes cooking 3 times as fast & I can control the steam perfectly.
As a man I love this style of cooking and my wife loves that I have cooked all but 1 night since I got it around Xmas. We have never eaten healthier and are using cheap cuts of meat & cheap in season fresh local veggies. (The frozen stuff was a test to see if a busy mom could make a great dinner from frozen with no effort or more then 30 minutes). I literally cut a few things toss them in, lock the top, hit the timer and sit down. One sitcom later I open it to have a meal that makes me feel healthy & full! Usually I have enough left over for my wife & I to have lunch the next day!
If this wasn't meant for a busy mom or single person I don't know what in the kitchen is.
Description of Presto 8-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
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: 8 quarts (7.6 liters).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 8-quart 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! And it's big enough for home canning, too. (The USDA recommends pressure canning as the only safe method for low-acid foods such as vegetables, meats, and poultry.) 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 75 recipes, ranging from basic soup stocks to stews and pot roasts--even desserts like Petite Pumpkin 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 8-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 10-1/2 inches in diameter (15-1/2 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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