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Good Pressure Cooker to buy?

razenette
15 years ago

What is a good pressure cooker to purchase? Not the old type w/jiggle thing on top! Thank You so much, razenette

Comments (4)

  • suzyq3
    15 years ago

    We have two Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers and love them. They are extremely well-made, like good cookware. We have the large Dutch oven type and the 5 quart "braiser" style.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Kuhn Rikon

  • razenette
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Thank You suzyq3 for your "input"....razenette

  • razenette
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    I wound up purchasing the "Fagor" ON SALE from HSN today.I got the 6qt.one you just put on the stove. No fancy things. Years ago I used this type & never had a problem.
    I'm excited to recieve it & try out. I think it comes w/Recipes too. It did have a 5-STAR rating. razenette

  • arley_gw
    15 years ago

    I have a Kuhn Rikon 6 qt stockpot-style PC, and also a Fagor Multi set which consists of an 8 qt stockpot and a 4 qt saute-pan shaped fry pan with a pressure lid that fits both the stockpot and the fry pan.

    Both perform very well. The KR is a little slicker on 'fit & finish', but I can't tell much difference in the performance between the KR and the Fagor units. I am surprised as to how much I have used the fry pan, though. I often take some cheap cuts of beef, brown them, add a little liquid and pressure cook the heck out of them and I get fork-tender flavorful meat from a cheap cut.

    While the Kuhn Rikon is absolutely top-of-the-line, the Fagor certainly seems to be the best value for the dollar. The link is to that multi set I described; I got it at a local department store for around $100. The KR is more expensive.

    Two more observations: some PC's tout having a low pressure and a high pressure level. I've never used a low pressure setting and don't see much use for one; IMHO I don't see much point in it. Don't necessarily avoid one with two settings (the KR has two settings) but I wouldn't put too much stock in that as a selling point. The Fagor Multi has just one (high) setting and it works just fine.

    Finally, whichever one you get, you might want to get a copy of a Lorna Sass cookbook or two. She is the head honcho (honchess? Honcha?) of PC cooking. Her latest book, Pressure Perfect, is very complete. I have it, along with The Pressured Cook and Cooking Under Pressure and her Vegetarian PC book. All are excellent.

    Another good resource is missvickie.com.

    I didn't get my first PC until I was in my fifties; wish I had gotten one a lot sooner. I couldn't see having a kitchen without one.

    Finally, FWIW: on one of those Iron Chef shows I saw Mario Batalli use a Kuhn Rikon cooker. On an episode of Good Eats I saw Alton Brown use what looked like a Fagor cooker.

    Here is a link that might be useful: fagor multi set