Product Description: Cooks lighter meals, healthier, fast and easy. 3 to 10 times faster than ordinary methods - faster than a microwave. Chicken, fish, vegetables and more cook to perfection in minutes. Tenderizes leaner cuts of beef and pork. New ergonomically designed handles
Amazon.com Review: 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 4-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 roast--even desserts like Oatmeal-Apple Crisp! 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 4-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 (14 inches including handle) and 7 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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - same o, same o
Our 20+ year old 4 quart Presto pressure cooker has had at least half a dozen gasket replacements. We're pretty old, so I thought it was time to get my 79 year old cook, and lovely wife of 55 years a bright new pot instead of just another gasket.
The old one worked well for all these years, and the new one already has a dozen or more cooking cycles on it - and appears to do as well as the one it replaced.
BTW: we replaced a 6 quart Presto at the same time and the comment is the same on it.
Rating: - RETURN IT
Handle gets loose. Also, the handle pops and breaks apart as it heats up. It literally pops and explodes, bits and pieces go flying, hot drops of plastic! I returned mine.
Rating: - Presto 4 Quart Pressure Cooker
I bought this to replace a Presto 4 Quart Pressure Cooker that was 45 years old and would no longer hold pressure even with a new gasket. It was a great unit and we hated to have to replace it. This new one works just as well as the old one did when it was new. You can pay a lot more for a pressure cooker but I don't see how it would work any better.
Rating: - awesome deal
I never knew a pot could cook like this one does. And the price was great.
Rating: - Great Pressure Cooker! Love it! Perfect for the Price!
This is a very reliable Pressure Cooker. I love it. Could not be without it~ Works WONDERFUL~ Good Value for the Money~ I have a 4 quart and 8 quart- Next I will get a 6 quart! and they last for a very very long time!!!
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