Presto 01341 4-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
- Chicken, fish, meat, and vegetables cook to perfection fast. Helps tenderize economical cuts of meat. Pressure regulator maintains the proper cooking pressure automatically.
- Ideal for use on regular, smooth-top, and induction ranges. Complete 64 -page instruction /recipe book included.
- Cover lock indicator shows when there is pressure inside the cooker and prevents the cover from being opened until pressure is safely reduced.
- Special rack for cooking several foods at once with no intermingling of flavors, colors, or odors. Extended 12 year limited warranty.
- Helper handle for ease of handling. Dishwasher safe for easy cleaning with sealing ring and overpressure plug removed.
AkarshanLochun
Small and works well
Very happy with this purchase. This pressure cooker is perfect when cooking for 2-3 people. It has worked well since I got it, it has kept its color (no stains inside), and cooking time is reduced significantly.
LibbyCronen
Great, no need to be fancy to do what is needed
Great pressure cooker, is not a fancy electric one with so many buttons and controls, just an old good fashion pressure cooker that does what's needed at a great price. I have 2 of these, 3 and 6 qtr, they are such a great tine saver, I compared the performance of these pressure cookers with a fancy slow cooker, let me tell you, same results but faster, and a lower cost. I've had my 3 qtrs for over 1 year, and the 6 qtr for about 4 months, no issues so far. I use both every weekend to cook my week meals, I put them on the dish washer after a quick wash with a sponge, and they come back like new. So far very happy with item.
JacquelynBlankenship
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, country-style pork ribs, beef bones, short ribs, tongue, lamb shanks or small leg of lamb, brisket with cabbage, carrots, and potatoes done to a turn in minutes rather than hours. (I prefer regular brisket to corned beef.) Follow safety instructions, easy to clean. A real workhorse in my kitchen. I've tried other pressure cookers. This one is simple, straight forward, and reliable. When it's necessary to add foods (usually veggies) at a certain time, this cooker is easy to "quick cool," add whatever, and restart the pressure cooking. Prefer the stainless steel to aluminum as stainless steel doesn't react with foods.
TravisMiles
Love this! Reheats faster than a microwave!
Where have I been? This is great! Super fast meals. Quick, and easy enough to make myself sweet potatoes even though I'll be the only one eating it. Also great for, dinner's ready and I forgot the side. Makes soups super quick and chicken stock is really simple. I don't have to babysit it for hours to get great flavor. Love using this for quick mashed potatoes. The recipe book is pretty good and covers most of what I can think of, Google gives me cooking time for anything else (whole chicken in 25 minutes). Reheats a rotisserie chicken or roast in about a min without drying it out! Disappointed that split pea soup is a no-no, but I'll survive. I am 35 years old with 5 kids. I use this 3+ times per week. Don't know how I've never heard how great these are. I did a pork loin in the crockpot and one in here just to compare. In a blind taste test the pressure cooker won unanimously! Instant pot cooks at about 12lbs pressure. This comes with a 15 lb weight. My only complaint is, there is only one screw holding one of the handles on. You need to press against the handle to open and close the cooker. Eventually it will loosen. Not hard to figure out, put two screws in the handle! It doesn't affect the functionality of the pot, but a little common sense on the part of presto would prevent me from retightening a screw every once in a while. I know the chicken in the picture isn't super pretty, but it is falls right off the bone and is delicious!
ChristineKeirs
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 change in temp will cause the screws to loosen a bit. Metal expands and contracts, all metals. Check them before each use. Stainless steel will indeed stain inside the pot, but it in no way alters the function of the pan. I have a couple of old aluminum pots that are 50+ yrs old. They've been dropped, battered and used for everything and are still being used multiple times a week. I love this 'do it the old fashioned way' pressure cooker. And for those who are concerned about the availability of gaskets, they are sold everywhere, and any six qt pot will accept any brand of gasket. I removed the gasket from my high tech pressure cooker that didn't last, and the gasket fits this manual pot. I am a serious cook, I make almost everything from scratch and I give my tools a workout. But I will NOT be tempted again to buy a digital electric cooker.
CarmenHeleneMalouHansson
Pan works as expected. My only gripe is that ...
Pan works as expected. My only gripe is that the screws on the handle constantly come loose and need to be re-tightened. I wonder if I will drop it on the floor one of these days because the handle fell off. EDIT: The company mailed me hardware that fixed my only issue with the pan. For that reason, I've changed my review to 5 stars. Hopefully they fix the issue or ship new ones with this hardware.
NwobodoEmekaStanley
Wonderful pressure cooker! Very sturdy and efficient
I have a larger Presto pressure cooker that I don't use that often as it is just too big for me and my small kitchen. This one is just the right size to make smaller meals when I want, or larger ones when I am feeding more people. It works great and is very easy to use and clean. I can make a soup that will feed 8 people in this! When cooking beans, especially lentils, I recommend adding some oil to reduce foaming. I have not had any issues with the screw rusting as other viewers have mentioned. If I do, it looks like it will be easy to replace them cheaply at my hardware store. I have borrowed a $250 Fagor pressure cooker and this one works just as well. I cook more because this speeds up cooking time (especially at my high altitude), and everything tastes so much better. I don't bother adding broth to soups anymore as the simple act of cooking the ingredients in the pressure cooker amplified the flavor. I can cook heirloom beans in 20 minutes, potatoes in 5 minutes, lentils in 5 minutes, soup in 7 minutes, brocolli in 1 minute (may be faster for you if you are at a lower altitude). Yesterday I whipped up a chili with potatoes in 7 minutes that tasted like it had simmered all day. I have turned many friends onto pressure cookers because the speed and taste is so much better. Fresh cooked beans are a million times more delicious than canned! And cheaper! Do keep your eye on the time. It is easy to overcook your food and thus have it burn. But that is no fault of this pressure cooker. Set a timer and keep your eye on it. The included mini cookbook is helpful and a good start. But I recommend buying a cookbook. Follow the instructions to always remove the seal and wash it each time, then store it with the lid upside down. A friend didn't do that and his seal adhered to the lid, which was a pain to remove. I expect this cooker will last me for many years.
ImaneAitEl
Simple, great price, stainless with SS screws
I received my 6 qt SS about a month ago I had an 8 qt AL but had 2nd thoughts about AL although it worked great so replaced it with this one. So far, so good. Had a 3# Chuck roast, carrots, onions etc. and 1 potato shy of 3 lbs - I like potatoes but this ~was~ a couple too many for what I call a potato stew. I was right under the 2/3 line limit. For the last 30 minutes when I added the potatoes after a quick cool down, I did have to turn up the fire a tad bit to get the pressure up with it being filled. I let it depressurize on its own, took about 30 minutes. Really like the Presto: simple, no digital buttons/displays to wear out or malfunction, no sticking, easy to clean. I did do the test with just 14 oz. of water, most all of it went back in the measuring cup. Great price...and yes stainless scews included!
JonLavigne
Presto pressure cooker are simply the best deal out there!
Presto pressure cooker are simply the best deal out there! They are well engineered, constructed, and basically indistructable. As long as you don't abuse them you will be giving a Presto to your kids after you're gone. You can cook just about anything in 'em in a few minutes time. Just make sure to check the vent tube every time and don't overfill with food! I've cooked beans, chicken, beef stew, pork carnitas, soups with very little complaints. Best of all is these stainless steel models will work with just about any induction cooktop. This makes them even more effective and efficient at heating up and cooking the food you put in them (the induction cooktop makes the bottom of the pan itself the heating element). Of all my cookware I love my Prestos the most!
AdoraA.Wada
Have fun with it.
I had really never used a pressure cooker before getting this, but wanted to try it. I'm glad I did. It makes wonderful meals quickly. I really got it for cooking dried beans, which usually take hours to cook. It's a little more complicated to use, but it's fun to watch the pressure regulator dance on top of the pot. I'm usually a low and slow cook so cranking this to high to get it started took getting used to. Does it really save time? You still need to cut and dice the ingredients, brown the meat, put the top on to cook, then let it cool down, which all takes time, but the cooking time is short. There is a learning curve to the cooking times. I burned a chicken cacciatore by cooking it 20 minutes, Still tasted great, but the bottom of the pan had to be scraped clean. Follow the recipes, look on line for pressure cooker recipes, and experiment away. Pot roast is a wonderful meal to start with. Good luck and have fun.