Cook's Essentials by Fagor 5-piece Pressure Cooker Set

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I have been cooking with a pressure cooker for 10 years now. This pressure cooker is the best one I have ever owned! This is my fourth pressure cooker.I absolutely love the non-stick coating inside! It makes clean up of cabbage, potatoes, and tomatoes so effortless!It took me a bit to get use to the dial pressure selector, as all my old ones had the little ball rocker, but I wouldnt go back for anything! The pressure balls would always fall apart and were awful to clean. As a bonus, the steam from the pressure dial is great to aim at grime and food splatters on your wall by the stove or on the tile around the stove! It loosens it all and makes clean up easy and anti-bacterial to boot!I love the basket insert..thats an understatement! Before with other cookers, there was just this little rack. I was constantly fishing for the carrots, onions, or broken pieces of meat, in the broth. With this basket, I can grab the handle with a pot holder and lift it up just enough to drain all the broth and transfer our whole meal onto a platter in the basket!All in all I am in love with this cooker and recommend it for the beginner or pro pressure cooker cook!

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I have used this for cooking as well as canning and it really saves time and $$. The meats and soup I have made were terrific and it greatly reduced the amount of cooking time. The price I paid for this on Overstock was very good compared to other pressure cookers that are not as large as this one. I do not think you can go wrong with this model. If you cook for a large number of people, as I do when our whole family gets together, you will be pleased.

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My hubby wanted me to get a pressure cooker since he had fond memories of his mother's dishes. After much research, I settled on the fagor brand, and when it arrived, I was not disappointed. For a novice user, this is simple to use, and the safety features are a plus. It's a good looking, nice & heavy & the non-stick interior is a plus. Fagor says that this size can also be used for canning. I've tried out several meals in this one & I love it. I can't wait to try out soups that usually take hours to prepare.

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I love love love this 10 Qt. I make a lot of soups and my 7Qt is not is not adequate especially chicken soup when there is 5-6 pounds of chicken plus all the vegatables. You can only fill to 2/3 capacity with liquid. Now I have an extra 3 Qts to utilize. The stainless steel pot is a good looking pot and of course it comes with a glass lid to use as a stockpot.. I recommend this to anyone who pressure cooks.

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This is a really nice pressure cooker. The stainless steel finish and nonstick interior make it a snap to clean up after use. It builds up pressure very quickly so cooking takes so much less time. I also have a large 16 quart canning pressure cooker and I really find that this is my preferred go to product. I can cook 2 large chickens in it at once. I cook for my dogs and by cooking the chickens for a little over an hour, everything just falls apart. I can easily hand smash the bones and mix them in with the meat or just pull them out of the pile of meat. One of these days, I'll try cooking for myself with it, but for now my 5 very large dogs are enjoying the benefit of very nutritious food.