I bought this to replace a 3 year old Mirro 4qt cooker that I allways had trouble with the gasket to seat right.Have not had problem with this one.Works as it should.I have used it to cook Dry beans,ribs,chicken,beef,freesh vegtables.Great tasting food and fast.
I have owned and used 3 Presto Pressure Cookers in the past 35 years, they are the best! I owned another brand for a short time, it did not perform the way my Presto does, so I gave it away! I have never had any problem with my pressure cooker's, Presto is very easy to use, just be sure to use the right amount of liquid with whatever you make, after time you will be a pro and will be able to make up your own recipes, it is fast, and makes the most toughest cut of meat super tender! I usually cook my 7-bone ..
As some others aparently couldn't figure out, this pressure cooker has a cleverly designed safty interlock in the cover that will prevent you from opening it if there's still pressure in the pot. This is so that you won't burn all the skin off your face with high pressure steam. If you want to open it right after cooking, you have to run cold water over it to cool it, which reduces the pressure.As for it's cooking ability, it's amazingly fast. Things that normally take several hours to cook (e.g. dry bea..
