Kitchen

[MKR14]

I bought the Crusinart 6 quart pressure cooker. My sister, my daughter, and two of my nieces have this and no one ever had a problem. They are all from 6 months to three years old and clean up like a dream. Easy to use.

[Razzy 7]

Kuhn-Rikon, Fissler, Fagor and B/R/K all make quality stovetop pressure cookers that use the most modern stovetop pressure cooker technology (Presto, by the way, does not). Of those my favorite and the brand I own several of is the B/R/K. I also own and like the K-R and the Fissler. Of these brands, Fagor makes the least expensive stovetops.

If I were to by a digital PC, there's no question, I would purchase an Instant Pot. Their PCs have the most advanced features and keep getting better and better. I'd purchase either the brand new Bluetooth Smartcooker Instant Pot Smart or the 7-in-1 Instant Pot IP-DUO60. Why an Instant Pot?

* The Instant Pot company makes nothing but the Instant Pot pressure cooker, thus all attention and focus is on making the highest quality pressure cooker they can.

* Their customer service appears to be superior. They even monitor Amazon customer reviews and when a customer asks a question or has a concern someone from the company responds.

* Their website is very helpful. www.instantpot.com. There you'll find product feature info, cooking videos using the IP as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, steamer, for making yogurt, the sauté function and more.

I think it is by far the most helpful and complete website for any digital PC - or stovetop PC for that matter. In fact for most other digital pressure cookers, available resources are non-existent or extremely limited.

Instant Pot has been sold on QVC in England. Hopefully we'll see it on QVC USA soon.

[Razzy 7]

On 12/11/2014 Thats Me said: I have this one and LOVE it, but bought it here under the Technique label: http://www.ttustore.com/product/8-quart-hard-anodized-aluminum-pressure-cooker-by-denmark-tools-for-... It's a no-frills, stovetop, no nonstick coating, just plain HA metal.

No question this pressure cooker can be had at a bargain price. I wonder however how easy it would be to get replacement gaskets (and after a time, ALL pressure cookers need to have their gaskets replaced) or replacement parts. That's an important factor whichever pressure cooker one purchases.

Know also that this (or any aluminum pressure cooker) will not work on an induction cooktop or a portable induction unit such as the Nuwave Portable Induction Cooker. That may not be an issue for anyone considering a stovetop pressure cooker, but if you do plan to use your PC on an induction cooktop, you'll need to purchase a stainless steel rather than an aluminum pressure cooker. Personally I use all my stovetop pressure cookers on a Nuwave PIC (Portable Induction Cooker) and love the Nuwave PIC for that purpose.

[Nickname1]

After reading this thread and replying, I ordered a spare gasket and pres. valve for my stove top Fagor p/c. Wanted to have on hand because with the CE electric I have parts are no longer available.