Presto 6-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker

The Presto 6-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker is the smart choice for healthy, flavorful meals, offering fast and easy cooking. It cooks 3 to 10 times faster than ordinary cooking methods, even faster than a microwave for many foods. Chicken, fish, meat, and vegetables cook to perfection quickly, and it also helps tenderize economical cuts of meat. The pressure cooker works on regular and smooth-top ranges, with a cover lock indicator that shows when there is pressure inside and prevents the cover from being removed until the pressure is safely reduced. It includes a special rack for cooking several foods at once without intermingling of flavors, and it is dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. With a liquid capacity of 6 quarts (5.7 liters), this professional-quality stainless steel pressure cooker is a versatile and convenient addition to any kitchen.

Pressure cookers have experienced renewed popularity in recent years as cooks have rediscovered their speed and efficiency. The Presto 6-quart pressure cooker can stand in as a conventional soup pot while also performing the kitchen magic that pressure cookers are known for. For example, Chicken Cacciatore can be cooked in just 8 minutes! The heavy-duty lid locks down during cooking, with an inner sealing ring that keeps the steam in. An overpressure plug will release steam if it builds up excessively, and a pop-up pressure indicator and simple steam release mechanism provide additional safety features.

This pressure cooker is ideal for weeknight dinners or any meal that needs to come together quickly. The accompanying booklet contains more than 65 recipes, ranging from basic soup stocks to stews, pot roasts, and even desserts like 5-minute custards. It can tenderize lean cuts of beef or pork, and cook chicken, fish, or vegetables faster than a microwave, without losing moisture.

Cleaning the Presto 6-quart pressure cooker is easy, as it is fully immersible and 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, and both the air vent/cover lock and the overpressure plug are removable. The pressure cooker measures 9 inches in diameter (17 inches including handles) and 8-1/2 inches tall (including lid), and Presto provides an extended 12-year warranty.

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