So, based on ATK's advice, I bought the "Best Buy" Fagor Duo 8-quart when it went on sale for less than $100. I picked it up today, and I can hardly wait to start using it. A quick function test showed everything to be working correctly, and just about fool-proof to operate. I didn't see (or I forgot) that it includes a steamer basket and "trivet" to raise the basket above the water, and I suspect I'll be using that as often as anything else. Thanks ATK.
Fagor isn't what it used to be, sent mine back and got a Presto. Oh my gosh, I am so happy with it. Got the latest one. Customer support was really excellent when I had a question and you can get parts easily. I love the 6 quart, always had the 8 quart but the 6 quart is nice and straight and handles everything I used to put in the 8 quart. p.s. I always spray in the inside before I use it and after it is washed, I put a little olive oil on a paper towel and wipe it shiny. I just needed to share that for some reason.
Fagor was a basque company, where im from. After the 2008 crisis they bankrupt, and they closed. They sold their brand, but as you said, they arent the same company anymore.
Thank you for the review. I was looking to buy one and knew I did not want it occupying the counter full time. I also wanted to use the pot for general non-pressure cooking. I settled on the Fissler which you mentioned came in number one in your test. I so much appreciate the no-nonsense review and element of science used in discussing the importance of achieving and maintaining pressure. This is the third product I've purchased based on your testing, in each case, I have been pleased with my (our) purchase decision. Thank you for the invaluable service. I'm a devoted admirer and would not consider buying something that was not on your list.
I trust this lady; I've taken her advice before. She knows what she is doing and a professional. Wish I would have watched this before. I bought the anotized steel that is suppose to be stick free, but nope, it's not. It was easier to wash my mom's old aluminum and no soaking.
Six weeks ago I purchased the Duo Fagor pressure cooker based on ATK's recommendation. Got the 10 quart so I have the option of some light canning. Absolutely no regrets other than "why haven't I gotten this sooner?!" ;)
I got my 6 quart pressure cooker from London drugs and ended up buying the 8 quart as well.The 6 quart was 69.99 but I got it on sale for 49.99.They are the best I have used so far.
I never realized it was the aluminium that was giving some stuff that metal taste. beat myself up thinking it was my fault. I was literally about to buy another aluminium one until now. Thank you very much.
Very Clear explanation of what is expected and what is NOT expected from a pressure cooker. another good aspect is, though this video reviews the pressure cookers available in American market, the principles explained applies to all pressure cookers available in other markets. Thanks
I found a perfectly good stainless SEB Pressure cooker in a dumpster behind a thrift store. Just needed a full cleaning and an overhaul, the gasket pulled and cleaned. I have been using it at least three to four times a year for the last two years. Bean and ham soup, pot roast Pork and cabbage with sour kraut potatoes and carrots Yum!! I like throwing some turnips in my CB&C!
For most cooks the well priced American made Presto stainless steel pressure cooker works very well. It reaches the necessary 15psi and is cheaper than all others except maybe the Indian made cooker. My mother used a Canadian made aluminium 6 qt Presto for over 40 years. I recently replaced the seals and the pressure regulator which had developed legs and walked away and still use it for non acid foods.
The best pressure cookers are sold in Indian grocery stores and on Amazon. It's called "Prestige" and made of pure heavy stainless steel. I bought myn for $40. It makes "whistling" noises each time pressure is let out. Each dish has a specific number of these "whistles" before you turn off the stove. It is super handy and the quality is fantastic.
My go to press cooker is a Magefesa had it over 35 years and works flawless and also appears as the safest sealing method in the industry. I tried the electric ones they dont appeal to me.
Presto IMO makes the Best Pressure cooker, Mine was handed down to me from my mother 20 years ago and she had it for 30 years before that, 10 years before I was born. My wife bought a 22 Qt. pressure cooker from Presto for canning 3 months ago and it is the same quality as the one my Mother gave me. Very heavy gauge stainless steel and the seals are easy to find if you ever need to replace them. They aren't cheap the 22 Qt. I believe was just over 200 USD. But it will last a life time and then some they are the Lamborghini of pressure cooking.
I have had many pressure cookers in my life!!! Some sooo expensive and they did not last and others less expensive but replacement parts were difficult to find. So here I am looking for a large and good one!
My pressure cooker is one of the first kitchen items I pack when evacuation events (hurrican season, wildfire events) occur. Just another way to look at important household items.😊
I have the Fargor Duo 8 Quart and 4 Quart, got them both second hand and yes they are the made in Spain versions. I couldn't live without either one, next on my list is a pressure canner but wow those are pricey.
Not at all. I've seen aluminum pressure canners on Amazon for very reasonable prices. If you're going to be doing any significant amount of canning, I'd recommend avoiding the very heavy aluminum models...usually without gaskets and multiple screw clamps. They take far too long for pressure to drop so your recycling times are very long. That's important. They are also very heavy.
Yes, but check the instructions. For example, the Fagor one states: NOTE TO ELECTRIC STOVE USERS Since the coils on an electric stove retain heat for a long time, food often becomes overcooked when the burner is turned down for simmering (when cooking time is started). To compensate for that, you have two options: more detail than can be posted here
I have had no problems. I use med to high heat to get pressure though I find it best to get your food cooking to a high simmer with the lid OFF. Then add the lid, heat to get to pressure and roll the temperature to the lowest setting on the large burner ring. The food cooks perfectly and I lose NO steam from my Fissler pressure cooker at 15 lbs pressure.
I bought the smallest Fagor Duo. I think that's 4 quarts. It was made in Spain. Many people consider this size useless, but they are wrong. If there are only two of you and/or you have arthritic hands you do NOT want to have to lift anything bigger. So take these facts into consideration. I consider a pressure cooker an absolute must for making soup. It is worth having a pressure cooker if you do nothing but make soup in it. Nothing makes soup stock like a pressure cooker. And once the vegetables are added it's only a matter of minutes and I have the most delicious soup imaginable. You can't buy canned soup that's even half as good as what you make yourself. Chicken soup and ciabatta bread for lunch anyone? :-)
+Laraine Anne Barker Love the soup tip. I make my own and can't wait to taste the difference. I normally spend 10 hours to get every bit of flavor out of a large chicken.
+Laraine Ann Barker I think smaller pressure cookers are great! They reach pressure really quick and therefore finish cooking much faster. I often use more than one pressure cooker at a time and if you are used to that kind of cooking it really helps to have different size pots
me too! it is a day project with homemade noodles. One time, i rushed it to a fraction of the time, maybe an hour.and a half in a regular pot...tasted like eh.
Laraine Anne Barker; I agree. I just purchased the 4 qt Fagor Elite pressure cooker and so far I love it! It's the perfect size for 2 people. has 2 pressure settings and I love how Fagor makes the 4 qt pots low and wide rather than tall and skinny. Very easy to use and wow, does it come to pressure fast! I have a 6 and 10 qt also which of course take longer to do this. I steamed baby potatoes in it in just 5 minutes. VERY useful in my kitchen! :)
@mellowman1001 Anybody who makes a pressure cooker explode either uses an aincent one from the 50s or doesnt know how to use it. End of story. They are incredibly simple. NO pressure cooker should be filled above the manufacturers recomedation (around 3/4). Since they all have redudnant safeties I can only guess the pot was filled too high for the type of food, the pressure bleed and safety became cloged with food and gunk, pressure was too high (should only need the absolutely lowest heat once at pressure) and she blew. No amount of safety engineering can overcome misuse.
Why bother? I have used stove top pressure cookers for over 60 years. You can't fix stupid. Don't blame the device for operator error. One time, in all the years that included many years in a commercial kitchen, did we ever have an incident. The safety features in the stove top pressure cooker worked perfectly. One of our employees over filled a bean recipe and the beans clogged the pressure regulator. The safety plug did what it is designed to do and we had a bean painted ceiling. Did not think it was funny at the time but my Dad and I still laugh at the mess it made. Can pressure cookers be dangerous? Only at the Boston Marathon.
I bought a Kuhn Rikon despite the bad test score in terms of evaporation in this test. I am glad to report that during my own test, the seal was actually excellent with no visible steam nor "bubble sound" suggesting any leaks. I did check the manual and found that the vent will automatically vent if the pressure is too high - so this simply suggests the heat was too high during cooking.I guess its a failure on AMT's part. They should redo the test.
love my Fissler, I paid $260 in 2009. I have been using it minimal twice a week for 9 years. Spare rib only takes 15min to cook, off bone. Though it cost me a little bit fortune upfront, but well worth it. I also own instantpot duo 6. It is good to make stock, stew, but any dish calls sauté, such as braised pork, buttered chicken, the result is not ideal. The temperature is not as high as fissler, all the fat retain in the meat, which makes it really greasy. I am not saying electric pressure cooker is bad. It has other great features, preset program is very handy. Also I like yogurt making feature, so easy and convenient.
I've used the same stainless Manntra with thick bottom and weight regulator for 20 years. Works very well and cost about $15. I have many others but reach for the Indian Manntra first, it's that good.
Instapots are good for lazy cooks who dont mind mediocre results. Where minimal effort is paramount you will find instapots. Stove top pressure cookers are for real cooks. I love my Fissler as well.
Fagor shut down and the best buy now links to presto. Not sure if amazon is randomly suggesting an alternative or if atk updated the link. Another comment says the new best buy is from Zavor, a rebrand of Fagor.
My electric zavor only lasted 2 years. The front panel just went blank in the middle of making dinner. Bummer. Now thinking about a stove top pressure cooker.
No need to spend so much money on this. I bought a Presto 6 qt. and an 8 qt., both in stainless steel. They're wonderful! I love how easy they are to use and dependable. It's also easy to find replacement parts and silicone gaskets for them. I went with the Presto brand because the company has been making these cookers for decades. They have very good customer service as well.
Funny how the Presto's meet their criteria but aren't even mentioned. Customer complaints about Presto are a screw (easily replaced) rusts (which I believe they fixed). The Fagor Duos need babying and the proprietary plastic parts are breaking (and poor service). More money from Amazon when you promote the more expensive product?
I think I saw a glimpse of the Presto 8 quart in the video where she was explaining how some of the pressure indicator valves were hard to see. Speaking of the 8 qt Presto....I no longer use mine. The lid is impossible to open and close, especially when it's hot. You have to put a lot of downward pressure on the center of the lid while also trying to rotate it using both handles. Not an easy feat with just 2 hands! It's a crappy design really. And while it's cooking, the pressure regulator won't stay in one spot as it's suppose to. It moves back and forth releasing copious amounts of steam and making a loud screeching noise that makes all of my pets run for cover. I still use my 6 qt pot but after more than a year of wrestling with the 8 qt, I've given up and purchased a Fagor Futuro 10 qt. The difference is like night and day! I made chicken broth in it first thing when I got it and it is wonderful! It's very quiet in comparison to both Presto models and it does a great job with cooking. The Presto website is also awful to try to navigate. When I called them to get help with my order for a replacement gasket, there was no one there who knew how to help me with their own website! Friendly people but clueless at tech issues. :(
The Presto cooker seals can be quite tight when new but quickly break-in over the course of a dozen or so uses. The Rocking of the regulator weight is just how the cooker is designed to work. The difference isn't so much a matter of daylight but instead about 2-3 times the cost for the Fagor. That's quite a difference.
I cannot believe you did not review the TFal 8L nutricook pressure cooker. It is made in France. It has an electronic digital steam controller which is very easy to use and beeps when ready. It has a steam basket. It has all the features regarding a good thick steel bottom. probably thicker than most. Very pleased with mine.
Well I have an aluminum one, made in Japan, more than 20 years old and I love it. It has the old style gravity-floating pressure knob, the handles are ebonite, all metal construction. The new stainless have thin walls (thats why food burns) and plastic handles. You can find barely used old ones at garage sales or estate sales. They built them thicker and better back in the day...either way great tool for your kitchen.
Food burns because the cooks suck. Bakelite is a plastic that doesn't melt. 3rd generation pressure cookers are safer. - Have yet to see how older ones are better.
In Indian cooking there are many items that needs pressure cooker to be cooked. Indian used pressure cooker in their kitchen on daily basis. In this test they have not tested Indian cookers, they will be at the top of the list if tested. Like Hawkins 8L cooker can be used for life time no needs any experience to use.
I inherited my Mom's MIRRO Pressure cookers. A 4qt, and an 8qt. They're both OLD SCHOOL heavy aluminum with a 3-weight pressure disk...(a jiggler). I've canned in them and made your Farmhouse Chicken Noodle soup in the 8qt. They work PHENOMENALLY! I was also gifted a Presto 16qt Pressure Cooker/Canner..GREAT for all the canning I do....I think I'll stick with these.
Great review, love your professionalism, it is such a contrast to the majority of reviews. I tok your advice on buyint the Fissler. Thank you very much
A pressure cooker makes intensely flavorful fast food. The most important rule to remember is to let it stop making noise before opening. You can speed up the cool down by putting it under running tap water but it must be quiet and cooled. My ex failed to follow those very simple instructions while I was still at the office. Bean Wallpaper. Har. But no one died, nothing went ballistic, no eyes were put out.
I agree it's awesome, but with some design flaws (like most others if not all). The handle could be better, it could have a quick release, and a lower pressure setting. All minor issues though. Some had a problem with the screws rusting, but I think Presto resolved that issue. I wouldn't trade my Presto for a more expensive brand.
@@madthumbs1564 Since you dont know what the other brand offers you dont know. If budget is your primary goal go presto. I sprung for the Fissler and it works better than my Presto or Mirro pressure cookers ever did. End of story. You pay for that though.
I purchased the fagor duo 8 quart after watching this video and doing some research. I cooked with it 7-8 times and now it doesn't hold pressure at the valve anymore. I've replaced the valve twice to see if it would fix the issue, and contacted Fagor. All they did was apologize and send another replacement valve, that still diddnt fix the issue. They are a waste of money long term, diddnt even last a year... My cheap aluminum presto lasted longer.....
Cheap crap. Should have bought the Fissler. A THICK bottom that is the full with of the base, incredibly well built, super safe, cannot be opened till pressure iis zero. Worth the price. They guarantee that all parts (all seals wear) will be available for purchase for at least 10 years even if they discontinue any model. I have seen numerous complaints about Fagor. Sorry to say, you get what you pay for. The Fissler loses no steam vapor when set correctly.
Up until one year ago, I was still using my mother's 1950's aluminum pressure cooker. It made the most delicious stews and soups. I now have an electric and other than the ability to walk away, my 60 year old pressure cooker was infinitely better.
This is so cool, but I'm wondering if you'll ever be testing BIG pressure cookers/canners? I'm talking the ones that are large enough to put in quart jars and things like that.
+ToastAndJellyfish Hi there! We have a brand-new (and beautiful) book coming out in April 2016 devoted to canning and preserving called "Foolproof Preserving." We haven't done a test yet with extra-large pressure cookers, but the book includes our ratings and recommendations for canning pots and jar lifters. You can check it out on Amazon: amzn.to/241kPMn
+America's Test Kitchen - All-American canners are considered the Cadillac of pressure canners. Made in the USA, they are expensive, are gasket-less, and I would enjoy seeing you rate these canners up against the cheaper, foreign-made models. We have two All American Canners, the 921 and 941. We don't cook soups in them because they are aluminum, but we found a stainless steel basked that fits inside of them, and we have no trouble doing meats and vegetables in them, using the stainless basket. We do a lot of food preservation so getting a good, reliable canner was important to us. I would be curious to see if the extra money spent was worth it! It does matter that it's American made to us, but still, how do they stack up to the other, cheaper models?
Its great! I bought an extra gasket from Amazon just in case it wears out but I haven't had to use it. The pressure cooker not only holds up, it works just as well as it did on day 1.
The 8 quart Presto is good, (I own one), but the stainless is a little thin and has a tendency to burn food on the bottom. With a Presto, you have to keep flame at medium when brining to pressure and at VERY low to keep at pressure or you'll burn thick sauces. I think the Fargor 8 quart is better as it uses thicker-gauge stainless steel.. The MIU 8 quart Professional is also wonderful and uses thicker gauge stainless than the Presto. Both the Fargor and MIU are about $40 more expensive, but they're worth just a little more money.
'VERY low to keep at pressure' - You're seriously complaining about saving time and heat energy? I've never burned food in my Presto; it's you; not the pot!
Our family have used pressure cookers for 4 generations and currently have several stove-top models in various sizes and a few electrics that we use much less frequently. In fact, some lima bean soup is cooking in one now, as I type. That particular unit is from India (Manttra I think), was VERY inexpensive and has worked well for at least 14 years. I prefer units with a weight pressure regulator. There will be no variation in pressure as when a spring ages and they are very easy to adjust so that just a little steam escapes continuously....really fool-proof. Cleanup is easy, too, with no regulating device to disassemble. Obviously, for canning, the unit MUST reach a full 15psi. It's always best to use a cooker that is especially designed for pressure canning and to follow the latest DOA advice for food safety. There is absolutely no reason to spend a lot of money for a great pressure cooker and lots of reasons not to.
Hold on a second there, regarding your pressure cooker temperature readings. Did you test one cooker at a time or all at the same time? Gas pressure varies, and if you have a busy kitchen at your studio, people are turning burners on and off at various times thus affecting the heat source for each measurement.
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I have an All American pressure cooker. No rubber gasket, oil the edge of the lid lightly, that's it. The lid basically screws on. Able to can 6-8 1 quart jars at a time. People sometimes worry about pressure causing the lid to come off, will never happen with mine. And it works beautifully on my flat top electric range
@@Layput my mother had one for 50 years, never had a metallic taste, and the family wasnt poisoned. You can buy aluminum sauce pans. There's more aluminum in an antacid tablet than will leach into food from aluminum cookware. And many brands of baking powder contain aluminum. That being said, it's not good to cook acidic foods in aluminum, it can damage the cookware. So I'm not worried
Why wont my Fagor Duo pressurize!!? I got one for Christmas and it worked ok for a while but very hard to get it to pressurize. Not the gasket, it's the chincy plastic pressure control letting out too much steam. Finally it blew a hole through the handel when i tried holding it down to pressurize. Just try finding a replacement part! My last pressure cooker with the weight regulator was still going strong when the kids got me this new one. I unfortunately threw it out! arghh! Later I got my daughter a pressure cooker not realizing it was the same company as mine and the damn thing has not worked once right out of the box. Same issue wont pressurize.
I decided to go even bigger and get a 10.4 qt from fissler since I always cook in larger quantities. Excited to use it! I found the best deal to order it was through bed bath & beyond if you use the 20% off coupon that occasionally comes in the mail. I was able to save almost $50. And they had the 10.4 qt for $250.
as far as small pressure cookers go,I always take mine camping as it cooks fast and since I'm usually cooking with firewood I gather it saves quite a bit of fuel...
When I check on Amazon, it has some negative reviews from people. I seems to see a pattern of people having a defective experience with a good brand name product. I think it is perhaps that it is being sold on Amazon, that there may be some that are sold as "fake/copy/counterfeit" type of product. I may have to buy it straight from manufacture/company that makes it so I won't get the crappy fake one. That's just seems to be the pattern I am seeing with buying from Amazon. Yes, they are cheaper but also, have higher risk of getting fake one.
The Indian sub continent OWN the use of pressure cookers. More households in India use pressure cookers than anywhere I have visited. Hawkins have been making them since the war. The model called Fututa is one of 20 models to choose from. I cannot believe they were not even reviewed. Its even on display in MOMA.
I found them available in different sizes and models at local east Indian grocery stores here in California. Below are two links to the manufacturers website. Good Luck. www.hawkinscookers.com/enquiry@hawkinscookers.com
I bought the Fagor and bumped it slightly with my elbow, pushing it to the right and wedging, when I released it it jumped its stop (!) and wedged too far to the left. I called and they told me the happens (WHAT?!), and to beat it with a rubber mallet (my brand new pressure cooker). It was too far wedged and nothing got it to move. This should not even be possible. They were good about taking the initiative to have someone call me after the first person I spoke with, but literally, after 90 seconds with this product I could see how awful it was and how poorly designed. Next I bought the Instant Pot. GREAT lid without any issues. I also bought the Fissler Vitavit since I live in two places and prefer a stovetop unit. The Fissler is built like a Mercedes or BMW. Great design. The Fagor is cheap and has serious design flaws and needs to come out with a new model to recommend them. America's Test Kitchen reviews should always be compared to real world Amazon reviews, because often they'll give glowing reviews, only to have Amazon contradict them. Avoid the Fagor. It's in serious need of a redesign.
That's probably correct now, americastestkitchen (part of cook's illustrated family) also has more information without ratings on these. Both usually give a period of time for free reading to non-subscribers then you have to have a subscription for those articles. Another good site with a lot of pressure cooker info including reviews is hippressurecooking
It is extremists that are dangerous, not pressure cookers, not fertilizers. I just ordered my Fagor duo 8 quart pressure cooker. I look forward to cooking garbanzo beans and chicken stock.
So, since you brought it up, which one was the top model that was the only one that attained top pressure? You claim Fissler was your favorite, but was it also the top model? Also, do any of these come with canning inserts?
Yes, but you'd probably be better off with a cheap canner, such as Presto, that is designed specifically for canning. These usually have both weight regulators and gauges.
Dennie- I found this on Amazon. Looks very much like Fagor...... Zavor ZPot 10 Quart 15-PSI Pressure Cooker and Canner - Polished Stainless Steel (ZCWSP03) by ZAVOR
It would be nice to see how the viking and the all clad hold up to the competition. Not sure if they were part of the test. I believe they are made in America also. Thanks, hoping to buy a pressure cooker soon!
I love All-Clad for frying or: (anything that lets food cook w/o stir / agitation/ boiling / etc), but I don't believe in sticking with it for all things.You're gonna pay more for the name if you go that route.
When you do a product review can you please write out on the screen the name of the winner! You frequently speed through that part at the end of the video and it’s hard to hear.
I had a Fagor and when I took the lid off, I tended to gently place it upside down on the counter. What else would one do with it? So in a month or so the knob broke off. I exchanged it for another one. Same thing happened! I will go with the Presto next time.
I just bought this "WMF Perfect" pressure cooker two weeks ago. You can do what you want but this pressure pot is just leaking. It hisses softly or it drips where you can see the rubber seal. Since WMF is always twice as expensive as other brands this is rather annoying. Of course, you can't return the pot once you've used it.
very informative video! I always look forward to them because of your attention to detail and straightforward nature! woot! keep it up +America's Test Kitchen!
I always check with America's Test Kitchen every time I contemplate buying anything for the kitchen . I have never gone wrong yet.
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Why cant all product review videos be like this one? Just straight to the point! Well done
I got myself a Fissler pressure cooker about 4 years ago. The best cooking appliance in my kitchen by a mile
I have the 8 qt Fissler, German made one from Williams Sonoma and I too love it. Going to use it tonight to make Butter Chicken recipe!
does it seal with a silicone ring?
Short, sharp, to the point. In four minutes I have everything I need to know about pressure cookers.
So, based on ATK's advice, I bought the "Best Buy" Fagor Duo 8-quart when it went on sale for less than $100. I picked it up today, and I can hardly wait to start using it. A quick function test showed everything to be working correctly, and just about fool-proof to operate. I didn't see (or I forgot) that it includes a steamer basket and "trivet" to raise the basket above the water, and I suspect I'll be using that as often as anything else. Thanks ATK.
Fagor isn't what it used to be, sent mine back and got a Presto. Oh my gosh, I am so happy with it. Got the latest one. Customer support was really excellent when I had a question and you can get parts easily. I love the 6 quart, always had the 8 quart but the 6 quart is nice and straight and handles everything I used to put in the 8 quart. p.s. I always spray in the inside before I use it and after it is washed, I put a little olive oil on a paper towel and wipe it shiny. I just needed to share that for some reason.
Fagor was a basque company, where im from. After the 2008 crisis they bankrupt, and they closed. They sold their brand, but as you said, they arent the same company anymore.
Thank you for the review. I was looking to buy one and knew I did not want it occupying the counter full time. I also wanted to use the pot for general non-pressure cooking. I settled on the Fissler which you mentioned came in number one in your test. I so much appreciate the no-nonsense review and element of science used in discussing the importance of achieving and maintaining pressure. This is the third product I've purchased based on your testing, in each case, I have been pleased with my (our) purchase decision. Thank you for the invaluable service. I'm a devoted admirer and would not consider buying something that was not on your list.
Still using, and loving my Fissler Vitaquick for 10 years! Great investment.
Works awesome ... I use it to make beans (pre-soak over night to cook on high for 10 minutes then heat off natural release for 20 minutes)
I trust this lady; I've taken her advice before. She knows what she is doing and a professional. Wish I would have watched this before. I bought the anotized steel that is suppose to be stick free, but nope, it's not. It was easier to wash my mom's old aluminum and no soaking.
C_ Farther aluminum cookers don’t stick
Six weeks ago I purchased the Duo Fagor pressure cooker based on ATK's recommendation. Got the 10 quart so I have the option of some light canning. Absolutely no regrets other than "why haven't I gotten this sooner?!" ;)
I love my Kuhn Rikon 7.4 qt pressure cooker. Best pressure cookers on the market and mine is still going strong after 11 years.
does it seal with a silicone ring?
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I got my 6 quart pressure cooker from London drugs and ended up buying the 8 quart as well.The 6 quart was 69.99 but I got it on sale for 49.99.They are the best I have used so far.
The 6 lt is 30 $ now at london drugs , is it good so far
I never realized it was the aluminium that was giving some stuff that metal taste. beat myself up thinking it was my fault. I was literally about to buy another aluminium one until now. Thank you very much.
Very Clear explanation of what is expected and what is NOT expected from a pressure cooker. another good aspect is, though this video reviews the pressure cookers available in American market, the principles explained applies to all pressure cookers available in other markets. Thanks
I always rely on your expertise to make a purchase. Thank you!
I found a perfectly good stainless SEB Pressure cooker in a dumpster behind a thrift store. Just needed a full cleaning and an overhaul, the gasket pulled and cleaned. I have been using it at least three to four times a year for the last two years. Bean and ham soup, pot roast Pork and cabbage with sour kraut potatoes and carrots Yum!! I like throwing some turnips in my CB&C!
Yup. It's amazing how often really good units turn up at thrift stores, etc.
She's very well informed! You could tell they really tested all of these cookers
For most cooks the well priced American made Presto stainless steel pressure cooker works very well. It reaches the necessary 15psi and is cheaper than all others except maybe the Indian made cooker. My mother used a Canadian made aluminium 6 qt Presto for over 40 years. I recently replaced the seals and the pressure regulator which had developed legs and walked away and still use it for non acid foods.
Got the fissler and what a difference over the instant pot!
Do you mind elaborating on that? Very interested to buy fissler
@caroldecastro6063 hello. It cooks a bit faster than the instantpot. I like the all stainless steel cook bottom too. It's also induction ready.
The best pressure cookers are sold in Indian grocery stores and on Amazon. It's called "Prestige" and made of pure heavy stainless steel. I bought myn for $40. It makes "whistling" noises each time pressure is let out. Each dish has a specific number of these "whistles" before you turn off the stove. It is super handy and the quality is fantastic.
I have an Indian unit, too, have used it for at least 14 years and remains excellent.
India may be the largest maker of PCs in the world.
i bought one of those whistling pressure cookers ( i am in a sort of a zone with pressure cookers at the moment ) and it scares the hell out of my cat
Thanks for putting so much effort into this video and all the experiments dine before!
My go to press cooker is a Magefesa had it over 35 years and works flawless and also appears
as the safest sealing method in the industry. I tried the electric ones they dont appeal to me.
Presto IMO makes the Best Pressure cooker, Mine was handed down to me from my mother 20 years ago and she had it for 30 years before that, 10 years before I was born. My wife bought a 22 Qt. pressure cooker from Presto for canning 3 months ago and it is the same quality as the one my Mother gave me. Very heavy gauge stainless steel and the seals are easy to find if you ever need to replace them. They aren't cheap the 22 Qt. I believe was just over 200 USD. But it will last a life time and then some they are the Lamborghini of pressure cooking.
cool I just bought one also in a yard sale.. it's huge.. have to replace the rubber seal.. but looks good for ten bucks
50-cents at a sale two days ago...i think some people just don't take time to learn the advantages of pressure cooking
I have had many pressure cookers in my life!!!
Some sooo expensive and they did not last and others less expensive but replacement parts were difficult to find.
So here I am looking for a large and good one!
Miss Vickie and David Arnold recommend Kuhn Rikon. I trust both of their knowledge on pressure cookers.
My pressure cooker is one of the first kitchen items I pack when evacuation events (hurrican season, wildfire events) occur. Just another way to look at important household items.😊
Was really interested to see what she had to say about Kuhn Rikon, but unfortunately no mention of it. I love their design.
I have the Fargor Duo 8 Quart and 4 Quart, got them both second hand and yes they are the made in Spain versions. I couldn't live without either one, next on my list is a pressure canner but wow those are pricey.
Not at all. I've seen aluminum pressure canners on Amazon for very reasonable prices. If you're going to be doing any significant amount of canning, I'd recommend avoiding the very heavy aluminum models...usually without gaskets and multiple screw clamps. They take far too long for pressure to drop so your recycling times are very long. That's important. They are also very heavy.
I got the Fessler and I freakin love it
Yes, but check the instructions. For example, the Fagor one states: NOTE TO ELECTRIC STOVE USERS
Since the coils on an electric stove retain
heat for a long time, food often becomes
overcooked when the burner is turned
down for simmering (when cooking time
is started). To compensate for that, you
have two options:
more detail than can be posted here
I have had no problems. I use med to high heat to get pressure though I find it best to get your food cooking to a high simmer with the lid OFF. Then add the lid, heat to get to pressure and roll the temperature to the lowest setting on the large burner ring. The food cooks perfectly and I lose NO steam from my Fissler pressure cooker at 15 lbs pressure.
I bought the smallest Fagor Duo. I think that's 4 quarts. It was made in Spain. Many people consider this size useless, but they are wrong. If there are only two of you and/or you have arthritic hands you do NOT want to have to lift anything bigger. So take these facts into consideration. I consider a pressure cooker an absolute must for making soup. It is worth having a pressure cooker if you do nothing but make soup in it. Nothing makes soup stock like a pressure cooker. And once the vegetables are added it's only a matter of minutes and I have the most delicious soup imaginable. You can't buy canned soup that's even half as good as what you make yourself. Chicken soup and ciabatta bread for lunch anyone? :-)
+Laraine Anne Barker Love the soup tip. I make my own and can't wait to taste the difference. I normally spend 10 hours to get every bit of flavor out of a large chicken.
+Laraine Ann Barker I think smaller pressure cookers are great! They reach pressure really quick and therefore finish cooking much faster. I often use more than one pressure cooker at a time and if you are used to that kind of cooking it really helps to have different size pots
me too! it is a day project with homemade noodles. One time, i rushed it to a fraction of the time, maybe an hour.and a half in a regular pot...tasted like eh.
Laraine Anne Barker;
I agree. I just purchased the 4 qt Fagor Elite pressure cooker and so far I love it! It's the perfect size for 2 people. has 2 pressure settings and I love how Fagor makes the 4 qt pots low and wide rather than tall and skinny. Very easy to use and wow, does it come to pressure fast! I have a 6 and 10 qt also which of course take longer to do this. I steamed baby potatoes in it in just 5 minutes. VERY useful in my kitchen! :)
Hawkins pressure cookers makes all the way down to a 1.5 liter.
could you guys do an updated review for electric pressure cookers? including the
Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 and the pressure cooker xl, thanks.
@mellowman1001 Anybody who makes a pressure cooker explode either uses an aincent one from the 50s or doesnt know how to use it. End of story. They are incredibly simple. NO pressure cooker should be filled above the manufacturers recomedation (around 3/4). Since they all have redudnant safeties I can only guess the pot was filled too high for the type of food, the pressure bleed and safety became cloged with food and gunk, pressure was too high (should only need the absolutely lowest heat once at pressure) and she blew. No amount of safety engineering can overcome misuse.
They did test the electric ones: they all failed. Too small, cheaply made, and uneven cooking.
Why bother? I have used stove top pressure cookers for over 60 years. You can't fix stupid. Don't blame the device for operator error. One time, in all the years that included many years in a commercial kitchen, did we ever have an incident. The safety features in the stove top pressure cooker worked perfectly. One of our employees over filled a bean recipe and the beans clogged the pressure regulator. The safety plug did what it is designed to do and we had a bean painted ceiling. Did not think it was funny at the time but my Dad and I still laugh at the mess it made. Can pressure cookers be dangerous? Only at the Boston Marathon.
I bought a Kuhn Rikon despite the bad test score in terms of evaporation in this test.
I am glad to report that during my own test, the seal was actually excellent with no visible steam nor "bubble sound" suggesting any leaks.
I did check the manual and found that the vent will automatically vent if the pressure is too high - so this simply suggests the heat was too high during cooking.I guess its a failure on AMT's part. They should redo the test.
Someone below quoted you as saying "The rebranded model by Zavor is our new Best Buy." But you are linking to a Presto model. I am a bit confused.
This is an OUTSTANDING review by Ms McManus! Thank You!
I have Kuhn Rikon and would have no other kind. I know expensive but you sometimes get what you pay for. Thanks
It’s been 10 years. Is there an updated version for pressure cooker?
love my Fissler, I paid $260 in 2009. I have been using it minimal twice a week for 9 years. Spare rib only takes 15min to cook, off bone. Though it cost me a little bit fortune upfront, but well worth it. I also own instantpot duo 6. It is good to make stock, stew, but any dish calls sauté, such as braised pork, buttered chicken, the result is not ideal. The temperature is not as high as fissler, all the fat retain in the meat, which makes it really greasy. I am not saying electric pressure cooker is bad. It has other great features, preset program is very handy. Also I like yogurt making feature, so easy and convenient.
I've used the same stainless Manntra with thick bottom and weight regulator for 20 years. Works very well and cost about $15. I have many others but reach for the Indian Manntra first, it's that good.
Instapots are good for lazy cooks who dont mind mediocre results. Where minimal effort is paramount you will find instapots. Stove top pressure cookers are for real cooks. I love my Fissler as well.
Fagor shut down and the best buy now links to presto. Not sure if amazon is randomly suggesting an alternative or if atk updated the link. Another comment says the new best buy is from Zavor, a rebrand of Fagor.
Waiting on delivery of 10qt Zavor EZLock for small canning projects.
Zavor is the new name.
My electric zavor only lasted 2 years. The front panel just went blank in the middle of making dinner. Bummer.
Now thinking about a stove top pressure cooker.
No need to spend so much money on this. I bought a Presto 6 qt. and an 8 qt., both in stainless steel. They're wonderful! I love how easy they are to use and dependable. It's also easy to find replacement parts and silicone gaskets for them. I went with the Presto brand because the company has been making these cookers for decades. They have very good customer service as well.
Funny how the Presto's meet their criteria but aren't even mentioned. Customer complaints about Presto are a screw (easily replaced) rusts (which I believe they fixed). The Fagor Duos need babying and the proprietary plastic parts are breaking (and poor service). More money from Amazon when you promote the more expensive product?
I think I saw a glimpse of the Presto 8 quart in the video where she was explaining how some of the pressure indicator valves were hard to see. Speaking of the 8 qt Presto....I no longer use mine. The lid is impossible to open and close, especially when it's hot. You have to put a lot of downward pressure on the center of the lid while also trying to rotate it using both handles. Not an easy feat with just 2 hands! It's a crappy design really. And while it's cooking, the pressure regulator won't stay in one spot as it's suppose to. It moves back and forth releasing copious amounts of steam and making a loud screeching noise that makes all of my pets run for cover. I still use my 6 qt pot but after more than a year of wrestling with the 8 qt, I've given up and purchased a Fagor Futuro 10 qt. The difference is like night and day! I made chicken broth in it first thing when I got it and it is wonderful! It's very quiet in comparison to both Presto models and it does a great job with cooking. The Presto website is also awful to try to navigate. When I called them to get help with my order for a replacement gasket, there was no one there who knew how to help me with their own website! Friendly people but clueless at tech issues. :(
The Presto cooker seals can be quite tight when new but quickly break-in over the course of a dozen or so uses.
The Rocking of the regulator weight is just how the cooker is designed to work.
The difference isn't so much a matter of daylight but instead about 2-3 times the cost for the Fagor. That's quite a difference.
I cannot believe you did not review the TFal 8L nutricook pressure cooker. It is made in France. It has an electronic digital steam controller which is very easy to use and beeps when ready. It has a steam basket. It has all the features regarding a good thick steel bottom. probably thicker than most. Very pleased with mine.
+50hellkat2 I looked at their website but it doesn't seem to be sold in the U.S.
These guys are excellent. Very good quality and reasonable price. I am very pleased with their service. The installers were real pro's.
Well I have an aluminum one, made in Japan, more than 20 years old and I love it. It has the old style gravity-floating pressure knob, the handles are ebonite, all metal construction. The new stainless have thin walls (thats why food burns) and plastic handles. You can find barely used old ones at garage sales or estate sales. They built them thicker and better back in the day...either way great tool for your kitchen.
Food burns because the cooks suck. Bakelite is a plastic that doesn't melt. 3rd generation pressure cookers are safer. - Have yet to see how older ones are better.
In Indian cooking there are many items that needs pressure cooker to be cooked.
Indian used pressure cooker in their kitchen on daily basis.
In this test they have not tested Indian cookers, they will be at the top of the list if tested. Like Hawkins 8L cooker can be used for life time no needs any experience to use.
I inherited my Mom's MIRRO Pressure cookers. A 4qt, and an 8qt. They're both OLD SCHOOL heavy aluminum with a 3-weight pressure disk...(a jiggler). I've canned in them and made your Farmhouse Chicken Noodle soup in the 8qt. They work PHENOMENALLY! I was also gifted a Presto 16qt Pressure Cooker/Canner..GREAT for all the canning I do....I think I'll stick with these.
Lisa McManus is my favorite ATK presenter
Great review, love your professionalism, it is such a contrast to the majority of reviews. I tok your advice on buyint the Fissler. Thank you very much
A pressure cooker makes intensely flavorful fast food. The most important rule to remember is to let it stop making noise before opening. You can speed up the cool down by putting it under running tap water but it must be quiet and cooled. My ex failed to follow those very simple instructions while I was still at the office. Bean Wallpaper. Har. But no one died, nothing went ballistic, no eyes were put out.
Good thing that is an EX, sounds like you ditched a moron there.
Presto Stainless Steel 6 QT, works awesome and was $45.
I agree it's awesome, but with some design flaws (like most others if not all). The handle could be better, it could have a quick release, and a lower pressure setting. All minor issues though. Some had a problem with the screws rusting, but I think Presto resolved that issue. I wouldn't trade my Presto for a more expensive brand.
mad thumbs down
dankbobby Yes, and the 8 Qt. Presto, which is currently about $65, is ATK's #3 choice, and is given "Recommended" status in the current review.
@@madthumbs1564 Since you dont know what the other brand offers you dont know. If budget is your primary goal go presto. I sprung for the Fissler and it works better than my Presto or Mirro pressure cookers ever did. End of story. You pay for that though.
I purchased the fagor duo 8 quart after watching this video and doing some research. I cooked with it 7-8 times and now it doesn't hold pressure at the valve anymore. I've replaced the valve twice to see if it would fix the issue, and contacted Fagor. All they did was apologize and send another replacement valve, that still diddnt fix the issue. They are a waste of money long term, diddnt even last a year... My cheap aluminum presto lasted longer.....
A simple weight pressure regulator is best...fool-proof.
Cheap crap. Should have bought the Fissler. A THICK bottom that is the full with of the base, incredibly well built, super safe, cannot be opened till pressure iis zero. Worth the price. They guarantee that all parts (all seals wear) will be available for purchase for at least 10 years even if they discontinue any model. I have seen numerous complaints about Fagor. Sorry to say, you get what you pay for. The Fissler loses no steam vapor when set correctly.
Up until one year ago, I was still using my mother's 1950's aluminum pressure cooker. It made the most delicious stews and soups. I now have an electric and other than the ability to walk away, my 60 year old pressure cooker was infinitely better.
@@joannmjoseph Stove top cookers brown so much better than electric models.
Still using my mother-in-laws 60 year old pressure cooker. Works great.
This is so cool, but I'm wondering if you'll ever be testing BIG pressure cookers/canners? I'm talking the ones that are large enough to put in quart jars and things like that.
+ToastAndJellyfish Hi there! We have a brand-new (and beautiful) book coming out in April 2016 devoted to canning and preserving called "Foolproof Preserving." We haven't done a test yet with extra-large pressure cookers, but the book includes our ratings and recommendations for canning pots and jar lifters. You can check it out on Amazon: amzn.to/241kPMn
+America's Test Kitchen - All-American canners are considered the Cadillac of pressure canners. Made in the USA, they are expensive, are gasket-less, and I would enjoy seeing you rate these canners up against the cheaper, foreign-made models. We have two All American Canners, the 921 and 941. We don't cook soups in them because they are aluminum, but we found a stainless steel basked that fits inside of them, and we have no trouble doing meats and vegetables in them, using the stainless basket. We do a lot of food preservation so getting a good, reliable canner was important to us. I would be curious to see if the extra money spent was worth it! It does matter that it's American made to us, but still, how do they stack up to the other, cheaper models?
FYI Fagoe duo 8 quart is now Zavor duo on Amazon. I think I'm getting it. Hope it holds up.
So it’s 2 years later, what do you think of your pot?
Its great! I bought an extra gasket from Amazon just in case it wears out but I haven't had to use it. The pressure cooker not only holds up, it works just as well as it did on day 1.
The 8 quart Presto is good, (I own one), but the stainless is a little thin and has a tendency to burn food on the bottom. With a Presto, you have to keep flame at medium when brining to pressure and at VERY low to keep at pressure or you'll burn thick sauces.
I think the Fargor 8 quart is better as it uses thicker-gauge stainless steel..
The MIU 8 quart Professional is also wonderful and uses thicker gauge stainless than the Presto.
Both the Fargor and MIU are about $40 more expensive, but they're worth just a little more money.
'VERY low to keep at pressure' - You're seriously complaining about saving time and heat energy? I've never burned food in my Presto; it's you; not the pot!
Excellent review 👏
Our family have used pressure cookers for 4 generations and currently have several stove-top models in various sizes and a few electrics that we use much less frequently. In fact, some lima bean soup is cooking in one now, as I type. That particular unit is from India (Manttra I think), was VERY inexpensive and has worked well for at least 14 years. I prefer units with a weight pressure regulator. There will be no variation in pressure as when a spring ages and they are very easy to adjust so that just a little steam escapes continuously....really fool-proof.
Cleanup is easy, too, with no regulating device to disassemble. Obviously, for canning, the unit MUST reach a full 15psi. It's always best to use a cooker that is especially designed for pressure canning and to follow the latest DOA advice for food safety. There is absolutely no reason to spend a lot of money for a great pressure cooker and lots of reasons not to.
Extremely informative video. Thank you for the thoughtful approach to discussing pressure cookers. Did you test Stiram Pressure Cookers?
I love my Fagor. It does everything I could want it to do and is easy to use.
5 months after do you still love it?
Why can’t I find it on Amazon I’m seeing Zavor and not Fagor ?
Hold on a second there, regarding your pressure cooker temperature readings. Did you test one cooker at a time or all at the same time? Gas pressure varies, and if you have a busy kitchen at your studio, people are turning burners on and off at various times thus affecting the heat source for each measurement.
They are meticulous about their testing.
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I have an All American pressure cooker. No rubber gasket, oil the edge of the lid lightly, that's it. The lid basically screws on. Able to can 6-8 1 quart jars at a time. People sometimes worry about pressure causing the lid to come off, will never happen with mine. And it works beautifully on my flat top electric range
@@Layput my mother had one for 50 years, never had a metallic taste, and the family wasnt poisoned. You can buy aluminum sauce pans. There's more aluminum in an antacid tablet than will leach into food from aluminum cookware. And many brands of baking powder contain aluminum. That being said, it's not good to cook acidic foods in aluminum, it can damage the cookware. So I'm not worried
Why wont my Fagor Duo pressurize!!? I got one for Christmas and it worked ok for a while but very hard to get it to pressurize. Not the gasket, it's the chincy plastic pressure control letting out too much steam. Finally it blew a hole through the handel when i tried holding it down to pressurize. Just try finding a replacement part! My last pressure cooker with the weight regulator was still going strong when the kids got me this new one. I unfortunately threw it out! arghh! Later I got my daughter a pressure cooker not realizing it was the same company as mine and the damn thing has not worked once right out of the box. Same issue wont pressurize.
I decided to go even bigger and get a 10.4 qt from fissler since I always cook in larger quantities. Excited to use it!
I found the best deal to order it was through bed bath & beyond if you use the 20% off coupon that occasionally comes in the mail. I was able to save almost $50. And they had the 10.4 qt for $250.
as far as small pressure cookers go,I always take mine camping as it cooks fast and since I'm usually cooking with firewood I gather it saves quite a bit of fuel...
Would love if you could do an updated version of pressure cookers. Fagor is now out of business.
We have fissler blue dream almost 30 years, fissler is always gonna be a lifetime choice.
When I check on Amazon, it has some negative reviews from people. I seems to see a pattern of people having a defective experience with a good brand name product. I think it is perhaps that it is being sold on Amazon, that there may be some that are sold as "fake/copy/counterfeit" type of product. I may have to buy it straight from manufacture/company that makes it so I won't get the crappy fake one. That's just seems to be the pattern I am seeing with buying from Amazon. Yes, they are cheaper but also, have higher risk of getting fake one.
Mandie Garrett exactly
Very helpful! Thank you for posting! I wonder if pressure cooker (PC) designers are paying attention? A new wave of better PCs on the way?
video says best buy is Fagor; however, link points to Presto
The Indian sub continent OWN the use of pressure cookers. More households in India use pressure cookers than anywhere I have visited. Hawkins have been making them since the war. The model called Fututa is one of 20 models to choose from. I cannot believe they were not even reviewed. Its even on display in MOMA.
+4444colin -- Are they widely available in the USA?
I found them available in different sizes and models at local east Indian grocery stores here in California. Below are two links to the manufacturers website. Good Luck.
www.hawkinscookers.com/enquiry@hawkinscookers.com
@@4444colin Thanks for the tip! Updated link appears to be: www.hawkinscookers.com : )
I bought the Fagor and bumped it slightly with my elbow, pushing it to the right and wedging, when I released it it jumped its stop (!) and wedged too far to the left. I called and they told me the happens (WHAT?!), and to beat it with a rubber mallet (my brand new pressure cooker). It was too far wedged and nothing got it to move. This should not even be possible. They were good about taking the initiative to have someone call me after the first person I spoke with, but literally, after 90 seconds with this product I could see how awful it was and how poorly designed. Next I bought the Instant Pot. GREAT lid without any issues. I also bought the Fissler Vitavit since I live in two places and prefer a stovetop unit. The Fissler is built like a Mercedes or BMW. Great design. The Fagor is cheap and has serious design flaws and needs to come out with a new model to recommend them. America's Test Kitchen reviews should always be compared to real world Amazon reviews, because often they'll give glowing reviews, only to have Amazon contradict them. Avoid the Fagor. It's in serious need of a redesign.
I have an instant pot and I love it
That's probably correct now, americastestkitchen (part of cook's illustrated family) also has more information without ratings on these. Both usually give a period of time for free reading to non-subscribers then you have to have a subscription for those articles.
Another good site with a lot of pressure cooker info including reviews is hippressurecooking
You guys should have trialled the Silit brand cooker. it is stainless but ceramic coated.
It is extremists that are dangerous, not pressure cookers, not fertilizers. I just ordered my Fagor duo 8 quart pressure cooker. I look forward to cooking garbanzo beans and chicken stock.
T-Fal Clipso is an excellent pressure cooker and has an ingenious safety lock.
The fissler is better.
What about the rubber o ring seal on the cover. I know for a fact, these have to be replaced. What about the availability of them?
So, since you brought it up, which one was the top model that was the only one that attained top pressure? You claim Fissler was your favorite, but was it also the top model? Also, do any of these come with canning inserts?
Yes, but you'd probably be better off with a cheap canner, such as Presto, that is designed specifically for canning. These usually have both weight regulators and gauges.
Dennie- I found this on Amazon. Looks very much like Fagor......
Zavor ZPot 10 Quart 15-PSI Pressure Cooker and Canner - Polished Stainless Steel (ZCWSP03)
by ZAVOR
Your link to the best buy is not the same pressure cooker as the best buy in the video!
It would be nice to see how the viking and the all clad hold up to the competition. Not sure if they were part of the test. I believe they are made in America also. Thanks, hoping to buy a pressure cooker soon!
I love All-Clad for frying or: (anything that lets food cook w/o stir / agitation/ boiling / etc), but I don't believe in sticking with it for all things.You're gonna pay more for the name if you go that route.
The opening says that you tested 4 electric pressure cookers. Is there a link to reviews on these?
When you do a product review can you please write out on the screen the name of the winner! You frequently speed through that part at the end of the video and it’s hard to hear.
There are links to the winning model and the best deal one in the video description up top.
@@btm380 The best buy seems to link to a different company pressure cooker
@@marcol515 Yes, I agreed. The name she mentioned for the "best buy" in the video doesn't match up with the product shown on Amazon link.
So what is the winner is ?
@@mommam8905 winner is Fissler Vitaquick. Best buy is Fagor Duo.
Great product!!! Would buy again.
Awesome tips, thank you for this!
The Amazon links do not go to the winners announced in the video.
I had a Fagor and when I took the lid off, I tended to gently place it upside down on the counter. What else would one do with it? So in a month or so the knob broke off. I exchanged it for another one. Same thing happened! I will go with the Presto next time.
Has America's Test Kitchen had a chance to review the All-Clad PC8 Precision Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker? I received this as a gift recently.
Fantastic review. Thanks you.
I could not see a description to “read”. But thanks for the input, I guess
Willie.It is Very Effective and useful for home use
I used an aluminium pressure cooker without issue for 14 years. Now have a steel one, just as good, but it's way heavier.
Arshia stainless steel is the best. Get the 9 liters or 7 liters one.
Wow. You really know your stuff! And I'm impressed by the production involved
I just bought this "WMF Perfect" pressure cooker two weeks ago. You can do what you want but this pressure pot is just leaking. It hisses softly or it drips where you can see the rubber seal. Since WMF is always twice as expensive as other brands this is rather annoying. Of course, you can't return the pot once you've used it.
Would be nice if they told us which ones they tested?
very informative video! I always look forward to them because of your attention to detail and straightforward nature! woot! keep it up +America's Test Kitchen!
the one they recommended is the same one used by Everyday Food that Sarah Carey uses
Thanks this was very helpful!
They went out of business. Do you have a new recommendation or is it all about insta pots now? Love ATK btw :)