( 11 reviews )
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Posted: Nov 30 2008
This little pot is great! It's handling all recipes for the 4 or 5 qt pot.
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Posted: Sep 24 2008
Although I love this pressure cooker, I wish I had purchased a larger size. That is entirely my fault. Clearly I'm not going to make a huge soup in a 3.7 quart pot. Potential buyers should think about what it is that they expect to cook and how much, and then select an appropriate size. 3.7 quarts sounded big enough to me, but remember that the pressure cooker can only be filled half way for pressure cooking soups, grains, beans, and foods that expand, or 2/3 full for other foods. The pressure cooker comes with a recipe book, however all the recipes are for size 4 quart or larger pressure cookers (except the frying pan recipes). The instruction manual says it is NOT suitable for apple compote, cranberries, porridge (oat flakes), barley, peas, pasta, macaroni, rhubarb, or some cereals because those foods tend to foam and froth and could block the valve. Otherwise, this pressure cooker is great! I have no problems with it. It works wonderfully. I will happily use it to make my dried beans, brown rice, and veggies. Someday I may even buy a bigger one :)
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 3 2008
The Presto has a gravity based Juggler which is far more reliable( doesn't stick, no spring issues) and really lets you know( the Kuhn is very difficult to read) things are brewing as opposed to the spring loaded pop up gauge on the Kuhn. Yes the 18/10 stainless on the Kuhn is more highly polished which makes absolutely no difference in functionality or end results. The Presto is "bulletproof', the Kuhn Rikon isn't.
