01264 6-Quart Aluminum Pressure Cooker, Silver

This pressure cooker is the best. I must say it works amazingly. First of all, this is the perfect size pressure cooker, it cooks super-fast, the flavor of your food is on another level. It is easy to clean (very important for me). I have cooked beans, meat, potatoes and several other items in it with excellent results. This 4 quarters size works perfectly for 4 people. Price is affordable and it's last long, I used it for long period of time. I am extremely pleased with this pressure cooker and would definitely recommend it !

I thought that 6Qt would be big enough, but it turned out to be so tiny! The flat portion of the inside bottom is just 7 inches wide whereas the inside top is 8.5".It is made of stamped aluminum but the aluminum is thick. It is as thick as some of the cast aluminum pieces of cookware that I own. The bottom of the pot looks thicker from the outside, but it is the same stamped aluminum protruding, the same thickness of aluminum at the bottom. It does sit perfectly flat on our ceramic stovetop when new although I am not sure if it will change its shape and spin due to heating.The useful capacity for cooking rice and beans, soups and stews, or meat and chicken roasts of this 6Qt pot is just 3Qt which is not that much, closer to 2.5L so buyer beware. Should this cooker prove itself fully functional in time, I will get myself an 8Qt Presto, this one is really too tiny both in volume and in its bottom area diameter. P.S. I got the 8Qt and it has just right looks, proportions of width to height and size.The aluminum is brushed aluminum both inside and outside and it is so full of aluminum dust that my hands got black at the time of unpacking and assembling it. This must be cleaned not just with water and soap but scrubbed with cream of tartar powder and a damp non-abrasive sponge to get rid of the aluminum residue from the surface or else the food will get stained.The instructions for care and cleaning are excellent, simply top notch, and include advice on how to treat discoloration (blackening) of aluminum due to hard drinking water used during cooking or cooking certain vegetables.

Paid $71.39 for this 8 quart aluminum pressure cooker - and I must say, it was worth it. I have an old 6 quart Mirro and it just didn't have enough room for a larger roast. (I'm now raising 3 grandchildren). I just tried it out and this 8 quart Presto was perfect with plenty of room for an almost 4 pound chuck roast (3.61lb) along with baby carrots, new potatoes, celery and pearl onions. I had about 2 inches of room at the top when all was added. My only complaint - the "rack" is very shallow. Not like the one I have for my Mirro that's about 1/2" tall. This one's maybe half that at best. So after adding the water for steam barely above the top, that didn't leave much room for error (as in running out of water). I had to watch it closely. (You can always tell when the water is gone by the smell - but by that time the inside of the bottom has gone dry and the residue has been baked on ... and it is not fun to clean although it doesn't usually hurt the roast). After about an hour and a half I had the heat down to just barely there with a very slight hiss - so it really holds the pressure well! Even though it was made in China, it would appear that you can still trust Presto for high quality!

Best cooker ever!

Good quality 👍