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Customer Reviews of Fagor Duo 8-Quart Pressure Cooker
Customer Rating:  Summary: Wonderful Pressure Cooker Comment: This pressure cooker is a wonderful invention. I haven't used the steamer basket yet because I primarily bought it for cooking dried beans. Beans turn out superb in the cooker; with a little olive oil there's almost no need for any other flavorings and they're cooked in 1/4 to 1/2 the time it used to take me in a cast iron pot. Plus I don't even bother to pre-soak. Just throw them in dry. Incredibly easy to use and care for, I highly recommend getting this model. Cheers! Customer Rating: Summary: Pressure Cooker Newbie Here: I like it Comment: I got this for my girlfriend and had never used or even seen a pressure cooker before this one. I read some of the negative reviews and am not sure what these people got... but the one we have does not have any nonstick in it. It's all stainless steal. It's not made in china, nor has anything ever broken or gotten stuck. Once I got over the fact that this thing is SUPPOSED to shoot out steam as it's cooking, I thought it was pretty cool. Now if I can only convince my GF to not cook on high when using it... but she insists that's how she's always done it and it's fine. Who am I to question, her food is always better then what I can do. Customer Rating:  Summary: Great cooker, so far Comment: I received this cooker yesterday. On my first attempt, lots of steam was coming out around the pressure indicator, and none was coming out where it should have. So, it didn't come up to pressure. Luckily, I was only making a potato cheddar soup, so it didn't matter much - I was going to put it in the crockpot the next morning anyway. Then, I decided to test it with a few cups of plain water. Same thing happened, but this time I nudged the little yellow popup pressure indicator with my finger, and all the escaping steam just stopped. Apparently on my first try, it didn't actually seal right. A few minutes later I had the nice steady stream of steam coming out of the proper place, and I knew it was up to pressure. So, if you buy one, realize that you might have to fiddle with the popup indicator a little bit to get it to seal right. I'm no stranger to pressure cooking. My parents used one all the time, and I have a ten-year-old Presto that I've been using but just wanted something a little bigger and safer. I think this pot will do just fine, now that I've learned its intricacies. It comes with a large basket and a little piece of thick wire bent into a triangle that's supposed to go under the basket and prop it up out of the water for steaming vegetables and the like. That's a good idea, because you want large cuts of meat to not touch the bottom or sides of the cooker, or they might scorch. I only use the little wire trivet thing when I want to steam vegetables. When I cook large cuts of beef, I just put the basket in without the trivet. It has three indents on the bottom of it to keep it just off the bottom of the cooker, so it's all good. Buy one of these if you want a nice-sized cooker that you can do whole pork shoulders and briskets in. That's what I intend to do! Customer Rating: Summary: If you like pea soup, come on over. Comment: However you will have to scrape it off the walls. The pressure release on the lid worked on only occasionally. One of the times it did not was yesterday, when the whole contraption blew up. If you need more persuasion, I'll note that I had to replace a torn gasket the first week I had it. If you're still not sure, you are one stubborn dude. Customer Rating: Summary: Love It Comment: I was introduced to the world of pressure cooking by my mother-in-law. I was intimidated by the old type with the little wiggly thing on top. These models with the locking lid and pressure selection make me feel comfortable with no fear of have purple hull peas on my kitchen ceiling. I had the 6 quart Fargo, but absolutely love the larger size, it means more left overs. I also love the non-stick finish, makes for quick clean-up. My only small complaint is that the steamer basket scratches the non-stick finish. More Reviews Whether you're a novice cook or gourmet chef, this pot makes pressure cooking fast and simple. Made of high quality stainless steel that provides even heating and fuel efficiency so you get great culinary results. Ergonomic black handles make cooker easy to handle. Spring mechanism settings can be conveniently changed without changing valves. Includes tempered glass lid, manual, recipe book and stainless steel steamer basket. 10 year warranty. 
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