Kuhn Rikon Pressure Cooker Duromatic Inox 8L/24cm Food Steamer with Side Grips. Multi Cooker Hotpot with Auto Lock Lid. Stainless Steel Pot. Instant Cook Pot – 10 Year Kuhn Rikon Cookware Guarantee

This product is expensive until you look at total cost of ownership. Once up to temperature it needs minimal heat resulting in lower cost of operation. It is virtually silent because of the quality of gasket. There is not the normal hissing you expect from a pressure cooker

I am very happy with this pressure cooker, it is very safe, quiet, cooks the food very quickly keeping the nutrients in the food (as very little water and quick cooking). However, I want to share my experience with other potential clients.I read a review of a client who was disappointed and complained that the valve cap on the lid needs to be lifted with hand otherwise all the steam generated starts escaping.I had exactly the same problem. I called the company (in the UK) and they spotted the problem straight away. Actually NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE COOKER, I just had to lift the black valve cap to the level of the 2 red lines with one hand, with the other hand, I had to screw the valve properly (it was only unscrewed). I want to make it right as I found unfair that the Kuhn Rikon Company got a negative feedback because the top valve was just unscrewed. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this pressure cooker and thanks for Kuhn Rikon Company who solved this problem very quickly.

When is a 24cm pressure cooker not a 24 cm pressure cooker? The answer is, "when you measure the useable width as opposed to the lid".I already had a 20cm Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker. This make of pressure cooker is nothing like some old designs, which are still on the market. You need very little water, which makes them quick and efficient. They are almost silent unless you get them too hot, and even then, although it lets off steam, there is no alarming hissing to make you expect an explosion. They work really well on many foods. Dried beans and brown rice all cook quickly and reliably without filling the kitchen with steam, but they also work well with broccoli, which needs a very short cooking time.My problem with this pressure cooker is the diameter of the pan. The 20cm pressure cooker is 20 cm wide as you might expect. The 24cm one has a 24cm lid on a 24cm flange at the very top of the pan. The useable width is 23 cm. This might not sound much, but our local supermarket sells a lot of chickens which are just over the 23cm size. Chicken remains beautifully moist when cooked in a pressure cooker, and they cook quickly, so the size does matter.Apart from the niggle about the diameter, however, if you need an excellent quality large pan, this one should come well up the list of those to consider.

This pressure cooker has proved that it can be worth paying a premium for quality. Its well built and feels sturdy and strong.Its design is so simple that there is very little to go wrong. According to the Manual it goes up to 17PSI if you let it go past the red marks, which frequently we do and explains why it seems to cook beans in super fast time.This literally changed the way we eat, going from never cooking a dried bean in my life to doing batches at least 3 times a week.The best tip i ever had was to start with boiling water, this takes the time to get up to pressure from 10mins down to 2-3, so I can cooked soaked beans in 15mins tops from start to finish.There are very few things to criticize as its so easy to clean and maintain and quick releasing the pressure is safe and easy. Occasionally we would have to pull up the weight as it got stuck, and if the seal inst quite right steam can escape form the handle.If you want a manual pressure cooker, this will certainly last for many many years and spare parts are readily available. The manufacturer prides itself on having spare parts available well after they stop producing models.HOWEVER...I can't rate this highly enough but here is the big but...We originally purchased this over an electric pressure cooker because of its longevity, we didn't want an electrical appliance that would break down after a year. Having had this for a yeah though i'd given up making big batches of chilli etc because it tended to spit and block up the seals. On a gas hob it also requires supervision to tweak the flame to maintain a steady pressure meaning you can't just walk away form it for more than a few minutes or it will either be over or under pressure.I took the risk and purchased the instant pot, and in all honesty the manual cooker hasn't been used since. The electric cookers are slower as they work at a lower pressure, its perhaps 15% slower so not as good if you want to make a quick dinner but the enourmous benefit is that you can just walk away from it. This means you can re-create slow cooked dishes and cook beans direct from dry and not have to be even in the house for the 25mins to an hour it takes. I now cook 4-5 dishes a week in the instant pot cooking anything from beans,potatoes,soups and stews to steamed veggies and baked potatoes.So really you need to weight up if you want quality that will last a lifetime, or convenience and versatility. Both are high ticket items and I don't regret either purchase.