Presto 8-Quart Hard-Anodized Pressure Cooker and Canner 2183

Pros: Cooks LARGE amounts of food in very little time!
Cons: I haven't found any.

My mother in law talked me into buying a pressure cooker, and she won! It took a lot of persuasion on her part and my stubborn personality wasn't a plus for her. I justifiably had every reason, not to buy one since my memories of pressure cookers were...

Pros: handy for smaller amounts to be canned
Cons: always use caution and please watch your children closely while canning

I have a large garden each year and I love to can my fresh produce to be eaten in the winter. This smaller pressure cooker/canner is perfect for canning small quantities. There are some days when I may only get enough, say, green beans, to fill 2-3...

Pros: great for making big batches
Cons: a little too big to store, but it's so convenient you may not want to!

I used a 4 qt. pressure cooker I bought at a garage sale for a year before breaking down and buying my Presto 8 qt. one. It was worth the $80 (sale price) I paid. It is great for making chicken stock for soups. Just put a few pieces of chicken in...

Pros: durable, easy to clean, canner is excellent
Cons: none

I can tons of food all year round.
Veggies in the summer and fall.
Fruits in the spring, fall and winter.
But I do loads of canning of fish throughout the winter and there is where this little treat comes in handy.

It is deep...

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I recently recieved a Pressure Cooker as a gift for Christmas, however was skeptic to using it instead of a traditional stove. I feared that with only such as short time of being in there meats and veggies would not be cooked and heated properly. I soon...

Pros: Doesn't wear out
Cons: To deep to be efficient

I can a lot of garden produce during the year and this is one pressure canner that I would probably never buy again. It is so deep that it takes forever to build the pressure up in. It takes as long to can in this as it does in a regular canner. One of...

Pros: Foods that melt in your mouth with lots of flavor.
Cons: Please follow directions carefully

I had a friend who cooked a lot in her pressure cooker. The food was wonderful. The flavor and juices were cooked into not out of the food leaving the food soooo good to eat. I love to eat (as my size shows) so the taste and texture of food is very...

Pros: everything
Cons: nonw

My mother in law gave me a pressure cooker back about 10 years ago and I used it all the time. I actually used it so much that I wore the bottom of the pot out. Well she bought me a new one and I used it all the time like that and them one day I went to...

Pros: Speed, versatility
Cons: would prefer an even larger capacity

I have to admit I was skeptical on getting a pressure cooker because of all the horror stories you hear about them "exploding" all over the ceiling. Although I am a stay at home mom, I have two small children and am very active in their school...