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 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.

I love this pressure cooker. I've had it for a few months now and although it was frighteningly expensive I now consider it totally essential and it is in almost daily use. Its much much quicker and easier to cook almost anything in this pressure cooker. Its totally easy to use and very good looking. I was a bit concerned I'd only be using it now and then for cooking chickpeas etc. but actually its good for anything you might ordinarily cook in a saucepan - but super speedy. I especially like the fact that it is very quiet and that it doesn't have a long handle so I can store it on a pan rack easily. I cook daily for a family of 6 and a 6 litre model is good for us - however if I wanted to cook larger quantities to freeze I could really do with an 8 litre pan. At first you have to look up timings for everything but you soon get a feel for how long things will take and I am no longer needing to check the booklet. Its so easy to reduce the pressure by pushing down the vent that you can easily check your cooking and then add a few more minutes if needed. Very happy customer.

The pressure cooker is brilliant, expensive but quality always comes at a price. When I placed the order I had no idea that is was being shipped from Spain by Correos which is their National Postal Service. I tracked the package and found it had arrived in the UK but was then sent to the wrong destination, it took almost a week before it was tracked down and finally delivered to me. I was expecting the UK part of the delivery would be by Royal Mail and was surprised when FedEx rang the door bell. I had an even bigger surprise when a letter arrived from FedEx a few days later asking for £69:68 for Import Duty and Clearance charges. After contacting Amazon Customer Service this amount was refunded by the vendor who I have sympathy with as I'm sure the problem was with the carrier not them.

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 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

Ooh how I love this pressure cooker. Yes its a premium product and carries a pretty hefty price tag - similar sized cheaper brands are easily available for a quarter of the price. However, they will not perform like this one! I have used a pressure cooker for a number of years, and hated the sound of the steam escaping. It was a cheap and cheerful affair bought from a leading catalogue store just as I was grasping cooking for a family. I bought a 7 litre pressure cooker at the time and it had plenty of space but was also heavy to lift and took up a lot of space due to the long handle. It was retired after the lid slipped off my dish rack and the handle broke - no longer holding pressure. I looked long and hard before buying this cooker, unsure of which brand or size I should go for. The only thing I was sure of was that I wanted a stainless steel one - have read many articles on the concerns of using other materials for cooking, I had concluded that stainless steel was the direction to go in. In the end after looking at many reviews and prices I concluded that Kuhn Rikon was the way to go for the make. The fact that purchases have a lengthy warranty from a reputable brand was reassuring. Having watched numerous videos I was impressed with how quite it was and that the pressure could be adjusted. The fact that such little water was needed and the speed at which things could be cooked were all factors in my decision (although I did think that the times had been exaggerated somewhat - how wrong I was!) So all I was left with deciding was the size… Not such an easy decision, I had a 7 litre previously and had found it was too big for everyday use but perfect when we had guests. I wanted the shorter handles which Kuhn Rikon have for my new pressure cooker and so it was between the 6 and 8 litre. Should I go even bigger - or lose a litre? Well I clearly went for the 6… why? I concluded that as the Kuhn Rikon required less water I should be able to cook enough for my family of 5 and a few extra guests comfortably. Overall, am I happy with my purchase? YES! It performs better than expected - it cooks REALLY quickly, lentils were cooked in 5 minutes flat, the liquid needed is much less and this takes some getting used. It clean up easily and the shorter handles are perfect to lift with and definitely easier to store.

3 stars given the fact that I have only used it twice to make stock. Keeps the flavours locked in and adds another level to your cooking. Easy to use and clean. My only gripe would be that the recipe booklet supplied isn't multi lingual and definitely not in English. Maybe they can look into this and make some changes ?

This is a serious piece of kit. The pot heats up super quickly and it's very easy to clean; the heavy bottom and thick walls keep temperature very well, and as a result, I've used the pot for pretty much anything — from sautéing to deep frying. Obviously I bought it because I wanted a pressure cooker — and that's where it really shines. The valve at the top has 2 indicators for the pressure level. As the pressure increases, the valve slowly starts coming out. From what I can see, this pressure cooker achieves higher pressure than other brands (e.g. Tower) so it cooks food much quicker. The cone metal part diffuses any steam that might come out. The material is quality stainless steel, so you can use Bar Keepers Friend to keep it looking brand new. As a bonus, the item comes with a booklet with cooking times for all kinds of food — from meat and legumes to fruits. Overall, it's a fantastic pressure cooker, but clearly it comes with a price tag to match.