Would you buy a Pressure Cooker?

My Presto pressure cooker is exactly 49 years old and looks it. I bought this the year we were married and it has been used at every holiday gathering we ever had and has been though many everyday meals as well.

I was even able to get a special weight for the top when I canned, I was able to get 4 pint jars inside on the rack.
Later on I got my canner but at the beginning when I was learning it worked fine.

I still use it and last week I made pork chops.
My daughter has an instapot and it looks so small and so many controls. Mine holds 6 quarts.
I wouldn't give this up for the world.
I have replaced the inner ring 3 or 4 times and once the electric control broke but the company sent me a new one. My dad replaced a leg for me.pressure cooker.JPG

The only problem is that you have to lift the entire pot into the sink to run cool water over the top to release the pressure and it is very heavy. I didn't mind at all when I was younger.
Today I think you can release it with a button.

The only mishap I had was my own fault. I overfilled it with turnip I was doing up for the freezer and the safety blew. I had turnip all over the ceiling.
 

Ruth n Jersey said:
My Presto pressure cooker is exactly 49 years old and looks it. I bought this the year we were married and it has been used at every holiday gathering we ever had and has been though many everyday meals as well.

I was even able to get a special weight for the top when I canned, I was able to get 4 pint jars inside on the rack.
Later on I got my canner but at the beginning when I was learning it worked fine.

I still use it and last week I made pork chops.
My daughter has an instapot and it looks so small and so many controls. Mine holds 6 quarts.
I wouldn't give this up for the world.
I have replaced the inner ring 3 or 4 times and once the electric control broke but the company sent me a new one. My dad replaced a leg for me.View attachment 170831

The only problem is that you have to lift the entire pot into the sink to run cool water over the top to release the pressure and it is very heavy. I didn't mind at all when I was younger.
Today I think you can release it with a button.

The only mishap I had was my own fault. I overfilled it with turnip I was doing up for the freezer and the safety blew. I had turnip all over the ceiling.
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Yours is electric and mine for the stove top.
 
Depending on the brand replacement parts may not be available. I've only seen 2 pressure cookers for sale used, one a presto was missing enough parts that I could have bought a new one cheaper, the second was a never-heard of it brand. I did look for parts for it when I got home and couldn't find any anywhere.

I'd also guess that a lot of folks prefer the convenience of a modern electric type.
 
@FastTrax very strange, the first photo you shared showing the cooker on the left is exactly like mine but mine is a Presto and the photo shows the brand name as Namco.
@Robert59 Every once in awhile I look at pressure cookers on sale and these days the only ones I see are stove top models. I often wonder how hard it is to keep the temperature even to maintain the pressure?
With the electric one, when the weight starts to wiggle you turn the control down until the light goes out and its set.

Even when I cook on my stove I sometimes have to lower or increase the heat to maintain a boil or simmer.
Seems like a step backwards just selling the stove top type.
I don't make soups or stews in my pressure cooker either . I use the stove or crock pot for those items.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
@FastTrax very strange, the first photo you shared showing the cooker on the left is exactly like mine but mine is a Presto and the photo shows the brand name as Namco.
@Robert59 Every once in awhile I look at pressure cookers on sale and these days the only ones I see are stove top models. I often wonder how hard it is to keep the temperature even to maintain the pressure?
With the electric one, when the weight starts to wiggle you turn the control down until the light goes out and its set.

Even when I cook on my stove I sometimes have to lower or increase the heat to maintain a boil or simmer.
Seems like a step backwards just selling the stove top type.
I don't make soups or stews in my pressure cooker either . I use the stove or crock pot for those items.
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Probably one of the many manufacturers who make a generic product and the distributors slap their own label on the models.
 
Re: the Buffalo Pressure Cooker/Canner (courtesy of FastTrax's video entry), they don't come cheap.

$1,063.92 CAD... $689 USD, but what a beautiful unit.

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terry123 said:
Back in the day I helped my mother can everything we grew. Now I want to get a small instapot for my own use.
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from someone cooking for 1 most of the time... size matters. i bought myself the smallest instant pot after downsizing. i got rid of crock pots and old school pressure cooker. ended up giving small instapot away and buying a large one. it doesn't take up that much more counter/storage space.
 

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