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29 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 Nothing beats Kuhn Rikon! Sep 13, 2007
By Jasmin Dickerson
"Jasmin Dickerson"
I don't know what I would do without my pressure cooker! and I know I would not buy any other kind but Kuhn Rikon. There is no way to be disappointed with this product unless you just don't know how to use it. We are vegetarian and live on a very healthy, grain, rich in legumes type of diet .. my kids love rice cereal, steal cut oats ..etc. and I just can't imagine making life easy without one of these .. instead of having to plan ahead or wait 45minutes to 2 hours for some dishes *(like barley and wild rice) it takes anywhere from 2 minutes to steam veggies and cook pasta, to 30 minutes max for the harder grains (without soaking!) I highly recommend this product ... it is an essential must have in every kitchen! just throw everything in (all those yummy grains, veggies, and even meat if you like, with a good broth) lock it and let it do its thing! :)
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Know your size Sep 24, 2008
By C. Cohen
"Busy Working Mother"
Although I love this pressure cooker, I wish I had purchased a larger size. That is entirely my fault. Clearly I'm not going to make a huge soup in a 3.7 quart pot. Potential buyers should think about what it is that they expect to cook and how much, and then select an appropriate size. 3.7 quarts sounded big enough to me, but remember that the pressure cooker can only be filled half way for pressure cooking soups, grains, beans, and foods that expand, or 2/3 full for other foods.
The pressure cooker comes with a recipe book, however all the recipes are for size 4 quart or larger pressure cookers (except the frying pan recipes).
The instruction manual says it is NOT suitable for apple compote, cranberries, porridge (oat flakes), barley, peas, pasta, macaroni, rhubarb, or some cereals because those foods tend to foam and froth and could block the valve.
Otherwise, this pressure cooker is great! I have no problems with it. It works wonderfully. I will happily use it to make my dried beans, brown rice, and veggies.
Someday I may even buy a bigger one :)
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Unbelievable...!!! Nov 05, 2007
By Pandoya
This is my first pressure cooker and boy am I filled with joy!
I don't know how I've lived without ever having one.
As a starter, I picked this anniversary version for its size and price.
I couldn't be happier. I cook often enough and usually use good quality pots and pans. As soon as I held this cooker in my hand, I could tell this was a high quality pot before functions as pressure cooker. As aforementioned, I'd never owned/used pressure cooker before so I couldn't really compare its quality with other brand, but the pot is VERY quiet, safe and high quality. I was skeptical about reduced cooking time as 20 minutes for brown rice and 7 minutes for risotto sounded just unreal and am glad to find out they were all true. Brown rice usually took more than 1 1/2 hour with rice cooker and didn't come out as good as cooked in pressure cooker and I am hooked to make variety of risotto and they all come out creamy and just al dente.
I have to get a larger pot now and most likely, I will stick to Kuhn Rikon since they are one of a few (?) that reaches the highest 15 psi (I really wanted to try WMF and it doesn't seem to reach 15 psi although I do not if this is true).
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
A Great Kitchen Tool Oct 14, 2006
By Tess from New York
"Tess"
This Kuhn Rikon pressure is perfect for a small family and is size appropriate for about 3 people. I have owned 3 Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers for the past 16 years...3.5 liter, 5 liter, and the 8 liter. The pots look almost exactly as they did when they came out of the box 16 years ago, even though all of them have been used very heavily. I have not put them in the dishwasher, since Kuhn Rikon recommmends against doing so, but I have not even needed to replace a seal in all this time and the cookers clean easily and are virtually maintenance free. I believe the dishwasher is not recommended because of the seals and springs in the cover and also because of the black plastic handles. Everyone knows that repeatedy putting pots in the diswasher wears away the finish on plastic handles and makes them look old and dull before their time. This is a very small trade off for what these pots can do. They are meant to be lifetime kitchen tools, not tools that are used a few years and then discarded.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Our Favorite Cookware Jan 28, 2008
By Bella
We have three Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers that we use almost every time we cook - this is the main cookware we use. It's fast, easy, and it saves energy because it takes less time to cook. And the food's great - I like eating at home better than any restaurant.
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