Presto Pressure Cooker

The National Presto Industries is a well-known brand in the cooking domain.

They have a wide range of kitchen appliances and products on offer as well as several published cooking recipes. Among their vast range of products, one of the most popular ones are the pressure cooker.

About Presto Cookers

The Presto Pressure cookers have quite a history associated with the concept and popularity of pressure cookers in general. Established in 1905 in Eau Claire in Wisconsin, The National Presto company started producing pressure canners.

From the 1917 onwards the company started making pressure cookers. With decade of experience, the company came out with an innovative saucepan shaped pressure cooker and it was named Presto.

Since then the names stuck and has been associated with brand. While Presto continued to make a wide range of cookers, the pressure cooker continues to be one of their best products.

Over the years, Presto pressure cookers have evolved in design, shape and size to cater to wide range of needs and customer requirements.

Presto Pressure Cookers Models

There are the standard aluminum pressure cookers in 4 quart, 6 quart and 8 quart capacities. These are light, but durable and great for regular cooking needs.

For customers looking better models than aluminum ones, Presto has a range of stainless steel cookers. Even these are available in 4 quart to 8 quart capacities.

The stainless steel cookers are heavier and pricier, but they are safer to use and a lot easy to clean too. Besides they are dishwasher safe which make it easier to clean them too.

One of the latest trends in the pressure cooker market is the electric pressure cooker. Keeping in line with the customer needs, Presto also offers a stainless steel electric cooker. This cooker is energy efficient and can cook food 3 to 10 times faster than the standard cooking techniques. In some cases, that is in fact faster than microwaves too. While microwaves are great for reheating small quantities of food, pressure cookers are still better and faster for larger volumes.

Presto Cookers Accessories

Presto cookers also have a host of accessories to choose from. Here are the three main accessories that help make cooking food a lot easier.

Stainless Steel Steamer Basket:

If you want to cook rice and at the same time steam some vegetables, this is just the right accessory for you.

This basket ensures that the foods do not mix and hence there is no intermingling of food or flavours. You can cook each food separately with its own unique taste; however by putting them in the same pressure cooker, you save a lot of time.

The stainless steel construction means that this basket is quite durable and easy to clean and maintain. You can retail the characteristic shine and appeal of the unit for many years.

Tempered Glass Cover:

Some of the presto pressure cookers are designed for pressure cooking purpose, but they can also double as effective saucepans.

However, while using them as saucepans, you really need a glass cover that lets you monitor the progress of the food being cooked. This is where this tempered glass cover becomes so effective and useful.

The lid comes with a insulated handle, so regardless of how hot the cover is the handle will always be cool enough for you to hold it.

Colander Cover:

This is an innovative accessory from Presto. Many times there is excess water in the solid foods that you would prefer to get rid of; however doing it can be quite a challenge.

This colander cover can be twisted into the mouth of the cooker and it gets fit securely. Once fit, you can tilt the cooker to drain all the water while retaining the contents within the cooker. Simple by highly effective solution.

Presto Pressure Cooker Recipe

To top all these physically add-ons, Presto also has a very popular and sought after cookbook called the Complete Pressure Cooker Cookbook. This has a wide variety of cooking recipes including appetizers, soups, entrees and desserts. Of course, it is not just about the side dishes, there are many recipes for full course meal lunch and dinner in this book. The best part about this book is it shows you just how to maximise the load in your pressure cooker and cook the full course meal in a single go with your Presto pressure cooker!

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