- 18/10 Stainless Steel
- Spring type mechanism with one pressure setting: High (15psi)
- Every Fagor Elite Pressure Cooker comes with a visual pressure indicator & automatic pressure release system
- Fagor Elite Pressure Cooker works on all domestic cooking surfaces: gas, electric, ceramic & induction
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Convenience
Nothing is more convenient than cooking with a Fagor Pressure Cooker. You will be able to create a great variety of delicious and healthy meals, ranging from soups, stews and steamed veggies to luscious cheesecakes and flans!
Fast
Fagor Elite Pressure Cooker reduces cooking time up to 70%. Cook risotto in 7 minutes, meatballs in 4 minutes, chicken soup in 15 minutes and even cheesecake in 30 minutes. Favorite recipes easily adapt and cook in one third of the time.
Easy
Just load ingredients, lock lid in place and begin cooking. Release pressure and enjoy healthy, flavorful meals. Fagor Elite Pressuer Cooker makes it that easy!
Healthy
Fagor Elite Pressure Cooker helps you to create delicious meals while retaining important water-soluble vitamins and minerals. Cooks without oil. Maintain the natural color and flavor of foods.
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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back to the future of speed cooking,
By Joseph Ekaitis "author of Collinsfort Village" (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Fagor "Elite" Pressure Cooker, 6 Qt.
UPDATE: The new Fagor Elite pressure cooker has 2 pressure settings and is sold only at department stores. Everything in this review applies to the Fagor Splendid 6-Quart Pressure Cooker, an identical twin of the original Elite. Bon appetit!With a Christmas gift card from Cathy's uncle Bob in hand, I headed straight for the cookware department at Macy's. My inner food geek wanted something for the kitchen. We didn't know what it would be, only that we would know it when we found it. And there they were, in all their gleaming stainless steel splendor. Twenty out-of-pocket bucks later, I'm strolling the streets of Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga with my new Fagor Elite 6-quart pressure cooker. Things sure have changed since I gave my mother a Presto Harvest Gold pressure cooker back in the last century. Fagor replaces the wobbling weight with a captive spring-loaded pressure regulator. Instead of a rubber plug that blasts out of the lid in the event of excess pressure, the Fagor's emergency release is a cutout portion of the lid that exposes part of the gasket. The gasket stretches but if it should snap, it would stay in place and the steam would escape out the side, not into the cook's face. To earn the Underwriters' Laboratories seal, Fagor pressure cookers feature a pressure-activated safety lock in addition to the manual latch. You'd have to be built like Mister Universe to force open a pressurized cooker. In operation, the Fagor behaves a little differently than a weight-regulated pressure cooker. On the latter, you have to determine if the weight is wobbling at just the right rhythm. The weight should waggle but not bang against the vent stem. With the Fagor, all you have to see or hear is a gentle constant flow of steam. The regulator knob is also the release valve, should you wish to depressurize the cooker immediately instead of allowing the pressure to drop naturally. The steam is routed through a fan-shaped outlet, allowing it to disperse and cool quickly. At six inches from the outlet, the steam is warm but not burning hot. So far, the cooker has performed as promised. Lentil soup with diced smoked sausage cooked up thick and flavorful in just 10 minutes under pressure. Ditto for spaghetti sauce and whole links of Italian sausage. The sauce had intense flavors of garlic and herbs, and the sausage came out juicy with a hint of snap in the casing. Three pounds of diced red potatoes and the peeled cloves from a whole bulb of garlic were ready to mash in 6 minutes. The amazingly short cooking times omit the time required for the cooker to come up to pressure which can take about 10 minutes. Still, you save a lot of time overall. Keeping the all-important gasket clean is a cinch because it's so easy to remove and replace. The lid and pot are made of gleaming 18/10 stainless steel with an encapsulated aluminum base that cooks over any gas or electric heat source as well as the latest induction cooktops. When it's time to clean up, you can use cleaners like Bar Keeper's Friend on the inside and out, but if the discoloration is from cooking lentils, split peas, potatoes or beans, it's iron and other minerals that are good for you. Just wash and dry the pot and put it away until you're ready to prepare spaghetti sauce or some other high acidity recipe. You'll get back a little nutrition and you won't have to scour your pressure cooker. If you've never heard of Fagor or you're wondering if it's a brand a pro would use, Lola Bistro owner and head chef Michael Symon used a Fagor pressure cooker while competing to become Food Network's newest Iron Chef. He then went on to win his first Iron Chef America challenge, preparing one of his winning dishes in his Fagor. Although he's not officially connected to Fagor in any way, I can't think of a better endorsement.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it, my first pressure cooker but 3 meals have been flawless,
By Happy Mom of Twins (Murfreesboro, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fagor "Elite" Pressure Cooker, 6 Qt.
Although this is my first pressure cooker, the 1st three meals have turned out wonderfully. I'm not a person who does a lot of cooking or who feels like I know what I'm doing cooking. I was hoping the pressure cooker would help me be able to make meat tender, since in the past I've turned out some really tuff meat that I couldn't eat. Well, I'm happy to say that I simply followed the directions and my meat is fork tender. I've tried pork loin, skinless chicken breast and a very lean cut of beef (flat iron steak). All were wonderful. I used the pork loin recipe in the book that came with this unit, but I cooked it longer than the book said as I was looking at another recipe and wanted to be sure the meat was done. The unit cleans up nicely, and it is easy to understand to use even if you are a Mrs. Douglass (from Green Acres) like me! Prior to this pressure cooker, the only way I could get meat that was both well-done and tender was to put it in a slow cooker. This is way better than the slow cooker because you don't have to plan ahead or have 8 - 10 hours!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't be afraid...this is great and SAFE!,
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This review is from: Fagor "Elite" Pressure Cooker, 6 Qt.
I was always intrigued with the idea of a pressure cooker and how fast it cooks. I have memories of my grandmother making apple sauce and canning tomatoes. Unfortunately I also remember horror stories of pressure cookers exploding and spewing their contents all over the kitchen. I was terrified to own one.All that has changed with the Fagor Elite pressure cooker. This pressure cooker is sleek and easy to use. It is full of safety features and comes with a very clear instruction manual and recipe book. It has a solid aluminum core, and thick base for quick even heating and a stainless steel exterior for looks and easy cleaning. I highly recommend it for anyone that would like to cut their cooking time and maintain all the flavor and nutrition. Be sure to order an extra silicon seal Fagor 9-inch Silicon Gasket in case you damage the one that comes with the pressure cooker.
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