Farberware FPC400 4-Quart Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker

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Product Features

• Electronic pressure cooker with 4-quart capacity
• Removable, nonstick cooking pot can brown foods before steaming
• Electronic controls take guesswork out of heat adjustment and cooking times
• Timer can be set to start cooking up to two hours after food preparation
• Measures 9-3/4 inches in diameter by 9-3/4 inches high; hand washing recommended

Product Details

Product Manual [564kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 14 x 12 inches ; 12.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004R94H
• Item model number: FPC400
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #190,879 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review
Farberware's handsome pressure cooker, with its stay-cool exterior of high-polished stainless steel, is a thoroughly modern tool. Not only does it revive the virtues of pressure cooking--the technique, which went out of favor in the 1960s, of quickly cooking foods at higher-than-boiling temperatures--it goes one step further. It's electric for off-the-stove cooking and fully programmable to take the guesswork out of cooking times and pressures. By setting the electronic control panel timer, food may be placed in the cooker up to two hours before cooking begins. After cooking, a "warm" function keeps food at serving temperature indefinitely, while a "brown" function permits the cooker's removable 4-quart nonstick cooking pot to brown foods like stew meat before pressure-cooking them with the lid on. All this is clearly explained in a booklet that includes 15 recipes and a guide to cooking times and pressures for various foods. At 9-3/4 inches in diameter by 9-3/4 inches high, this cooker is a compact powerhouse--with multiple safety features--for busy cooks with family-feeding responsibilities. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have the 4 and the 6 quart!, March 19, 2001

By	Patsy (Centreville, MD USA) - See all my reviews

Love these pressure cookers. First I got the the 4 Quart - I liked it so much I bought the 6 Quart the very next day - if they start making an 8 Quart, I'll buy that one too. I use my pressure cookers 5 out of 7 nights a week. I cook chicken, pork, pasta, corned beef and the best Pulled Pork BBQ in the world. Get a couple of good Pressure Cooker Recipe books (my favorites are Express Cooking and the Better Homes and Gardens Pressure Cooker Cookbook), stop heating up your kitchen and start eating really good food. Don't bother with a top of the stove model pressure cooker - you have to hang around the kitchen and make sure it's okay - the Farberware Programmable is the only way to go. Put in your food, set the time, push start - it does all the rest. Be a kitchen slave no more!

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars R2D2's Little Brother, February 20, 2001

By	"mizkennedy" (Laramie, WY United States) - See all my reviews

This little gem sits permanently on my countertop winking and beeping at me like R2D2's little brother. What a find! No more watched pots, and if you have never tasted pressure cooked brown rice, you have no idea what you are missing. Not to mention it is done perfectly in 18 mins or basically the same time as nutritionally empty white rice cooked on the stove top.

It is so easy to use, and what a treat to just program and then forget it. It will even delay start your dinner, cook it to perfection and then keep it warm for you. (Now if they could just get it to clear the table and do the dishes. . . )

Perfect size for dinner for one to four people, very easy to clean, the safety cord is short enough to not wind around the counter, but long enough to allow moving the cooker out from under the overhead cabinets.

The instant pressure release is a real bonus, but can be left to naturally release also. Many, many plusses, although it would have been nice if Farberware would have included a steamer rack.

If you are new to pressure cooking you will definately want to purchase a cookbook or two or six as the enclosed booklet is very scanty.

For the quality and price, it can't be topped.

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Last Minute Meal-Maker, January 28, 2001

By	Linda I. Vickers (Fort Worth, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This pressure cooker earned a place on my counter (it's minimal so few pieces of equipment make it there). Watching a demo I found out why FOOD TASTES GREAT WHEN I COOK IN THE PRESSURE COOKER. (My daughter who doesn't like vegetables was asking for more carrots in my next pressure-cooked pot roast.) The liquid used in the pressure cooker literally goes into the vegetables and meat (WHO NEEDS INJECTORS OR PRE-COOKING MARINADES). A nice wine or flavorful liquid such as a jar spaghetti sauce where the liquid has been infused with herbs goes right into the items being cooked. It's quick cooking without the usual tasteless fare you get from not allowing foods to "sit" in a flavorful liquid for long periods of time. Chicken tastes less like chicken and more like the flavor-filled piece of meat I was always hoping for when I cooked "light".

Meats don't have to be frozen but following the suggestions seen in the demo, I put frozen chicken breasts (could be frozen meat patties) into the cooker with a handful of pasta and enough jar sauce and wine (optional) to provide the liquid that will cook the pasta as well as the usual one-cup needed for the steam to cook the meat, set it for 12 minutes at high pressure and started on a salad to go with it. This is GREAT LAST MINUTE COOKING. No more "baby-sitting" the pressure cooker with this electronic model. The heat is managed by the system so it's just right. The cooker starts counting the time once the cooker "comes up to pressure" - no more guessing as on a manual model when this point arrives. It shuts off and beeps when it's done. Using the quick pressure release, I'm ready to open and serve in just a few minutes. When you lift the lid, don't hold it above the pot - quickly move it to the side so you're arms are not over the steam coming from the hot food. If it's not done to your liking add more liquid if needed, put the lid on and set it for a few more minutes to finish up.

Lots of recipes are in the pamphlet for pot roast and other traditional recipes in a hurry. This item does not heat up my kitchen the way cooking on the stove does so I can use it year-round. And, I'm finally using up those frozen meats that have been waiting for me to thaw them out for a "planned" meal.