Chicken?? fish?? meat?? and vegetables cook to perfection in minutes. Quickly cooks and tenderizes economical cuts of meat.</br>Stainless steel construction with a special tri-clad base for fast?? uniform heating. Ideal for use on regular and smooth top ranges.</br>Pressure regulator maintains proper cooking pressure automatically. Pressure regulator/steam release valve offers an effortless "k cool" option.</br>Cover lock indicator shows at a glance when there is pressure inside the cooker and prevents the cover from beig opened until pressure is safely reduced.</br>Stainless steel steaming basket for cooking several foods at once with no intermingling of flavors. Includes a 64-page instruction/recipe book.</br></br>Product Description</br></br>The smart choice for healthy?? flavorful meals?? fast and easy. Cooks 3 times faster than ordinary methods?? saving time?? energy?? and money. Quick pressure/steam release system"ken?? fish?? and vegetables cook to perfection in minutes. Quickly cooks and tenderizes economical cuts of meat. Stainless steel construction with a special tri-clad base for fast?? uniform heating. Ideal for use on regular and smooth-top ranges. Pressure regulator maintains proper cooking pressure automatically. Cover lock indicator shows at a glance when there is pressure inside the cooker and prevents the cover from being opened until pressure is safely reduced. Easy-open cover with no buttons to push. Dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. Extended 12 year limited warranty. Pressure regulator/steam release valve offers an efforless "ck cool" option. Stainless steel steaming basket for cooking several foods at once with no intermingling of favors. Includes a 64-page instruction/recipe book. Liquid capacity 8 quarts (7.6 liters).</br></br>Amazon.com</br></br><p>Pressure cookers have experienced renewed popularity over the last several years because cooks have rediscovered what some cooks (particularly grandmas) have known for a long time--they're really fast. And it's easy to cook healthfully with pressure cookers?? since the food retains so much more of its nutrients and flavor. Presto's 8-quart pressure cooker is a multi-purpose pot that can stand in as a conventional soup pot as well as perform the kitchen magic that pressure cookers are famous for. Chicken Cacciatore cooks in 8 minutes! (The USDA recommends pressure canning as the only safe method for low-acid foods such as vegetables?? meats?? and poultry.) This professional-quality stainless steel pressure cooker is a handy addition to any well-rounded set of kitchen tools.</p>  <p>The heavy-duty lid locks down during cooking; an inner sealing ring keeps the steam in. In addition to a pop-up pressure indicator and a simple steam release mechanism?? there is an overpressure plug that will let off steam if it builds up excessively. This pressure cooker is useful for weeknight dinners or for any meal that needs to come together quickly. An accompanyin