How easy is it to open and close this pressure cooker?
1510059
It is straightforward and simply by rotating the cover a short turn. You of course should not open until the pressure has dropped and there is a reliable indicator of this. This is a most useful appliance and the only negative I have is that the gasket will no longer hold the pressure and I have searched diligently and cannot find a replacement.
1510060
Iris very easy to open and close this pressure cooker. You align the arrows and press and slide to close or open as you would any regular stove top pressure cooker.
1032201
I think it is easy. It has a power head for extra cleaning & is simple to use. I have had this unit quite a while with no issues
1504657
I bought one couple of months ago. This was my first pressure cooker. I have cooked with it at least once a week since than. I have electric ceramic cooking surface and working well. In several recipes I have brown meat as first step, like regular pot and then cooked using pressure.
1255444
The pressure cooker is electric. You just plug it in. You will melt it if you put it on the stove
2271070
yes, very easy! the mouth piece easily comes off to wash and then pops back in. it seriously is the best thermos!
2036198
Not hard at all. I used a smallish, flat-head screwdriver to pry it open with very little trouble. There should be a little quarter-inch gap on the bottom (closest to the hole for your key ring) where you can wedge the screwdriver in. Then just keep wiggling it up and down til it pops open. Then you grab the inside mechanism, pop it into the new casing and click it closed. Hope this is helpful.
156007
Really easy. Just pull it up and press the bottom down. It locks in place. Pull up bottom to close.
485888
It's easy just push hard and it will open! Pls read the directions on the box! Thanks
1565004
I think its easy - but not so easy that my toddler can figure it out. You have to slide a button and lift the gate to swing it open. It swings in both directions, which is nice. To close it, you just have to lift the gate and lower it just right over the latch so it clicks. Occasionally there's some maneuvering to get it closed because of also needing to line up a piece of plastic on the bottom of the gate with the bar across the gate opening, but nothing that has every annoyed me in the slightest.
1748335
Although the cover is removable, you don't need to remove it unless you want to wash it. To open the pressure cooker, you slid the lid to the left and lift to open; the lid stays attached to the base. To remove the lid completely, you just unsnap it from the base; it's very simple.
2032385
A little tricky but if you carefully line up the metal tabs it will close properly. No trouble opening it though - just remember to let all the steam build up dissipate before even trying to open. Run cold water over the top will do the trick. Happy pressuring!
1454663
Very easy. Unscrew the cover on the bottom. Pour in the peppercorns. Screw in the cover. It's a large opening. Holds a lot of pepper, so you shouldn't have to do this too often.
442724
I do this all the time by using the pressure cooker lid and setting it to release steam. Works great!
1888398
yes, it's fairly easy...just push button once to open can, then again to shut it off and then it detaches itself.
846504
It is easy to clean. But a little tricky to open. I haven't had any build up at all.
426592
I have found this cooker to be one of the easiest to use. Put your meat or what ever your going to cook in the pot, cut it on and leave it alone. At first it doesn't seem to be getting hot, but it does. You don't need almost any water.
2032386
I thought I did at first trying to close and lock the Presto 01264 6-Quart pressure cooker, but take your time, have the handles from the lid and the base of the pot looking like an opened duck's beak the lid should then fit into the groove of the base then bring handles together where they look like the picture above and that's it.