I have a pressure cooker which has a sandwich bottom like a disk attached at the bottom of the pan/cooker which is from a different manufacturer, but after several uses the attached disk came off from the base. Before buying this I would like to know...
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The Prestige pan / cooker might have a sandwich base but appears seamless. I have been using Prestige stainless steel cookers for over 15 years and the recent purchase from Amazon was an addition. I have never heard of the base detaching itself or showing any signs even-though it is always washed in the dish washer.
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I'd send it back and get a good one. Mine works fine. I wind it up and then put what i'm cooking on it and press down and it rotates until I lift the cooked food off from it and it stops rotating. Yours should work something like this. Good luck. By the way, I have enjoyed using mine. I never had one before, but it's doing the job.
1580489
it is a thing of great beauty my pressure cooker!you can,you need some liquid or stock.i use a few carrots to lift the meat off the bottom of the pan.
355268
Send it back. I have had a few pressure cookers and this by far is the worst. It's very light weight,flimsy, and poorly made. I had to purchase a seal from a hardware store as my cooker was incomplete. I should have taken my own advice and sent it back. Steam comes out and it dribbles very hot water all around the cover. Not a good purchase on my part. Sorry
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I have no idea. After trying to use the gasket I bought and following the directions several times, it continued to leak. The gasket was too big and buckled no matter what I did. Eventually I threw the gasket away and scrapped the pressure cooker. Sorry to not be of help.
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Examine the seal between the lid and the cooker when this happens. If there is steam hissing out or water dripping from the emergency blow out, the gasket is not seated properly (could be a friction thing, stuck food or something else) and pressure will not build up. Either take the lid out and reseat the gasket or jiggle/push the gasket with a spoon handle or some such through the cutout ( a rectangular cutout, approx 1 inch long, in the lid near the handle which allows the gasket to blow out when there is excessive pressure). I hate having to do this but somehow the fagor gasket material seems to always do this for me. Need to call and complain to them. Examine the seal between the lid and the cooker when this happens. If there is steam hissing out or water dripping from the emergency blow out, the gasket is not seated properly (could be a friction thing, stuck food or something else) and pressure will not build up. Either take the lid out and reseat the gasket or jiggle/push the gasket with a spoon handle or some such through the cutout ( a rectangular cutout, approx 1 inch long, in the lid near the handle which allows the gasket to blow out when there is excessive pressure). I hate having to do this but somehow the fagor gasket material... » Read More Examine the seal between the lid and the cooker when this happens. If there is steam hissing out or water dripping from the emergency blow out, the gasket is not seated properly (could be a friction thing, stuck food or something else) and pressure will not build up. Either take the lid out and reseat the gasket or jiggle/push the gasket with a spoon handle or some such through the cutout ( a rectangular cutout, approx 1 inch long, in the lid near the handle which allows the gasket to blow out when there is excessive pressure). I hate having to do this but somehow the fagor gasket material seems to always do this for me. Need to call and complain to them. « Show Less
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I've had my cooker for quite some time and have used it often. The sealing ring is substantial and as far as I can tell, it won't need replacement for quite a long time.
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April, The short answer is 'NO' - i can be removed but as any other gasket it is not advisable. After much debate we bought ours, a very good choice despite some negative comments, mostly about the gasket creating a foul smell. Seems that some of the gaskets are prone to disintegration, we were lucky as we have used the slow cooker lots and it hasn't presented a problem for us. The gasket is used mainly when locking the lid on for transport - there is no need to keep it latched on just for storage. At labout 25 bucks it is a very good deal and has made many effortless meals. What I love most is that it is NOT digital - so if there is a power outage it will restart! I would highly recommend this, and say it is worth every penny John
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You're probably just not pushing the lid down all the way when you start the cooking cycle. If you're pressure cooking, you have to push down on the lid kind of hard to get the seal. I underestimated it myself the first time I tried and so it was also just sitting on warm till I checked it again. Now I know that when the lid is really locked, you hear the pressure build upon the cooker at the beginning.
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I had a Fagor and HATED it. It had no bottom pan to keep the food off the bottom and no matter what I did, food was always overcooked or burned on the bottom. I called customer service who told me I should have 3 burners set at low, medium, higher medium, and to move the pressure cooker as it heated up, and for this reason did not need a bottom pan. What a crock! I now have a Presto aluminum and couldn't be happier. It has a bottom pan and I use it to cook all sorts of things. The microwave, blender and pressure cooker are my three most used kitchen appliances. I can also use my Presto for fruitcakes, canning, English style puddings (which are like a cake). I had a Fagor and HATED it. It had no bottom pan to keep the food off the bottom and no matter what I did, food was always overcooked or burned on the bottom. I called customer service who told me I should have 3 burners set at low, medium, higher medium, and to move the pressure cooker as it heated up, and for this reason did not need a bottom pan. What a crock! I now have a Presto aluminum and couldn't be happier. It has a bottom pan and I use it to cook all sorts of things. The microwave, blender and pressure cooker are my three most used kitchen appliances. I can also use my Presto for... » Read More I had a Fagor and HATED it. It had no bottom pan to keep the food off the bottom and no matter what I did, food was always overcooked or burned on the bottom. I called customer service who told me I should have 3 burners set at low, medium, higher medium, and to move the pressure cooker as it heated up, and for this reason did not need a bottom pan. What a crock! I now have a Presto aluminum and couldn't be happier. It has a bottom pan and I use it to cook all sorts of things. The microwave, blender and pressure cooker are my three most used kitchen appliances. I can also use my Presto for fruitcakes, canning, English style puddings (which are like a cake). « Show Less
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The cooker is sewn together, the cover does not come off separately. Did you mean cooker? I haven't seen it priced without the pans, etc...you could look for a used one, but I doubt the price changes much. I have found this to be well worth the cost.
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It's been years since we've had a pressure cooker. Don't remember where we got it, or what the bottom metal way. Probably aluminum. Top was stainless steel.
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I don't know....sorry. wish I could b more helpful. I am not happy with the product. I don't know much about pressure cookers but a friend of mine does. She uses her pressure cooker all the time but when she used mine it Andrea mess in my kitchen. I did keep the product as it is a very heavy weight pot to just use as a nice saucepan. ...wish I could have been more helpful....Thx
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I did submerge heating rod when I washed it but I don't know how it will work ander pressure. Never tried. I do have separate pressure cooker. Anyway seal never worked that mean it will not pressurize when you cook stew or soup.
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I suspect the inclusion of the disk is the only difference. It seems wise to not use the disk anyway, because it has to get hotter than a pan bottom to pass the same amount of heating energy into a pan, being non-direct heating.
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No I don't think so. I am unsure what you mean, but it isn't like a pressure cooker or anything that screws down. The rim is wide enough and has drainage holes in it, these can be rotated to be aligned with the lip and steam escape or rotated and the solid rim covers the area of the lip leaving no gaps. It is a well fitting lid.
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I got this cooker a few years already and this happened to me sometimes. What I do is make sure the yellow button is not up and open the lid. I take and gasket out and reapply it again and put the lid back. It works. I guess somehow when I put the lid on the gasket doesn't fit tight enough so air and steam leak out and takes a long long time to build up the pressure. Good luck!