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I purchased this pressure cooker mainly because I didn't want the aluminum that transfers from the cheaper aluminum pressure cookers. I have one, and even when washing it the water turns grey from the aluminum washing off. I am extremely happy with this stainless steel cooker I don't have to worry about metal transferring to my food. I am completely confident that it is safe the lid locks on very nicely. I like the thickness of the bottom food, including meats, don't burn to the bottom like they did with my aluminum one. This one cooks differently and takes a few times to get used to it. My aluminum cooker has the rocker pressure cap that rocks back and forth as steam escapes. This cooker is not supposed to have steam escaping while it is at pressure. Initially, steam will escape through the hole where the little red round pressure button is located on the top of the lid. Once it reaches pressure, the little red round pressure button will pop up and seal off most steam escaping. For a few minutes, steam and condensation will drip from various places under the lid or around the handle, but it will all seal shortly. At that point, turn the cooker down to medium. After about 10 minutes at pressure, steam will start to escape through the pressure release valve, which indicates you should turn it down to medium-low. I am very pleased with the quality of the product and highly recommend it. It is designed and made in Spain it really gave me a taste of perspective when the nicely color-printed instruction booklet was in Spanish, and the English instructions were a cheap b&w photocopy translation haha!
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This product is of excellent quality. The finish and appearance are wonderful, and it works perfectly. It is exactly what we wanted. We have all three sizes of this pressure cooker model and we are very happy we bought them.Best Deals for Magefesa Practika Plus Stainless Steel 8 qt. Pressure Cooker
After deciding AGAINST getting a rice cooker (they break, they burn on the bottom, etc). I looked into getting a pressure cooker. I went with the 7.5 liter (8 quart) model and I had read a lot about Fago but decided to try the other company, I liked the look of the handles a bit better on the Magefesa. I was really waaaay too timid and shy using the pressure cooker at first -I didn't get the heat up enough. My rice came out so-so, and then I tried some lentil soup which didn't cook all the way. I finally got the hang of it, I have a normal gas stove.... the red button up top doesn't mean you are at pressure, but just starting to build real pressure, so you really don't' know you have to listen and feel your way to it. After trial and error, I figured out 7.5 minutes on high flame on my gas stove (for white rice, rinsed once) 1.5 c rice / 2 c water and then I shut off the stove and let the rice cook itself under no heat for another 10-11. Came out perfect. Its crazy good when you add bouillon cubes (I use the Better Than Bouillon paste which rocks!!). It makes rice taste amazingly good. Rice made in a rice cooker, after it sits it gets 'hard' but this rice is perfect and when you bite into it, its just melts in your mouth. There's something that the pressure cooker does to food. Takes it somewhere you've never been before. Case in point is my old fashioned oatmeal. I took my vanilla soy milk 2cups, to 1 cup of old fashioned oats (not the steel cut, just the old fashioned) and about a cup of mixed frozen berries (blackberries, raspberries, blueberries) (+ tiny dash of cinnamon) and OH MY GOD Its amazing. The flavors of the berries + the vanilla from the soy milk, literally infused inside the oats, it tastes like i'm eating berry cobbler pie. 5 minutes on high, then let set off burner for 3. It does not burn. But man the flavors jump out at you in this thing. The bouillon in rice is great, try adding 2 Tbs tamari or soy sauce and you can make your own chinese fried rice with the right veggies. The Magefesa is sturdy i'm glad I got the 8 quart (7.5 liter), but I could see someone getting the 6 quart and being happy with that. It feels very quality built. Oh, the booklet that comes with it is in spanish, but I went on their website and downloaded the english one in PDF. Also I know a bit of spanish so I knew that on my red button A = abre means open. I think that hardest part will be learning to interpret when the unit is up to pressure. Like I said before I was a bit afraid to turn the flame up high enough and didn't get it up to high it was a bit of a failure at first. I think there is a learning curve to pressure cookers, so try to learn as much as you can. I think this is much better than a rice cooker. But the fact that I cooked oats and soy milk and it didn't burn is pretty amazing. Update: I made cranberry sauce from real whole cranberries for Easter came out amazing. I was using oil in my rice as I have seen on youtube videos and I was rinsing my rice. I stopped rinsing my rice and I use no butter/oil (preserve the vitamins) and it does take a bit more water 1.5 c rice to 2.25c water. I cook it for 8 minutes and let it set for 11 minutes now for unwashed. you will have to experiment to see what is best for you. Make sure you cook things up to pressure. I was afraid to put it on high and despite what the manual says I let it get up to high pressure and steam does come out the top.Honest reviews on Magefesa Practika Plus Stainless Steel 8 qt. Pressure Cooker
This is worth the money and works great. Even on induction which was nice. Read the instructions carefully if you've never used a pressure cooker before. Botched my first batch of black beans. Can't beat the fast cook of soups and beans. No soaking overnight required! Love it.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Magefesa Practika Plus Stainless Steel 8 qt. Pressure Cooker
A stainless steel cooker for the price of aluminum! The first pressure cooker arrived with a broken handle lock tab. To amazon's credit, they shipped a new one right away which works perfectly. It is easy to clean and after months of nearly daily use, is holding up great! If it weren't for the first one that came broken, I would give this item 5 stars. Save some money and buy this pressure cooker!
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