Cookware Sets

This Fagor set is a good value. Not "cheap junk", but not outrageously expensive either. The bottoms are heavy-duty and work very well on my electric stove. I do what the book recommends, and start on one burner set at "high" and then move to a second burner pre-warmed to "medium", and that works great. The stainless-steel cleans up very nicely, but per-recommendation, I wash by hand. The combo of 4-qt and 8-qt is just right, in my opinion. The little one works well for rice or veggies, and the big one can handle most roasts. There is also a 4qt & 6qt set available, but I am glad that I bought the 4/8qt instead. Pressure cooking has opened up a whole realm of menu possibilities for things that had been too long and difficult before. Doing a roast in 60-minutes package-to-plate rather than 4-6 hours really expands the options. So far, no complaints with the product at all."..."  Read more

This solid, high-quality steel pressure cooker replaced my electric one, which produced inconsistent results. Meats come out as tender as can be with gravy ready to be defatted. Small and large pans can just be used with glass lids."..."  Read more

I am interested in saving time which a pressure cooker does. These pots are well made and attractive. They have wide bottoms which help on a gas cooktop. Having two sizes is very convenient and these two are perfect. I was unwilling to pay the price for two Kuhn Rikons so these were the next best from my research. There is a learning curve though so I need to get a couple of pressure cooker cook books. I have tried risotto (almost done right), pinto beans (over cooked), and stew (about perfect) and taco soup (just right). I am having a little trouble knowing where to set my gas cook top to keep from scorching but I am encouraged with my improvement."..."  Read more

i love this pressure cooker! We now eat so much healthier, making brown rice used to take impossibly long for our busy family, not any more. Making rissotto is a blast! The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that sometime the lid is a bit hard to close, i have to move the lid around and do some manipulation to make sure it clicks in to locked position."..."  Read more