Fagor 3-in-1 Electric Multi-Cooker; pressure cooker, slow cooker and rice cooker Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Fagor???s 6-qt. Electric Multi-Cooker is a pressure cooker, a slow cooker and a rice cooker in one. It also features a brown and a warm function for a truly one-pot-cooking, and a six quart removable cooking pot that is dishwasher safe and nonstick coated for easy cleanup.3 Cooking Programs:Pressure Cooking Program - the pressure cooking program drastically reduces cooking time. Choose between high (9 psi) and low (5 psi) pressure to prepare a great variety of healthy meals in minutes.Slow Cooker Program - use the slow cooker setting to prepare slow cooker classics such as pot roasts, soups and stews. Add ingredients in the morning and dinner will be waiting for you.Rice Cooker Program - no more soggy or burned rice dishes. All your recipes will be cooked to perfection with the automatic rice cooking program.Features:Warm and brown functionsProgrammable delay-timer for up to 8 hoursSelf-locking lid and automatic pressure release setting for your convenienceThe lid will not open while there???s pressure inside the cooker for safetyTwo independent pressure control valves and anti-overheating protection for added securityLED screen with soft-touch control buttonsBrushed stainless steel exteriorManual includes 40 delicious recipes for all palatesRequires regular 110V household powerETL approved
Customer Review: Great Product
This is my first pressure cooker, and I also had to replace a 10 year old crock pot, so the 1 product doing both appealed to me. I have used it as the pressure cooker and the crock pot option, both work well. Having not used a pressure cooker before, I can't compare, but I have tried several recipes in this cooker and found they work well, even with the lower psi as other reviews noted. I love the brown feature, allows you to quickly brown meats in the same pan as you are planning to use for slow cooking or pressure. Clean up is really easy with coated pan. The only disadvantage I see is only one setting for slow cooking, no low/high settings, but the other features such as the brown, warming and time delay setting more than make up for any downsides in my opinion. Overall great product and highly recommend!
Customer Review: Excellent multi-cooker but high setting = only 9psi
Excellent multi-cooker but high setting = only 9psi The recommendation to purchase Miss Vickie's book at the same time is unfortunate -- nearly every one of the recipes requires 15psi. The same thing applies to 'Pressure Perfect' by Lorna Sass -- she states that one should only look for a pressure cooker that operates from 14 to 16psi. Anything else is a waste of time. In any case the Fagor 3-in-1 does everything very well -- slow cook, braising, soups, beans, rice, etc. But it is not convenient if you intend to follow recipes. It also does not come with a steaming basket insert.