This ample-sized Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Top Pressure Cooker allows you to prepare a whole chicken, up to a 4 pounds. You can roast, make soups and stews and even a cheesecake for dessert with it. 
Perfecly sized, the Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Top Pressure Cooker can serve 6-8 hungry guests or family members, especially when you want the food prepared fast. This cooker lessens cooking time up to one-third without sacrificing flavor or nutrients. The spring-loaded valve takes away the guesswork on your part by providing visual indicators for you to see the exact pressure so you can plan your cooking in the most approriate way.
Unlike the old school pressure cookers, noisy irritating steam escaping or mushy food is a thing of the past! The integrated lid-locking system employs five safety release systems for greater control. The most important thing is that you can cook high-fiber, low fat, nutritious foods in record time while preserving essential nutrients and vitamins and at the same time conserving energy! The stainless surface of Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Top Pressure Cooker will not interact with food thus preserving taste. Also the interior fill lines prevent overfilling.
Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Top Pressure Cooker, 5-Quart
"The Mercedes Benz of pressure cookers." - The New York Times
Kuhn Rikon's Duromatic Pressure Cookers are fast, energy efficient, and safe. Our modern, innovative designs let you feed your family healthy meals in a hurry.
Safer: Kuhn Rikon Pressure Cookers have an automatic lid-locking system and 5 built-in pressure-release systems.
Healthier: You can cook with less fat or oil using our Durotherm Pressure Cookers and your dishes retain more nutrients than with traditional cooking methods.
Faster: Dishes cook in 2/3 less time than with regular cooking methods.
Tastier: Pressure cooking retains and intensifies flavors, melding them more quickly, while the pressure produced tenderizes tougher cuts of meat and softens beans, improving textures and flavors.
With the Kuhn Rikon Pressure Cookers you'll use 70% less energy than traditional cooking methods, saving precious resources and reducing your carbon footprint.
Pressure Cookers the Professional Chefs Choice
"The pressure cooker is a great time saving tool," - Chef Sang Yoon
Pressure cookers have long been used by professional chefs to create flavorful dishes in record time, and now a new generation of home cooks is embracing them for their advantages in preparing soups, meats, poultry, beans, grains, vegetables and even fruit. "The pressure cooker is a great time saving tool," explains Chef Sang Yoon, restaurateur, chef and culinary trendsetter. "At home, I always use it for potatoes and corn. Not just for the speed, but for flavor. The flavor is much more intense. It will almost be like tasting a potato for the first time." Enjoy faster, tastier, and healthier cooking with Swiss-made Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Pressure Cookers. Easy to use, it reduces cooking times by up to 66% versus conventional cooking. And because it cooks under pressure, foods retain more nutrients and color, for healthy eating and culinary appeal. The result is perfectly cooked, delicious and healthy meals made with less fats and oils. "To me, the pressure cooker not only gives me a speed advantage but also a way to impact flavors," explains Yoon. "I like to take a favorite braised meat recipe and prepare in the pressure cooker," he adds. "It takes less than half the time to prepare, yet all the flavors are more heightened." Prepare anything from stocks to risotto to desserts in the pressure cooker. Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Pressure Cookers lets you create delicious recipes that you might not otherwise make, such as Korean galbi jjim Pressure Cooker-Style from Chef Yoon. Pressure-cooking is also , another reason for its appeal to today's home cooks. When using Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Pressure Cookers, you'll use 70% less energy versus conventional stovetop cooking. A pressure cooker in your kitchen makes it easier to enjoy home cooked meals rather than fast food or takeout. "Since modern pressure cookers are so safe, anyone can feel comfortable using one," says Yoon. Safe and easy to use, Duromatic Pressure cookers feature an automatic lid-locking system, and five built-in pressure-release systems to ensure maximum safety during cooking. Available in a variety of sizes from 3 to 12 quarts, Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Pressure Cookers come in many of styles including traditional pans, stockpots and frypans.
Pressure Cooker Features:
- Spring-loaded precision valve takes the guesswork out of pressure cooking
- Five back-up safety systems prevent excessive pressure build-up
- Integrated automatic lid-locking system
- 18/10 stainless steel will not interact with food
- Solid aluminum sandwiched between stainless steel for even browning and rapid heat absorption
- Stainless steel steaming trivet included
- 10-year warranty on all non-replaceable parts, material and workmanship
Amazon.com:
If cooking with a pressure cooker sounds old-fashioned, think again. Great strides have enhanced the Duromatic since its inception in 1949. Swiss company Kuhn Rikon has made the pressure cooker quieter, safer, and a smart option in today's world, given how quickly it cooks and how much energy it saves. Pressure cookers are rapidly gaining in popularity, and this one is an exceptional model crafted in Switzerland. You'll find such foods as rice, grains, stews, poultry, and vegetables cook in just one-third the time of conventional methods, and retain vital nutrients. Choose from a variety of sizes to meet any household's needs. By saving 70 percent of the gas or electricity normally used in conventional cooking, the pressure cooker can pay for itself in just months.
The Duromatic is constructed of 18/10 stainless steel that encapsulates a solid aluminum core in the base for quick, even heating. Put in your ingredients (recipes are included), and the integrated lid automatically locks and won't open under pressure. A new generation spring-loaded valve uses red lines to show you at a glance whether the right pressure has been reached, and when cooking is done, you simply turn the knob for quick or slow release. Unlike old models, the Duromatic cooks quietly, without hissing, and five safety releases let you rest assured the pressure won't get too great. Kuhn Rikon covers the dishwasher-safe Duromatic with a 10-year warranty on materials and workmanship, and guarantees parts will be available for 15 years. --Ann Bieri
Lowest Used Price: USD 110.08
Lowest New Price: USD 170.08
- Pressure cooker saves time, money, and 70 % of conventional cooking energy
- 18/10 stainless steel with solid aluminum core in base heats quickly
- New generation system is quiet and safe; cooks in 1/3 the time of conventional methods
- Spring-loaded precision valve; integrated lid locking; 5 safety releases
- Made in Switzerland; 10-year warranty
Color: Stainless
Model: 3916
Release Date: 2006-10-14
