On 7/27/13 1:46 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "j Burns" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/25/13 11:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Hmmm... They were showing a pressure cooker on HSN the other day. It
>>> did
>>> look tempting but I'm just not sure I would get enough use out of it to
>>> justify the space it would take up.
>>
>> It looks as if you'd pay $34 with shipping. Amazon will send it to you
>> for under $27. HSN says the manufacturer's warranty is 1 month. The
>> Presto warranty is 12 years.
>>
>> Thanks for reminding me about shelf space. It's high time for me to put
>> most of that expensive stuff in boxes and get it out of the kitchen. Then
>> I can put my pressure cooker on a different shelf every day!
>>
>> I'll keep my 5-quart and my 11-quart pots in the kitchen. For stained
>> shirts and kitchen towels, simmering with sodium percarbonate works great!
>
> The one I saw on HSN was $99 I think. I also think it was electric but I
> could be wrong on that. I was only half paying attention.
>
>
I, too, would worry about the space an electric cooker would take... and
the cost, and the shorter warranty, and the reduced versatility. I can
put my cooker in the refrigerator, which makes it easy to put away and
reheat leftovers.

Pressure cooking is quick, and the valve regulates the temperature. I
don't see any need for a control panel or a heating element.