S Viemeister > wrote in
:

> On 11/22/2016 4:11 AM, koko wrote:
>>
>> I'm checking out pressure cookers. The main reason I want a pressure
>> cooker is for cooking beans so I don't need a large one.
>> I'm leaning toward the Fagor 4qt.
>> https://www.amazon.com/918060242-Sta...er-Cooking/dp/
>> B018LIA6DI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1479786733&sr=8-5&keywords=fagor+4+q
>> uart+pressure+cooker or
>> http://tinyurl.com/grbfvtq
>>
>> I haven't had, or used a pressure cooker for many years so any advice
>> would be appreciated.
>>
>> I await your counsel.
>>
> I'd suggest the 6l Fagor, not the 4l. Beans can foam up and clog the
> mechanism, but using a larger-than-you-thought-you'd-need pot avoids
> that problem.
> Unless, of course, you will only ever be cooking _very_ small amounts
> of beans.
> I've had a Fagor 6l for years now, and I'm very pleased with it.
>
>

I don't have either of the models quoted but my last two pressure cookers
were both Fagors and I'm very happy with their quality.