On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 01:31:31 -0600, Alan Holbrook >
wrote:

>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.

Thank you, I'm leaning toward the Fagor and appreciate your input.

koko

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