nucleus > wrote:

> does anyone here have any experience with longevity
> of the Fagor SILICONE GASKET for pressure cookers,
> as compared to the PLAIN RUBBER GASKET?

> we now need our third gasket for our Fagor pressure cooker.
> seems like Fagor has a bad design of their pressure cooker
> or a bad design/selection of rubber material for their gasket.
> we have tried all of the tricks for sealing the gasket, from oil
> to vaseline, with vaseline being the best suggestion.

Neither are good for the life of it.

> we suspect that Fagor's requirement that the gasket be replaced
> every 12 months, is a ploy to keep draining the consumer's purse.

Mindless conspiracy theory.

> the plain gasket was NEVER a problem with the old MIRRO pressure cooker.

> COMMENTS ???

BUY ANOTHER MIRRO, STUPID.