If you’re interested in finding a new pressure cooker, the top-of-the-line model is a Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker. Their Duromatic cookers are the most modern and best-designed pressure cookers on the market today. They are state of the art in both safety and efficiency. Since a pressure cooker is often a lifetime investment, doesn’t it make sense to get the best?

Safety

Based on the attention to detail that the Swiss are known for worldwide, Kuhn Rikon designs their pressure cookers with the latest safety technologies. First, the lid includes a pressure-positive lock that makes it impossible to pen the lid while the cooker is under pressure. Next, there are five back-up pressure safety systems built into every cooker. This makes the Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers the safest on the planet.

Finally, the primary valve on their cookers indicates at a glance the exact pressure inside the cooker. Compared the old-style of “rockers” where you have to gauge the pressure by sound, this gives you much more control of your cooking as well as helping you maintain a safe cooking pressure. Even in the event of a failure of one of the backup systems, the cooker’s design deflects the pressure back down against the cooker’s top which will minimize any mess.

Efficiency

Pressure cookers allow the steam to build up inside of the cookers which causes cooking of up to ten times faster than with traditional pots. For example it’s possible to cook white rice in 5 minutes, steamed artichokes in 10 minutes, and even beef stew in 20 minutes. It’s even possible to cook risotto in 7 minutes (compared to traditional cooking times of 40 minutes).

Duromatic Pressure Cookers are built around a heavy aluminum base that’s sandwiched between sheets of stainless steel. The aluminum helps with heat distribution and the stainless steel makes the surface much more durable and easy to clean.

This speed-of-cooking makes these cookers ideal after a long day at the office or even when guests drop by unexpectedly. It’s possible to fully cook a meal in a fraction of the time of traditional cooking methods.

This efficiency helps the environment. First, it takes less energy to cook the food than with traditional pots. While on a recent trek in Nepal, I saw that most people use pressure cookers – since they burn wood gathered by hand, the efficiency is critical for them. Second, since the cooking time is shorter, the pot better directs the heat, and the sealed lid holds it in, the kitchen doesn’t heat up as much so you don’t add to your cooling bill in the summer.

Finally, with user-replaceable Kuhn Rikon parts and it’s Swiss-durable design, these cookers are designed to last a lifetime. This means that they’ll be kept out of the landfill which will even further reduce your carbon footprint.

Healthy

Pressure cookers use far less water than traditional cooking methods, so the nutrients are retained making for much healthier meals. Since the interior is virtually no-stick, very little is needed to cook even the largest roast. Finally, the aluminum core is surrounded by non-reactive stainless steel which does not leach – even with the most acidic foods.

Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker are available in many sizes that can handle the cooking for large families of even just the cooking for two. Take a look at the available selections of their cookers to see their benefits.