Pressure Cookers
Aluminum Pressure Cookers
Our Number - A41077
Our Number - A41078
Our Number - A55163
Stainless Steel Pressure Cookers
All stainless steel cookers can be used on induction stoves (this includes glass-top stoves). Stainless steel models are made available in all Chef's Design models and the three Presto options below. Stainless steal pres sure cookers have the proper conductivity (featuring an aluminum plate in the bottom) for fast pressure cooking and safe use on induction stoves. Stainless steal works equally as well on gas, electric, and ceramic cook-top stoves.Our Number - A41081
Our Number - A41082
Our Number - Opc01370
All American Pressure Cookers
The only pressure cooker that can be used for canning.
Our # OpcAA910
Our # OpcAA915
Our # OpcAA921
Our # OpcAA925
Our # OpcAA930
All American Pressure Canner 41 Quart
Price: $649.99
Out of Stock
Available for Backorder
ETA: Coming in January 2025
Our # OpcAA941
Our Number OpcAA921BK
Our Number OpcAA921BL
Our Number OpcAA921BR
Our Number OpcAA921GY
Our Number OpcAA921GR
Our Number OpcAA921OR
Our Number OpcAA921RD
Our Number OpcAA921YL
Electric Pressure Cookers
Our # Opc02141
Pressure Cooker History
Before the pressure cooker was invented, cooking food was a very difficult household chore that could sometimes take an entire day for just one meal. Cooking happened on wood stoves or over open fires. This could result in food not being cooked well, but people made do with what they had and went on about their lives as they did not have any other options to choose from.
In 1679 a man named Denis Papin came along. Papin was a French mathematician and physicist. No one truly knows what inspired him to invent to pressure cooker, but invent one he did and he named it the Papin Digester.
This ancestor to our current pressure cooker was a cumbersome machine that had a reputation for being dangerous. It was hard to regulate the temperature and steam so having one explode was a common occurrence. One of the problems it had? It was created with cast iron.
In the past 330+ years pressure cookers have gone through a vast variety of changes. Today's pressure cooker is much safer than the original. However, the idea behind the pressure cooker is still the same, to cook food more quickly and efficiently, to have the food be more flavorful and tender than traditional cooking methods. Your pressure cooker will save you time and energy in your kitchen and it will allow you to create delicious meals quickly and with ease.