The ad description states "stainless steel", however reviewers state aluminum. Does anyone know for sure which it is? Thank you.
1592285
My husband says he believes the cutting wheel and the strainer are stainless steel. He believes the rest of the contraption is cast aluminum.
1592286
The forged cutting blade and the two grinder plates (medium and coarse), are stainless steel. These are the parts that benefits from the steel's durability. The rest is made of aluminum, except for the food pusher which is plastic and also is for storing the grinder plate not in use. It's all very well made.
1592287
The body is definitely aluminum. Hand wash only, never in the dishwasher! As an aside, the cutter blade and extruders are NOT stainless steel but that doesn't make any difference. They are just "steel" as a magnet will prove beyond a doubt. You should still hand wash those items, dry them well and then coat with vegetable oil to prevent rust! Just wash off the oil if it's been stored for a while. . .
1646916
The description states stainless steel. Stainless steel is stamped on the bottom of the cups. I have read that aluminum is only used in cookware for heat conductivity. I don't believe that these contain aluminum.
121074
There doesn't appear to be any aluminum on it anywhere. I could not speak to whether there is aluminum sandwiched in between stainless. How would I know that? I can tell you I absolutely LOVE this pressure cooker and use it several times a week. I actually used it three times yesterday. I'm very concerned about the use of aluminum in my food and I am comfortable using this pressure cooker. Only stainless touches my food. I hope this helps.
1402770
It is aluminum, my ol one was just a rubber grommet with a insert. The insert melted on overheating. This one works the same way!
2077784
The stainless steel encompasses the aluminum. It is usually only for heat transfer purposes. .. I purchased this.. still going great
600301
It is most definitely aluminum. It is very strong and I am quite pleased with it. I have had it about 6 months. I installed it myself and found it very easy to do.
1928902
Not the one I bought-- definitely NOT stainless steel. It appeared to be zinc. It's possible, however, that the seller has remedied the problem since the time I bought mine. Seller issued me a refund when I pointed out the product did not match the description.
1952080
I am sorry....I honestly do not know whether it is made out of stainless steel or aluminum. I can tell you though that I absolutely love this machine!!
1985426
I have every reason to believe it is stainless steel. No marking on it to back me up, but the weight of it compared to the weight of aluminum has me convinced it is stainless steel! I still love this coffe pot! I sold my electric one at the garage sale a few months ago!
681467
Hi. No it is not stainless steel. It is like a vinyl type material. Has worked well so far.
115365
What a great question! I was very upset for not researching that before I bought, but I have researched and found it to be Stainless Steel!
2168501
I believe it is stainless steel. (it looks like it, and the ad says it is so....) I bought this set for by brother and his wife when they got married and they really like it. I hope this answers your questions, Have a good day! Nathan
512477
It did not say on package that it was stainless, I think it is aluminum, not positive though. We have used quiet often. Wife says it is very nice compared to the other non stick surface.
148896
They said it was stainless in the description. Other than that I don't know.
1998970
I would say not aluminum because I was rough with mine a couple of times and it started to rust.
1720985
I believe it is aluminum. That's one reason why I purchased it, and I assumed it was aluminum. It has been installed, and I can no longer easily check to make sure it was as described.
2050595
I know the new answer is stainless. But I have used aluminum all my life and never had any problems. I know when I need another pan it will be aluminum. Lighter heats faster, cooks more uniformly. Aluminum would always be my choice.