How many psi does this cooker operate at?
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There are 3 pressure settings; high, medium, low, ranging from 10.5 psi to 4.5 psi. Cooker comes with an excellent instruction book. Follow easy instructions for perfect results. Rick
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Yes, it is ok as long as the food in jars do not call for more psi than the cooker can produce. I believe the psi is 10 to 12. So if your food is calling for 10 to 12 pounds of pressure, you should not have a problem. Just be sure and let the cooker release naturally, do not use quick pressure release. Be sure and take all safety precautions to keep from harming yourself due to steam or broken jars. Good luck.
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Sorry, cannot answer as I bought this as a gift, however they love this pressure cooker, it has exceeded their expectations and can cook entire meals in 15 minutes.
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Sholeh, unfortunately we only have this 6.5 quart pressure cooker. I apologize for the inconvenience!
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no electric pressure cooks above 11 psi.. they might reach 15 psi in pre heating but all cook the food at about 11 psi... stove tops do reach 15 psi and cook at 15 psi..... so that is how they make the claims that a electric pressure cooks REACHES 15 psi.... but the cooking is lower
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I did not use a pressure cooker, but I think it would be OK for a small to medium pressure cooker, let's say 3-5 quarts. It is quite powerful.
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The one that I have is a 10 quart pot. The thing that I don't like about it though is that there is no pressure gauge.
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Instant Pot IP-DUO has dual pressure settings: High 10.2 ~ 11.6psi (70 ~ 80kPa); Low 5.8 ~7.2 psi (40 ~ 50kpa)
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No, most cook top pressure cookers reach 15lb/inch squared. This cooker is programmed to shut off the cooking element when the temperature would potentially create a pressure of 12.7lb/inch squared. But and this is a big but, this cooker will not overuse the cooking energy, expel nutrients as steam and does not require constant monitoring. It is also very quiet and shuts off cooking automatically and maintains a warm heating. It is not perfect and is light duty but very handy.
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Pressure cooking allows food to be cooked with greater humidity and higher temperatures than possible with conventional boiling or steaming methods. In an ordinary non-pressurised cooking vessel, the boiling point of water is 100 C (212 F) at standard pressure; the temperature of food is limited by the boiling point of water because excess heat causes boiling water to vaporize into steam. In a sealed pressure cooker, the boiling point of water increases as the pressure rises, resulting in superheated water. At a pressure of 1 bar or ~15 psi (pounds per square inch) above the existing atmospheric pressure, water in a pressure cooker can reach a temperature of up to 121 C (250 F), depending on altitude.
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It does not say on the regulator whether it is 10 or 20 psi. It is made in China and has no psi marking. I use it with a standard 20lb propane tank. I have brought 8 gallons of water to boil in 20 minutes.
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I don't know the psi, but I use a 20 lb propane bottle that a typical propane grill uses.
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There is an excellent pressure regulator on top with two (2) settings ... Most of the recipes seem to call for low or high for certain amounts of time....and it works nicely.....this cooker is excellent
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I own this pressure cooker. It is easy to use, uses very little energy, and works perfectly.
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It does not have pressure settings, it is not electric. It is however an excellent pressure cooker!
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Dont know the psi but Pressures 1 and 2 have worked with any recipe from any source so I assume the PSI is standard
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Here is a link for the manual. http://westbend.com/media/catalog/product/doc/L5861_82011_Pressure_Cooker.pdf