Cuisinart CPC-600 6 Quart 1000 Watt Electric Pressure Cooker (Stainless Steel)

What a pleasure. My wife and I have been using this almost every day since we have purchased it. Every thing goes in it that we seem to cook. If it is bratwurst, we first pressure cook them and then grill them. They fall apart. Same with the Italian sausage. In goes the pasta. In goes potatoes for making mashed potatoes. We will cook roasts in it, then transfer it to the triple slow cooker we also purchased and then do the next course, put it in the slow cooker/warmer/, do potatoes, put it in also. Then when we are ready to eat, dinner is ready and our household will serve themselves when they are ready. Want delicious ribs? Want pulled pork, pulled beef. Then buy this product. We went through just about every recipe in the user manual they sent us, and they are great. We even use the pressure cooker to make taco meat. It turns out great. You do the prep, put it in, and walk away and do whatever you want, because after the pressure cooking, it switches to warm and stays that way. The unit is simple to use, has high and low pressure settings, along with brown, saute, simmer, and warm. You set the menu, and the time, and it does the rest. Made many soups with this, meat chilies, etc. Ham soup? Out of this world. Pea soup. To die for. Want mashed potatoes? Three minutes on low pressure cooking, and then drain and mash. Whenever we have a holiday dinner, the leftovers from the main course (ham, turkey, chicken) goes into this pressure cooker along with the vegetables, and the next day we have out of this world soup. We even will put our pork chops in it, pressure cook them, then grill them, and they fall apart with your fork. People think I am a great cook because of this thing. It is durable and dependable. Easy washed. Takes up very little counter space. The only annoyance is that sometimes the pressure seal does not take hold like it should, so we have to tap the unit near the pressure ball to get it to seal. You know this when pressure builds up and you can hear it whistle. Does not happen all that often, but it does happen. No big thing. It is very easy to clean, from the nonstick pan to the seals to the lid. Takes less than a couple of minutes for everything. My wife loves this device. We only did sporadic pressure cooking before, but now at least 70% or more of our meals are pressured cooked in some way or another. Pressure cook in the morning, put in a slow cooker, and your dinner is done. 4th of July is going to be a blast. I am going to prepare ribs, pork chops, beans, pulled pork, brats, etc in the morning, put into my slow cookers, and then have a great party and watch the fireworks with the rest of the block. Serve yourself. Have a brewsky, and let the pressure cooker do most of the work. I only wish I had two more of them, which I will do in the future. That way I can prepare one food, put it in, and while it is being prepared, fix the next, and then the next. We threw out the aluminum pressure cooker that is not electric and was terrible to clean up and maintain. This one is a breeze. Oh, the meals it prepares is enough for 6 grown adults, but not any more. I do wish they made this in a 15 or 20 quart. I love to make big batches and then freeze them for the future. For instance, the green chili (chili verde with pork) I make in gallons size and then freeze smaller portions so that we can have it for the next 2-3 months. Yes, all of my pork for the green chili is done in this pressure cooker.

Recently, I happened across a youtube video on making BBQ in an electric pressure cooker. I didn't even know there was such a thing as an electric one. lol Being curious, I, of course, came to Amazon to check them out and read reviews. Thanks to everyone who takes their time to write a review! I read enough to convince me to purchase one. I am not a gourmet cook, I'm not an adventurous cook .... okay, okay .... I'm pretty mediocre to be honest about it. I work way too much overtime and my cooking skills have suffered over the years. But, I'm here to tell you, this little cooker can make you look like a star. It arrived this week, I skimmed through the directions, bought a pork roast, followed the recipe in the book that came with the cooker and cooked some of the best pulled pork BBQ I've ever eaten. It was so easy!! Just brown right in the cooker, throw in ingredients, lock the lid, set the timer and put your feet up. For me, I love that it is automated. It automatically shuts itself down when the timer goes off. I have always had a little fear of pressure cookers -- I'm 55 and my mother blew a hole in an old one years ago!! haha But, not to fear with the modern ones, plenty of safeguards even for folks like me. The only thing that surprised me was the amount of time it takes for the pressure to release (depending on what you're cooking) if you're doing a slow, automatic release. It can take up to 30 minutes or so. I thought I would cook the roast in 45 minutes and have it on the table in an hour. But, after it cooked to perfection, it took 30 minutes for the lid to release so I could remove the pork and shred it. This is not an issue .... it just means that really ... you can't put roast on the table in an hour regardless how fast the cooker cooks it. But I am thrilled and highly recommend this pressure cooker. In addition to the small recipe booklet that comes with it, there are tons of youtube videos and facebook pages and websites dedicated to pressure cooking. Happy Cooking!

Love this product. I am in control of how long I want to pressure cook something. Tougher cuts of meat come out moist and tender. A great product when your time is limited and you need to produce a great meal in less time. It is easy to use and clean. Very quiet to use. I an very happy with this product and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to save time in the kitchen. If you can cook the ideas are endless!

Owned one of these for 10 years, eventually broke down. Used it everyday. Bought into the hype and went with one of those new pressure cookers with their fancy names. They all broke within six months. Very happy to have it back and it's working exactly as I remember it. Hope to have this one for at least another 10 years.

The ease and simplicity of this pressure cooker is what I love. After using an older cooker that you had to constatly adjust the stove burner for heat this unit is amazing. No more standing staring at the stove.

We never have used this for cooking but use it in a lab for immunohistochemistry. It is awesome for this.

This is the 2nd Cuisinart pressure cooker I have owned and just love it. Great recipes included in the book and the ease of cleanup is great.