Wow.....this thing is fantastic.....it browns, sautés, simmers, slow cooks and pressure cooks.....it's a great rice cooker......it heats quickly as opposed to some of the other electric pressure cookers.....have not had to adjust recipe times....have moved treasured items from kitchen counter to make permanent space for the most used cooking appliance in the kitchen......I cook things now that I would never have attempted....wonderful things...no more canned items.....stews, soups, sauces, all quick and easy now......one of the best supporting cookbooks has been the America's Test Kitchen Pressure Cooker cookbook.....I only regret not having purchased this appliance much sooner...buy it....it's the most practical/convenient cooking appliance you'll ever have....(PS....I have a Viking stove)....
From Pressure Cooking to Yogurt Making and Everything in between!! The Fagor LUX 8-Quart Multi-Cooker is a state of the art electric cooker that offers the convenience of four cooking tools in one machine. It is a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker and yogurt maker all-in-one. Additional assist functions such as brown, saute, simmer, steam and keep warm make this unit a one pot cooking vessel.
Cooking Programs:
Pressure Cooking: reduce your cooking time up to 70% compared to traditional cooking methods. Choose between high and low pressure to prepare a great variety of meals in minutes. Cook risotto in less than 10 minutes, chicken stock in 30 minutes and cheesecake in 25 minutes!
Slow Cooking: prepare classics such as pot roasts, soups and stews. Choose Between high and low temperature settings. Add ingredients in the morning and dinner will be waiting for you.
Rice Cooking: with three separate functions for White Rice, Brown Rice and Risotto, you will get perfectly cooked rice at the push of a button.
Yogurt Maker: a new function for the LUX Multi-Cooker that allows you to safely pasteurize the milk and incubate your yogurt in one pot. You can also make Greek Yogurt!
Assist Cooking Functions:
Brown and Saute: allowing you to brown and saute your foods in the same pot before cooking.
Simmer: extract flavors without boiling away the cooking liquid and deepen your sauces.
Steam: cook your vegetables and fish with steam and preserve their nutrients during the cooking process.
Keep Warm: launches at the end of your cooking time to ensure food will remain warm until the unit is shut off.
Time Delay: allows you to delay cooking up to 6 hours
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- Pressure cooking on both high and low options up to 99 minutes. Slow Cooking high or low options up to 10 hours
- Keep warm function up to 12 hours and Time Delay function up to 6 hours
- Cook a variety of meals in this all-including regular yogurt and even Greek yogurt
- Blue removable Non-Stick ceramic cooking pot is dishwasher safe, PFOA free and FDA safe. Has a convenient measuring guide inside
- Unit includes a user's manual, recipe booklet and a free digital recipe book - Uses regular household 110 - 120V 1000 -1000W of power
