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Despite the horrible reviews, I LOVE LOVE my Power Pressure Cooker XL!!
Just in case anybody else wants to accuse me, like they have other people on here who like this pressure cooker, I will state: I absolutely do NOT work for this company, whoever they are (I don't know that even), I make not one cent talking about or reviewing it (from who?), etc. etc. I did not buy my cooker at Amazon, I actually bought mine at Target. It was a re-package and they were welling it for $70 and then I got a $10 gift card for buying it, so all in all, it cost me $60. Anyhoo, I have to admit, they don't give you much training on how to 100% use this cooker. They include in theri very thin tiny booklet about how to use it some and after that, I just pretty much do a under guess. If I know in a slow cooker, something takes 6 hours, I cook it for about 20 minutes first and see if it is done, if not, I can usually tell how much longer I need to cook it and turn it back on. Gets back up to speed in less than 3 minutes. I love this thing. I made home made soup in it, chicken, etc. I just fell in love with it the first time I used it. I have very little time to do things with my son having therapy all the time and this thing is great. Its fast, the food tastes amazing, and I don't have to wait as long as a slow cooker but have the same great taste as one. And I love love how quiet it is, I had to put my ear to it to see if it was even working. Yes, it is a royal pain sometimes trying to figure out a recipe or two but its not Mt. Everest and can be done, if you have half a brain to figure it out. I mean, really. Its a pressure cooker for God's sake. You can find lots of pressure cooker recipes online; All recipes (dot) com is one of them and plenty on facebook/pintrest. I don't know why so many people are unhappy with it, I am quite surprised at this! I love it better than my old hissing, crappy, spitting hot steam out at you, pressure cooker. Sorry about you people who are unhappy, not everybody hates it and that doesn't make those of us who love it, evil or working for the manufacturer because we do. I think maybe it is because people think it is a "set it, and forget it" type of product; it is not. If that is what you are expecting, then don't buy this. But if you don't mind doing a little experimenting in order to get fast great meals, if you want something faster than a slow cooker, if you like that you can throw meat in frozen and still have it come out good and not having to defrost everything before you cook it, then you may like this appliance.
November 2014 · Unknown