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Anybody have much experience with these?
I'm looking into buying one for a Christmas present, and have no idea about them (besides they always break, fall apart, or not work during those cooking show speed rounds!)
One of my co-workers mentioned she loved hers, but it was a present and she has no idea what brand or anything it was. Said she can't imagine it needing to be anything specialty brand or anything.
I'm curious as to what size I should be looking into, any specific brands, or if you have one that you like/dislike? (My co-worker mentioned you can pretty much cook an artichoke from pot to perfection in 10 minutes, instead of the 45 minutes plus the time it takes for a watched pot to boil that it normally takes. I was sold, haha.) Or even what stores they sell at? From my googling this morning it looks like Presto ($35-$100) and Fagor ($80-$160) seem to be the brands that come up most. I don't even know if this is something where "cheap and easy" will still get the job done, or if I should look into a bit more quality to make sure the job gets done right.
(Last year I bought a set of ...really expensive knives... but it makes a WORLD of a difference -- we can cut through an ear of corn like it's nothing, ridiculously worth it -- so if an extra $50 will make a huge difference, I'll pay it. heck of a lot cheaper than the knives were anyway.)
I'm looking into buying one for a Christmas present, and have no idea about them (besides they always break, fall apart, or not work during those cooking show speed rounds!)
One of my co-workers mentioned she loved hers, but it was a present and she has no idea what brand or anything it was. Said she can't imagine it needing to be anything specialty brand or anything.
I'm curious as to what size I should be looking into, any specific brands, or if you have one that you like/dislike? (My co-worker mentioned you can pretty much cook an artichoke from pot to perfection in 10 minutes, instead of the 45 minutes plus the time it takes for a watched pot to boil that it normally takes. I was sold, haha.) Or even what stores they sell at? From my googling this morning it looks like Presto ($35-$100) and Fagor ($80-$160) seem to be the brands that come up most. I don't even know if this is something where "cheap and easy" will still get the job done, or if I should look into a bit more quality to make sure the job gets done right.
(Last year I bought a set of ...really expensive knives... but it makes a WORLD of a difference -- we can cut through an ear of corn like it's nothing, ridiculously worth it -- so if an extra $50 will make a huge difference, I'll pay it. heck of a lot cheaper than the knives were anyway.)