Pressure Cooker, 6.5 L, Silver

3.5 L is just the right size for one or two people. at first the whistle was off putting, but if you know how to use it, it's like having a timer that you can hear from the other room...or outside down the block. It's not really that loud, but you might wear a diaper the first time you use it. Don't put the weight on until there is a steady jet of steam coming out of the top. then, don't start timing until you hear the first whistle. I heat mine up on high or medium high and then turn it down to 4 or 5 after the first whistle. At that level, at least on my stove, the whistles come between 3 and 4 minutes apart. I use this almost exclusively for beans. If you soak beans over night, it only takes 6 minutes (or two whistles) for them to be cooked. If you don't soak them (and you don't have to) it'll take between 7 and 10 whistles depending on the bean. It fits perfectly on my small burners, so I can have this and a larger pressure cooker going at the same time. As for quality, it's pretty solid. I have no complaints. It's a nice cooker. 10/15/2015 - I decided to buy a 2L version and it's just as great as the 3.5L. Last night I browned a stuffed chicken breast in it, then put in a 1/2 cup of water and put the lid on. After 7 minutes, I released the pressure, removed the chicken and threw in a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of flour. I wisked it with the cooking liquid and made a great pan gravy. Clean up was very easy.

The pictorial representation is incorrect. The item I received is - 'Prestige PDA-2L Alpha Deluxe Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, 2.0-Liter, Silver'. Prestige Customer Service informed me that there is no Prestige PDA-2L Alpha Deluxe Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, 2.0-Liter, Silver and both are one and the same. 2. Buyers beware - The real capacity is 1.5 liters max, though the advertisement says 2 liters. It is excellent for me, as a bachelor/ single person, cooking food for myself. The item does not have separators. It can be used for only single cooking of one item, at a time. I cook either half a cup rice or one third cup dhal only each occasion. The cooking time is about 5 minutes on a gas stove, while the pressure cooker can be opened after 5 to 6 minutes from taking out of gas stove. The time extends if one uses electric coil. The time extends based on the quantity. The maximum capacity of raw rice is 1.25 cup, since it makes about 1 lit cooked rice. The cooker can be used to the maximum 75% as per brochure. 3. I note that many are attempting to cook dried beans and mushrooms, after soaking in water. This small pressure cooker may not be good for those tasks. In my experience, the pressure cooker is excellent for cooking rice, all kinds of lentils and dals, hard vegetables, etc. I also used the base to make sambar gravy on occasional times. I also used the base as frying pan/ tawa to make upma for large quantity. 4. I am happy with the product and recommend to anyone who is looking for baby cooking or single cooking and also wants to cook in stainless steel pressure cooker for health and hygienic reasons.

I received the pressure cooker today and I was really disappointed by the size. It is too small; I was expecting a 2 Liter cooker but it is only about 1 Liter. I compared it to a 2 quarts pan that I have and it is about half the size of it (2 liters = 2.11 quarts, so I was expecting it to be bigger than my 2 quarts pan). As another reviewer said, the manufacturer is cheating. It seems well built and looks nice, but I am returning it and thinking about ordering the 3.5 liter cooker if I knew the actual size.I am assuming it is less than 3.5 liters (perhaps 2 liters and that's what I need). Can any one tell me the actual size of the Prestige 3.5 liter stainless steel cooker? By the way, I purchased 2 Presto stainless steel pressure cookers from Amazon (4 quarts and 6 quarts) and they are excellent cookers (I have used them several yrs). Unfortunately Presto does not have any cookers less than 4 quarts, that's why I ordered the Prestige cooker. I owned different brands over the years but Presto pressure cookers are the best.

The pressure cooker served my purpose and is easy to handle

I am happy to get this on good deal. As our family use this brand pressure cooker so I love using it. Thanks to amazon.

Awesome product. Very effective, Size is good enough for a family of 3. The safety plug and ring is very effective

It is really very nice cooker....

Beautiful look. I use it personally. Enjoy using.