Pressure cookers

Pressure cooking gives you time, saves energy, and preserves the best of your ingredients. When pressure cooking, ingredients are cooked quickly and gently in Pressure Cookers, also known as steam cookers or steam pressure pots. Vitamins and flavor remain largely preserved compared to conventional cooking for the most part.

Pressure cooking is modern and a perfect fit for a conscious lifestyle. Cooking in a Pressure Cooker is ideal for:

• healthier meals
• seasonal and regional ingredients
• preparing legumes
• braised dishes
• stews
• soups
• vegetarian and vegan dishes

The Benefits of Pressure Cooking at a Glance

Save Time

Cooking with a Pressure Cooker gives you more time for what matters. The pressure generated inside the pot reduces cooking time by up to 70%.

• Once the lid locks securely into place, signaled by a click in the handle, and pressure builds up, the cooking time begins.
• Pressure builds up inside the pot, raising the boiling point of liquids from 100 to up to 116 °C.

This increase in temperature means the cooking time is cut by more than half compared to a conventional Cooking Pot.

Save Energy

Shorter cooking times and lower energy consumption make Fissler steam pots sustainable companions in the kitchen.

• The shorter cooking time uses less energy.
• Once heated up, Fissler Pressure Cookers deliver full performance even at medium heat settings. This can reduce energy consumption while cooking by up to 50%.
• With the help of a steaming insert, you can even cook several dishes at the same time. That saves energy too.

The Vitavit® Premium also features the CookStar® base made in Germany. It offers high thermal conductivity and is especially energy-efficient. It is suitable for all stovetops and optimized for induction. The Vitaquick® Pressure Cooker is equipped with the Superthermic® base, which is also suitable for all stovetops.

The proven Fissler CookStar® base (Vitavit® Premium) is extra thick and solid, allowing for optimal heat absorption, distribution, and retention. Another advantage is the integrated star-shaped expansion grooves in the CookStar® base. These grooves provide exceptional base stability, so the pressure skillet always sits flat on the stovetop when heated and the ingredients cook evenly.

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Cook Healthy

Vitamins, nutrients, and aromas are almost completely preserved when pressure cooking.

• A small amount of liquid and high boiling temperatures ensure that, as the pot heats up, the oxygen is almost completely displaced from the Pressure Cooker by the steam that forms.
• When the valve closes and cooking time begins, there is hardly any oxygen left inside the pot that could break down the vitamins and nutrients in the food.

This fast method of preparation is especially gentle on sensitive vitamins compared to cooking in a conventional pot. Valuable vitamin C for example, remains up to 90% preserved when pressure cooking.

The ingredients also retain their natural color. That is why pressure-cooked dishes are a real pleasure not only in taste, but also in appearance.

Pressure Cookers use water vapor in an airtight sealed pot to build pressure.

This enables higher temperatures for faster cooking of food.

The boiling temperature of the liquid is increased by pressure from 100 °C up to 116 °C. The Lid with the safety system featuring patented technology and the Fissler Rubber Gasket seals the pot securely and airtight.

When heated, water vapor forms, allowing the oxygen that is harmful to vitamins to escape from the pot.

How to use your Pressure Cooker:

1. Fill the steam pressure pot with the minimum amount of liquid required. How much liquid you need depends on the recipe. Use the fill level indicator inside the pot to measure liquids correctly. Observe the maximum fill level according to the instructions for use.
2. Close the Lid. As it heats up, the pot is hermetically sealed
3. Boiling water creates water vapor.
4. Oxygen escapes.
5. Once the oxygen has escaped, pressure builds up.
6. The pressure inside the pot creates higher temperatures.
7. The Cooking Indicator shows the pressure in the Pressure Cooker.
8. As soon as the first ring of the Cooking Indicator appears, the stovetop heat can be reduced and the cooking time begins.
9. Food cooks at up to 116 °C.
10. After the cooking time has ended, the Pressure Cooker can be depressurized using the steam-release function on the CookStar base or handle. The steam safely escapes from the pressure pot. Depending on the model, there are different ways to do this, which you can read about in the instructions for use.

Higher temperatures in the Pressure Cooker can reduce cooking times by up to 70 %.

For us, "Made in Germany" means creating long-term value. Through a combination of leading technology, craftsmanship, and high-quality materials, we produce the finest cookware.

In 1953, Fissler invented the first multi-stage safety cooking valve, making the pressure cooker safe and "taming" it for home use. The three-stage safety system with patented technology ensures thatthe pot is used safelycan be. Today, thanks to Fissler, you can use pressure cookers easily, conveniently, and safely on your home stove.

Greater safety at the stove with Fissler pressure cookers

All Fissler pressure cookers feature a safety system with patented technology and meet [standards/compliance].strict quality and safety guidelinesFor example, they regulate themselves if the internal pressure gets too high. You can only open the pressure cooker once there is no more pressure inside. Furthermore, pressure can only build up if the pot is properly sealed.

Fissler pressure cookers offer easy handling and safe operation. This is ensured, among other things, by the multi-stage safety system with patented technology, which is continuously being developed. To guarantee the safety and high quality of our pressure cookers, every Fissler pressure cooker undergoes a 100% manual inspection before leaving our factory in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The cooking levels in the pressure cooker allowOptimally cooked foods of varying heat sensitivityOur cooking time finder will help you with that.

Depending on the model, pressure cookers offer several cooking levels. These affect the cooking time. The rule of thumb for theCooking time in Vitavit® Premium(also for previous models) is:

Level 3 (116 °C, express cooking level)

• This corresponds to approximately ⅓ to ½ the cooking time with a conventional cooking pot and is ideal for meat or stews.

Level 2 (113 °C, rapid cooking level)

• Approximately 25% longer than level 3 and well suited for less delicate vegetables.

Level 1 (110 °C, slow cooker level)

• Approximately 50% longer than level 3 and well suited for delicate vegetables or fish.

The time savings with shorter cooking times can be up to 70% for stews or braised dishes and 20 to 50% for vegetables.

The Vitavit® Premium also features a pressureless cooking setting for gentle steam cooking. The predecessor model of the Vitavit® Premium only had two cooking settings, which correspond to those of the Vitaquick® Premium.

The rule of thumb forCooking times in the Vitaquick® Premiumis:

Stage 2 (117 °C, express cooking stage)

• This corresponds to approximately ⅓ to ½ the cooking time with a conventional cooking pot and is ideal for meat or stews.

Level 1 (109 °C, slow cooker setting)

• Approximately 50% longer than level 3 and well suited for delicate vegetables or fish.

Fissler pressure cookers are available in different sizes. Depending on the dish and portion size, you'll find the right model at Fissler:

• 2.5 liters: 1-2 people
• 3.5 liters: 2-3 people
• 4.5 liters: 2-3 people
• 6 liters: 3-4 people
• 8 liters: 4-5 people
• 10: over 5 people (Vitaquick® Premium only)

To keep your Pressure Cooker in good condition for a long time, it is important to clean it properly. Since the Pot Body and Lid (with the exception of the attached parts) are dishwasher-safe, Cleaning only requires a few simple steps.

Proceed as follows with the attached parts of the Lid:

• Remove the Rubber Gasket, cooking crown, and Lid handle, and clean them by hand with a damp cloth.
• To loosen the Lid handle, turn the fastening screw on the inside counterclockwise. To loosen the cooking crown, turn the cap nut on the inside counterclockwise.
• After Cleaning, firmly reattach all parts to the pot. Make sure that the cooking valve seal sits in the designated notch and fits snugly against the cooking crown. The Rubber Gasket must also be placed back into the designated notch in the rim of the Lid.

Regular use of stainless steel care products also helps preserve the stainless steel surface.

Important: Wear parts (e.g. the Rubber Gasket) must be replaced after 400 cooking cycles or 2 years.

Fissler offers practical pressure cooker sets consisting of several products. This ensures you are perfectly equipped for any type of cooking and any dish.