MAGEFESA Star 12.7-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, Works on All Stovetops (Induction Compatible), Safety Lock & 8 PSI Cooking

Excellent quality, highly recommend

I love this Pressure Cooker it makes my food taste so good!! Cooks food fast!

I recently purchased a "brand new" MAGEFESA pressure cooker from Amazon, and I am utterly disgusted by the condition it arrived in. The product was clearly used and in an absolutely filthy state - covered in grime, food residue, and other unidentifiable substances. It did not even seal properly, rendering the pressure cooker completely useless.When I contacted MAGEFESA about this unacceptable situation, I was met with complete indifference and a complete lack of customer support. The representative I spoke to effectively told me that the company has no control over the condition their products arrive in when sold through Amazon. This is an absolutely appalling response and demonstrates a complete disregard for their customers.I was also informed me that the ONLY person who handles Magefesa USA is Philip... who is in Spain! Good luck getting a hold of him, let alone getting any real help. They said I could email him, which I did but never even got a reply. I emailed him three times over 9 days, which was over 3 weeks ago, crickets!Overall, this has been an absolutely dreadful experience. I would strongly caution anyone against purchasing any MAGEFESA products, as the quality and customer support appear to be completely unacceptable. Save yourself the hassle and find a more reputable brand that actually stands behind their products. Avoid MAGEFESA at all costs! You've been warned!

I bought this for a gift to my mom, she said that is beautiful. So i believe her.

I really like the retro culinary look of this Magefesa. It works well enough but there are some caveats. It doesn't achieve as high of pressure as some other cookers, but it still will cook dried great northern beans, assuming they are fresh, in about 10-15 minutes for me. I like using the screw-on clamp. As others have mentioned, it must be turned down very tightly to avoid leakage of steam around the rim. The spinning weight does not always spin smoothly and when it does it can be very noisy. Regulating the steam with the correct heat is a bit tricky. Maybe if I used it more often with the same ingredients and volume, I would learn the technique better. Having lived with it for 2 years, I now probably would have bought an electronic instant cooker with a good pressure cooker function instead.

This is my second Magefesa. The first I purchased in 1991. I have never used it for canning. I own a large All American Canner for that. I teach food preservation, water bath and pressure canning, so I am familiar with a quality item. Frankly, my Magefesa is my personal cooking choice. The original was very secure and safe but was destroyed in a house fire in 2014 and I was advised that it's structural integrity may have been compromised so I bought a new one, which I received yesterday. I discovered this morning that the rim/clamp called the "orejones" is warped/ bent preventing the lid from sealing securely. This is a serious concern as pressure builds. Please inspect all ridges and sealing components carefully, as this superior item can prove disastrous if faulty. These Magefesas are constructed to withstand a great deal of pressure.

Very Satisfy

The performance of the product is first rate. I pressure-fried chicken that would have impressed the Colonel. The downside is in the shipping. The first one arrived with a broken handle. Warily, I didn’t ship it back until the replacement arrived. Guess what? Another broken handle. I just removed the remaining unbroken handle and used it on the first unit. Other reviewers have also mentioned broken handles. One suggestion for users of this pressure cooker is to make sure that the lid is properly seated before using. It is very easy to lock down a misaligned lid, causing the unit to fail to come up to pressure.