Presto 6020 Options 6-Quart Electric Multi-Cooker, Stainless Steel
- Handy for everyday use
- Big 6-quart capacity stainless steel pot with aluminum-clad base
- Versatile basket with dual position handle
- Tempered glass with stainless steel rim and handle
- Fully immersible and dishwasher safe with the heat control removed
Product Description
This multi-cooker is so handy you’ll use it every day. Deep fry fish, chicken and french fries. Steam seafood, vegetables and rice. Boil pasta. Cook soup and stew.Big 6-quart capacity stainless steel pot with aluminum-clad base for quick, even heating. Control Master heat control maintains proper cooking temperature automatically…. More >>
Presto 6020 Options 6-Quart Electric Multi-Cooker, Stainless Steel
The pot itself is nice looking stainless steel with
a highly polished exterior. It is powerful at 1500 watts,
and can quickly boil 4 quarts of water and cook a pound
of pasta (After adding pasta, the COVER MUST BE OFF) at a
ferocious boil.
The steamer/frying basket appears to be plated rather than
stainless, and has a plastic handle which sits inside the
pot under the lid while steaming. I didn’t like this, and
was able to easily remove the plastic handle exposing the
metal underneath. I would say this is an improvement, though
the metal handle probably gets very hot. The plastic addition
was probably an afterthought.
The pot can be used for simmering, though it is a little tricky
to get the temperature setting right. At somewhere between “warm”
and 200 degrees the pot will cycle on and off every few minutes
briefly returning the contents to a boil. This is not a true simmer,
but I was satisfactorily able to braise a chicken.
The power cord is a little awkward, with a magnetic contact that detaches
the cord with minimal force. I think it was designed this way as a safety
feature. You have to be careful not to accidentally touch the cord
while cooking. Overall, I am satisfied with the product, assuming that it’s
durable. I have owned other Presto products with this type of heat
control, and they have always lasted a long time.
Rating: 4 / 5
Comment by SteveJ — October 14, 2009 @ 8:18 am
Have been looking for a stainless steel cooker like this for a long time. After searching for a vintage Presto cooker, finally found this one;it’s a bonus that it is made in good quality stainless, rather than aluminum. This is a nice kitchen addition to a crockpot/slowcooker. Great for making soups, stews, spaghetti sauce, etc. in a short amount of time. The Presto Options heats up fast and cleans up easily. I love it!
Rating: 5 / 5
Comment by Catherine Ohrin-Greipp — October 14, 2009 @ 9:40 am
Amazing littel cooker.Heats up quickly and regulates easily.Not overly heavy but heavy enough to cook evenly. Cleans easily in the sink, even burnt on foods. I use it daily and highly recommend it, espiecally for the price.
Rating: 5 / 5
Comment by James Crain — October 14, 2009 @ 11:32 am
The SS pot is awesome. Love the rubber feet on bottom and it cleans up beautifully; like Stainless Steel does. However, my temperture dial and control is defective and I can’t use it on any setting except ‘barely on warm’ or it goes into FULL ROLLING BOIL and the food burns! This is suppose to be a deep fryer AND a slo cooker. Right now it’s only an extremely FAST and INTENSE Deep Fryer.
I have written and I expect to have a new gauge/cord soon. Hopefully, I just got a bad cord and a new one will solve the problem I stated above. I had a PRESTO deep fryer with ceramic insert FOREVER and LOVED it, but due to my dropping a plastic lid into the bottom and not knowing – I damaged my pot of 15+ years. So I bought this new one. Here is hoping that replacing the defective cord will solve the temp problem. I would be interested to see other reviews on this to see if anyone else had/has this same problem.
Rating: 2 / 5
Comment by Charleen D. Singer — October 14, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
This pot is awesome. It is the bachelor’s end all of pots. It can do everything… even the dishes. Well, not the dishes. I have used it to fry eggs, cook meat sauce, chicken, steak, ground beef, slow cook, boil water, make coffee, fry potatoes and veggies, stir fry, rice and more. If it can be cooked on stove top it will cook in this baby. I have notice a reduction in my gas/electric bill combined totals. I would say over all it costs a bit to buy this, but you save on everything else.
Why buy all kinds of pots and pans when this can do it all.
As a bachelor I have perfected my cuisine. I try to make everything in just one pot. In college I even cooked my top ramen in my coffee maker. Now my coffee maker is obsolete! I can do the ramen and coffee in this pot at the same time even. Coffee Ramen!
Although I have slow cooked in this, I have gone back to my slow cooker. The temp dial is an approximate instead of an accurate. I like to turn it on and forget it.
In this economy I am economizing. If I can only take three electrical kitchen appliances with me in my Ford Focus, they will be my slow cooker, this multi cooker, and my bread machine.
Kids going off to college? Buy them one of these! And, a slow cooker; and a bread machine.
Updated 5-5-09 to fix spelling errors. How did those happen?
Rating: 5 / 5
Comment by D. Clodfelter — October 14, 2009 @ 2:30 pm