- Amazon Sales Rank: #908 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: No Sz
- Color: Black
- Brand: Presto
- Model: 06006
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.44" h x 8.31" w x 10.25" l, 5.50 pounds
- So versatile, you'll use it every day; Makes soups, and casseroles; Steams vegetables and rice; cooks pasta; Roasts beef, pork, and poultry
- Deep fries six servings in handy steam/fry basket; Heavy cast aluminum base for even heat distribution
- Tempered glass cover; Fully immersible and dishwasher safe with the heat control removed
- Control Master heat control regulates the desired cooking temperature automatically
- Versatile basket for steaming, blanching, and deep frying; Basket snaps onto rim of multi-cooker for easy draining
(291 customer reviews)
REVIEW FROM REAL BUYERS:
238 of 253 people found the following review helpful.
By Michael I. Gorchov
This unit is similar to the one I have (old style 06000), so I have included my review here as well.
I bought one at Walmart last year. I use it pretty often, but mostly for making popcorn. Turn temp to 350, put a couple-three tablespoons of peanut oil in the bottom, and then when the oil heats up throw in 1/3 to 1/2 cup of popcorn. Put the cover on and keep the pot moving while the corn pops. When the corn has just about stopped popping, turn the heat off and pour the popcorn into a bowl. Butter, salt and eat. YUM!
I've deep-fried scallops in it, steamed vegetables, cooked rice, made soup and even baked potatoes. The thing works great! I wasn't going to write a review until I saw Alton Brown talk some trash about it on Good Eats. I got pretty defensive about my humble Presto cooker! He was doing a silly episode about "man food" like corn dogs and thin, square hamburgers. Well, when Mr. Brown was explaining how to fry the corn dogs he said (while holding a Presto multi-cooker) that a pot with an heating element on the outside of the bottom wasn't a good idea because first the element had to heat the pot and then it had to heat up the oil. Too slow. After that he displayed three home-use rectangular fryers with immersion type heating elements. He said they were also better because they each had cooking baskets and break-away magnetic cords. He picked the one with the digital controls, while implying that this was somehow better than the manual rotary temp control.
I don't know if A. B. gets paid for product placement on his show, but I really thought he was being disingenuous regarding the Presto "pot." First of all, about the heating element on the bottom of the Presto cooker: During the frying demonstration, Mr. Brown had some text placed over the screen that said that if you didn't have a special electric fryer, that a pot on the stove-top would work fine. Isn't that interesting? What the heck is a pot on the stove, but just a heating element on the outside of a pot that heats up the pot and then the oil inside? That's exactly what he was criticizing the Presto kettle about. What gives? Secondly, the Presto cooker DOES TOO have a magnetic break-away electric cord to keep the unit from tipping when the cord is yanked by accident. Also, the Presto cooker DOES TOO come with a frying-steaming basket, which Brown implied it didn't have. Nya, nya, nya! See, I can be just as immature as Alton Brown!
I don't know if the rectangular fryers are really better, but I'm sure they cost a lot more. My Presto cooker was $26.85 at Walmart. I keep it in a lower cabinet - it doesn't take up much space there. I pull it out when I need it. It's inexpensive, easy to use, and simple. When we go to Maine in August, I'm allowed to take only one of my counter-top appliances. So, I just take the Presto cooker with me. Normally, I cook steel cut oats in a small bowl, sitting in water, in a slow cooker (a bain marie - sort of - found the idea here [link deleted]) I can do the same thing with the Presto cooker. And I have a pot with me on vacation that I can do so much more with.
One last thing. With my slow cooker I use a plug-in timer called a Rival Smart-Part. But it's not rated to control the wattage of the Presto multi-cooker. I found a heavy-duty programmable digital timer that I use to turn the Presto cooker off and on automatically. This device really allows me to use the Presto cooker like a slow cooker, without over-cooking stews and such when I am out of the house all day. The Presto multi-cooker is a terrific appliance! Buy one now, and don't believe everything you see on TV!
Flash Update! Here is another reason to buy a Presto multi-cooker: I'm making a beef stew with red wine tonight. What a mess browning the stew beef! I have a 3 quart Wagner cast-iron chicken fryer, and this is what I used to brown the beef chuck cubes. These days the meat hasn't been aged much, and so it is very difficult to brown properly. I managed to do it in batches, but the stove-top got pretty messy by the time I was done. I put the browned meat, vegetables, and garlic into the Presto cooker ( I made sure to deglaze the chicken fryer with wine and include all the tasty bits) and continued to cook the stew. And then I could proceed to clean up the stove-top while the beef stew simmered away in a different part of the kitchen. I am very pleased not to have to clean up all that oil splatter after dinner!
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
By Dani
I purchased this intending to use it as a deep fryer (but have found uses for so much more), and it works beautifully! When comparing it to deep fryers in the same price range I found smaller less convenient products. This measures just over 5 quarts filled to the brim. A Fry Daddy at this price is 4 cups or 1 quart, which fits enough food for half a person. Not having to fry in batches with this is wonderful and the diameter around the bottom makes it easy to fry things in a small amount of oil (such as chicken fried steak)while keeping a more constant high temp than you could on a stovetop NOT using cast iron. I have also had zero issues with splattering.
Apart from frying this has turned into a life saver almost nightly. I only have one large burner on my stove so making something such as pasta with alfredo from scratch was a long process as I could not boil pasta and render the sauce at the same time. But with this electric pot I can cook my pasta in it while I'm making the sauce instead of one then the other. Also the water comes to a boil quite quickly.
Another thing this is wonderful for is as a smaller slow cooker (as opposed to the 6 quart varieties). I have yet to use it on anything with meat. But for making pasta sauce, soup or chili that needs to simmer for hours it works wonderfully. Especially if you're using your crockpot for something else. Also great for warm beverages like hot cider for a party etc.
The one included accessory, the metal basket, was also surprisingly useful. I thought the basket would not be too useful because of it's size but it holds more than you'd think. 16 oz of penne fits wonderfully and because you can lift and drain all in the same place you save on having to drain in a separate area as well as having to lift the hot pot. Also the handy dandy clip on the side allows you to keep it out of the water but not have to find some place to put the cooked pasta. Spaghetti also fits in the basket you just need to make sure you put it in properly so the pasta can be submerged.
I have yet to use this for steaming veggies or cooking rice, I have made couscous in it but that's basically fool proof. I also look forward to using this for roasting and cooking other meat similar to in a crock pot.
Long story short if I wasn't in love with acquiring small kitchen appliances this would be the one I'd marry. You could easily live with just this one item for life, no wandering eyes, and because of the non-stick it basically does the dishes for you. What more could you ask for?
75 of 81 people found the following review helpful.
By AbqJam
We were missing our old Fry Daddy so we went to get a new one but wound up with this model 06006 make sure to check as there are several variants. The lid helps keep splatter to a minimum. The included basket cleans up easily and is large enough to accommodate servings for two. We've since steamed vegi's including squash, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower and it works like a charm. The real selling point is that this model has a sealed heating element so you can stick it in the dishwasher or wash it in the sink under water THANK YOU PRESTO! Would recommend it to anyone.
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