My Mum's one blew it's top stewing apples, made a surprisingly even covering on the ceiling - "We should fill it with paint and try again" said my Dad.

There was a burn mark on our kitchen ceiling where the pressure valve failed and steam shot out. No one was hurt, but it scared the crud out of me as a kid.

They had, and have a safety valve on them. Again, users without any sense, common or otherwise, should not be the cause of a product being deemed dangerous

I love my pressure cooker! I have the one my mom got in the 1980s. :-)

it is an everyday use in Brazil, whats the mystery?

We cook 90% of our meals (rice, lentils, meats, hard vegetables) etc on it. Found in every indian/asian household.

These are still in use and for sale in different versions. They were a staple in most kitchens back in the sixties and even now, there are bound to be some still being used by dedicated old fashioned cooks.

Aaaand, they’re back, Ala instantpot. Still scary!

On his show Tony Bourdain would still run into another room when someone brought out a pressure cooker. He said he had nightmares from childhood of them shooting stuff sky high.

I am using it every week. Best thing ever.

Yep, hole in our ceiling.

I have looked for one for a long time. I finally found one! It is the best for tender fall apart meats!!

Scary AF

I sold mine, I had used it for years. used to make tough meat really tender, when I became veggie I got rid of it.

my mom uses hers every summer to can beans

They're just called instant pots now. Everything old is new again.

True story, in the early 70’s my mom was making Salisbury Steak and went downstairs to iron. Forgot about the pressure cooker. It blew up, imbedded the lid in the kitchen ceiling and did $7000 worth of damage, which was a lot at that time.

Lol what do people think their precious instapots are?

Modern versions are very safe. They are awesome! All the benefits of a slow cooker in a fraction of the time. Cook a curry from scratch in 15 mins! Cook cheap cuts of beef in an hour and the meat slides off the bone. Love it!

I had an electric stand-alone one for years and never had a problem. It had an automatic vent on top that spun like a top when the steam came out. I actually still have it but can't find the cord to it after we moved.

I collected 100 of them in Fallout New Vegas :D

they only blow up if an idiot puts a weight on the pressure relief device....

InstaPot is a pressure cooker

Can't use these. Got a headache every time my mum used one to cook. Took too long to make a connection. Once she stopped using it those particular headaches stopped. 🤕

Get a computerised electric one.