Duo Plus Pressure Cooker vs Nationalpresto Presto Pressure Cooker and Canner 01755: which is safer?
Nationalpresto Presto Pressure Cooker and Canner 01755 is the clear pick. Instant Pot Duo Plus Pressure Cooker carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Instant Pot
Duo Plus Pressure Cooker
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching (if inner pot is aluminum)
PossibleCoating degradation and unknown coating composition
Our pick
Presto
Nationalpresto Presto Pressure Cooker and Canner 01755
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleGasket and sealing material degradation
PossibleStainless steel corrosion and leaching under acidic or salt conditions
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Aluminum leaching (if inner pot is aluminum) and Coating degradation and unknown coating composition on the Instant Pot and not on the Presto.
- We flag Gasket and sealing material degradation and Stainless steel corrosion and leaching under acidic or salt conditions on the Presto and not on the Instant Pot.
- The Instant Pot is stainless steel body; inner cooking pot coating unspecified where the Presto is stainless steel body; no nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Presto is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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