/r/Cooking is a place for the cooks of reddit and those who want to learn how to cook. Press J to jump to the feed. Word of advice on the Fagor pressure cooker lid - it has a notch on the pot handle that HS to be lined up with a notch on the lid to give you the starting point for getting it sealed properly. I was trying to lock on the lid from the wrong side (it's my first time using it). Pour some cold water on the lid to release excessive pressure, or If the lid remains jammed, remove the pressure valve and allow the pressure cooker to heat on high. Fagor is the WORST, I had an commercial double door freezer in a shop I worked at a while ago. The Instant Pot is taking too long to start the timer. My fagor pressure cooker is stuck (with uncooked beef shank inside!) The TOP handle needs to be RIGHT of the bottom, then you must turn it left.

Inside of a few months we had several service calls, lost thousands in inventory, and the company was horrible to deal with. Remember, Instant Pots take time to heat up. I hate dealing with companies with horrible customer service. I sent this to my sister asking for help: http://imgur.com/eMyT7JJ Figured it out before it got to throwing, phew! What you need to do is place your cooker under cold running water from the tap to lower the pressure. The handles aren't even on top of each other yet.

I'll report back in a few minutes.

I was trying to secure the lid and it's stuck. The finished product if anyone was curious, put it in the freezer,try again in an little while. We had to argue with everyone we could get ahold of to honour the warrantee and eventually we said fuck it, just take it back, and they said "no just deal with it" basically. One side is down and the other up.

I was trying to secure the lid and it's stuck.

5 Ways to Keep Your Pressure Cooker Free of Problems and I'm ready to throw it against a wall.

I want to see you throw it, and I want to see the photo of it afterwards.

Help. I was able to pry it open!!! Post anything related to cooking here, within reason. My broken spoon. There's no need to use a nasty word like 'fagor'. Sometimes the lid will become stuck on a pressure cooker, however, and you will have to try a few steps to remove it. …

I feel like I could pry it off but I … I've put it on the kitchen floor and I'm giving it all my strength. Thanks again! Changing the temperature and playing with the dosage can pay off a lot if you know how to do it right. I read such good reviews about their pressure cookers (at least from the ones that fit my budget), but anecdotes like this really put me off. The handles aren't even on top of each other yet. That will release the pressure, and the lid will loosen its grip. The good thing about trying to deal with a stuck pressure cooker lid is that these systems to work. Step 1 Place the pressure cooker back onto the heat source and reheat it until the gauge reaches zero again to release the vacuum created inside the pressure cooker. In the haste my pressure cooker lid was set on backwards. Do you see how I tried to secure it from the opposite side?

The idea is to be fully prepared for the challenges that can arise and you just have to do it …

I broke a nail and a wooden spoon. It won't budge it's been 10 minutes nonstop going at it. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Okay it won't fit in the freezer but I just dumped all my frozen foods on it. After releasing the pressure from inside your cooker, you may find out that the lid remains stuck. This allows you to cook food more quickly than using other methods. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Now we have a $3500 stainless steel shelving unit. Before affixing the lid in place, lightly coat the pot's rim with cooking oil.

I can rotate it about a 1/2 inch.

I just packed and moved really quickly.

I used it like two years ago, then forgot about it until it now, so I needed some refreshing. Try as much as you can it may not budge. Sigh.

Thanks. Now it's stuck :( I can't figure out a way to get it off. Once sealed, the pressure cooker can reach temperatures of as much as 120 degrees Fahrenheit, since the steam stays inside the pot. There is also a lock that holds the lid in place as pressure builds. Pressure cooker lid stuck!

Eek! What has happened is that there is still some pressure inside the pressure cooker keeping the lid closed.