Paula Deen 8qt. 1300W Pressure Cooker The floating valve on the cover came loose...is this a salvageable problem?

Hello, Judith -

I can only think that you do not have the instruction/user's manual for your Paula Deen brand bread maker. Generally, the user's manuals for products include information regarding repair locations for the product - usually at the end of the manual.

If you do not have the manual or if you do have it and it does not include information regarding repair locations for the product, apparently the Paula Deen cookware is imported from its manufacturing locations and sold through the Meyer Corporation, headquarted in the US in Vallejo, California.

I have not found a manual for your model online.

You can contact the Meyer Corp. customer service and ask where you can find a service center (preferably near where you reside) for repair of your mode bread maker.

This is the email address to send your question:
[email protected]

This are the toll free phone numbers:
800-298-1071 (try this number first)
800-497-9533

Best wishes.

Ed,
You're going to have to call back.

eBay lists Paula Deen fryers for sale.

You might still have a warranty or right to return for refund with evine with a purchase receipt but that is something you would need to investigate to discover.

http://www.evine.com/Product/469-986

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen-8-5qt-Air-Fryer-Special-TODAY/td-p/4343194

Hello, Paula -

Fagor America sells a pressure valve which the company indicates is for a Cook's Essentials pressure cooker:
https://www.fagoramerica.com/shop2/replacement_parts/duo_cook_s_essentials

Best wishes.

O oh... sorry but you said it smoked? Your thermostat switch malfuntioned and burned the heating element sorry...

A pressure cooker is NOT anything close to a slow cooker. The cooking philosophy are practically totally opposites. A pressure cooker basically cooks your food in a fraction of time because it is under pressure. A slow cooker takes hours.

The whole idea of using a pressure cooker is that it is sealed and applies pressure to cook the food faster. The lid needs to be sealed for the pressure cooker to operate properly. It is frequently referred to as "infusion" cooking now days.

You need to read the instruction book that came with the pressure cooker. Pressure cookers usually cook for less than an hour--my homemade pressure cooker spaghetti sauce is cooked in less than 30 minutes. They are nice and were very popular long before anyone thought of microwaves and slow cookers. However, there are some precautions to be taken. There must be water or liquid in a pressure cooker. The rubber seal needs to be cleaned frequently and, when the rubber seal warps/stretches and no longer seals, it needs to be replaced. There are also certain foods that CANNOT be cooked in a pressure cooker like rice, dry beans, etc. The pressure control valve operates to regulate the amount of pressure and releases extra pressure otherwise the unit would blow up (very dangerous!). Most pressure cookers (required on all new ones) have a small rubber emergency stopper that will "blow off" in case the pressure is too high. I've seen this happen and my mother cleaning potatoes & meat from the ceiling!

Retun it immediately, it's defective!

I had the same problem a few days ago. I took the plastic cover off the bottom, and checked the wires. The screws holding the wires to the heating element were very loose. I tightened them, and it is working now

There is a little nob on top of the lid. It is a pressure release valve. Some how it stuck that is why the lid could not be opened. Try to turn it to release the pressure then return the cooker or exchange with a new one.