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Presto 01370 (8-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker)
D0 No Radio — No radio at all. It cannot phone home.
The unplug test
There is nothing to unplug. You put it on a gas, electric, or induction burner; a weighted regulator on top rocks and hisses steam once pressure builds, and you turn the stove down to hold a slow steady hiss. Pressure drops when you take it off heat and let it cool, or run water over it. No company, no account, and no radio are involved at any point.
Why this tier: This is a stovetop pressure cooker with no power cord and no electrical components of any kind: pressure is controlled entirely by a weighted pressure regulator/steam release valve sitting on a vent pipe, and a mechanical air vent/cover lock. The manufacturer's own instruction manual describes every part in purely mechanical terms across 38 pages and lists a UL safety listing, not an FCC grant, because there is nothing electrical to certify.
Specifications
| Account required | none |
|---|---|
| Works offline | fully |
| Forced firmware updates | no |
| Radios | none |
| FCC ID | not checked |
| Local control | none |
| Phones home | none |
| Parts available | yes |
| Availability | in stock |
| Price band | $100-135 (seen 2026-09-03) |
| Vendor risk | 0 / 3 |
Where to buy
Sources
Class A is primary (manual, FCC filing, teardown). Class B is corroborated community reporting. Class C is never sufficient alone.
- A https://www.pressurecooker-outlet.com/Manuals/Presto/01370-8qt-stainless-steel.pdf
National Presto Industries' own Instructions and Recipes manual for the 01370: 'Getting Acquainted' diagram (Fig. A) identifies the entire control surface as a Pressure Regulator/Steam Release Valve (a weighted valve on the vent pipe) and an Air Vent/Cover Lock, both purely mechanical; page 1 shows a UL Listed mark; no electrical rating, cord, plug, or electronic component appears anywhere in the document, consistent with a stovetop (non-electric) design. — accessed 2026-09-03 - C https://www.walmart.com/ip/Presto-8-Qt-Stainless-Steel-Pressure-Cooker-01370PRESTO/10771203
Retailer listing corroborating current in-stock availability and price for the 01370 model. — accessed 2026-09-03
History
- 2026-09-03 — First published at D0.
Last verified 2026-09-03 — 3 days ago.