I got a new gasket -- it made my pressure cooker feel like new, almost. I hadn't ever bought a gasket for any of my cookers. But my Fagor 4-quart gets used often so after just 5 or so years of being used many times each week, it just didn't seem to work as expected. It was leaking a bit and I figured that spending $10 for a new gasket was a good investment.
Remember that your cooker is only as good as the seal that it makes which is the process for it getting to pressure. And using my cooker is very important so...
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I don't feel confident using the 4-quart cooker. I am concerned that there will not be enough space and I will have a problem. I know in my head that there are safety valves, but my feelings tell me to be careful. What factors do you consider when you choose the 4-quart instead of a larger one?
If you are cooking beans or other legumes, then you can't fill the cooker more than half-full. If you are cooking soup or stew, then you can go up to almost 2/3 full, which means that you can cook about 3 quarts. That's quite a bit of food.
If I want to make more, then I use my 6- or 8-quart cookers. It does seem strange to use such a small pot but it works, especially when doing lots of vegetables, but nothing that expands a lot - the legumes and some grains like barley or wild rice.
I hope that I can give you the confidence to try it. This is true of the new-style cookers, not the older ones with the jiggle top. Let me know how it works out.
I got a new gasket -- it made my pressure cooker feel like new, almost. I hadn't ever bought a gasket for any of my cookers. But my Fagor ... fpressurecookers.blogspot.com
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