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2. National Presto Industries - Wikipedia

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   National Presto Industries is a company founded in 1905 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [2] Originally called "Northwestern Steel and Iron Works" the company changed its name to the "National Pressure Cooker Company" in 1929 and then National Presto Industries, Inc. 1953. [ 3 ]

3. Pressure cooker - Wikipedia

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   A stovetop pressure cooker. A pressure cooker is a sealed vessel for cooking food with the use of high pressure steam and water or a water-based liquid, a process called pressure cooking. The high pressure limits boiling and creates higher temperatures not possible at lower pressures, allowing food to be cooked faster than at normal pressure.

4. Gasket - Wikipedia

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   Gaskets are commonly produced by cutting from sheet materials. Given the potential cost and safety implications of faulty or leaking gaskets, it is critical that the correct gasket material is selected to fit the needs of the application. [3] Gaskets for specific applications, such as high pressure steam systems, may contain asbestos. However ...

5. Bridgman seal - Wikipedia

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   The top is outside the pressure vessel; the bottom is inside. The topmost cylinder is the drive piston; it has an external force applied to it to pressurize the vessel.The six squares are cross-sections through three rings; the topmost (dark gray) one is a hard material, the middle one a softer one, and the bottom one a much softer one.

6. Presto - Wikipedia

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   Presto (restaurant technology platform) Presto (streaming company), an Australian streaming company; Presto (UK supermarket), a grocery chain in the U.K. from the 1960s to 1998; Presto! Recording Studios, in Lincoln, Nebraska; Presto Studios, a computer game development company; National Presto Industries, manufacturer of kitchen appliances

7. Quart - Wikipedia

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   The quart (symbol: qt) [1] is a unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Three kinds of quarts are currently used: the liquid quart and dry quart of the US customary system and the imperial quart of the British imperial system. All are roughly equal to one liter. It is divided into two pints or (in the US) four cups. Historically, the ...