Love this little pie bird. I have used it to bake one fruit pie so far and it worked like a charm. I wasn't too familiar with these handy gadgets before I saw it on Wayfair (and am slowly collecting Le Crueset) but thought I would give it a try. I'm a rookie pie maker but I can tell this bird made a difference in ventilation. It's also so cute I can place it around the kitchen as a decoration, most of our guest's usually ask me what it is!