I received this pressure cooker as a Christmas gift from my sister in law.  She bought herself one, and then bought me one.  I cook often and consider myself a good cook, but this required quite a  bit of retraining, a cook book, and lots of internet help.  The manual that came with this isn't remotely adequate.  Anyway, now that I have a grasp on it, it works really well.  I love this way more than my crockpot and I no longer have odd-textured meats.  It's really excellent for that.  My BIGGEST GRIPE is the teflon coated pot.  I've used nothing but wooden spoons and already I have a scratch.  This makes the pot now toxic.  I'm on a quest to find a stainless pot to replace the teflon since Cuisinart does NOT have an option.  Extremely frustrated with an otherwise excellent pressure cooker.  Works great but buyer beware on the insert.  If this hadn't been a gift, I would have chosen the Instant Pot with it's stainless insert.