This is an update to my previous review. It worked great the first seven times we used it. However, the 8th time, after about 20 minutes the small center knob on the lid of the pot suddenly exploded and all of the contents in the pot shot upwards through the gaping hole with such huge force and stained my entire kitchen ceiling. We are lucky we weren't near the pot when this happened because it could have cause major burns. Perhaps we received a bad product. Just be careful when using this pot. We no longer use the pot.