I have to be honest, I'm not a cook. I rarely use my oven and use a crock pot for my roasts and chicken. I was definitely intimidated by this product. The instruction manual is thorough and offers great meal ideas. I've only made rice in it so far (it WAS as easy as other reviews mention) but will update my review when I make a pot roast. I'm still intimidated by it but I'm excited for how versatile it is.