This cooker is huge, but it kind of has to be.  You're not supposed to fill the cookers beyond the fill line, so you need space at the top for air/steam, and to keep the release vent from getting clogged.  I'd forgotten that.  The cooker without the lid is great for making pasta, too--an added plus.  It's a Presto, so getting new parts will be easy.  It does what it's supposed to do, without a lot of extras, and I like that.