I gave away my pressure cooker years ago when I purchased an electric one.  One of the biggest mistakes of my life.  I hated the electric one and eventually gave it away.  I finally purchased this Presto pressure cooker which was hard to find in stores.  Thank heaven for Amazon.  It arrived as promised and I was able to make the stock for my vegetable soup which I had not made since I gave my old cooker away.  I am a very happy person now with this pressure cooker.  It is much lighter than my old one which my mom gave me in 1963.  I feel comfortable using it and say to all contemplating buying an electric one.  This is so much more simple to use.  Don't spend all that extra money on the electric one.  Buy this and you will be pleased with the results of what comes out of the cooker along with all the safeguards built into it..