I would have given it five stars, but the handle feels just a little flimsy, seeing as how you have to lift the not-insubstantial-weight of the pot with it.  I'm hoping it will hold up, despite my misgivings...  Aside from that, I love this cooker.  In my experience, the little cooking guide that comes with it is useful, but you'll have to mess around with times a bit to figure out what works best.  Though the guide doesn't give cooking times for most unsoaked beans, you CAN cook them that way...however, the resulting gas will make you pay wretchedly for skipping that step!  I've decided not to cook lima beans in this cooker...the foaming out past the regulator was too nerve-wracking.  Cooking potatoes for mashing is a five minute snap (after the initial pressure-build time), and sweet potatoes cooked in this pot were especially flavorful.  Would I buy this again?  Sure would.