A brilliant piece of equipment. I don't know how I ever lived without it. I cooked a chicken soup in 15 minutes this morning - cut up some chicken thighs, tossed it in the post with some ginger, carrots, garlic and chopped onions. Covered it with water, cooked it for 15 minutes, let it cool and I had the most delicious soup you could imagine. I'm going to buy one of these for my daughter: it's fast, energy efficient and very safe: there's a little button that prevents you from opening the pot until the pressure has gone down to a safe level.