I have long struggled with me to buy a pressure cooker, because it was anchored somewhere still deep in the brain that can go up sometimes. The smaller pot I had first ordered but I was then but for three people and for my behavior to cook so puny one size larger. There should already be a brand pot, because I would have had more fear in a cheapy to cook it. Had never even a. When he came only once unpacked, broken down and what was packed in the dishwasher. The rest of hand washed. Today the first test with beef stew was announced. Beef stew in 30 minutes? That can not work, I thought. Then even the fear of the pot. Today I dared and am absolutely thrilled. Even cowards as I can deal with it, because the cooking assistant also takes a lot of fear. So pot on the stove precut everything. A little water in the pot (as in the instructions above) as the water evaporated the residue with a cloth rausgewischt and oil pure. Seared meat and other ingredients inside. Let skepticism greet in 30 minutes Cooking time it is never finished. Takes yes else about 1.5 hours. Lid on and cook assistants to the cook crown snapped. I had previously set on my Herdart and programmed 30 minutes. He showed me then that he has connected to the pot and I went on as in the instructions described before but every few minutes I am very anxiously to look at whether it works. At level yellow runtergestellt and maintained the stove until the last shake dawned. The cooking assistant came forward to tell me that the time is over and I could turn off the heat. Did then waited a few minutes until the rings disappeared from the cooking crown and then discharged through the handle on the cover the excess steam. Curious as I was, I then opened the lid and tasted the same. The beef was really tender as butter. So tender beef stew I've never had. The pot and I will be friends though it then probably can be described as love at second sight :-) This was by far the best investment.