My neighbor talked me into buying a Cooks Essentials power pressure cooker and I love it, too. She bought the 4 qt. cooker, then the 6 Qt. AND the 8 qt. because she cooks for 2 big men. Then a friend saw mine and she bought the 6 qt. AFTER her husband tried to make bean soup in her old pressure cooker. He got it cooking, went outside to feed the dog and forgot about it because the weather was so nice. When my friend came home, there were beans on the, cabinets, ceiling , floor and all over the kitchen. Ended up have to paint the whole room!