Pressure cookers

I have had my Presto pan for about 17 years. i can't really compare it with the new expensive ones because I have never used one of them. I do know that I really like my pan. I fix soups in it a lot as well as meats. I use it a lot. it is a super fast way of cooking a whole chicken. I do this a lot and pick the meat off the bones and freeze it and the broth for later. I think it is like a lot of other items we get for our kitchens. You need to make the effort to use it a lot when you first get it to try it out. If you put it away and think you will use it later; you may and you may not. Experiment with it a lot. I think you won't be sorry.