re: #295 The Vicious Babushka

None of the pressure cookers I have ever owned had electronic sensors or timers.

This is the one that I own now.

Nothing wrong with one of those that is kept clean, maintained (safety valve, seal, etc) properly and used correctly. For someone who is not as good a cook as VB, the Instant Pot is like this but better. The simplicity of many of the recipes, the more fool proof operation, and multi-use options (This gift replaces both my slow cooker & my rice cooker.) make it a good thing for other people. I don’t know if VB would get as much out of it as someone like me though if she can teach her husband how to put a brisket into it and have a hot supper ready when she gets home? Even if only couple of times a month, that might make it worth while.