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Have the cuisinart electric pressure cooker - LOVE IT. If you get one, this is the one to get. It is great for making soups, stews, sauces, chilis, beefs, beans, rice. I used to be more creative with it, but haven't as much post baby. Example? Takes 20 minutes to make homemade pasta sauce (don't even have to pre-sautee onions) and takes 45 minutes to make beans (don't have to soak overnight!) Made cornbeef and cabbage in it and took no time, same with beef stew, and tons and tons of soups.

Don't get the type that goes on the stove - electric is the way to go.

I have a pressure cooker/slow cooker/rice cooker and it's seasons! I can make rice in 6 minutes, amazing! And chili or other recipes that take awhile to cook but you don't wanna worry about minding them on the stove. My mom had a stove top one (mine is electric) and she used to make pot roast & veggies in hers all the time.

@Mrs D: this is the one i have, it's by fagor. we have a small kitchen, so i don't have space for a million different small appliances, so this takes the place of a pressure cooker, a rice cooker and a slow cooker. it does have a non stick coating on the inside, so it's super easy to clean, but a lot of ppl aren't comfortable with nonstick anymore. i'm ok with it because, at least from what i've read, the nonstick chemicals that you want to avoid come out when cooking at high heat and when the surface is worn, and since it's not used at crazy temps or something where you'd be stirring in it & wearing the surface, i'm comfortable with it even though i don't use other nonstick pots & pans. and being able to make decent dinners in 10 minutes with this and my cuisinart griddler is AMAZING = )
http://www.amazon.com/Fagor-670040230-Stainless-Steel-6-Quart-Multi-Cooker/dp/B001A62O1G/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1355682584&sr=1-3&keywords=fagor+pressure+cooker

I have a coworker who uses her to make flan. She says that it takes 15 minutes from start to finish, plus cooling time in the fridge. She adores hers.

@sloaneandpuffy: kristin is actually working on a guest post on pressure cookers right now!