When high quality, well-reviewed Pressure Cookers (Cuisinart, anyone?) are under $100, it is time to invest! The pressure cooker may carry a depression-era stigma, but with the resurgence of do-it-yourself cooking, canning, and introducing nutrition back into our meals, the pressure cooker is a wise investment. Pressure cookers can reduce cooking times by 70%. Yes, that may sound like a salesman's line, but time is precious and there are not many of us who can spend several hours after a full day of work cooking dinner for our families. The pressure cooker can do so much (canning, brisket & potatoes, chicken alfredo, risotto, etc), but it seems that we need a little more education to realize the full range of pressure cooker prowess; I recommend starting with the Pressure Cooking Wikipedia page. Check out Alton Brown's Pressure Cooker Chili recipe which only takes 35 minutes, and has a FIVE star rating, with 169 reviews! The pressure cooker is going to be a true investment for your kitchen - you'll not only save time, your family will thank you for the gourmet meal that tastes like you spent all day slaving over it!