Oh Sherry---I got chills reading your post---what a wonderful day for you and your garden---I'm way beyond thrilled for you--- and what a great DH you have --- dinner sounds delicious How nice to read you have Blue Willow----I have a wonderful collection of really old Blue willow that was given to me by my favorite aunt who was 93 when we lost her---she always set the table with her dishes when we had lunch and then one day shortly before she died she had them all packed up for me to take home------I treasure them I also have a set that we picked up when they had a special at the Acme food stores---we use it everyday because it is very practical and pretty--Microwave safe etc. Your post made me happy tonight. Some of my aunts old Blue willow on the shelf over the windows Florence

Janet: good to know about the rings. Pkramer60: I think I probably will go with the 8qt. and googling my current favorites cooked in the IP is a good idea. Anne Duke: If I ever have time to experiment I might try that. Right now I do the easy way:microwave in the potato bag. Dan1888: Sounds like things I cook, but don't understand how you cook potatoes and carrots wrapped in foil in beef stew-am I mis-reading that? Alex9179: I have a manual PC, so am familiar with the extra time you have to allow for coming to pressure and cool down. I still love the way it tenderizes certain foods and the speed. Thank you for the link; I will explore. Sooz: The chuck roast sounds delicious! I would have never thought of meat loaf in a pressure cooker and chicken broth, too. Lalithar: The time saved cooking beans and lentils makes a PC earn its shelf space. I didn't realize they act as warmers. And glad to hear you like the IP brand better. Chocolatebunny123: Glad to hear from another pleased user, even if it is hubby who uses it. I remember as a young married, being afraid to use a PC, but my mother bought me one an insisted it was safe. I didn't read the instructions well and eventually tried to cook something in it that I wasn't supposed to and blew the vent out. IIRC it was chicken and dumplings and they were all over my ceiling. By then I knew how valuable the PC was for saving time and started paying more attention to how and what to cook in it. Btaylor10: I've never made yogurt, but we do eat lots of it, so that would be a neat feature. Moosemac: I like the idea of using it for broth and I like that so many have replaced appliances with the IP. Thanks for all your responses. It always helps to make a decision about cooking appliances and tools after reading the opinions and experiences of the people on this forum I think I will have to be careful about weight gain if I use it for as many cheesecakes as people on here are enjoying!

I used my IP to make the corned beef part yesterday--wow, 17 minutes under pressure and 15 minutes more as it did natural venting... delicious!

have you taken apart the filter thingy and the valve parts to clean them yet? could be something is in there from previous cooking. keep one of your new rings for things like cheesecake and yogurt. Also, after using it, store the lid upside down so air can get to it. there are lots of threads on IP FB page on how to de - odorize the ring. most say nothing helps, then a few say it did help their ring. I bought a pkg of spares right away to have on hand.