Cooked ribs and they came out extremely tender. But in my opinion they have to be crisped up under broiler or on bbq. That adds more time. The other thing they don't mention on their ad is that while it doesnt take as much time to cook, it takes up to 20 minutes to pressurize the cooker. So if the recipe calls for 20 minutes you have to add 20 minutes for pressurization. Also you only get a few recipes and they say that you have access to recipes on their website. Well I called and they have been redoing their recipe website for over a month now. The product works great but they don't tell you everything about it. The copper pans, if you get them with are extremely nice. Easy to clean up and cook uniformly.