On the television program it showed (for example) it you are cooking rice, just hit the rice button. It you are cooking ribs hit the meat button. It never showed you had to add time to all of it for the meals to cook. That was one reason I bought it. I have a different kind of pressure cooker that sold on HSN and I really like it a lot better than this one. Also you said we would get a 100.00 coupon to use at any grocery store. Then I get a paper for me to go on line and pick out the coupons I wanted. Well looking on the list I only found 2 that I use. I really not happy with cooker at all.