Not disputing the value of of pressure cooker but if your children are like mine, even 30 mins of cooking in the kitchen can be too much, we need a meal that is ready to serve up when we are ready for it. Literally plates and cutlery out, dish up, eat. That is why I love my slow cooker, this week we had three delicious meals from it only one was stew and next week we are having pulled pork, yum.