For those of you considering an investment in a new appliance, do what I did: Find a friend willing to lend you his or hers for a week or two. Several years ago, when I first got an IP, I traded mine for a friend's Vitamix for a week. At the end of the week, she'd bought an Instant Pot of her own, but I wasn't yet convinced I needed a Vitamix. (I've since bought one, but only when it reached the point that Mr. CE and I were making several smoothies a day.)