You can get some deals on pressure cookers at flea markets or on ebay. I have a 4qt one that is at least 60 years old, you can still buy parts for it. I have a larger one I use for canning stuff out of the garden, it never fails, I will have too many beans picked to get canned in my big pressure cooker so I can the overflow in my four qt model, it will can 3 pints.