I have purchased the Avalla 2.5l pressure cooker on eBay. The price was fair and I initially loved how compact the cooker was. As I intended to use it on a daily basis, I also wanted something that won't look ugly on my kitchen top. I have now used this pressure cooker many times over the past few weeks and I really love it. It cooks very well and food comes out tasty. It's fast at heating up and depressuring. It is also so so quiet. You get a 2 second hiss when it's ready to pressure cook and a gentle bip when the food is done. That's that. Overall, it's pretty, great size, quiet and very handy. I hope it'll still be on the market when my current one dies as I'd be happy to reorder.