Growing up my paternal grandmother used a pressure cooker, however not too often, was just used for corn on the cob, spare ribs, and occasionally cabbage rolls. Her sister used her her Alcamatic aluminum pressure cooker for everything
My mother and maternal grandmother never used a pressure cooker and felt they were dangerous.
I have a 10 quart Fagor pressure cooker that only gets used on my sensi-temp burner and it’s to can green beans