diff --git a/openerp/models.py b/openerp/models.py
index 44f19052d7b..a3284f54093 100644
--- a/openerp/models.py
+++ b/openerp/models.py
@@ -5306,6 +5306,11 @@ class BaseModel(object):
         """ Returns a new version of this recordset attached to the provided
         environment
 
+        .. warning::
+            The new environment will not benefit from the current
+            environment's data cache, so later data access may incur extra
+            delays while re-fetching from the database.
+
         :type env: :class:`~openerp.api.Environment`
         """
         return self._browse(env, self._ids)
@@ -5315,6 +5320,25 @@ class BaseModel(object):
 
         Returns a new version of this recordset attached to the provided
         user.
+
+        By default this returns a `SUPERUSER` recordset, where access control
+        and record rules are bypassed.
+
+        .. note::
+            Using `sudo` could cause data access to cross the boundaries of
+            record rules, possibly mixing records that are meant to be
+            isolated (e.g. records from different companies in multi-company
+            environments).
+
+            It may lead to un-intuitive results in methods which select one
+            record among many - for example getting the default company, or
+            selecting a Bill of Materials.
+
+        .. note::
+            Because the record rules and access control will have to be
+            re-evaluated, the new recordset will not benefit from the current
+            environment's data cache, so later data access may incur extra
+            delays while re-fetching from the database.
         """
         return self.with_env(self.env(user=user))