HAWKINS2 Litre Contura Pressure Cooker, Stainless Steel Inner Lid Cooker, Handi Cooker, Induction Cooker, Small Cooker, Silver (SSC20)

I have a 6 liter cooker which was a little big for, say, 3-4 chicken leg quarters. This cooker is perfect for that. I had no problem after multiple uses with explosive or alarming steam release or such. It just hissed. I followed the instructions and it thoroughly cooks four thighs ‘n drumsticks (eight mins cook time after valve steam indicates operating temp). Item is of good quality. I recommend it for simple uses.

This is my favorite pressure cooker. WMF 3 litre and WMF 6 litre pressure cookers are my two other pressure cookers. The WMF pressure cookers are very nice and very quiet. The six litre WMF is for large meat dishes or whole chickens. The 3 litre WMF is fine but still a little large for a single person. The Hawkins is a snap to use. Once you get the snap of centering the lid to get pressure it is amazing! Pressure is easier to maintain with the Hawkins once at pressure the valve is very quiet. The Hawkins has a spring valve as well. The WMF pressure cookers make a very disturbing noise when the pressure is getting to high. The Hawkins will his a little before it lets off a large burst of steam. You will learn when to lower the heat. With the WMF pressure cookers you are constantly playing with the heat. The Hawkins has a very heavy bottom but I do believe a heat diffuser would help. Very little water escapes. India has great technology. I see no reason to spend money on high dollar pressure cookers anymore. The Hawkins is very well made.

The pressure cooker worked initially but after a couple of uses the lid became leaky. Food got burnt. I have been using pressure cookers all my life. Never had such issues with a brand new pressure cooker. I do not recommend it !

The cooker is a good starting item fir cooking small quantity of rice. it does deliver a very softer quality and makes the best of your meal.

Base is thicker steel, however round edges are not that blunt so must be careful while washing to prevent any injury.

Even though it is manual cooker, use it weekly. Perfect size for 1 or 2 servings. My daughter ❤️ this for chicken. I use it make beans. Once I got how 2 use, I haven't stopped using it.

I've used it several times for beans and beef stew. It works as expected.I had a similar Hawkins cooker of the small capacity (for singe servings) that was aluminium and not suitable for the induction cooktop.Brilliant stainless steel finish and very nice large cookbook is included.The two liter size is very convenient for small meals and dishes and heats up to pressure very quickly.Highly recommended.בס'ד

First off, part of the handle on the lid was broken when it arrived. It was still usable, and I thought about keeping it until I started washing it to be able to use it. The way it's made with that wide lip around the top, you can't pour from it. Food would have to be scooped out, and cleaning it is a pain. I scrapped up my hand on the lip trying to wash it, and because of how wide the lip is, trying to get all the soapy water out is difficult. It might be good for cooking, but the difficulty of removing food & cleaning was something I didn't want to deal with.