Contura Black 1.5 litre Pressure Cooker

This little pal is so excellent. I have made so many dishes over the years with them. It’s an essential in any kitchen. I’m viewing this now because I think I need a bigger one, but I love the size of this one, as it allows me to make meals for myself. My kids don’t always like what I make, so I can make a one-off just for me.

I’ve been using the Hawkins 2 Litre Contura Black Pressure Cooker for the past five years, and it has truly been a dependable utensil in my kitchen. The hard‑anodized body heats evenly, cooks quickly, and still looks great after years of regular use. I’ve used it on an induction stove the entire time, and it performs flawlessly. In all these years, I’ve had zero issues with the cooker itself. The only maintenance I’ve needed was replacing the washer once about two years ago, which is completely normal for any pressure cooker. The inner‑lid design gives a secure seal, and the cooker feels sturdy and well‑balanced every time I use it. It’s easy to clean, doesn’t stain, and continues to deliver consistent results whether I’m cooking dal, rice, or quick curries. For anyone looking for a long‑lasting, reliable pressure cooker, this one is absolutely worth it. The size is good to cook for 2-3 people.

After multiple buys this one is best so far

This is such a cute pot, I love it. I was skeptical about pressure cookers as my previous experiences were not positive. Firstly the size won me over. As I only cook for myself its perfect, does not take a lot of space. Love the shape and overall look. Love the lid and closing mechanism, its easier to handle, love that the rubber seal is on the top of the lid. When it comes to cooking, I am impressed. I tried it by cooking the most difficult item which takes more than 5 hours to cook with a regular pot. The pressure cook did it in less than an hour. Material is sturdy and strong. I foresee a very long relationship with this pot. For me it is worth the money I paid for

This product is horrible. I used 4-5 times and the safety valve issue emerges. Feels like The pressure cooker will explode. I changed the safety valve twice but it didn’t get fixed. I tried to reach out to seller for help but they were unable to help.

I don't review much, for which I apologize, but I took a chance on a 3 liter anodized Hawkins stovetop pressure cooker despite a few worrying reviews and remarks in reviews, and after using this to cook family-of-four sized portions of dried giant white beans, chickpeas and french lentils I wanted to circle back and make a couple of points. The most important is the idea, expressed in a couple of reviews, that it is impossible to put the lid on and take the lid off without dunking the lid into your food preparation. Without calling anyone out by name, I strongly suspect that reviewers who had this experience didn't bother to read the instructions. At least the model of cooker I bought is ingeniously designed, with an oval shaped opening. When you hold the lid handle at 90 degrees (perpendicular) to the base handle it is very easy to insert the lid into the pot. I would say at most it needs to dip down three-quarters of an inch into the pot, which won't bring it anywhere near your food unless you have majorly overfilled it. The second "issue" which I read about in at least one review, is the idea that the lid will fall into the food when you go to open the pot. Really, both of these issues stem from the sensible but unusual design of this cooker, which is that the lid, rather than resting on top of the pot as it would in a normal saucepan, fits under the rim of the lid. What this means is that the pressure you build up while cooking doesn't force the lid off the pot; in fact it enhances the seal between the pot and the lid. Intuitively this seems to me a much safer way to cook under pressure. However, it does take a very little bit of getting use to; if you release the lid once you are done cooking, after the pressure has diminished, it will fall into the food if you let go of the handle. Because the lid IS inside the pot. However, all you have to do is keeping holding the handle as you turn it perpendicular to slide it out, using exactly the opposite of the motion you used to put the lid on. It isn't exactly brain surgery. I like to eat beans and grains, but in summer I find chickpeas can take two hours or more to cook on the stovetop even after a good overnight soaking, and having the burner on that long doesn't help with the summer temperatures! I'm now cooking them in this Hawkins cooker in less than fifteen minutes. I can't detect any loss of texture or any other difference in the finished result, and I'm very pleased I bought this for quick smaller pressure-cooker jobs. I have a giant pressure cooker for canning, but there is no way I can be bothered to get it out every time I want to make a little hummus. This is a worthy and useful addition to my kitchen arsenal that is going to continue to get a lot of use.

I had an outstanding experience with this product! It exceeded my expectations in every way. The quality is top-notch, it arrived on time, and the customer service was excellent. I highly recommend it!”

My second one, I have had the 3 litter for years but now it’ll be for camping and just got the 4 for home. What I love about them is the simplicity, easy to find parts and change them, works flawlessly and the looks of these are great, by the way the black is not really black, more like a dark gray which I prefer. A little hint, once you pour the liquid put it in high flame without the top gasket, once you see a steady stream of vapor then place the top valve, wait until it releases once then lower the heat, also don’t store it with the lid gasket on just place it loose inside or don’t lock the lid (again for storage) but in the event that you need to replace gaskets is easy to do and readily available. I find myself being able to control my cooking better on the stove top than the electric presetting ones. Brown rice 17 minutes after it comes to pressure, ribs falling off the bone etc. Highly recommend Hawkins.

Nice product

The perfect small pressure cooker for our boat! Great for 1-2 people and gas cookers. Easy to use. Great value, pity the delivery fee to Croatia was high compared to the price of the cooker. Nevertheless, it was worth it.

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Very compact and highly efficient. Just 3 whistles and whatever needs to be cooked is well cooked. Very happy!

Je utilise toujours le poêle de haWkins fait bien le cuisson je conseille