Hawkins Contura Black Pressure Cooker, 5 Litre, Black (CB50)

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 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.

Poor quality

I gave it away because it was too difficult to close the lid but when I did get it closed it performed well but I found it frustrating

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.

Recieved today. This is my second one this week. I returned the first one due to seal leakage before reaching FOP. (Made in China, of course!!) I tested this one with water. Took @5minutes to arrive at FOP. But no leakage!!! I’m happy with that alone. I’ve heard some say the lid is confusing them. It did me too! UNTIL I READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!!! As I always say, if you can’t figure it out, RTFD!!!!! If you look at the base opening and lid, you will see they are not round….oval shaped ever so slightly!!!! Now you understand the rest of the story! BTW: made in India ….and the cook book recipes are all Indian recipes. But I’m sure the internet is full of all types of recipes for pressure cookers. Good luck everyone. And God Bless!!

I’m very happy with this pressure pot I think is one of the best that I had had , it’s made of stainless steel and nothing sticks to it that make it very easy to clean , oh my goodness I will definitely recommend it, the price is perfect I think I paid around $50.00 but is all worth I had used several times , and I tell myself I had made a wonderful purchase!!!!!!

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.

Zdecydowanie polecam

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

Semplice bellina efficiente. Mi soddisfa

Overall good to have