Hawkins Pressure Cooker
More than 45 million Hawkins pressure cookers have been sold throughout the world. With 57 different models and ten different types, the range of products provides excellent cooking for all situations, from camping to a large scale restaurant.
The product line has developed, and provides a wide range to fit anyone's needs, especially regarding safety and ease of handling.
The company started in 1959 and has exported its products wordwide since 1974. It is the industry leader in India, and it is used to make many delicious Indian dishes. Quality and innovation have been at the core of their business.But don’t think for a moment that your cooking options are limited. Once you have mastered pressure cooking, you will never turn back!
It seems many people are still nervous about pressure cookers: “Is it going to explode?” seems to be in the back of their mind.
Well, I have never had any problem like that, and a particular feature of each and every Hawkins pressure cooker is that, after cooking, the lid has to be lowered into the body of the cooker in order to open it (hence the frequent comparison with the door of a jetliner).
If the steam pressure inside is still too high, you won’t be able to do this, which provides a safety feature that should reassure everyone.
Also, Hawkins pressure cookers are listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an organization that is recognized worldwide for testing the safety of products.
Once you have reassured yourself concerning the safety of your pressure cooker, you can move on to much more satisfying qualities.
Think of speed, convenience and flavor.
Preparing food with a pressure cooker offers many advantages.
Pretty much any food that can be cooked with moist heat (boiling, steaming, braising, stewing) will do well in a pressure cooker. Although I have never done it, you can even use cooking oil.
Cooking goes much faster than in an open pot or pan, as well as beating a microwave oven hands down (on average 46% faster than microwaves).
Plus, when you get used to preparing foods based on cooking times, everything can be cooked at the same time.
Since everything is sealed in an air tight cooker, flavors don’t escape the same way as if the food is cooked in an open saucepan.
And you are not limited to water for cooking. Meat and vegetable stock, juice, vinegar, beer and wine can be added to the cooking to enhance flavor. Be careful not to over season, though, as you will find that the flavoring comes through strong.
Hawkins Pressure Cooker Range
The main course, the Hawkins Classic Pressure Cooker series, includes 11 models ranging from 1 to 12 liters. So if you are cooking for yourself or parties of 12 people or more, you can find the perfect cooker to suit your needs.The Futura Pressure Cooker is extremely energy efficient. A very high quality product and with very reasonable prices, the smaller pressure cookers are popular for smaller households, outdoor enthusiasts and motor home travelers.
The energy efficiency is a great advantage. How else can you cook a delicious stew in 15 minutes or so?
The Hawkins Contura Pressure Cooker is designed to allow you to stir your food easily in the cooker.
The Contura Hard Anodised Pressure Cooker gets its technology from the space age. This process was developed by Russian scientists to produce a metal surface tough enough for space travel.This technology is now applied to the Contura Hard Anodised Pressure Cooker. These cookers also sport a durable black finish (60 micron thick).
Why apply this technology? There are two benefits: Faster cooking as it makes the pressure cooker absorb heat faster. As a result, the cooking is more energy-efficient.
Other Hawkins Pressure Cooker models:
- Hawkins Ekobase Pressure Cooker
- Hawkins Ventura Pressure Cooker
- Hawkins Bigboy Pressure Cooker.
One small piece of advice: Buy a cooker that seems a little larger than what you think you need. As you learn how to use it, you will be able to expand your range and will wish you had more room.