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12 reviews for HAWKINS Classic Aluminum Pressure Cooker, 10 Litre
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PANCHANGAM SUBRAMANYAM –
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CanAm Global –
Good and reliable product
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bkas –
I wasnt very happy with the size of the product but then that was my fault in ordering this 2 litre cooker. The worse part is it just leaks water and whatever you have put inside if the water level is more than 1/4 of the volume of the cooker, ie, 500 ml water. So, basically i cannot cook for more than 1 person in this and whenever i tried to, it took me hours of refilling water and cooking to finally end up with non-edible food with a lot of waste and a lot of cleaning to do. I have tried adjusting the whistle and the rubber band but nothing works. No Hawkins for me anymore.
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Dino Sarma –
FAST daal making for when you just need a small quantity. For it to get to full pressure barely took like five minutes. Awesome! And that’s on a cruddy electric stove. However, if you’re used to timing with whistles, add an extra three to this one, because the whistles come so much closer together than a full sized Hawkins. I own a 5L and 7L Hawkins Futura, which I love. However, when it’s just me and my husband eating, there’s no sense in lugging out those monsters. I’d rather have this little 2L model to make a cup or so of daal at a time. I would strongly suggest getting the 2L and not the 1.5L. The 1.5L is too small by just the right amount to be utterly useless.
Why? Because you can only fill up to 1/3 of the way full (including water) for daal, since it foams up and can clog the valve. 1.5 litre is 6 cups. This means you can only have a total of 2 cups daal + water. 1/2 cup of daal needs 1 1/2 cups water. There’s your 2 cups. The 2 litres is 8 cups. This gives you space to make the full 1 cup of daal (plus 2 cups of water). And it still heats up in enough time.
This little cooker is perfect for daily use during the week.
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Samurai –
As mom said this is the best one The packaging was good. its about six months and no problem at all. perfect fit.
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RLL –
I probably should have got the next size up from the smallest. But it does what it says really well. The blast of steam it releases about once a minute (if you have the burner set so it does, which is recommended) is a little disconcerting at first. It will do 1 cup of raw beans, or 1 lb of meat – don’t add more water than the recipe calls for – otherwise it is a little more exciting. We don’t use many legumes, so it is nice to cook a small amount in just a few minutes, rather than have canned beans pass their expiration date.
ps It advises only 1/3 cup of certain pulses (we call them lentils) which can clog the vent. But they cook so fast, why use a pressure cooker.
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Sakura Avelon –
It is actually pretty good and great for a family of 2 people. It isn’t as bulky as a regular 4l pressure cooker would look. However the rubber band on the lid is kind of flimsy and keeps rolling off. As opposed to normal pressure cooker they are very thin. But so far it has been good. For the price I guess this is okay.
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Dylan Gordon –
Personally I think this is a ingenious design for a pressure cooker. Gasket stays clean, no leaking.. Putting the lid in does require reading the instructions, it isn’t intuitive. But it can’t be forced open while pressurized.
Anyway, I’m a fan, like this much more than my Prestige cooker. Unlike that, this one comes with instructions, a recipe book, and is UL listed.
Note that unlike many contemporary European-style cookers, which emit a steady stream of steam and maintain a constant pressure, this is the Indian-style. It gets up to pressure, releases a whistle of steam, and then you can turn it down and continue to cook with occasional whistles. So the pressure probably fluctuates somewhat. For my purposes (cooking dal, mostly), and I imagine most purposes, this is no problem.
The pot did arrive quite a bit scratched up on one side. But I didn’t buy it to look at. And when these go on sale here on Amazon the price can’t be beat for such a large cooker (I got the 12L).
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Astra –
Bought the 3.5 litre version for CDN $33 and I consider it an absolute steal. These things are absolutely rock solid. I’ve seen families that have this cooker passed down from one generation to the next.
Forget about the electric pressure cookers that are all the rage right now; eventually an electric component will fail, a motherboard will fry or a company will go out of business. The Hawkins will never give you up, never let you down or desert you. Why? Because it’s mechanically such a simple design that there’s very little that can break on it: there’s a whistle that sits on top, there’s a lid that slots into the body, there’s a simple rubber gasket and there’s a safety valve. And the lid can’t break unless you find a way to warp thick aluminium alloy. The only thing that needs maintenance on these cookers is the rubber gasket (giant o-ring) which needs to be replaced every few years and is a $2 to $5 component depending on where you buy it. The safety valve can also blow out but that’s only if you do something like over fill the cooker. And that brings me to my next point, which is that a lot of people are intimidated by pressure cookers because of the pressure. Don’t be. If you screw something up and there’s too much pressure the safety valve blows with a ‘pop’ and the cooker lets off excess pressure. Its a not a big deal, but you will have to replace the safety valve with a new one.
Also, Hawkins designs these things so that you can order and replace everything on the cooker with little more than a screw driver and all the instructions are available on their website. Definitely a Buy-It-For-Life item.
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sitovara –
Very good sturdy built cooker. It is probably one of the basic models but it works great. I was really scared about using a pressure cooker but after a couple tries I am a pro. Food tasted incredible and don’t have to worry about stirring and checking the food. Dump everything in and it gets cooked to perfection. Don’t have to worry about the different cooking times for different foods. They all come out cooked right and you don’t need to use a lot of spices because the pressure cooking makes everything taste better. The 6.5 litter is perfect for a family of 4.It cooks about two meals for a family of four.I love it and would recommend it.
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Tingleykid –
All our birds and their own chicks have flown the nest so our big pots and pans are of little use to us. We were unaware that pressure cookers are available in small sizes until we watched an Indian recipe video. Locating a supplier in Canada met with no success but Amazon.com offered this product Hawkins Classic Aluminum 2.0 Litre Pressure Cookerin a wide range of sizes and we selected the two litre cooker which turned out to be ideal. The 2 litre cooker allows ample servings for two persons and we use it for all sorts of cuisines and recipes, Indian, European, Chinese, and North American especially. Just a couple of drawbacks – for aging hands and eyes the method of fitting and sealing the lid requires some practice, and the handle-locking device gets very hot and can deliver a nasty burn if you forget to use a mitt. Pressurizing and safety devices work well and the cooker is a breeze to clean and care for. We are delighted with results so far.
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Susan Cromby –
This thing is so much easier to use than my older Presto pressure cooker–the valve mechanism is different and it’s a lot easier to seal and bring up to pressure. This is a very, very small cooker, about the size of a medium/small sauce pan. It’s quite limited in what you can cook in it because of that, but since I’m only cooking for one person, it’s not a huge deal for me. This comes from India and includes a cookbook full of Indian recipes–mostly stuff I wouldn’t dream of cooking. All the parts are replaceable and readily available. I had been toying with the idea of buying an electric pressure cooker but the reviews of all the models are a bit scary, plus the price seems high for what you get. The electric models don’t come up to 15 lb. pressure which is industry standard for pressure cookers and virtually all recipes are based on that. These Hawkin’s Pressure Cookers are very inexpensive compared to other models but they are very heavy-duty and sturdy. Remember when buying a pressure cooker that you can generally only fill it a bit over half full so that boiling stuff doesn’t clog the safety valve. Plan for that when choosing a size. Also remember that these things weigh a ton when filled with water and food. I can’t lift the big ones anymore, even if I had a reason to cook with them. This model/size is not suitable for canning, it’s just too small. I like this cooker very much.
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PANCHANGAM SUBRAMANYAM –
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CanAm Global –
Good and reliable product
bkas –
I wasnt very happy with the size of the product but then that was my fault in ordering this 2 litre cooker. The worse part is it just leaks water and whatever you have put inside if the water level is more than 1/4 of the volume of the cooker, ie, 500 ml water. So, basically i cannot cook for more than 1 person in this and whenever i tried to, it took me hours of refilling water and cooking to finally end up with non-edible food with a lot of waste and a lot of cleaning to do. I have tried adjusting the whistle and the rubber band but nothing works.
No Hawkins for me anymore.
Dino Sarma –
FAST daal making for when you just need a small quantity. For it to get to full pressure barely took like five minutes. Awesome! And that’s on a cruddy electric stove. However, if you’re used to timing with whistles, add an extra three to this one, because the whistles come so much closer together than a full sized Hawkins. I own a 5L and 7L Hawkins Futura, which I love. However, when it’s just me and my husband eating, there’s no sense in lugging out those monsters. I’d rather have this little 2L model to make a cup or so of daal at a time. I would strongly suggest getting the 2L and not the 1.5L. The 1.5L is too small by just the right amount to be utterly useless.
Why? Because you can only fill up to 1/3 of the way full (including water) for daal, since it foams up and can clog the valve. 1.5 litre is 6 cups. This means you can only have a total of 2 cups daal + water. 1/2 cup of daal needs 1 1/2 cups water. There’s your 2 cups. The 2 litres is 8 cups. This gives you space to make the full 1 cup of daal (plus 2 cups of water). And it still heats up in enough time.
This little cooker is perfect for daily use during the week.
Samurai –
As mom said this is the best one
The packaging was good.
its about six months and no problem at all.
perfect fit.
RLL –
I probably should have got the next size up from the smallest. But it does what it says really well. The blast of steam it releases about once a minute (if you have the burner set so it does, which is recommended) is a little disconcerting at first. It will do 1 cup of raw beans, or 1 lb of meat – don’t add more water than the recipe calls for – otherwise it is a little more exciting. We don’t use many legumes, so it is nice to cook a small amount in just a few minutes, rather than have canned beans pass their expiration date.
ps It advises only 1/3 cup of certain pulses (we call them lentils) which can clog the vent. But they cook so fast, why use a pressure cooker.
Sakura Avelon –
It is actually pretty good and great for a family of 2 people. It isn’t as bulky as a regular 4l pressure cooker would look. However the rubber band on the lid is kind of flimsy and keeps rolling off. As opposed to normal pressure cooker they are very thin. But so far it has been good. For the price I guess this is okay.
Dylan Gordon –
Personally I think this is a ingenious design for a pressure cooker. Gasket stays clean, no leaking.. Putting the lid in does require reading the instructions, it isn’t intuitive. But it can’t be forced open while pressurized.
Anyway, I’m a fan, like this much more than my Prestige cooker. Unlike that, this one comes with instructions, a recipe book, and is UL listed.
Note that unlike many contemporary European-style cookers, which emit a steady stream of steam and maintain a constant pressure, this is the Indian-style. It gets up to pressure, releases a whistle of steam, and then you can turn it down and continue to cook with occasional whistles. So the pressure probably fluctuates somewhat. For my purposes (cooking dal, mostly), and I imagine most purposes, this is no problem.
The pot did arrive quite a bit scratched up on one side. But I didn’t buy it to look at. And when these go on sale here on Amazon the price can’t be beat for such a large cooker (I got the 12L).
Astra –
Bought the 3.5 litre version for CDN $33 and I consider it an absolute steal. These things are absolutely rock solid. I’ve seen families that have this cooker passed down from one generation to the next.
Forget about the electric pressure cookers that are all the rage right now; eventually an electric component will fail, a motherboard will fry or a company will go out of business. The Hawkins will never give you up, never let you down or desert you. Why? Because it’s mechanically such a simple design that there’s very little that can break on it: there’s a whistle that sits on top, there’s a lid that slots into the body, there’s a simple rubber gasket and there’s a safety valve. And the lid can’t break unless you find a way to warp thick aluminium alloy. The only thing that needs maintenance on these cookers is the rubber gasket (giant o-ring) which needs to be replaced every few years and is a $2 to $5 component depending on where you buy it. The safety valve can also blow out but that’s only if you do something like over fill the cooker. And that brings me to my next point, which is that a lot of people are intimidated by pressure cookers because of the pressure. Don’t be. If you screw something up and there’s too much pressure the safety valve blows with a ‘pop’ and the cooker lets off excess pressure. Its a not a big deal, but you will have to replace the safety valve with a new one.
Also, Hawkins designs these things so that you can order and replace everything on the cooker with little more than a screw driver and all the instructions are available on their website. Definitely a Buy-It-For-Life item.
sitovara –
Very good sturdy built cooker. It is probably one of the basic models but it works great.
I was really scared about using a pressure cooker but after a couple tries I am a pro.
Food tasted incredible and don’t have to worry about stirring and checking the food. Dump everything in and it gets cooked to perfection. Don’t have to worry about the different cooking times for different foods.
They all come out cooked right and you don’t need to use a lot of spices because the pressure cooking makes everything taste better. The 6.5 litter is perfect for a family of 4.It cooks about two meals for a family of four.I love it and would recommend it.
Tingleykid –
All our birds and their own chicks have flown the nest so our big pots and pans are of little use to us. We were unaware that pressure cookers are available in small sizes until we watched an Indian recipe video. Locating a supplier in Canada met with no success but Amazon.com offered this product Hawkins Classic Aluminum 2.0 Litre Pressure Cookerin a wide range of sizes and we selected the two litre cooker which turned out to be ideal. The 2 litre cooker allows ample servings for two persons and we use it for all sorts of cuisines and recipes, Indian, European, Chinese, and North American especially. Just a couple of drawbacks – for aging hands and eyes the method of fitting and sealing the lid requires some practice, and the handle-locking device gets very hot and can deliver a nasty burn if you forget to use a mitt. Pressurizing and safety devices work well and the cooker is a breeze to clean and care for. We are delighted with results so far.
Susan Cromby –
This thing is so much easier to use than my older Presto pressure cooker–the valve mechanism is different and it’s a lot easier to seal and bring up to pressure. This is a very, very small cooker, about the size of a medium/small sauce pan. It’s quite limited in what you can cook in it because of that, but since I’m only cooking for one person, it’s not a huge deal for me. This comes from India and includes a cookbook full of Indian recipes–mostly stuff I wouldn’t dream of cooking. All the parts are replaceable and readily available. I had been toying with the idea of buying an electric pressure cooker but the reviews of all the models are a bit scary, plus the price seems high for what you get. The electric models don’t come up to 15 lb. pressure which is industry standard for pressure cookers and virtually all recipes are based on that. These Hawkin’s Pressure Cookers are very inexpensive compared to other models but they are very heavy-duty and sturdy. Remember when buying a pressure cooker that you can generally only fill it a bit over half full so that boiling stuff doesn’t clog the safety valve. Plan for that when choosing a size. Also remember that these things weigh a ton when filled with water and food. I can’t lift the big ones anymore, even if I had a reason to cook with them. This model/size is not suitable for canning, it’s just too small. I like this cooker very much.