Item : B000GR7776 Customer Reviews Best Ever by .. R. Wheatt (Southfield, MI USA) Hawkins-Futura 5.0 Litres Pressure Cooker I purchased this pressure cooker years age and its been the best pressure cooker ever. The parts are easy to replace. The cooker is so very easy to use, and virtually indestructible. I have no marks, scratches or any pitting on mine and its over 15 years old. I have recommended this cooker to my friends who love to cook and even a few that don't and they all agree its so very easy to use. Recommended with reservations by .. Alan J. Brady (Italy) Nicely finished but the design of the lid requires you to put it inside the cooker and rotate 90 degrees. A little tricky until you get used to it and the lid can come into contact with whatever you have inside the cooker. Check the price WITH shipping, the current vender is gouging on shipping charges. Does not come with it's own containers by .. A. Kanakagiri (New Fairfield,CT) After being tired of changing leaking gaskets I decided to give Hawkins Futura a try. I liked it's look & body and performance.I agree it is a good cooker ,but unlike my old Whistling Pressure cooker I cannot cook 3 different things at "one go". It does not whistle so i had to play with heat level & timing to get my Rice & lentils cooked . The CookBook Instructions where not good enough for me.Also my problem was it does not come with its own container,this is not mentioned in the product details. Another point i would like to mention is the cooker is not dishwasher safe, i put mine in and I could see the shine is gone and the water has left a mark , it is handwash only. I gave it 3 stars because you can use the cooker as a whole for cooking, its better if you have two . A very nice cooker by .. T. Satterthwait () All in all a very nice pressure cooker. It's not too expensive, nicely made, a super durable finish. The pressure regulator is simple and reliable, and the recipe and instruction books are well done. The lid is designed to engage from the inside so that the pressure reinforces the seal, ingenious but it makes fitting the lid a little tricky. Check out the product literature to make sure you're okay with that before you buy. Very happy with the product as well as the dealer by .. Raji (MA, USA) I ordered this cooker on Sunday after I had some problems with my old Prestige cooker. Since this was a standard shipping I was expecting it to come somewhere between next Saturday and Monday. But was pleasantly surprised to find the package waiting at my door steps on Thursday...! The dealer had packaged it up very nicely & FedExed it!! Started cooking with this cooker this weekend. This was the 1st time I am using the Hawkins model & I am very very happy with it. No worries about the lid blowing of on my face when I am cooking or about wasting too much electricity. My cooking time has practically reduced to half!