If you live alone, this small saucepan size pressure cooker is perfect from breakfast to dinner. The lid is inserted inside the pot and locked to the pot handle making it very safe. Very light in weight, this small pot is ideal to carry on a cycling trip, and suited for granny flat kitchen or a small student's room. Recently updated, the Hawkins Universal Aluminium Pressure Cooker 2L is now even BETTER! It features a new and improved pressure regulator, which cooks faster, saves more fuel, reduces dal sprouting and is also easier to insert and remove! Hawkins is a well known and established brand since it started in the UK in the mid 1940s. Hawkins has consistently produced this simple, high quality and low maintenance pressure cooker. Still used by millions of people worldwide, this pressure cooker has been a favourite to several generations of happy users. The trademark Hawkins style pressure cooker is famous for its excellent design and safety. The nature of the mechanism means that the lid cannot be opened under pressure. Additionally, the location of the gasket means that the seal lasts longer than in ordinary pressure cookers. The Hawkins Universal range is the original classic pressure cooker still used by millions worldwide. This 2L pressure cooker offers excellent value.