Best Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker in India

The Hawkins 3 Litre Inner Lid Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker is made of food-grade stainless steel, body and lid alike. The grade is 18Cr/8Ni AISI 304. It has a sandwich bottom. Hawkins says a 4.06 mm aluminium core sits between two stainless steel sheets, so the base heats evenly and never bulges.

Hawkins says the cooker is safe for light and deep frying before you pressure cook. The cooktop list runs from gas and induction to electric, ceramic and halogen.

The Prestige 3 Litre Stainless Steel Deluxe Alpha Svachh Pressure Cooker pairs an SS 304 body with a tri-ply Alpha base. The outer lid is deep, which Prestige says helps stop starchy boil-over from spilling down the sides. Prestige says the thick base lets heat spread evenly. That gives faster cooking, it says.

Prestige lists a triple safety system. It names a plug made of metal, a release system for the gasket and an indicator that shows pressure. The cooker is ISI certified.

The Butterfly Curve 5.5 Litres Stainless Steel Outer Lid Pressure Cooker is the larger option here. Butterfly also makes it in 2 litres and 3 litres. The product name says stainless steel, but the maker page gives no material grade. The induction base is aluminium and thermal, and the lid is the outer type.

Butterfly says the base is thicker so that food cooks rapidly. For safety it lists a gasket release system. Its handle turns in one direction only and stays cool.

The Prestige 3 Litre Triply Svachh Outer Lid Pressure Cooker has a full tri-ply body. Its inner layer is 304 18/8 stainless steel. A thick-gauge aluminium core sits in the middle. The outer base is 430-grade stainless steel. Prestige says heat spreads evenly through the tri-ply body, which cooks faster.

It has the same deep Svachh lid and triple safety system as the Deluxe Alpha. The warranty is half as long.