Operation Manual

The Hawkins Ekobase Pressure Cooker
The Hawkins Ekobase Pressure Cooker has a black, hard anodized,
extra thick (6.35 mm thick), energy-efficient base. The "double-thick"
base stays flat and heats quickly and evenly. It is ideal for light frying
before pressure cooking and for quick and economical cooking on
electric, gas, ceramic and halogen stoves. The hard anodized base
will not tarnish, pit or corrode.
All the instructions and illustrations in this Manual apply to the
Hawkins Ekobase even though the photographs and drawings are of
the Hawkins Classic model.
Using Your Own Recipes
We recommend the recipes we have actually tested and
included in this Manual. Once you are familiar with cooking
with your Hawkins Pressure Cooker, you may adapt recipes
from other cookbooks or use your own, making sure that you
adjust cooking time, food and water quantities as may be needed
(see Easy Tips for Better Cooking pages 11 to 16).
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COOK IN THE HAWKINS WITHOUT FIRST
READING CAREFULLY THE REMAINING INSTRUCTIONS.
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Parts of the Hawkins Pressure Cooker
PRESSURE REGULATOR/VENT WEIGHT
STEAM VENT/VENT TUBE
LID
SEALING RING/GASKET
SUBSIDIARY HANDLE
COOKER BODY
GRID
STUDS AND SCREWS
PIVOT
LOCKING LOOP
LID HANDLE
LID HANDLE BAR
SAFETY VALVE
BODY HANDLE