>> Pressure cookers are used by pretty much every middle class Indian household and I have never heard of an explosion. Growing up in India in the 80s, there w

>> Pressure cookers are used by pretty much every middle class Indian household and I have never heard of an explosion. Growing up in India in the 80s, there were occasional news articles about exploding Prestige and Hawkins pressure cookers. Looks like they're not unheard of even in recent times (e.g. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/8-injured-in-pressure-cooker-blast/articleshow/9941174.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/8-injured-i... )