Abstract: A process for the manufacture of cooking vessels, in particular pots and/or pans and the like suitable for magnetic induction heating, is remarkably simple and comprises the steps of: providing a metallic semimanufactured vessel (A) of the cooking vessel, comprising a hollow (21) and a bottom portion (20); providing a plate member (1), in a metallic material of relatively high hardness, provided with a plurality of points (6a, 6b) projecting from a surface thereof (4) and forming an angle (&agr;) equal to or larger than 90° therewith; inducing, by compression or the plate member (1) at the bottom portion (20), the penetration of said points (6a, 6b) and the adhering of said surface (4) of said plate member (1) on said bottom portion (20).

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of cooking vessels, in particular pots and/or pans in a relatively soft metallic material, with a plate in a metallic material of high hardness applied to the bottom of the vessel, performs a stable connection among said parts with no mechanical and/or thermal trauma for the materials and comprises the steps of: providing a plate (1) provided with a plurality of points (6) projecting from a surface (4) thereof; inducing, by compression, the penetration of said points (6) and the adhering of said surface (4) at the bottom (20); and stretching said bottom (20), thereby causing the deformation and the clutching of said points (6).

Abstract: A pot having a lid for cooking and draining food includes a lid (2) having an outer convex top (20), with a central knob (21), which is dome-shaped and perforated by a plurality of through apertures (25,26) in one sector thereof, extending within one half of the top (20). The lid (2) further includes an edge (22) and a leaning swell (23) for leaning onto an upper brim (10) of the pot (1), which extends with a cylindrical band (24) for the reciprocal sliding coupling of the lid (2) with a mouth (11) of the pot (1), the cylindrical band (24) having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the mouth (11) so as to accomplish a substantially airtight coupling when one is inserted into the other. The lid (2) is provided with releasable engagement means for the fast locking of the lid (2) on the pot (1) at the cylindrical band (24) of the lid (2) and in the mouth (11).