A pressure cooker comprising a) a pot having a pot handle that is fastened to the pot in a fastening region at a side wall of the pot, wherein the pot handle extends at least regionally along a pot handle axis that extends away from the pot in a substantially radial direction; and b) a lid having a lid handle that is fastened to the lid at an upper side of the lid, wherein the lid handle extends at least regionally along a lid handle axis that extends away from the lid in a substantially radial direction; wherein the pot and the lid together have a bayonet closure, wherein the bayonet closure is suitable to fasten the pot handle to the lid handle in a closure position in which the pot handle axis and the lid handle axis extend in substantially the same direction and to release the pot handle from the lid handle in an opening position in which the pot handle axis and the lid handle axis are arranged at a specific angle to one another, characterized in that the bayonet closure is configured such that, in the opening position of the bayonet closure, a tilting of the lid in the fastening region of the pot handle is possible in a manner such that the lid can be raised from the pot in a region that is disposed opposite the fastening region of the pot handle, but cannot be raised from the pot in the fastening region of the pot handle. a) a pot having a pot handle that is fastened to the pot in a fastening region at a side wall of the pot, wherein the pot handle extends at least regionally along a pot handle axis that extends away from the pot in a substantially radial direction; and b) a lid having a lid handle that is fastened to the lid at an upper side of the lid, wherein the lid handle extends at least regionally along a lid handle axis that extends away from the lid in a substantially radial direction; wherein the pot and the lid together have a bayonet closure, wherein the bayonet closure is suitable to fasten the pot handle to the lid handle in a closure position in which the pot handle axis and the lid handle axis extend in substantially the same direction and to release the pot handle from the lid handle in an opening position in which the pot handle axis and the lid handle axis are arranged at a specific angle to one another, characterized in that the bayonet closure is configured such that, in the opening position of the bayonet closure, a tilting of the lid in the fastening region of the pot handle is possible in a manner such that the lid can be raised from the pot in a region that is disposed opposite the fastening region of the pot handle, but cannot be raised from the pot in the fastening region of the pot handle. wherein the pot and the lid together have a bayonet closure, wherein the bayonet closure is suitable to fasten the pot handle to the lid handle in a closure position in which the pot handle axis and the lid handle axis extend in substantially the same direction and to release the pot handle from the lid handle in an opening position in which the pot handle axis and the lid handle axis are arranged at a specific angle to one another, characterized in that the bayonet closure is configured such that, in the opening position of the bayonet closure, a tilting of the lid in the fastening region of the pot handle is possible in a manner such that the lid can be raised from the pot in a region that is disposed opposite the fastening region of the pot handle, but cannot be raised from the pot in the fastening region of the pot handle.