kuhn rikon is a swiss cookware manufacturer based in rikon im tösstal, zell, switzerland. it is particularly known for pressure cookers sold under the brand name duromatic, which is often used in switzerland as a synonym for pressure cooker. the company is a family owned public limited company. the name kuhn rikon is also associated with the tibet institute rikon, which was established by the co-founders of the business as a non-profit spiritual and cultural center for the exiled tibetans in switzerland.