Knob with stainless steel cap

In a cooking utensil comprising, a lid, a knob made of heat sensitive material and a metal cap;

• said lid having a top side, a bottom side and an opening to receive said knob;
• said knob comprising a base extending through said opening and extending below said bottom side of said lid;
• the improvement comprising;
• said cap being attached to said base of said knob which extends below said bottom side of said lid, said cap being formed so that said cap completely covers an exposed lower surface of said knob base and the edges of said cap are flush with the surface of said bottom side of said lid;
• said cap having an opening, said knob base having an opening;
• said opening in said knob base located at the lower surface of said knob base;
• said cap having a flange surrounding said knob base opening;
• said flange being secured to said cap around said cap opening;
• said flange extending into said knob base opening and said cap being attached to said base by means of swaging said flange over the edges formed by said opening in said base.