Lid with a valve-containing knob for a cooking utensil

A lid for a cooking utensil, comprising:

• a valve-containing knob rotatably supported on the lid, said lid having a hole therein, and said valve-containing knob being provided with a venting opening selectively connectable to said hole in said lid, said valve-containing knob being supported on a central support element fastened to said lid and initially urged toward and against said lid by means of an initial tensioning element, said valve-containing knob having a whistle opening adapted to be selectively arranged in alignment with said hole in said lid, wherein said support element includes a cylindrical sleeve secured to said lid by a threaded bolt which is fastened on said lid on the same side of said lid on which said knob is located, and a holding plate connected to said sleeve, wherein said valve-containing knob and said lid each have releasable locking elements for fixing said valve-containing knob in one of a venting position, a whistle position and a closed position, wherein said locking elements include at least one raised elevation on an underside of said valve-containing knob facing said lid, and a conforming indentation in said lid therefor, wherein said holding plate has at least one pawl facing said valve-containing knob, wherein said valve-containing knob has at least one locking recess into which is selectively received said locking pawl upon a lifting of said valve-containing knob, and wherein said locking recess and said locking pawl are spaced apart a distance greater than a distance that said valve-containing knob is lifted away from said lid when said locking elements are released from one another in response to said valve-containing knob and said lid being rotated with respect to one another.