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It comes with very clear instructions and a recipe book – more recipes are available online. It’s simple to use, though I found getting the lid to lock tricky.
My coconut chicken curry with the pressure cooker function took 10 minutes to reach the right pressure and seven minutes to cook. When it had finished, it switched to “keep warm” mode. I was worried it would be tepid by the time we ate it six hours later but it was tender, succulent and perfectly hot.
Great size, super-speedy and easy to use, but a bit pricey. (£68, AO.com) This machine has rice, slow cook and stew functions, as well as buttons for eight different types of food. Most icons are selfexplanatory although the yoghurt one had me guessing.
I was keen to try out the bread-maker function. It does most of the proving (rising) in the machine so you can just put it on and leave it. The result was OK but rather pale.
I also made “fiery beef chilli” and this was a triumph.
Many functions and easy to use. Got a rice cooker, bread maker, slow cooker and a pressure cooker? If you do, you’ll soon run out of cupboard space. Many are investing in multi-cookers – machines that do a variety of jobs. One, the Instant Pot, was sold out for months. It’s available again, so JUDY YORKE tested it – and five others Pressure King Pro (£69.99, highstreettv.com) This 12-function pressure itself is straightforward to use. cooker – which is also a slow I made chilli con carne and cooker, rice cooker and more – chicken tikka masala – both comes with clear instructions, were fast and tasty. There’s so it’s perfect for newbies. also a browning function. There are online videos in case Impressive, simple you get stuck, and the machine and a great price.
(£79.99, thane.tv) Functions include a pressure butter chicken from the recipe cooker, slow cooker and book. yoghurt maker among others, You brown the chicken in the making it a great space-saver. machine, press start and leave
The instructions lack detail it, resulting in a pretty good but I persevered and produced job. perfectly cooked rice in an impressive 11 minutes.
I also made succulent Indian (£54.96, Amazon) This has a large number of settings, including rice, porridge, pasta/steam, yoghurt, roast and slow cook. The writing on the control panel is tiny, making it hard to read.
You can also adjust the temperature for some Good machine, but needs better instructions. I didn’t find this as intuitive as some of the others but I made soup and farmhouse chicken from the recipe book.
The downside was having to fry/ brown the ingredients in a saucepan first.
When it was ready, it switched to “keep warm” – ideal for an evening when everyone was coming in at different times.
It’s not a pressure cooker but it has settings for different types of rice.
If you want a slow cooker with extras this could be it. settings and simply lift the lid to check on your food.
I tried the steamed salmon fillets from the recipe book, doubling it to serve four, but the basket wasn’t big enough so I had to cook in batches. You have more control than others. CHOICE DISH (£52.98, ebuyer.com)