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Last updated: 23 April 2024
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If time is of the essence, a multi-function cooker that can both slow cook and pressure cook may be a versatile and time-saving appliance.

Our expert testers lab test and review the latest multi-cookers to help find the models that:

  • perform well on slow cooking settings without drying out your dinner
  • perform well for pressure cooking without turning your food into mush or undercooking it
  • cook rice without sticking
  • are easiest to use and clean.

We've also partnered with Shop Ethical on this update to show the ratings the Ethical Consumer Group gives to each company.

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Our comprehensive test results also give you good and bad points for each product, as well as their running costs for both pressure cooking and slow cooking settings. And our Recommended list will show you at a glance which models come out on top.

Looking for a slow cooker instead? Check out our slow cooker reviews.

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    Pressure cooking chilli beef score

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    The chilli shredded beef test (with dried beans) assesses how well the pressure cooker can cook a rich, fully flavoured sauce, tender beans, and meat that falls apart.

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    Slow cooking lamb shanks score

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    The lamb shanks test assesses how well the slow cooker can cook melt-in-your-mouth meat that falls off the bone, with good flavour development.

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    Delayed start

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    This feature allows you to program the multi-cooker to start cooking at a pre-set time.

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          • Pressure cooking chilli beef score
          • Slow cooking lamb shanks score
          • Pressure cooking brown rice score
          • Steaming jasmine rice score
          • Ease of use score
          • Non-stick surface condition after testing
          • Running cost per year slow cooking on low
          • Running cost per year pressure cooking
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