Downsizing in our retirement. Would this multi cooker replace all the pots and pans presently in my cupboard but taking up a lot of room? In other words, can it do the potatoes, vegetables etc. at the same time as the meat or chicken leaving only one pot to clean up?

arden22 - 2019-07-02 21:48:00

Use you microwave to cook potatoes and vegetables....quicker they retain their colour and only need a few minutes rather than ages on a stove top

petal1955 - 2019-07-03 07:27:00

I don't think it does that. I can't see how I could use mine to do things separately and have them ready at the same time. Unless you were making a one pot meal (which would only use one pot anyway).
There is a saute function, but I use that to sear or saute prior to pressure cooking.
I do really like it, I love the pressure cooker for making tender meat and whole chickens etc - I find it much nicer than a slow cooker. And rice is good too.
But I couldn't see it ever replacing my pots. I only have two pots, a steamer and two frying pans though which don't take up much space and cover all my requirements.

huggy5 - 2019-07-03 07:54:00

petal1955 wrote:

Use you microwave to cook potatoes and vegetables....quicker they retain their colour and only need a few minutes rather than ages on a stove top

Don't know if still available but there were triangular-shaped pots that could fit 3 on a stove element.

amasser - 2019-07-03 10:48:00

I would like to know how long various models take to heat up and also to release pressure.

eljayv - 2019-07-03 11:38:00

Thank you all for your responses. I'm thinking I'll just stick to my pans - as few as possible - and the microwave.

arden22 - 2019-07-04 16:53:00

The multi cooker is more than just a pressure cooker.

smallwoods - 2019-07-04 17:39:00

Buy a steamer , we have a George Foreman and haven't used a pot to cook vegetables for years. Plus everything tastes so much better .

browny36 - 2019-07-04 20:18:00