Choosing a multicooker, pressure cooker, rice cooker (2)

Hello everybody!
a couple of years ago I came for advice on what kind of multicooker to buy, and today - what kind of pressure cooker ?!) I tried to read all this Temko, honestly! But it ended on page 43. My main criterion, unfortunately, is the price. So, for the price and set of functions, the UNIT USP 1090D suited me. Since I hadn't bought it yet, but just picked it up, I went in for advice. Worth it, al no ?!
I picked up the multicooker for a long time, but I can't take that long with a pressure cooker.
The only thing that confuses me a little is that I have not fully understood the principle of this pressure cooker. The instruction is so-so, and even Google somehow didn't help me much. A question for you (forum users!))) If the pressure cooker cooks all dishes at almost the same high temperature, and the time can be set manually - why such a set of automatic modes? If I understand correctly, then three buttons would be enough, "ON", "OFF" and "SET COOKING TIME" ... or is there still some kind of adjustment of the processes during cooking, as in the multitask?
Thanks in advance... )

[te4eka]

te4eka, I have Unit 1020 at my dacha. There are almost no complaints. The bowl is non-stick, good. I also have the impression that the modes in it differ from each other only in the cooking time. But I don't bother. She performs her function at the dacha 100% - she cooks meat, stews, soups without dancing with tambourines.
It depends on what you expect and want from the pressure cooker.

[Larssevsk]

Larssevsk I expect the same help as from multi. I'm just a cowardly person and I have to experiment with something, I need to understand at least the theoretical principle of action. with the cartoons, it was clear to me in what modes it reaches what temperatures, in what modes it evaporates water, in which it does not ... well, and so on. But here I can't find the information anywhere, for example, I'll put me to cook borscht. there is no such program automatically. which mode should i choose? and whether it is worth thinking about it for a long time, anyone can put it, just set the time to 20 minutes ... you know what I mean. and there are 10 programs in the pressure cooker! why?

Larssevsk You cook soup on what program?

[te4eka]

te4eka, a pressure cooker of this level performs qualitatively ONLY pressure-cooking functions, namely - jellied meat, meat, fish, offal, legumes, cereal soups (pea, mushroom, kharcho, pickle). It is possible to bake, cook vegetables, vegetable soups (cabbage soup, borscht), pasta, casseroles in them, but with dancing and not tasty. Therefore, if you use it for its intended purpose and do not try to cook lasagna in it, you will be happy with it.

10 programs in this cartoon, in my opinion, is a purely marketing ploy. I cook soups on stewing for 20 minutes. If there is an opportunity to buy UNIT from you for 5 liters even cheaper (1020, 1040), then it is better to buy it cheaper. No difference
Oh, I thought you were from Dnepropetrovsk, but the city has changed. Look at Ozone. There they are 2200

and here again I don't understand something, why there might be a problem with cooking, for example, vegetable soups, if there are no problems with mushroom? Thank you for your help, I still won't cook lasagna))) but you need to figure it out with soups, borscht and casseroles ... maybe you will "send" me to the right Temko .... here it seems that you can't really ask about recipes , but somewhere there probably is ...)

The city has changed, the country has changed, so I change the cartoon for a pressure cooker)
Now I went to the site again, I look, and in those models that you suggested there is extinguishing, in mine there is no ... maybe I really change my mind ...

[Larssevsk]

Larssevsk do you think this USP-1060D multi-pressure cooker will not be better? it looks more like a cartoon to me, but some programs use a pressure cooker ...

[te4eka]

te4eka, vegetable soups, too, in principle, you can cook in it, but it's not tasty for me. We love cabbage soup and borsch from the multicooker more. Borscht, if you put everything at once, it turns out not red, you have to throw boiled grated beets after cooking. Casseroles in the oven are faster and more problem-free, although the girls somehow adapt. I'll look for a subject now, but it seems like there is no one here

[Larssevsk]

Larssevsk do you think this USP-1060D multi-pressure cooker will not be better? it looks more like a cartoon to me, but some programs use a pressure cooker ...

Nooooo, just not her. Stinky stinky and the lid is very tight and not removable. Wash the horseradish

Here are the recipes for the Units I found: https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&action=recipe;b=491;start=0

About 1040 temka: https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=178111.0

Fuh, thanks !! otherwise I liked the look, I was already thinking to "change my mind")))) everything, until I stopped at this (1090), today we will take it, and then I pick up the recipes))) thanks!

or 1040 ... we'll figure it out on the spot ..)))

[te4eka]

te4eka, pressure cooker such level performs qualitatively ONLY pressure-cooking functions, namely, jellied meat, meat, fish, offal, legumes, cereal soups (pea, mushroom, kharcho, pickle). It is possible to bake, cook vegetables, vegetable soups (cabbage soup, borsch), pasta, casseroles in them, but it is not tasty with dancing. Therefore, if you use it for its intended purpose and do not try to cook lasagna in it, you will be happy with it.

The key word here, probably - "SUCH level"? I am not familiar with the Unit, but from my pressure cooker I can say that the modes differ, at least, in the rate of pressure gain and the rate of its release (automatic). So, for example, on Krupy, automatic pressure release is fast - two minutes without a break, since it is assumed that there is no more liquid in the bowl. But on Bouillon and Soup, on the contrary - it is pitted very slowly so as not to "spit". For example, I didn’t use it for some time, and when I decided to stew the cabbage, forgetting, by analogy with the name of the dish I chose the Stew mode. At first I could not understand why she cooks for so long and was surprised that, as a result, a lot of liquid remained in the bowl. I remember that it worked out great before! Very little liquid remained at the bottom. And then it just came - I chose the wrong mode. I used to cook it on the Groats mode. That is, the same dish was cooked differently in different settings.
Here, I wrote. Maybe someone will find it useful.

[innesss-ka]

innesss-ka, Units have only forced pressure relief

[Larssevsk]

Larssevsk, Larissa, understood about Unit. : rose: Well, I kind of wrote an answer to the question that newbies periodically encounter - "what is the difference between the modes in a pressure cooker at the same cooking temperature?"
Only this does not apply to all pressure cookers (not to the simplest ones).

[innesss-ka]

innesss-ka, Units have only forced pressure relief

In Units 1020 and 1040 (others don't know), you can relieve pressure very quickly by spilling cold water through the lid! It is very convenient, very fast, and even safe! No risk of getting burned! The lid is hinged, and at the same time can be quickly and easily removed for washing.
And yes, I am very happy with my Unit 1020! And those to whom it was presented were also pleased with the gift.
The borscht (and all the soups) turns out to be remarkably tasty, though I don't load everything at once, but it doesn't bother me.
The day before yesterday I cooked peas, liked it at home.

[Larssevsk]

Larssevsk thanks for the advice))) took 1040 yesterday !! for a start I boiled water)))) - everything is fine!
valushka-s do you cook borscht and soups on slow cooking? or depending on the composition: peas - legumes, rice - Rice ... although, probably, you shouldn't cook soup on Rice, right?

Good day! Please help me choose a multicooker for a colleague as a gift. Cooking porridge, stewing meat, pastries. We have 1200 UAH of money. While the eye fell on the Dex DMC 55 and Polaris PMC 0523AD. In terms of functionality, Polaris is better, but the reviews are not very good, programs are often buggy. There are not very many reviews on Dex, mostly good. Or what other models to look at?

She also came for advice.
I need a cartoon urgently!
1st yoghurt, and the minimum temperature is less than 40 so that it was.
2nd pastry, gingerbread and biscuits, pies.
3rd everything else.
My sister bought herself a Redmond, the year is faithful. True, I read a lot, what not to take because there are no service centers if that.
What firms should you use as a benchmark?
Yes, and I would like a stainless steel case.

1st yoghurt, and the minimum temperature is less than 40 so that it was.

By this criterion, there are four options: Redmond, Polaris, Brand, Shteba. The latter keeps the temperature more stable than others. It also has a steel body. But this is a pressure cooker.

Thank you. More questions arose:
1. Do you have to pour water when making yoghurt and putting on a silicone mat?
What does it do?
2. I know Redmond has a multi-cook mode, 35 deg. min temperature and set it yourself, step 5 degrees. Do other firms also have such functions?
3. Is the bowl ceramic or non-stick? How to choose?
Thank you.

Do you have to pour water when making yoghurt and putting on a silicone mat?
What does it do?

Gives a more even heating.

Do other firms also have such functions?

Yes, I named them above. Shteba has a step of 1 ° C. Polaris has 2 ° C.

Is the bowl ceramic or non-stick? How to choose?

I prefer non-stick - it is easier to clean and lasts longer.

Better a shteba or a Polaris, if there is also a stove in it?
It's very difficult for me to choose. I don't know what to lean on.
About the shte I read that the lid is sticking and the yogurt overheats, maybe someone came across a defective one. And what Polaris?

Shteba is a better product than Polaris. Take a look at the section with recipes for Stebe, there are baked goods. Temperatures were measured for yoghurt. In the subject (by the way, in both about DD1, and about DD2) it is, look. On the lid, they also discussed all this, and gave recommendations.
And what to prefer is up to you.

Thank you. I read that stainless steel is not suitable for all dishes and we must take extra. non-stick bowl. And what kind of dishes won't stainless steel go to?

For baking.

And it's better to fry in a non-stick.

[Sikorka]

I read about the shte that the lid is sticking and the yogurt overheats

Sikorka, about the lid I will say this: if a little is stuck, then you need to make short movements of the lid several times in one direction or the other, that is, clockwise-counterclockwise, and it will be removed without any negative consequences. And then I read somewhere in a review that they raise the lid with a bowl filled with hot contents, and this content is on the user's feet, as a result, it burned! This is complete nonsense! What kind of power in ONE hand must be possessed in order to lift the lid and the cup, and even full! No, of course, theoretically this can be allowed if the person acts according to the old saying "There is power - no mind is needed!"
At first I cooked yoghurts - without any complaints, but then I bought an inexpensive yoghurt maker with a volume of 1 liter, and the need was gone. I use the stem for something else, I have it alone and is constantly in demand.

You know, at one forum a lady told me that maybe. is not a multicooker, but a pressure cooker with multi functions, then not everything in it is so good to cook in a regular multicooker, cereals and side dishes are better in an ordinary multicooker, it has both a cartoon and a cook.
So I think, first of all, which model of 2 to take, and secondly, what is the usual cartoon, it is better if everyone says buy the head :)

Who is interested in a budget multicooker, now there is a special offer for REDMOND-rmc M26 in Okey. Price 1990 rub.

not everything in it is so good to cook in a regular slow cooker, porridge and side dishes are better in a regular slow cooker

This is a very controversial statement. And this is exclusively a question personal preferences. It is very difficult to understand which is better. for youuntil you try it yourself.

Everyone here probably already knows that I prefer multicooker to pressure cooker. I cook mainly in multicooker. They are more convenient for me to operate. Many on the forum tend to favor pressure cookers and cook mostly in pressure cookers.Only your experience will tell you what will be preferable for you.

Clearly, share your impressions, why did you choose multicooker?
P.S. I was also confused by the review of the girl whose staff exploded
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For me, it is important to be able to lay food in the cooking process, taste it, check the degree of readiness, stir, etc. It is difficult to do this in a pressure cooker.

Pressure cookers require attentiveness in operation. Must be always careful when venting steam. If steam is still flowing, no matter how thick this trickle is, then the pressure has not yet returned to normal - no need to try to open the lid. When the pressure is normalized, you can hear the float fall and unlock the cover, then it can be opened. But nevertheless, be careful - there is still steam under the lid, but no longer under pressure, but, just as when opening the lid from a regular saucepan, you can burn yourself. Violation of TB leads to corresponding consequences.

I am not attentive, I think pressure cookers are not for me.
Should you choose between redmond and phillips?
Multi-cook mode with the ability to adjust, the smaller the step the better.

Pressure cookers require careful handling. Always be careful when bleeding off steam. If steam is still flowing, no matter how thick this trickle is, then the pressure has not yet returned to normal - no need to try to open the lid. When the pressure is normalized, you can hear the float fall and unlock the cover, then it can be opened.

And for me this is so self-evident that I never even had any questions) If necessary, we will carefully beat off the steam (my husband shies away at this moment and runs out of the kitchen))), if not, let's leave it, let it unlock itself ..
Girls, how we are all different. I would rather go to the pressure cooker - after work, feed everyone fresh. And in an electric pot (multicooker) - the same as on the stove - in time. When an employee says that her meat was stewed for two hours while all the hungry were sitting - ...

Now, this is a plus, of course, Huge, but still, if you can't open and try, for example, as they wrote above, it's embarrassing.
My sister gave me a tip on the Redmond RMC-M90 and Polaris PMC 0517AD. It seems the same thing, only the price and equipment are different.

[not]

Redmond RMC-M90 and Polaris PMC 0517AD. It seems the same thing, only the price and equipment are different.

Not the same thing. I already wrote about this earlier:

517 latest version has a step of 5 ° C to 110 ° C and a step of 10 ° C from 110-160 ° C. There is a delay in all modes. It is possible to change the time and temperature on the Multipovar and Fry during the cooking process, as in the Redmond 250. It is possible to change the time during the program execution in all modes. Sensory control for croup modes (although the time can be set, the program will end earlier if the liquid has boiled away). 517 not analogue 90.

Always be careful when bleeding off steam. If steam is still flowing, no matter how thick this trickle is, then the pressure has not yet returned to normal - no need to try to open the lid. When the pressure is normalized, you can hear the float fall and unlock the cover, then it can be opened.

In SV Bork and Kuku this is not the case. There is another principle, steam is automatically released by itself, at the end of the regime, immediately.
Firstly, you always know the cooking time, and secondly, it is completely safe and you do not need to wait some more time after the end, as in other SVs.
I really like it about them)

Well, still, if you can't open and try, for example, as they wrote above, it's embarrassing.

In general, it is also not recommended to open the MV constantly, the temperature regime is violated, the cooking time increases.
And in most cases, this is absolutely not required. You need to understand that the principle of cooking in CF is not the same as on the stove. Understand it and get used to it.
Nothing complicated, but very convenient.

By the way, I absolutely disagree that cooking in CF is the same as on the stove.Sometimes you can't leave the stove, but MV calmly copes by herself, which frees up, and very decently, personal time. And if the meat is oak, then it will remain oak in the NE, unless it breaks down into fibers)

Girls, you are seductresses.
What can you say on the model, I want everything! and cuckoo and shtebu and fila. Head spin

[Sikorka]

Sikorka, and this will be your first such device?

[Irish]

Oh, IrishThere was no question of Bork and Cook. There is a completely different mechanism for venting steam. And the prices for these devices are completely different.
Here they simply branded Shteba that her lid was torn off when they tried to open it with incomplete normalization of pressure. So I tried to explain the rules for using such devices.

By the way, after all, not all dishes require steam release at the end of cooking, you can wait 15 minutes for the pressure cooker to unlock itself.

By the way, after all, not all dishes require steam release at the end of cooking, you can wait 15 minutes for the pressure cooker to unlock itself.

In the sense of "not for everyone"? You don't have to play him off yourself. This is done to reduce the waiting time.
I'm in Brand 6051 rarely when I play it off myself, when I can't wait at all) Sometimes it infuriates) In this regard, cookies and bork are, of course, more convenient.

[Sikorka]

Sikorka, and this will be your first such device?

Yes, a year ago I watched a cookie, I really wanted it, but the price!
Sister redmond bought it, I went and looked everything, now the new stuff. And each one praises his own. The husband says you will never choose.

And about Shteba, of course, I don't follow the topics, but as far as I know, the owners really like her. I don’t even remember that one device was so popular and loved.
If I'm wrong, the girls will correct (owners)

In the sense of "not for everyone"? You don't have to play him off yourself.

I meant that there are dishes for which these 15 minutes of pressure normalization will be significant - boil / steam out. That's why she said "not for everyone" you need to bleed off steam.

And each one praises his own.

That's why I asked if you already have any experience of using it.
And now I will definitely answer you for sure: until you buy and start using, you will not know what you need)
In such cases, there is only one advice - buy and start using, otherwise you will not understand what you need.
It is, of course, difficult to choose, but I would be guided by the reviews.

Read the topics about Panasonic, these MBs are in demand and have well-tuned modes.
For the first CF it is difficult to come up with better.

there are dishes for which these 15 minutes of pressure normalization will turn out to be essential - they will be boiled / steamed.

I don't know such dishes)
Must be ready at the end of the program, otherwise the 15 minutes must be included during cooking. You also say that it takes time to set pressure for something for a dish, and this is the same 10-15 minutes.
This is just a feature of pressure cookers, nothing more.

these 15 minutes should be included during cooking

This is approximately what I was trying to say. But, for example, you don't need more for red lentils.

I don’t even remember that one device was so in demand and loved.

That's right, that's why I am so surprised by such negative reviews about Shteba (the lid has been torn off, it overheats on yogurt, etc.)