Modern women are very busy. In addition to housekeeping, most of them also work. Well, how can you do it all? When to cook, clean, check homework, raise the kids? And when to rest, sleep? Well, at least household appliances began to appear that could at least partially "unload" the beautiful half of humanity. The slow cooker is
super smart electronic cooking pot that can cook many different dishes. Moreover, human participation in cooking is minimal. You simply add the products according to the recipe and set the desired mode. All. Then she works herself.
Functions of multicookers are diverse, but the more there are, the more expensive the model. Before buying this device, think about what you cook more often. Then, focusing on the functions of multicookers, select a model. Finally, decide on a brand.
Basic multicooker functions
There are the following operating modes of the miracle pot:
- Steam cooking. In this mode, you can cook diet meals without water or fat.
- Extinguishing. This function is used for complex dishes with a lot ofingredients and using fats. This mode can also be used for cooking soups, you can even cook jelly.
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multicookers with yogurt function Milk porridge. Special cooking mode used for dishes with milk.
- Porridge/Rice/Buckwheat. This function allows you to cook a dish from any cereal. Just add the ingredients, pour in the liquid and set the time.
- Baking. It makes it possible to cook not only pies and casseroles. You can even bake bread, bake chicken, fish or stir-fry vegetables.
- Plov. This mode allows you to bake vegetables: potatoes, make sauce, pasta with meat, etc.
These are the main functions of multicookers. There are some more that are quite rare: game, jam / desserts, popcorn, beans, soup, etc. Although all these dishes can be cooked using the previous set of modes. Whether you need them or not, decide for yourself.
The following multicooker functions are convenient and often used:
- Delayed start. You go to work, put food together, set the mode. But if cooking starts right away, then the dish will have cooled down by the time you arrive.
- Automatic heating. Replacement or hedging of the previous regime. The cooked meal is automatically reheated before you arrive.
- There are also multicookers with the "Yogurt" function. This is handy if you have smallchildren or you like fermented milk products. But you can cook a fermented milk product using the "Heating" function.
This is where the delayed start comes in. The slow cooker will only start cooking after the specified delay time has elapsed.
If you have already decided what functions your miracle pot should have, then there is still a choice of brand. This is a more difficult task. There are many manufacturers. Many of them have performed well. But, as usual, products of famous brands are more expensive with the same set of functions. And again, the choice is yours: a well-known brand, but expensive, or little-known, but cheaper. The Redmond multicookers are the most popular. The functions of these devices are especially numerous, there can be up to 55 of them.
