Drew&Cole CleverChef 14-in-1 Multi Cooker - Stew, Roast, Slow Cooker, Steam, Bake, Bread Maker, Rice, Soup Maker & More - Large Capacity Family Batch Cooking - Cooks 5 Portions

I bought this as I have a small flat and wanted a product that could act as a multi cooker. This product is perfect for cooking rice and always leaves it cooked well. It also has a good steamer, slow cook and stewing function. I find it really useful to make the filling for cottage pie or lasagne or a Bolognese sauce as it acts as a slow cooker in a shorter period of time so the flavours have enough time to really enhance. In terms of cleaning it is not too hard however there are several parts that need to be washed. the removable pot makes this much easier though. Unfortunately however I am finding myself missing my old fashion slow cooker as it has a maximum running time of four hours and then it switches to keep warm. This means that I cant set a meal in the morning and leave it cooking all day ready for when I get home from work which is very frustrating. Sometimes I find to get the real long time slow cooked flavour and texture I need to keep resetting the four hour cooking time, but this only works if i am actually home to do so. Overall however, it is a fantastic find for the price and works well in a small flat. It is a very versatile product and perfect for someone on a limited budget in a small property.

I have been considering buying a slow cooker for quite a while, and never got round to it. Then, I came across this more modern idea of a multi-function cooker that can cook various things with pre-programmed settings (although with most of the programmes you can adjust the temperature and/or the time). I have had the CleverChef for around a month now. The first thing I would say is that it looks smart and shiny - I got the black one - and the controls are all 'touch' controls (not buttons) that mean cleaning is easy. The removable cooking pot is non-stick and also easy to clean. The heating element is a very hi-tech looking thing - a pancake-shaped spiral of shiny metal which presumably heats very evenly across the bottom surface of the pot. The lid closes with a nice action and has a rubbery seal, with a vent in the top of the lid to let out any steam. The first thing I tried was basmati rice. You simply put the water & rice in the pot and choose the rice setting from the menu and press start. I must admit that I was a bit skeptical about how good the rice would be - I like it fairly dry and fluffy. Anyway, after a while it did its thing, came up to temperature, some steam came out of the top and, when it was ready the machine went into 'keep warm' mode, The rice was perfect. Next up, we made a sausage casserole. This had a couple of steps to the cooking - first off, using the 'saute' mode to brown the sausages and onions, and then the 'stew' mode to simmer it. Again, it was simple to use and the end result was delicious. Finally, I decided to try something that you wouldn't be able to do in a slow cooker - a cake! The cooker can act as a mini-oven (although not a high-temperature one). The recipe book that comes with the machine has recipes for a carrot cake and fruit cake, but I decided just to try a standard Victoria sponge (6oz each flour, butter & sugar, 3 eggs). I wasn't sure how much time to give it, so I set it to 50 minutes, which turned out to be a bit long - the bottom was slightly overdone, but the cake was really good! The interesting thing is, because the lid keeps the moisture in, the cake stays moist while it cooks. I would even say that it was better than I usually make in my fan oven. I haven't got round to it yet, but I intend to try the recipe for pulled pork (possibly the most delicious food ever!). Overall, I think this is a great addition to our kitchen: it works really well, the instruction manual was easy to follow, and it is very simple to use.

Very good item. Replacement for one that gave up.

I have been looking for a; all-in-one cooker for a while now, and came across this one and thought it looked just the thing for what I wanted. I like the sleek look of it, it looks very stylish on the counter and it's not huge so can be very easily put away. It's very easy to use, everything is pre-programmed so you don't need to worry about temperatures or timings as once you choose a setting it does everything for you. It's really easy to clean too, which is a bonus!

One of the best buy ever. Absolutely ama,in. It does everything and so tasty. I love it. Very powerful, easy and fast to cook.

After a several years of ownership, my cooker had a few minor niggles (all my fault - like I'd managed to blow the keep warm button by pouring water in when the pot was out!) but I use it so much and love it, that I really wanted to have a perfect item. So I gave the slightly worn one to a friend, and bought another perfect one I will look after properly! ;) I mostly use the rice-cooker function, slow-cooker and DIY. Everything works how you'd expect and it's easy to select functions and make adjustments. It's easy to clean. It sits on my cooker hob, because I never use that any more. (Photo is rice and ginger in the pot to make congee or rice porridge)

Just love this multi cooker, have done chicken breast roast, chicken cubes in sauce to have with savoury rice. Diced pork for sweet and sour. Going to roast my Christmas meat in it too. It cooks perfectly.

I am disappointed. I was expecting 5L capacity pot, but it is just 3L max. That is ok?

Does wonders bought it for yogurt n came out so good was bit expensive but yeah

its defiantly exceeded my expectations the only downside is that it comes with a UK plug and im in AUS so had to buy an adapter but that was an easy fix its great it does things absolutely perfectly the timing is always spot on and its so easy to use and to clean its a great product the shipping was excellent and faster than i thought and properly packaged and i am so glad that i found it!

Loving it will buy again. Saves energy and you can set your own temp and time

Wtyczka angielska zamiast polskiej, mylące wiadomości co do daty dostawy,raz Środa potem piątek a potem znowu środa

Work well, cooked a fluffy rice