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7 Best Multi-Cookers of 2024, Tested by Experts
All you need is one cabinet to store this streamlined workhorse, but the multi-cooker is so convenient, you won’t want to put it away.
The multi-cooker certainly lives up to its name and has come a long way since the first Instant Pot revolutionized the market in 2010, making it more approachable. Today’s multi-cookers can tackle even more functionalities that in the past required several gadgets. In addition to making quick and tender beans, stews and creamy risotto, newer models have dehydrating and sous vide settings. Multi-function countertop ovens can also air fry, steam and sterilize.
Our top picks:
The Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab has tested over 50 multi-cookers, pressure cookers and slow cookers since 2010. We evaluate how well multi-cookers cook a standard beef stew recipe, especially compared to traditional pressure cookers and slow cookers. We also evaluate their ability to brown meat evenly and make rice, as well as their ease of use, including how easy and intuitive the machines are to program. Updated models have features that make multi-cookers even easier to use, such as digital screens showing step-by-step instructions and a progress indicator that communicates the machine’s status when coming to pressure and how much pressure is left before releasing.
Our top multi-cooker picks aced many of our Lab tests, but some excel at certain tasks better than others. For the most part, multi-cookers are electric pressure cookers with additional functionalities, such as slow cooking and browning. For this roundup, we also included a multi-cooking countertop oven. To find the best multi-cooker for you and the foods you cook most often, see the section below that covers what to look for. You can also read more about how we evaluate multi-cookers at the end of this guide.
Perry Santanachote (she/her) has more than 15 years of experience in service journalism, specializing in food and consumer goods. She tests and reports on kitchen appliances and cooking tools. She also evaluates food products and cleaning supplies. She’s an experienced writer, product tester and recipe developer who has worked in labs, test kitchens and media organizations, including Thrillist and Consumer Reports.
Nicole (she/her) is the director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, where she has overseen content and testing related to kitchen and cooking appliances, tools and gear since 2019. She’s an experienced product tester and recipe creator, trained in classic culinary arts and culinary nutrition. She has worked in test kitchens for small kitchen appliance brands and national magazines, including Family Circle and Ladies’ Home Journal.


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