Two devices are similar, people have confusion in their heads, not without reason. What is the difference between a multi-cooker and a pressure cooker? Let’s analyze the differences. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we will approve the research plan. To begin, let us tell you more about the devices, we will try to draw conclusions so that the reader has a clear idea.
Multivarka - the magic pot
Multicooker allows you to cook almost any dish - it is even possible to fry - and in automatic mode. Some models are able to maintain the temperature for a certain time after the end of the cooking process, turn off on their own. Multicooker is not afraid to leave and leave. The magic pot does the work and turns off. The slow cooker is a true magic pot from a fairy tale where ingredients are poured, and after a fixed time ready food is taken out.
The recipe is extensive enough for multicookers, but the device will provide additional options for demanding cooks. For example, the ability to set cooking programs in his own hand. Consider what the multicooker consists of, how it works. A typical device includes:
- Enclosure with airtight lid, fitted with an overflow valve for bleeding off excess steam.
- Inward-mounted pot( bowl) made of steel or aluminum.
- Cord with plug.
Multicooker functionality is provided by a heating element, a number of sensors and an electronic filling, where the cooking programs are protected. Inside the central button, located under the bottom of the pot, thermal fuse( simpler for models) or temperature sensor( for expensive models).It is often thought that there is a mechanism that protects an empty multicooker from being turned on. In expensive models - it is possible. If you forget to put a pot in a cheap multicooker, it will still turn on.
By the way, it is appropriate to remind that the central button will not ensure tightness. A cook who has forgotten to set the bowl and began to pour the ingredients inside, runs the risk of disabling the device. Water and other components immediately enter the electronic housing. If there was an incident, quickly disconnect the multicooker from the network. Then proceed according to the circumstances. If under warranty, please contact the service center. Please note that, according to the terms of the contract, the user of the multicooker pays for cleaning from careless handling. The procedure is not covered by the warranty.
There is a nuance. It was discussed that in the central button there is a thermal fuse( low-end models) or a temperature sensor( expensive models).An expensive multicooker will take the sensor signal and turn off, and the cheap one will simply blow the fuse, which will have to be changed by the customer service or independently. The central button in budget multicookers is needed for the same type of construction. It is much easier to produce devices in a uniform package than to reconfigure the conveyor in the enterprise. Do not be fooled by the presence of a central button. In low-cost models, overheating shutdown is not included in the multicooker function!
What does a multicooker have inside
They promised a few words to tell about the applied coatings. Note that any protective layer deposited on the inner surface of the bowl does not leave a trace after two years of operation. It is rather good. The scandal in the USA is connected with the teflon coating, when the patent holder paid astronomical sums of money to residents of the territories adjacent to plants engaged in applying teflon to dishes. It turned out that one component used in production is extremely toxic. People were sick and dying.
It was believed that it was dangerous to use such utensils, after 5 years it began to release a dangerous compound for food. Since then, the technology of release of Teflon revised and eliminated the presence of a hazard. But the fear of the buyer remained. It is thought, therefore, Teflon coating is applied thinly, so that it will be worn out after a couple of years, even careful operation. This theoretically blocks the possibility of receiving harm from dishes.
It is appropriate to remind that Teflon can not be washed with a metal net for dishes. Any mechanical damage is harmful. To prevent food from burning in the slow cooker, wash the bowl in the kitchen machine or by hand, gently. There are other types of coatings. Lose Teflon in non-stick properties, but do not age rapidly. As for the pot material, take aluminum or steel. Both bowls are good.
The review will be incomplete, if not to mention that a drain for condensate is embedded in the multicooker lid. Water accumulates in a special transparent container located in the side of the case, from where the liquid must be periodically drained. It's comfortable.
How the
multicooker works The magic effect in this pot is achieved due to the slow evaporation of water.
There is a special bypass valve that slowly bleeds off steam, but most of the liquid remains inside. Therefore, for cooking buckwheat requires a record low amount of water, while the cooking process is fast.
Therefore, people do not see the difference between a pressure cooker and a multicooker:
- is a similar capacity;
- similar cover;
- previous cooking speed. ..
The multicooker contains a number of programs, but the models have a peculiar list. For example:
- plov;
- buckwheat;
- rice;
- soup;
- heat maintenance;
- frying;
- milk porridge;
- steaming.
Guess why an instrument is needed to use the device. What is the difference between Buckwheat and Rice, what is the difference between the modes? It is more difficult to set your own program for the multicooker. By the way, not all multicookers provide the user with a similar opportunity.
Not any recipes are ridiculously simple. It happens in the process of wanting to add products, to withstand special conditions. Most dishes are cooked deliciously simply. The components are placed in the bowl, the lid is closed, the necessary program is activated. After a deadline, the food is ready.
A few words about the pressure cooker
The difference between the multicooker and the pressure cooker: the first is a multifunctional device. Thanks to unique qualities, it will replace a frying pan, a deep fryer, a saucepan, a slow cooker. The second device is designed to perform similar functions. Is that slow cooking difficult to replace. But the cooking time is reduced.
Pressure cooker is different from the multi-cooker by pressure boiling. If the latter has a valve that periodically automatically discharges excess steam, in this type of instrument there is no such construction element. The cover is specially reinforced with an additional clip, which serves as a latch. This electronic device vividly resembles pressure cookers that existed in the last century and did not have a smart filling.
At the expense of the two small parts mentioned, the pressure cooker quickly cooks the food. For example, the recipe for meat will take 15 minutes. The specified effect is not achievable in other types of kitchen appliances.
The rest of the pressure cooker is like a drop of water like a slow cooker. Even the design is sometimes the same. On the other hand, the pressure cooker is stronger, since the case and the lid withstand the enormous pressure created during operation. Note that after cooking, extra steam is manually descended through a special valve. Do this carefully so as not to get burned by the jet. Then open the lid. Otherwise there is a risk of an accident. Thus, we observe the only drawback of the pressure cooker - the relative danger. Which, however, is reduced to a minimum knowledge of the rules of operation of the device.
As for the set of programs, the functions of the pressure cooker do not differ much from those with which the typical slow cooker is gifted: Rice, Meat, etc. With other things, it is possible to cook soup in a pressure cooker. Water will need less than usual. In selected models, the ability to specify a custom program.
Conclusion
What to choose, a slow cooker or a pressure cooker? The answer is obvious. If you need a universal automatic device for cooking any dishes, take a slow cooker. It will probably be cheaper due to different technological requirements for the product.
If guests suddenly come out, the pressure cooker will be the way out. Delicious dishes cooked almost instantly, will not leave indifferent. Only fry in a pressure cooker, perhaps, hard. The meat is cooked every minute, the fish is even faster. It remains to hope that the designers will support the doctors: the bacteria and worms need time to die in food.
