Advantages: not a bad choice of programs, russified panel, durable bowl coating, adjustable cooking time in most modes, delays, preservation of settings, moisture collector, economy.
Disadvantages: The absence of programs Cooking and Yogurt, the inability to manually set the temperature, dark display, a non-removable inner lid.
Total score – 53 out of 60
Technical Data
POWER: maximum during cooking – 670 W, during heating – 108,5 W.
VOLUME: 4.5 L, 3.1 L for porridge, max baking weight 900 g.
CONSTRUCTION: stainless steel body, 1.25 m cord length, carrying handle, removable collapsible steam release valve, spatula holder, fixed inner lid panel, moisture trap. The lid opens sideways instead of upward.
PROGRAMS: Porridge, Pilaf, Baking, Stew, Soup, Express, Buckwheat, Steaming, Dumplings, Preserves, Warming.
GENERAL CONTROL: electronic. Russo-
Menu, Start, Warming/Cancel, Timer and Cooking Time buttons. Digital display shows the selected program and cooking time. Delay timer for Kasha and Buckwheat
1-13 hours , Pilaf 1,5-3 hours . Light indication of heating. Sound indication of button feedback and end of cooking. Heating for more than 12 hours. Time countdown at the end of each program. Saving settings during power outages.
COOKING TIME SETTINGS: By push-button cooking time for programs Baking 20 to 65 min. ., The default setting – 40 min. , Stew, Soup, Ingredients 1 to 12 hours, 1 hour by default , Steaming, Dumplings 1 to 60 min . , Express from 1 to 65 min. . In the programs Porridge, Pilaf, Buckwheat the cooking time is not set respectively: 1 hour, 1 hour,
30-40 min. .
TEMPERATURE SETTING: none.
INGREDIENTS: a spoon, 180 ml measuring cup, steam container.
SIZES: 276h275h274 mm.
WEIGHT: 3,1 kg.
WARRANTY: 1 year.
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURER: Thailand.
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Control, Features of Programs and Modes.
The multicooker has 10 programs: 3 automatic – Porridge, Pilaf and Buckwheat, 7 temperature-controlled – Baking, Stew, Soup, Compote, Dumplings, Steaming, Ecpress. Stew, Soup, Kompot programs are almost identical – and not only in settings cooked Soup in Stew and Kompot program – no fundamental difference . The display is dark and not lit like a calculator , to see on it the arrow to select the program can only be in good light, although the numbers reflecting the time, large and easily distinguishable.
I liked it very much that it is possible to cook large amounts of milk porridge in this appliance the program is simply called Porridge, but we are talking about milk porridge too . Usually it’s not more than 1-1,5 l as the milk runs away with a larger volume, but here it’s OK: the program is well thought out.
The bowl is a little lighter and thinner than most multicooker pastry only the Sinbo bowl is even lighter and thinner . It is hard to say whether this is a drawback or not, but it is believed that the thicker the bowl, the better and more evenly distributes and holds the heat. But the non-stick coating of the container is clearly of very high quality: we were afraid of the thinness of the bowl, we scraped it with metal scissors – and not the slightest “wound” was not caused to it. The fact that the inner lid can not be removed, we noted as a minus.
Scores:
Control: 8 points – minus 2 points for the identity of the programs and the lack of temperature settings.
Interface: 9 points – minus 1 point for the dark display.
Program selection: 8 points – minus 2 points for lack of Yogurt and Fry programs.
Price/performance ratio.
Naturally, the fact that it is the Panasonic multicookers have long and well proven themselves in the market of small household appliances, will be decisive for the choice of this multicooker many buyers. Panasonic – it is always quality of assembling, control over quality and safety of materials, and it is very important.
But judging by the functionality, the price of this model in online stores is overpriced: from 8570 to 10 450 Dollars. And for such a money you can buy a pressure cooker or a multicooker with a wide range of programs. But the model will save you money on electricity consumption: its power is low, and it performs all the functions of a full oven that usually “eats” a huge number of kilowatts.
Manufacturer’s comment:
The recommended retail price for this model is 6499 Dollars. Online stores can inflate the price because of the high demand for this multicooker.
The “rice” test
For boiling rice, the instructions recommend using the Buckwheat program. The first time, we didn’t take it into account and cooked the rice in Express, setting time 30 minutes – it turned out great. The second time we used the buckwheat mode, which is automatic, that is, the device itself determines the cooking time by the amount of cereal and liquid – from 30 to 40 minutes. The same amount of rice as the first time cooked exactly the same time – 30 minutes.
Score : 10 out of 10.
The “baking” test
The buttermilk biscuit in the Baking program was baked for an hour and 5 minutes. We originally set it for 50 minutes, but we had to add more time: you have to adapt to the mode of any appliance. The crust turned out beautiful, moderately dry – all thanks to the moisture collector, which absorbs the condensate.
Interestingly, when we saw the relatively low power 670 W in the technical specifications and already had a negative experience with another brand of appliance with such a low power, we were very skeptical: would the crust bake properly?? Will the crust bake?? But everything went great!
Score : 10 out of 10.
The “frying” test
Attempts to roast chicken in all modes without a lid were not successful. First, power is not enough for frying, there is no special frying program. Secondly, the manual for all programs says that “the program does not work properly with the lid open”.
After reading this, we decided to experiment and finish frying the chicken with the lid closed. it was already cooked for 20 minutes and the primary heat treatment was done . Of course, it’s inconvenient that we can not watch the process, but after 15 minutes we opened the lid and saw that the bottom of the product is covered with crust!
Turned it over and left it for another 15 minutes – and voila! – Our chicken is cooked through and has a nice crust. That is, frying is possible, but the process will not be fast.
Score : 8 out of 10.
Thai soup
In a Panasonic multicooker
Moisturizer.
Perfect shortcake – the basis for a great “quick” cake.
Cooked perfectly, no complaints about the consistency.
Under the lid – and with the crust, amazing! True, it took 40 minutes.
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