The multicooker is mobile and handy. It makes even an inexperienced in cooking person feel like a skilled cook. Easy menu and simple controls make this multicooker easy to use. Both pensioner and teenager can cook in it.
Capabilities
Specialties: Product selection Steam and Fry – Vegetables/Fish/Meat.
Manual mode with the ability to select the temperature and cooking time.
Delay timer for up to 24 hours except for Fry mode .
Preheat for up to 6 hours.
You can change the cooking time in all modes except Rice and Buckwheat.
It is possible to change the temperature only in the Manual mode.
Impressions
This multicooker can replace the stove, steamer, yogurt machine and in many ways – the American oven. There are many cooking options, and the programs make it possible to cook porridge, first courses, meat and fish products, bake biscuits and make yogurt perfectly.
The manufacturers even give a recipe for cooking bread in the multicooker, with the original use of Yogurt mode for proofing dough. This multicooker is characterized by a wider use of cooking modes.
For example, the simmering mode is used for cooking first courses. There is no boiling in broths: nothing escapes, the broth is cooked properly, the broth is rich, and the meat is soft.
Cooking temperature during cooking is not shown on the display, but it is specified in the manual. The principle of “right” cooking is implemented in this multicooker to the full extent: milk porridge is cooked at 98 ° C, simmering takes place at 100 ° C.
Note that not all multicookers are able to cook porridge without the risk of spilling milk in the kitchen. Milk porridge is cooked in this multicooker flawlessly. Due to the low temperature, it becomes exquisitely delicious, a little bit mellow and very delicate.
Let’s separately note the Stewing mode. It’s a trend to cook food gently, without boiling or overheating. The temperature in the multicooker is rising gradually: the first hour – 45 °C, the second hour – 65 °C, the third hour – 85 °C, the last two hours – up to 98 °C. Cooking time of at least 5 hours. The dishes cooked in this way have a unique flavor and aroma, and are extremely healthy.
There is also a separate mode for baking, the temperature is kept at 120-140 ° C.
Among the special features we would like to mention the individual approach for certain products. So, when using the steamer you can set different cooking times for vegetables – from 5 to 42 minutes, fish – from 5 to 30 minutes, meat – from 15 to 120 minutes.
For your creativity there is the Manual mode, in which you set the cooking program by yourself, selecting not only the time but also the cooking temperature 40/60/80/100/120/ 150/180 °C .
During Grilling mode cooking is performed with the lid open. Temperature reaches 180 ° C, so the food is really fried, not stewed.
Operation
Electronic.
Control panel and LCD display.
Program names appear on the display and are activated by pressing the Menu button. To the left of the display are the Cancel/Refrigerate, Menu, Food Select, Snooze buttons, to the right are Temperature, Cooking Time and the big Start button.
Lamp indicators for cooking phases for Rice and Buckwheat, lamp indicators for Delay and Warming.
Impressions
Intuitive menu. Easy to understand without having to read a manual. All the buttons are logically arranged. The buzzer is very melodic and pleasant. It sounds before the start and at the end of cooking.
At the beginning it is possible to be a little confused with setting the cooking time, because you have to act with two buttons, instead of one: first you just press one button, indicating your desire to change this parameter, then, acting with the other button, you change hours or minutes.
It is possible to cancel an operating mode at any time by simply pressing the corresponding button.
Features
Non-stick pan developed by DAIKIN, Japan.
Built-in microprocessor that controls the cooking process.
Three heating elements the main – under the bowl, in the lid and around the bowl .
Accessories: spatula, soup spoon, measuring cup, two steamers – bottom and top, removable power cord, recipe book.
Colors: silver, champagne, cherry.
Impressions
Very conveniently thought of marking on the wall of the pot: if you take two cups of rice, for example, the water should be filled to the level of “two” on the wall of the pot, if four cups, then the water should be filled – to the level of “four”.
The non-stick coating of the pan is not only a fashionable detail but also a guarantee of its longevity.
The lid can be opened by pressing a button. It can be opened and closed during cooking, when you need to check something or add ingredients, like spices. In the Roast mode, you must cook without closing the lid at all. With automated programs such as Rice or Buckwheat it is not recommended to open the lid, as this may result in a change in the operation of the modes.
Power cord is detachable, plugs into the body from the back on the right side.
The multicooker itself can be carried by the special handle.
Care
The pan of the multicooker can be washed by hand or in the dishwasher. Periodically, it is necessary to wash the steam outlet valve, removable lid plate with an o-ring.
Instruction manual and recipe book
The manual is detailed and well written, it contains all the necessary information about the device. The material is laid out logically. Interestingly, the manufacturer apologizes for possible changes in the equipment at the time of purchase.
Recipes are given both in the instructions of the multicooker and in a separate booklet. A very nice touch: they do not repeat, but complement each other.
Interesting recipes are chosen, but at the same time familiar and accessible. For the products for their embodiment do not have to specially run to expensive supermarkets, they are in all stores. In our opinion, the most interesting recipe is the coffee cake.
Advantages:
Convenient operation.
Large and ergonomic control panel.
The possibility of preparing milk porridge.
The choice of cooking time in a number of programs.
Ability to vary the parameters of some programs depending on the type of food.
Manual mode, where you can select not only the time but also the temperature.
Frying mode is performed at a high temperature, so it really fries the food.
Warming mode.
Handy marking of levels on the side of the pan.
Convenient delay cooking: You only need to indicate the time when the food is ready.
Disadvantages:
No possibility of pressure cooking.
There is no protection against accidental opening of the lid during cooking.
No protection against turning on the program in the absence of the pan.
There is no separate button to turn on the heat. We would have to look for this function in the general menu.
Chicken and Rice Stew
Zucchini caviar
Such beautiful buckwheat
Rice porridge
Rice
What are some key features and functions of the BRAND 37501 Multicooker? Are there specific cooking presets for different dishes? Can it sauté, steam, and slow cook? How large is the capacity? Can it be programmed for delayed cooking? Is it easy to clean? Any feedback on performance and durability?