TOP 5 good inexpensive multicookers

An inexpensive multicooker brand Midea is a solution in a concise design with simple and intuitive controls. The model has acquired a keypad and an LED display for greater visibility of work and easy setting of the shutdown timer or delay start of cooking.

Midea MB-RS5010W2 received a 5-liter bowl, which in practice is quite enough for average families. To protect food from burning, a Teflon coating is applied to the metal container - affordable, effective in terms of its tasks, but requiring careful handling and protection from scratches.

The slow cooker provides a set of the most popular cycles - soup, porridge, pilaf, pasta (pasta), frying and steaming. The latter program allows you to prepare dietary meals while retaining more vitamins and nutrients. There is also a keep warm function.

To diversify the home menu will allow the "Multi-cook" mode, for which it is proposed to manually set the cooking time and temperature (there is a built-in thermostat).

Especially for the steam cooking mode, a steaming basket is included in the scope of delivery. Along with the device, a measuring cup, a plastic spatula and a scoop are also offered, as well as a recipe book, which, among other things, will tell you the appropriate settings for the free mode.

For its price, Midea MB-RS5010W2 is a solid multicooker from the category of models “without anything extra on board”.

The Rotex RMC532 is a decent budget multicooker with plenty of autocooking programs and a couple of interesting design features. But let's talk about everything in order.

The competitive advantage of the model over its peers in the budget chamber of “electric saucepans” is over 30 automatic cooking modes, including a “free” program with manual parameter setting. On the keypad, the programs are grouped into sections for ease of perception: in the center there are buttons for selecting the main modes, and on the sides there are separate slender rows of baby food and natural dishes (including steam cooking).

The 5-liter bowl of the multicooker has a marble-ceramic coating that does not react with food and does not affect the taste of food. During cooking, you can visually control what is happening in the "inside" of the device through the glass windows in the lid. It would seem a trifle, and the presence of transparent windows eliminates the need to open the lid and thereby prevents sharp subsidence of temperature inside the bowl during sluggish stewing and languishing of dishes.

Of the minuses of Rotex RMC532, sliding legs are noted, which is why the multicooker fidgets along the plane of a smooth kitchen worktop. Otherwise, the model has all the data for comfortable everyday use. Besides, it is quite inexpensive. The extended functionality of the device includes a delay start timer and an auto-heating function for ready meals.

French Moulinex Simply Cook MK611832 will delight home cooks with fried, boiled, stewed and baked dishes. Also, the model is used for steaming or deep-frying.

The multicooker is perfect for a family of 2-3 people. The working pot of the device has a volume of 4 liters, the surface of its walls is covered with a Teflon non-stick coating. All removable parts of the appliance can be washed in a dishwasher. Also, the adoption of bath procedures in the dishwasher lends itself to complete accessories: a measuring cup, a ladle, a spoon and a steam basket.

The user is kindly provided with 10 automatic cooking programs and manual mode. Cooking time (from 5 minutes to 9 hours) and temperature (from 40 °C to 160 °C) are subject to manual settings. It is supposed to set the required parameters by tapping on the touch buttons on the control panel with a digital LED screen.

For the correct preparation of rice and cereals in the multicooker , the Fuzzy Logic intelligent control system is provided, which automatically adjusts the time and temperature throughout the entire cycle. A couple of additional functions are designed to strengthen the positive qualities of the model: a delayed start and automatic keeping warm in certain menus with the possibility of pre-heating cancellation.

In the budget division of “magic cauldrons”, the DEX DPC61 model deserves close attention. This is a classic multicooker in a cylindrical form factor for everyday cooking without the hassle.

The device is equipped with a 5-liter bowl with a Teflon non-stick coating on the walls. In addition to the model, there is a measuring cup, a plastic spatula and two steam coasters (plastic and metal). Note that it is better to immediately replace the spatula with a silicone one, since the sharp perimeter of a standard accessory can scratch the non-stick coating of the bowl.

The multicooker control button panel is placed on the front side of the case. The model provides 17 automatic cooking modes, including the specific programs "Juice" and "Yogurt". Preset modes allow you to cook soups and cereals, stew and fry food, steam and reheat cooked food. Experienced chefs will come in handy with the "CHEF-COOK" program with the ability to set individual temperature and cooking time settings for a specific dish.

When cooking at temperatures above 100 °C, the lid of the appliance is blocked. In order to open it, you must first relieve the pressure through a special valve. When open, the condensate from the cover flows straight onto the power wire, which is a design flaw of the model. In general , the lid of the multicooker is made removable, which simplifies the procedure for washing it. The list of positive qualities of the DEX DPC61 is supported by two side handles for easy carrying of the device.

The stylish multicooker of the Tefal brand presents solutions at the junction of the initial and middle price segments. It is made in the colors of "stainless steel" and can even claim to be a decoration of the kitchen interior.

Tefal Essential Multicooker RK321A32 is equipped with a 750-watt heating element and a fairly large 5-liter bowl with a Teflon non-stick coating. To interact with the device, a push-button control panel with a display is proposed.

With the help of the multicooker, you can boil and fry (deep-frying), bake and bake, steam (moreover, a practical steamer basket is included in the package), as well as heat up ready-made meals. In total, the user has 15 programs at his disposal, with which you can, if not fully automate the culinary process, then certainly avoid constant monitoring of it. In addition to the quite familiar cycles for cereals, rice, pilaf, pasta, there are less typical, but very useful ones, including jam and yogurt.

If necessary, you can set a delay timer in the model (up to a day), keep cooked food hot (up to 12 hours), or cook various dishes yourself using the free DIY mode (do it yourself). It offers to choose the temperature (from 40 to 160 degrees Celsius) and time (from 5 minutes to 9 hours) for the realization of different culinary ideas. And for greater convenience, the last used settings are stored in the device's memory.

Tefal Essential Multicooker RK321A32 is a multicooker balanced in terms of price and features from a well-known manufacturer of kitchen appliances.