Sage - The Risotto Plus - Multi Cooker with Stir Free Risotto - Sauté, Rice, Steam, Sear, Slow Cook Low/High & Auto Keep Warm Functionality - Brushed Stainless Steel

Wow, this pressure cooker is just amazing, it's very easy to use and setup, and also very easy to clean. It's a high end product sold at an affordable price, definitely grab yourself one...

This is billed as a rice cooker but it’s a fantastic slow cooker, this is my second one, first bought 9yrs ago.

You've never had a ragu like this. You've never had risotto this quick.Slow cookers used to be giant machines that took up way too much space, hauled out of a kitchen cupboard for 2 occasions during winter before being put away to collect dust. Pressure cookers were generally thought of as saucepans with a prepensity for coating your kitchen walls in stew before going into the bin.No more! I love this thing. I love that I can sauté onions and carrots, before dumping in some minced pork, a wallop of red wine and sitting on the couch while dinner is essentially made for me. There isn't any chance of something boiling over or getting burnt, it's all carefully regulated so you don't have to worry about it. Risotto is amazingly easy, bourguignon is easy and incredible, potatos go from raw to mashed in minutes.If you have a slow cooker, throw it out and get this. If you are tossing up getting this or an InstantPot, the truth is you can probably get either, but this looks lovely, has finer pressure control, and generally a better user interface over all. The cookbook you get with it is very good as well.There are some issues though. You might think Bolognese takes the 20 minutes the preset is set for, but you factor in prep (10-15 minutes), building up pressure (5 minutes), cooking (20 minutes) pressure release (2-5 minutes) and then any reduction of liquids (10+ minutes) and it starts to add up. Don't think you can make dinner in 20 minutes with this thing because you can't. You often need to reduce things you cook as there is nowhere for the steam to escape to, so you don't get any natural reduction. Also sometimes the buildup of pressure can take quite some time, especially for Risotto.Still. Get it. It's amazingly versatile and a great addition to any kitchen.

Really love this item. Since buying around 6 months ago it has been regularly used and the old slow cooker has been left in the cupboard. the variety of settings on this cooker mean that it really is a one pot meal, from searing meat to cooking in an amazingly short time through to reducing. i have used to make chilli, Bolognese, Currys & stews and even deserts, rice pudding in 20 minutes! The recipe book that comes with it provides Heston-esque style flamboyant recepies but which are easy to follow, many otger recepies can be found online by simply searching for instant pot recepies.There are two reasons that I have only given this item 4 stars, it would really benefit with a timer so you could delay the start, this way you could load it up in a morning and have it cook for when you get in. The second reason is that the lid is a bit tricky, once cooking has finished you have to manually release the remaining pressure and waggle the lid back and forth until the locking pin falls back. These aren't huge issues and I would definitely recommend to everyone but still worth noting.

This is my second Sage Risotto.It is very flexible and useful for all the different modes. I’ve had excellent, tasty results. Searing, slow-cooking, rice, steaming and risotto; all are great. Quiet all the time and cooking quickly for some modes. I have loved the ease and results.It would be nice to have a few sample recipes in the instruction book.

Love it. Had it a while now and is very reliable. One tip, if you have the cooker in slow cook mode, take the valve off of the top. If you don't, the suction can jam the lid shut... as I found! Also remember to replace the value properly for pressure cook mode or the steam will escape and you'll have to start the programme again... as I found. A bit trial and error but great bit of kit.Here is my (not so) secret recipe for a nice, hearty meal (for these cold May days?). Can be put together quickly once you've returned from work, by the time you've had a shower and seen to some bits around the house, the meal is ready.- Set on sear function and sear some beef chunks in a tiny bit of oil until browned (I use garlic infused rapeseed oil).- Add in some onion and garlic and sear for a few minutes until softened.- Add some baby carrots and quartered new potatoes (scrubbed but not peeled).-Immediately add some water (past the minimum line and so the contents are mostly covered).- Add a big tablespoon of Bovril, 1 beef oxo cube, 1 level teaspoon of mild curry powder, and a splash of Worcestershire sauce.- Change to the pressure cooker setting and close the lid.- Put the cooker on the casserole setting and press start.Once this has finished (1hr), change the setting to reduce and press start (lid open).- Stay with the cooker and occasionally stir. Keep reducing until the sauce is the required thickness.Serve with veg of your choice and a baked baguette. I normally don't have extra veg, eat from a bowl and mop with the bread. Tasty.