Breville Fast Slow Cooker BPR200

Works great but no alternative to the poisonous non-stick bowl – The actual cooker works great however there is no alternative option for a stainless steel bowl which means the non-stick leaches into our food. Have called them however they only have non-stick bowls. Show details

A lot of functions and options – I purchased this item a few months ago. I must say, I haven't used it to its full potential yet (and not very often), but so far so good. I love the occasional slow cooked meals, but I work long hours and cannot go home over lunch to power up my slow cooker to make dinner. With this pressure cooker, I am very happy I get the same results as a slow… Read more

cooker... but in less than half an hour! The product also sautees and browns your ingredients prior to pressure cooking, all in the same pan. I had never owned a pressure cooker before and it is easy enough to operate by reading the guide beforehand (not much to read and easy to understand). I have made a few stews and also used it as a rice cooker and got perfect rice in 7 minutes! Meat always comes out very tender and flavoursome. Easy to clean. The only thing I was not too fond of, was the slow cooker option. There are only 2 settings for slow cooking, 6 or 8 hours. I used the 6 hour setting, but for some reason the meat came out a bit dry, as if it was overcooked somehow? There was plenty of stock and other ingredients in the pot and I have cooked the same stew before (not using this product though). I wish you could choose your own time setting when slow cooking, but can only be done when pressure cooking. I guess you could stop the slow cooking process earlier by turning it off. This was not a huge issue for me as I rather use the pressure cooking setting, but was worth bringing it up. I'd definitely recommend this product, especially to busy and working families!

So hard to make work. I'm buying another brand – It cooks fine but getting it to cook in the first place heavily negates the time savings or any joy. I’ll preface this with I clean impeccably, no functional problems or mis-use. 1. The valve for the top locking mechanism is a massive issue. I always have a tool to lift it up so it can function. Pressure almost 100% escapes here & without manual… Read more

intervention the cooker never starts.

2. The “wobble/jiggler” pressure control, the main one used for cooking. After I get the other pressure switch functioning I have trouble with this one. The “cook” position often just vents pressure so I have to move it to the fully closed position.. I wait for an audible click for the pressure switch (hi-med-low) in the handle to click in. Then fiddle with the jiggler thing so I know it is letting pressure release to protect my sanity and family.

Summary … This is NOT a set and forget item, it requires vast amounts of time to function properly. Cooking is not supposed to be a chore & I cry every time I bring this out and renew my battle. I’m going to find another brand using my lessons learned on this device. For the last year I believe I have given it a good go and understand all its design peculiarities.

time saver. walk away and ignore – I wanted a pressure cooker to cook my soup faster. I was sick of constantly turning on and off my stove for a whole day. I found with this I just have to turn on the pressure cooking function for 1 hour. walk away. come back in 2 to 3 hours time to find my soup still burning hot (80 degrees even when plug was pulled 5 hours ago) and all the… Read more

ingriedients has broken down.

I use it to cook a chinese chicken soup. chicken came out as extremely tender and has absorb the taste of the herbs without drying.

I even use this to cook curry chicken. I put in all my ingriedients, turn it on, set it to 1 hour and walk away. (1 hour was probably too much. all the meat slide off the bone and I was eating a thick goo. the potato was mashed). no need to worry about turning off stove. no need to worry about cleaning spillage. no need to feel pressure wheb u put the pressure in the cooker. you just walk away and forget.

For those that has never use a pressure cooker before this can be dangerous. but I have not been injured because I did my research and even found a youtube video by breville on the use of this cooker.

just keep in mind that the lid will not open if pressure has not release (it took about 2 hours for pressure to slowly release when I was cooking soup on high pressure for 1 hour).

always push the "release stem" button using a chopstick or long wooden spoon. just make sure no part of your body part is under both of the steam vents. only open lid if no steam is release when you push steam release button.

Also make sure seal is place in correctly. if steam escapes around edge of lid than you know you did it wrong. wait till steam is release before opening lid.

cleaning is simple (watch youtube video by breville). I just soak my lid in hot soapy water. use a tooth brush to clean hard to reach spots. rice and leave to dry.

Use it nearly everyday fantastic – Food tastes great, can use cheaper cuts of meat..so tender . Multifunction so easy to use . If only the timer counted down ..would be better but despite that so easy to use ,clean and store. The slow cook feature is good and it has a large Capacity. Great for quick no fuss risotto.  Show details

Absolutely Love It – I have never used a pressure cooker in my life but I needed an oven so I thought I would buy one and cross my fingers. Some of the reviews almost scared me off but I thought what the heck. I grabbed some old flank steak and thought I would give it a whirl. After following the instructions (bit confusing) but I did have a couple of wines… Read more

beforehand. It came out with so much flavour and tender I was sold immediately. Next night I gave it a go with a whole chook and using the recipe in the book that came with it. It came out as good as the webber chicken we usually do but in a fraction of the time. I really do love it. Once I get used to what Im doing it will be even better. Shouldn't take too long to get the hang of it. Thank you Breville!

Takes ages to build pressure (faulty apparently) – My error ... I should have returned it after its first use. I initially thought it was my fault in the way I was using this Fast Slow Cooker or that I had not researched the product well enough. I rarely used it because it did not operate as I thought it would have. I certainly would not have left it unattended. Despite having an extended… Read more

warranty, I put off asking the question about its operation and now the warranty has expired. Just the other day, I used it again. As usual, it took ages to build up pressure ... 40 minutes in fact. During this time it belched out steam, leaving minimal liquid in the bowl. After talking with a Breville Customer Service person (Aiden), I have just learnt that this is definitely not normal. As it is no longer under warranty, I will have to purchase a new pressure cooker, but obviously not a Breville after this experience.

BREVILLE DID NOT BOTHER RESPONDING TO THIS REVIEW.

Amazing - it’s my kitchen companion – I love my breville Fast Slow Cooker - had it 18 months now and use it 1-2 times a week More in winter - pressure cooking gives tender meat that normally takes hours and hours - I use it mainly for curries and whole chickens - lots of recipes online too and yountube tutorials - it’s by far the best thing in my kitchen - also does risotto perfectly… Read more

and rice

And the pot in pot method is a game changer

Cook a casserole or whatever below and rice cooks up top in steamer in any oven proof

Bowl. - 10/10

Failed at 2 years – Failed at 2 years, won’t reach pressure and just burns everything - terrible machine that has been nothing but trouble!!! Replaced the gasket after the recall, worked well for the first winter but has been such a disappointment since! I would not recommend this product to anyone and will definitely be doing some thorough research for a new one!  Show details

Poor quality and failed spectacularly – Had this model a few years now and it has just failed by firing the buttons out of the display and leaking everywhere. Shame because i liked it but useless now. When it works its really good with the saute and then pressure cook foods. Would be nice if it came with a spare seal in the box.  Show details

another excellent machine – Simple easy to use made of long lasting quality materials was going to buy a cheaper machine but this is the better designed cooker in its class use it to make soups for the jobsite programmed recipes are good too happy with this model would recommend to anyone another quality breville product  Show details

No good – Failed just out of stated warranty and Breville didnt want to hear about it. For the price it should have lasted longer than a year. Was adequate when it worked, had a tendency to get upset if you tried to use it for more than one thing, eg saute then pressure cook would bring up error code. Trying my luck with a Tefal  Show details

It stops working after 2 years – I bought one and after 2 years, the pressure cooking feature stopped working. I bought the same product again because I was happy with its functionality but now after 2 years it has the same problem. I won't buy that again and I don't recommend anyone to buy it. Maybe the new model is good but I am not sure.  Show details

designed to fail in 2 years – my fast slow cooker seemed wonderful. I used it at least once or twice a month. My friend said he had one until it suddenly stopped working. Mine suddenly stopped working. I had gone through the laughable exercise of getting the re-call gasket. As a mechanical engineer I pulled it to bits as I do before throwing away any appliance. inside the… Read more

handle of the lid is a small plastic toggle that opperates the pressure to heating. made of basically cellotape!! I phoned Breville to see if i could buy a new one. No way....and you should never open up our appliances! I could however purchase a new lid for 85% of my original cooker price!

So "Grace" from service, if you are reading this... I will never purchase Breville again. Designed to fail.

What can’t this machine do?! – We bought this machine on recommendation to a slow cooker. And aren’t we glad we did. We use this machine at least 5-6 times a week. As you can brown the meat and then add sauce to pressure cook, I use this to cook dinner while I head out to pick up the kids. Cooks rice in no time at all. Makes the best risotto! We’ve slow cooked lamb overnight to get a 12hr cooking time. It’s wonderful. So much so, my whole family now own one!  Show details

Use this every day for most meals! – This is my first ever pressure cooker or slow cooker. I can find a use for this every day, even just to steam rice. It is so simple and robust. Being a combined fast and slow cooker is brilliant becuae you can pressure cool and then leave on slow cooker function to further renderer. I would maybe prefer a finer timer for the slow cooker, which… Read more

only has 6h or 8h, but that is no way a deal breaker.

An excellent entry point if you haven't used these appliances before.

Only used once – We only have only used this once and it didn't work properly and kept leaking from the lid. The following day we got a letter saying that there was a product recall on this particular cooker. It was a recall due to a Faulty lid gasket. We have not returned it yet or used it since.  Show details

Perfect slow cooker – Am so happy with this product I purchased recently.I discovered food cooked in slow cooker taste much much better than oven baked or stove cooked foods. The slow cooker as it's name suggests slowly cooks food and reserves all nutrients. After using the slow cooker it is easy to clean and store.  Show details

Great for making Soup and Indian Lentil Curries – This is a great product with many different options for making different types of soups/meals. I use it to make soups and Indian lentil curries and the result is amazing. It takes little time to cook and you can choose various options to make different types of soups/stews. Would definitely recommend this product.  Show details

good value for the price – Never had any problem with this pressure cooker. Very easy to control the recipe and the control panel is dummy proof. Rice, soup, porridge and lam shanks, pork belly are all easy dealt with, as long as you know how to handle them. A recommended must buy for kitchen appliance!  Show details

Excellent slow cooker – Having own many slow cookers over the years I wanted to try pressure cooking. Obviously all my talk worked and i got one as present. Excellent cooker and I love that i can saute the meats first in the unit without having to use a separate pan. Hit and miss on the pressure cooker but expect that was more about the recipes rather than the cooker. Was looking at the new model as an upgrade but this one is still strong going 6-7 years on.  Show details

Reliable and efficient – I bought this when my wife was away and I was cooking for myself. Very easy to use and cooks well. It has never let me down, my wife loves it. I also use the simmer function which is great to fry chips. The seal was replaced under warranty, due to a recall  Show details

Fantastic time saver! – We mainly use it for the pressure cooker function and the results are awesome! We have cooked ribs that are falling off the bone in 40 minutes which would take overnight in a regular slow cooker! The food comes out identical to slow cooker in our opinion. Works great for cooking beans too! Absolutely great value for money and something we use every single day.  Show details

Used weekly – I love this electric multicooker, I use it to makes stocks and soups quickly resulting in flavourful dishes. My only gripe is very randomly it will turn itself off during a pressure cook and I have to guess where it was up to. I could not make do with out it.  Show details

Fantastic slow cooker – I received this as a gift and initially was unsure about it however after some use the slow cooker function is fantastic. The lid must remain on for the slow cooking function to operate. It would be nice if you could remove the lid to check on the contents more easily. In relation to the pressure cooker setting, I have attempted to use this a couple of times but it makes me uncomfortable so I do not use it.  Show details

Only last for one year – It's a good slow cooker but after one year it won't heat. Just warm and the cooking process just couldn't complete. Took it back to Harvey Norman and sales told me I can get it refund because this model is on the recall list. Got the money back then bought a Philips one.  Show details

Made in China – Used 8 times. Was great to start with. Was always stored in the box it came in. Seal was updated last year in recall. Failed to function today. Display flashed and beeped, then died. We will not buy another Breville product of this type. There are other equivalent products on the market at half the price We paid. The Breville 4 slice toaster still works fine so far. That was not cheap either.  Show details

Makes life easy – I think this thing is really good, to be able to set the timer then go out for a while and come home to a ready made meal is great- saves me a lot of time. I did find lamb shanks were not as soft as I expected, apart from that all ok  Show details

Very good product – I've had this pressure/slow cooker for ages now and it's still working like a dream, it's a very versatile unit with many options but has a simple easy to use interface. I've mainly used the pressure cooker and slow cooker options and every meal I've made has turned out exactly as expected.  Show details

Love it – It's not the newest and most fancy model, but I think it just worked for me. I've been looking for a pressure and slow cooker for a while and compare to different types of model on the market. I know there're lot newer and pricy ones from the same brand but the way I see it the function is just too complex. This model is simple and straight… Read more

forward and it does a good job!

I would recommend this one for anyone who is new to this sort of product.