Breville the Fast Slow Cooker BPR650

Versatile product – I’ve been using regularly and have not been disappointed. Great sautee feature, pressure cooking is good alternative to slow cooking as so much faster . I also use it boil rice, pasta, legumes. I use weekly in winter to make soups and have been happy with the result. I like that the lid comes off completely unlike the Tefal cook in one. Only… Read more

downside is it takes a while to reach pressure to start actually cooking, approx 10 minutes so need to factor in this time.

Does it all – The fast slow Pro has the convenience of being a slow cooker and a pressure cooker . It allows You to sear saving time and also has a risotto feature which makes perfect risotto every time It’s a kitchen appliance I could not live without - Meals always tasty and meat tender especially Slow cooked lamb shoulder as Pictured - Perfect every time Show details

Very Useful – I have owned a FastSlow for 12 months. It is great. I cook a lot of soups and curries using a mix of pressure cooking and slow cooking meaning lots of flavour and keeps hot for eating at different times. Only difficulty is there is no temperature control on the sear feature. Show details

Not a reliable pressure cooker – When it works, brilliant. Only if you hold your breath, hold your tongue the right way, cross your fingers, pray to god, and do a handstand. I bought it for the pressure cooker function, and it’s grossly unreliable. Do not recommend. Show details

Excellent cooking tool – I bought this as a present for my daughters but they never used it. So my wife wanted me to sell it however when I showed her what you could do with it. She immediately bought one for her mum. It is now an integral part of our kitchen. We love it. Show details

Great reliable machine – Great machine. Originally purchased to replace a microwave rice container that overflowed every time. Mainly used to make simple rice and curry type meals. Fount this machine to be very reliable and mostly easy to clean other than a small gap where lid seats onto machine. Show details

Great until it stops working – Was really happy with this, but after about a dozen times using it now it fails to pressurise about 75% of the time and I only find out at the end when no pressure releases and food isn’t cooked. Very frustrating when you need to get dinner on the table. I purchased an Instant Pot to replace it - it is so much easier to use than the Breville. Show details

Best and worse device – First time using it very happy. Second time the seal didn’t work and I couldn’t use the pressure function, when I had people over to cook for. Disappointing, it is going back and am going to buy another product. Show details

Prefer an old-fashioned crockpot – Food comes out much more tastier using the slow cooker feature than the pressure cooker feature. Beef spare ribs using the pressure cooker function came out very chewy with not much taste. In hindsight I should have just bought an old fashioned crock pot with a glass lid. Show details

The best slow cooker I have – I've had this machine for years. I LOVE it. This slow cooker makes meat incredibly tender, never burns or undercooks and is very sturdy and of high quality. I'm aware there was a recall on the seal, but my seal has worked faultlessly every time I've pressure cooked and I don't think mine was under recall. The lid can be a little annoying as it… Read more

beeps at you when you take the lid off to look at slow cooked food.

But the flavour! Tender, tender meat! I always use utensils that won't scratch the non stick surface and it has lasted for years. No flaking or scratching at all.

This does rice really well too but the slow cooker function (with sear capability) is incredible. Breville need to make this larger and flatter, like a frypan to do full steaks or big legs of lamb or big lamb shanks. If it was bigger, I'd cook everything in it.

Also another idea is to have a big vegetable steamer basket that sits atop the meat if we just steak and veg separate,

Started out great – The first 4 times I used it I loved BUT then, the lid would not seal. Got a replacement but still had the same issue. Ended up returning it and getting a refund. Very disappointed Show details

Pretty Good – I love the slow-cooker more than the pressure cooker. I've made several curries and other casserole type dishes, all of which turned out with delicious flavours and really, really tender, fall apart meat. I've only used the pressure cooker function twice, neither with very good results, but that's more than likely due to my inexperience. The… Read more

beef casserole was quite chewy and the corned beef was not done in the middle. I've yet to find a recipe for corned beef that tells you how long to pressure cook it for. The other thing that I'm not keen on is the instruction book. It contradicts itself in several places with the minimum amount of liquid to be used. In some places it says to always use at least 4 cups liquid and in others it says pour in 250 mls of liquid or stock. As I was able to purchase this item brand new in a half-price sale it's excellent value. I wouldn't have paid full price for it. Purchased at Briscoes for $NZ199.

27mths old....after a great start....died – Went alright to start so bought one for my Mother. She could never work the lid so that was a waste of time. The lid is very difficult. Then the nonstick surface went crap after sbout 6 months...gradually becoming worse that it now attracks things. I wish they had a stainless uption. I would pay extra for SS Now the unit wont detect lid secure… Read more

so cannot steam or pressure cook so have to load it as if you are pressuring and then place on Sear.

Lookup its predecessors reviews (BPR200) a guy got told off for inspecting inside the lid and finding a part made to break. Thanks Breville for filling our rubbish skips!

Possibly dangerous but who would know as not covered in manual.

So started good but 27mths use out if a $499.99 appliance is shocking [retail]

12 month warranty is a joke....if you are in NZ take Breville to the Disputes Tribunal as the expected life sould be 10-15 years for a pressure cooker.

Does the job, but not perfect – It does the job, but isn't perfect. The inner ring required replacing under recall, and it was easy enough to manage. However, even with the new ring installed, the pressure cooker functionality is fiddly and can be quite difficult. Cleaning the lid and ring is also a little difficult. The slow cooker is easy to use however. Recipe book is also helpful  Show details

Excellent – Excellent product. Highly recommend it and it is very convenient considering that you just leave and do other chores then few minutes you have a good food ready for the whole family. Enerhy saving and ot realky makes the food yummy and tender. We love having the slow cooker very convenient for us.  Show details

This is a fantastic kitchen appliance – This has been a very good kitchen appliance that does multiple jobs for me. It saves me washing as i can do all my cooking in here and its quite fast. I leave my food to cook and when i get back its been switched off automatically and ready to be served.  Show details

Really useful – Very handy to have. Stress free pressure cooking, timer and the sear function are really handy. Having to hand wash the lid is a bit of a pain, and the gasket seal absorbs flavours so it always smells of curry in our household. Despite this I’m glad we invested in it.  Show details ·  1

Loving it! – I got this as a gift over Christmas, so good! Making everything with it. Lots of fun to just throw whatever in there and let the cooker do all the work! haha. Highly recommend buying this. Good for just cooking rice too. Pre-set functions are quite intuitive. Aussie company also!  Show details

This is good – This product has served me well and I will like to recommend it to every home it is very comfortable and easy to use. It is very easy to clean at all time I am very satisfied with its features they are very suitable and easy to use the manual.  Show details

Love this product – We liked it so much, we ended up buying a second one for our holiday home. Excellent slow cooker but the sear function and the pressure cooking function have also come in very handy. Easy to clean, no mess. Just make sure you don't take the pressure cooking lid off until all of the steam has been released. Highly recommend this product!  Show details

Ideal for dinner after work – This was my first slow cooker. I was skeptical in the beginning thinking that I would just spend money, buy another gadget to sit on the kitchen bench. How wrong I was thinking this way. It is absolutely brilliant and I can cook juicy meat and chicken for the whole family to enjoy. I would highly recommend this product!  Show details

I absolutely cannot live without this – I absolutely cannot live without this. I use it every day for cooking dinner! Have not had any issues what so ever with this. My parents ended up buying one too. Cooks brown rice to perfection in just 15mins! I mainly use pressure cook function and works fantastic every time. Have made all sorts of dishes with this. Have also slow cooked but… Read more

haven't used the steam function yet. I guess the only issue I have is that when slow cooking you cannot see your food inside and how its doing, and you can only set it to 6hrs or 8hrs, a 4hr function would be nice. Overall very happy with this.

Use it for everything! – Best piece of kitchen equipment I have ever brought. I love that I can sauté/sear my food first in the same pot then slow cook or pressure cook something. All my dishes have had amazing flavors and I use it for just about everything you could think of! Can't live without it now  Show details

Brilliant Slow & Pressure Cooker – This has been one of the greatest purchases I have bought for my kitchen. I had a slow cooker for years & a separate pressure cooker but I never used the pressure cooker. Now I only use the pressure cooker part, the time it saves in cooking is great and it cleans up easily. Brilliant, I have encouraged others to buy  Show details

Best slow & pressure cooker on the market – We absolutely love our slow cooker, being a mum to a toddler you really don't have the time to cook meals every day but with the slow cooker you just throw all the ingredients together cook it for 4 hours and you have a delicious meal ready! The good thing about the this cooker, you can fit 4 abs more portions and you'll have dinners for days ready  Show details

Easy to use and clean and the Sear function works well – After looking at a lot of reviews on all the multifunction cookers and then going in to see how easy they were to operate and clean ETC The most important issue for me was the Sear function before I slow cooked my meal, There are ones that claim to sear but it is more like stewing  Show details

many uses! – This is really multi purpose, I can make roast chicken to Easy Rice Pudding (amazing dessert!). It is easy to clean, look after and maintain. Cleaning is a breeze, I just rinse out with hot water after it has been used. it is quiet and cooks at an even temperature.  Show details

FANTASTIC! – We use this all the time, it is the best thing! I love how you can pressure cook and slow cook in the same appliance! So happy with it. The pressure cooker works just like a slowcooker but takes alot less time, it is so great to come home to!  Show details

Great product and good value! – This is my favourite kitchen appliance. It has lots of great options including searing, steaming, slow cooking and pressure cooking. The results are just perfect. Meat falls off the bone, is delicious and is great for childrens meals too. It's easy to clean as you can remove the inner pot.  Show details