Philips Original All-In-One Multi-Cooker HD2237/72

Super disappointed. I previously owned a Breville Fast Slow Cooker which worked well for over 10 years and I loved. After its demise I purchased this cooker due to its large capacity and on advisement from the sales person. Firstly it randomly fails to pressurise, burning the contents if you aren't keeping a close eye because its heating like mad… Read more

but never getting to the desired pressure. Secondly its impossible to pressure cooker anything on high pressure for less than 15 mins on high pressure. Theres no manual pressure cooking function and high pressure isn't an option in the steam setting. Consequently I'm now unable to cook some my favourite pressure cooker recipes. I would advise completely against buying this, let alone spending $200 +

Why i didn't know about this earlier? – I've been cooking for the whole family for the last 20 ish years and used mostly traditional appliances for cooking e.g. fry pans, oven, BBQ and rice/slow cookers. To be honest, I wasn't missing any additional appliances in my life. Everything I wanted to make I was making with what I had. Of course, I wished that I could afford more expensive… Read more ·  1

cuts of meat or have patience to marinade meats longer... I started to chat with my friends about that... when someone accidentally (or on purpose) mentioned Philips Original All-In-One Multi-Cooker. My instant reply was: " I don't need another slow cooker". The reply was instant: "It is not a slow cooker... Here is how I ended up buying one. My first dish I ever cooked was lamb leg. I never, ever (whatever I did with the cut) could achieve a tender dish. To my absolute shock - after an hour of not really slaving near the oven, stove or BBQ I got the most tender, most delicious piece of lamb. Since then I made many more dishes (mostly using pressure setting) and the cooker never let me down. As others already mentioned, cleaning is very easy and not messy. Cooker menu is very simple, but I strongly recommend quickly confirming with the manual all functions you intend to use. After all I'm very satisfied with the price/performance/outcome ratio and won't hesitate recommending it to anyone who has never experienced one. Prices may significantly vary. I found that Amazon is very competitive and have free deliveries for prime users. Here is quick link to check if their price is right for you: https://amzn.to/2YmLiYn

I filmed 3 review videos and published them on YouTube: 1. https://youtu.be/tV_WHFE3BJU - Intro and short review 2. https://youtu.be/iDmBHgvvON8 - Process of starting cooking 3. https://youtu.be/2assb9LyQYM - Finish cooking and results

It never gets to pressure... good overpriced slow cooker. Shame. Oh well. Back to simple slow cooker as it is genuinely frustrating after 10+ trash meals that were meant to take an hour and ended up eating slow cooked version next night. Sorry to whinge! Show details

Only one day of usage so far – Two issues I noticed immediately. After seeing them online, I was disappointed the inside of the pot was black, with black markings and not gold with white writing as in other parts of Asia. Why do companies feel that it’s easy to read? My rice cooker is the same. The LED display is very hard to read, far too small and red is very difficult to… Read more

see on a dark background. Why not white and a larger font that doesn’t require a magnifying glass? The internal pot is difficult to lift out as the lip gap is very tiny. The handle on the scoop could do with being longer.

My first attempt at using this was a piece of fish, frozen and crumbed. You know the ones from the supermarket here in Australia? Thought it would be good on bake. It was 41deg yesterday so didn’t want to heat up the house for my elderly dads lunch using the oven. These are normally done in the oven in 20 min. After 45 min baking, it was still cold at the edges and semi frozen in the middle, so don’t waste your time trying that! Can’t increase the temperature sadly. Not sure if that’s meant to happen or mine is faulty?

My second attempt was a curry. I usually do it all from scratch, but decided to try a packet one. You know the ones that come with a sachet of spices and a paste? A big issue I found is even in the forums no one can seem to answer my question on the amount of liquid required. Given it’s a pressure cooker for meat/poultry, do I add who,e can of coconut milk, or halve or even quarter the amount regularly used? Anyway, used a (what used to be cheap) couple of chunks of gravy beef, browned it on the high sauté/sear function, took it out, popped in the onions and garlic, did those, put the meat back in, threw in some potato added the paste and put in a whole can of coconut milk. Not just “some, and a bit of water” as someone stated on YouTube, just tell people for goodness sake, my some and my bit could be different to yours. I digress, I selected meat/poultry setting and walked away. The steam being released made me smile. Opened the lid and oooo that smells and looks good. Tasted ok. Next time I will probably increase the cooking time by 10 min as I like my meat to melt in the mouth. All in all a good day. I will be trying the recipes from the book over the coming week or two.

I do recommend it as it’s very good value for money and a good one to start the multi cook journey.

Easy to use and clean, simple clean up, plus free recipe book! – This is the best multi cooker with a slow and pressure cooker in one, accompanied by x2 saute functions taking less than 3 minutes to heat up and a non stick inner pot. Cleaning up is also extremely easy. I have loved cooking using it's included +200 recipe book. My fav. recipes include making yogurt (x3 diff. varieties), creamy delicious seafood… Read more ·  1

linguini (pasta cooked to perfection) and all there soups. The Philips multi-cooker is able to regulate the temperature for up to 12 hours post cooking. This recipe book is also available online. You can even bake cakes or make delicious sweets as well. Highly recommend this product.

Fantastic! So worth it! – Our cheapo rice cooker died and I managed to convince the wife to get a multicooker to make life easy! I showed her some youtube videos and she was sold, especially when she saw how much time pressure cooking can save you and still produce delicious meals. I did A LOT of research on a lot of brands, read heaps of reviews and weighed up the pros… Read more ·  1

and cons. After all that, this model from Philips came out on top. Sure, it's not one of those automated cookers, but lets be honest, they cost a fortune and really distance you from the process of cooking. We wanted something to 'help' our cooking, not do the cooking for us, so we ruled out those fancy auto-machines with built in recipes and touch screens. I looked at Tefal but too complicated and small capacity. Looked at Breville, too expensive and over-the-top. Crockpot was the main competitor but this Philipps had more wattage meaning quicker to heat up and get to pressure. The other advantage of the Philipps was the extensive cook book and the social media cooking groups where recipes are shared. Finally, the ability to purchase a stainless steel cooking bowl in addition to the stock non-stick bowl was the clincher. And just on the bowl, I read a lot of reviews saying that it scratched easy. Now, I'm not sure if they upgraded it but we have put it in the dishwasher countless times and used wooden and plastic utensils - NOT A SCRATCH! Super impressed! The lid, yes, needs to be hand washed, but it's so easy and quick. TIP- after cleaning the lid, wipe dry and then put it back on the cooker upside down until next use to help dissipate any food odours (see photo). All in all cleaning is a breeze - DON'T pre-rinse or scrub the pot - just whack it in the dishwasher AS IS (yes, even with crusties all over it) and boom, done! The rice recipe takes a bit of trial and error but generally a 1:1 ratio works perfect for any type of rice, white and brown for example. We use the non-stick to cook rice, then set aside, while we cook the main dish in the stainless steel bowl. Meat in the stainless steel comes out delicious *kisses fingers*, also in the non-stick, but especially the stainless steel bowl. Okay, so after a weeks of use, my wife grabs me with both hands, looks me dead straight in the eyes and says "You gave me the greatest gift when you convinced me to get this multicooker". Each week we try new recipes out of the book that comes with it and we get to try all sorts of things that we never would have tried. So much variety and it's SOO easy. We ain't chefs. We are just busy people who want to eat nice homecooked meals without slaving over the stove all night - oh, and we want heaps of leftovers!! It has now been over 6 months and this multicooker has a permanent place on our benchtop and ain't going anywhere! Would like to thank all the other reviewers who took the time to write their experience - you guys helped me make this decision and it has totally been worth it - thank you!

Loved my “All in One Multi”cooker. Easy to use and cleans up easily. Unfortunately after nearly 3 years it would not maintain pressure. Steam constantly escaping from under the lid. I had bought new seals and totally replaced all the parts on the lid, to no avail. Found that a silver washer had fallen from cooker when I turned it over. After… Read more

sending little videos of water pressure test and the malfunction no help or any reply. AIO cooker sitting idle for three years. Finally Phillips told me I could get it repaired locally. I live in rural area of WA and none of the repair places are even doing repairs on small appliances and certainly not Phillips. Thought I would take it up to Perth when next up. Find out there are no Phillips repairs at all in the whole of WA for multicookers according to their website So am I suppose to just throw the whole thing out? What a waste. I feel companies should take responsibility for ensuring that their products are not adding to the ever increasing landfill. Especially when they are built to last as long as their warranty. In the past had many Phillips products that lasted a decent amount of time. Shameful

A versatile cooker that does what it promises – I love love love this cooker. I use it for soups and stews and so many one-dish meal. Does what it says. Unlike what some reviewers experienced, the inner pot coating is still going strong after close to 2 years of use. But took a star off coz: - lid retains some smells after cooking - even tho I always clean it after use, there is now rust on… Read more ·  1

the exterior around the control panel :(

Otherwise, it is perfect!

EDIT: I realised some reviewers have complained about it spewing and squirting liquid when releasing pressure. This happens with every pressure cooker when the liquid level is high and one releases the pressure too quickly.

After reading other reviews, I'm convinced the pressure function is hit or miss whether it works properly or not. It's great (but expensive) for slow cooking, but the pressure cooking side is frustrating. Mine takes way too long to pressurise, then it steams out the red valve before it is able to pressurise, so I have to jam a wooden spoon under the handle to make it work. Show details

The mystery cooker! – POS! Desperately unreliable! Will indicate it has reached pressure- only for you to release the valve (2 hours later) and have it fart out 1 psi. Great fun delaying a dinner by an additional 2 hours! I had a cheap unit that I replaced with this. Worst move! I would have the old cheapie back in a heartbeat! Show details

Not providing what it promises – I have tried the slow cooker in the low temperature setting and find it does not cook the food adequately. Even after 10hrs the ingredients are not edible. I have tried cooking a basic beef curry with thinly sliced carrot and small diced potato and after 8hrs, 9hrs and 10hrs neither the vegetables or meat are cooked through. Each time I had to… Read more

change the setting to slow cook at high temperature to complete the cooking process or revert to the pressure cooking option. I have used slow cookers for many years and found 6-8 hrs on low temp slow cooking has always been sufficient. Very disappointed.

Steam escapes under lid – I have had 2 of these cookers in the last 3yrs Philips did replace the 1st one after 1yr Have also had the lid replaced on the 2nd one Both cookers, the steam escapes from under the lid Everything is checked and the lid put on properly, but is still happening The 2nd one is now out if warranty I give up on this brand...time to move on to another brand !!! Show details

Not enough control over settings – For slow cooking and pressure cooking, this is great. The yoghurt function works perfectly, I have been making yoghurt for over two years from the same culture using this cooker. The shortcomings are about control and clarity. For example, the steam function does not let you go below 5 minutes. If you steam asparagus or other lighter vegetables… Read more

for that length of time, you end up with mush. The minimum time should be zero minutes. Once it gets a head of steam, they are done.

Another example is the saute/low setting. This is actually a pretty high, and there doesn't seem to be a "simmer" level of heat. It would be great if you could just dial in the temp you need.

Multi Cooker is good but spare parts is an issue – Our Philips multi cooker works really well, I am using it from last 2 years. Recently, we had an incident where it was kept on induction and induction got switched on. By the time we saw the bottom plate got damaged. I am not able to find any spares for it. I ordered one from Statewide but they sent wrong one. They sent me bottom outer black… Read more

peripheral part, but I needed the one in center which gets screwed on to protect wiring. The one came from Statewide costed me $27 as it includes postage charges. I am disappointed to see that for such a product there is poor after sales service. Philips any help?