Philips All-In-One-Cooker HD2238/72

It cooks well I've had no issue with any of the cooking functions but this is the third one I've had due to the outside rusting or lid not sealing to pressure cook. It's a shame because when it cooks it works really well I'm not sure what's causing the rusting but I've read a few people have had the same issue. Show details

I’ve used this a few times and it’s so bad, it takes forever to cook and it’s burnt all the food that I’ve cooked in it. The steam comes up under the lid and it’s faulty!!! Only used like 4 times! What a complete waste of money! Show details

Very Disappointed, purchased this because of size, no custom setting and slow cooker 1 level only, will be returning – I purchased this last week due to the larger size, I already have a Breville -5.7 litre which has a custom setting and 2 levels for slow cooking. Reading before I purchased this I thought it had 2 levels for slow cooking but it doesnt, there is no custom setting and the preset times you cannot go down (only increase in time) which is pathetic as… Read more

I find rissotto cooks in my breville in 4-5 minutes once to pressure, this is 20 minutes, i can only imagine what a soggy claggy mess it would be, I made pea and ham soup tonight which turned out undercooked, tried to cook it again and it just stuck to bottom of pan 1cm deep brown burnt, waste of money, will be returning as so hard to use compared to the Breville.

I feel mislead – I bought this appliance particularly for the slow cook function and unfortunately this product has only one temperature setting for slow cooking. Advertising indicates cooking in general can be adjusted by temperature but it turns out that low medium and high settings refer to saute/seer, sauce-thickening, hot pot and jam settings only. I would… Read more

like to slow-cook on a really low temperature but this slow cooker works at 90 degrees centigrade and increases to 95 to 100 degrees in the last 20 minutes of cooking. Nutients are not optimal once they reach boiling point. I am so disappointed since this product was purchased for health reasons. Our meat stew was not tender after 12 hours of slow-cooking, possibly after being over heated at the end of cooking. I am so disappointed I was convinced by phillip's misleading statements on their packaging and documentation. I will be returning this product to store after one use only.

How did I go so many years without this product?? – I’ve had the 8L Philips all in one and it has made cooking so easy. From fall off the bone lamb shanks to tender massaman beef curry and rice, this can do it all so easily. The only thing I couldn’t figure out is how to select high or low temperature for the slow cooking function. It appears to only have one setting. Is there a way to select high or low temp for this model? Show details ·  1

Good pressure cooker – This is an easy to use pressure cooker. I use to cook ‘one pot’ meals, soups and sauces. I’m yet to really dive into the baking function. It is large and heats up quickly. It is easy to clean and doesn’t retain smells or flavours from previous meals. I appreciate the ceramic coated inner pot - as opposed to a regular non stick pot. I have also… Read more ·  1

purchased a second stainless steel pot so I can cook more than one meal.

I have found that sometimes it doesn’t come up to pressure if the inner pot is too full. I’m not sure if this is a safety feature perhaps. This is annoying because it effectively means the food is cooked twice or three times as I have to restart it again and again.

I have also noticed that the vent has a slight leak and dribbles a small amount of hot water or steam when it is under pressure. I didn’t have my previous pressure cooker do this. Again I’m not sure what is causing this as I have cleaned and tightened the vent and it still does it.

Overall I am happy but sometimes find the large amount of functions are a bit superfluous.

I do like that it is a slow cooker as well as a pressure cooker.

Love it! – I love this machine, i’s so user friendly and easy to operate. I’ve had the previous 6 litre models and love them too, but this one is so much bigger & more powerful. I love meal prepping and cooking large batches of food to freeze for convenience and this pot does it all. Set and forget technology at it’s best. Philips have really taken the… Read more

guesswork out of this model and made it so easy to use with all these preset buttons. I no longer have to stick around the kitchen waiting for dinner to cook as I simply select the function, hit start then walk away - sometimes not returning for hours and hours and I know that it will be keeping my dish at a safe temperature for when I return…it’s fantastic! It maintains the perfect temperature to ferment my super probiotic yoghurt, it’s hot enough to bake a cake in it, the sauce function reduces and thickens my gravies after pressure cooking a lamb shoulder and roast chicken, and best of all, clean up is a breeze with this non stick inner pot as food never sticks to it. This pot is a game changer in my kitchen now and after using it for a couple of months, I can’t imagine life without it. Thanks Philips for another superb appliance!