Russell Hobbs Express Chef RHPC1000
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Loving my new pressure cooker BUT …… – It doesn't matter how much i read the instruction manual it wont adjust through low normal and high, it doesn’t light up to say which it is on. Anyone able to help at all , Show details
My new ‘Multi Life’ – Life has just become easier at meal time! Have only had this a week but already all functions have been tested! Easy to use, lots of cooking options. Thumbs up! Show details
Where can I get a steam tray to fit? – Where do you get steamer tray from, that will suit a Russell Hobbs express chef digital multi cooker, as the one I've purchased does not have such a tray, and why not, seems a bit ridiculous don't you think, there's absolutely no mention on box . Show details
Excellent Cooker -- Closest I've seen to an Instant Pot – Update July 2021: Below is my review from two years ago. Just a quick update to say it's two years later, and I'm still using the Mulit Cooker daily, and still love it. I use it multiple times per day. Love this cooker! ____________ I used to own an Instant Pot in the US. I was quite disappointed to learn that they are not available in NZ. … Read more
However, this Russell Hobbs is a *very* close second, and I love cooking with it. Its functionality is identical to the IP, however, a few features are different. Here are the things I don't like about it:
1. The cook time is auto-set to two minutes on an IP, and 30 minutes on the Russell Hobbs. Since most things I cook will cook in under 10-15 minutes, I have to reduce the auto-set cooking time before I use it. If something cooks for 10 mins, with an IP you time up 8 mins, to set time at 10 mins. With the Russell Hobbs, I need to time down 20 mins, to set for 10 mins. (Not horrible, but a little bit annoying.)
2. The IP comes with a stainless steel inner pot. I asked Russell Hobbs if they carry a stainless steel pot I could purchase to replace the non-stick pot, and they said they do not. I was able to purchase a stainless steel pot for the Philips All-In-One Cooker that I also own, and very much appreciate having a stainless steel pot option. My solution for getting a stainless pot for the Russell Hobbs was to purchase an Instant Pot for a friend in the US, and she was willing to swap inner pots with me. Her IP stainless steel pot fits perfectly in the Russell Hobbs. So, if you want a stainless steel pot, you could potentially purchase a 6 qt. IP stainless steel inner pot ($30USD on Amazon), and it should fit your Russell Hobbs.
3. I wish this pot had the "yoghurt" feature, but it does not.
4. The lid design is odd -- it is hard to remove this lid without the steam from the cooked food burning my arm. My get-around for this is to use a very long pot-holder, which prevents the steam from hitting my wrist and arm. It's odd because I did not have this same problem with my other pressure cookers.
Some +++ features:
1. This lid is identical to the IP lid, and I like the design of the silicon ring in this pot much better than in the Philips All In One Cooker. I don't like the removable aluminum disc in the Philips -- I do not like using aluminum in my cooking at all, so I was keen to get another pressure cooker that didn't use aluminum, and very glad the Russell Hobbs is near identical to the Instant Pot lid, with no aluminum parts.
2. I use this pot multiple times, daily. I will make oatmeal, soups, silverside w/ veggies; adobo chicken, or use the Ekovana stackable inserts to make lasagna or other casseroles in the pressure cooker. I also will steam seitan with the steam setting. It works perfectly every time. I really love being able to steam a whole head of cauliflower, and have still intact, yet completely cooked. Makes a beautiful presentation on a platter w/a cream sauce.
3. The saute feature on this is excellent -- really great to be able to saute onions and garlic before adding other ingredients.
4. I love the little "tune" the pot makes when you put the lid on, or take it off. We are a musical household, and I love that my food is singing to me. :-)
I am really glad to have this pressure cooker. It is just a nice as my previous Instant Pot, and prefer it over my Philips All In One cooker. I keep both, because when cooking for a large crowd, I will definitely use both. Do NOT buy this pressure cooker just to make rice! That would be like visiting New York, and never leaving the train station!
I'm giving this 4-Stars instead of 5 because Russell Hobbs doesn't offer a stainless steel pot option, and I do *not* like cooking with non-stick products. Hopefully they will change this in the future!
Cheers!
Does not come with steam basket....duh! – No steam basket just a basic trivet. Also defaults to 30min steaming. The Breville it replaces, which broke after 2yrs had a stainless steam basket and defaulted 2min steaming which did most frozen veges. Non stick coating looks better than Breville but why not a stainless cooking pot? Safer and healthier. Show details
This is such a wonderful and time saving appliance – I use the multi cooker most days and find it to cook pretty much everything. I highly recommend this to anyone with a busy lifestyle. I can now do away with my rice cooker, slow cooker and I'd never cook a roast in the oven again! Show details
Only used it twice so far but it’s great! – I was a bit skeptical about buying a pressure cooker, another appliance when I have a slow cooker already. But sometimes I like to decide what to eat at the last minute and this is the machine that is going to allow me to do that! I’ve only just bought it & used it twice, it was easy to use, the sauté function is a huge plus over a slow cooker, it… Read more
cooks so fast but just as tasty and I know I will be using this all the time, from porridge in the morning to a roast at night. Easy to use, feels solid, it’s a great purchase.
Best purchase I've ever made – I brought this slow cooker ( in Black) about 2 weeks ago and I must say it had become my favourite appliance. It has taken over in my kitchen. I love that you can cook so many different meals in it from Sauteing to making puddings, everything comes out perfect every time. I love that you have the option of a pressure cooker for the nights when you… Read more
come home but feel like a stew - you can have a beautiful meal in 45mins. I love that the cord fully comes out for easy stored. I have been raving about it to all my friends and family and telling them they MUST have one for their homes. This beats my old slow cooker by a million.
Great cooker – I love this cooker, use it 3 or 4 times a week. I love that it sautes onions before I put the slow cooker on. We made pulled pork the other day was so yummy, the cooker worked perfectly. Cooking rice is now so easy, I'm so glad I bought this machine Show details
Must have for every kitchen – Absolutely fabulous to use. Brilliant for doing rice ( it comes out perfectly). It makes meat dishes so tender and is super for making curry dishes. Every kitchen should have one. It is so simple to use and enhances the flavours of the food. I just can’t do without it. Show details
Much safer than the oldschool models ! – Use it for everything, Keeps most of the cooking smells in. Like everything, it's a learning curve, but nothing common sense and a decent read of the manual can't sort out easily! I love the flavours, even unsalted vegetables, which I can never enjoy done in a normal pot. The pressure cooker keeps all those beautiful flavours in the pot! It will… Read more
be a huge power saver too, Creamy Rice pudding from start to finish in 30 minutes, instead of many many hours :-)
Love it – Makes yummy soups ,pasta, Currys haven't done a roast as yet so easy to use and clean never liked cooking but after buying this pressure cooker I enjoy it again with no fuss easy to find unlimited recipes put all ingredients in and off you go to do other things around your house. Show details
A must to have for all kitchen lovers – It does all my pressure cooking, simple and easy. Love the turn off by itself feature so that I can turn on and focus on other chores. Haven't tried slow cooking yet. The saute function is fantastic. Highly recommend. Cooking par boiled rice had been a pain until I got this in hand. In 8 to 9 min, the rice is ready. Love it a lot. Show details
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Excellent Multicooker – This is great, it is our first multicooker. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because it could do with some more manual settings, however I think that is par for the course with these devices these days. That said I do highly recommend it, it is convenient to use, easy to clean and comes with some good recipes Show details
A really fantastic cooker – Its features make this cooker so easy to use. Its so easy to clean afterwards. We have made the best smoked bacon bone soup in under an hour that turned out absolutely fantastic. It is also great for cooking Corned Silverside and doing Pot Roasts. Will certainly recommend this cooker to our friends. Show details
Good but not amazing – I love the fact that it can be both a slow cooker and pressure cooker. I find I use it more for slow cooking. I actually do find it takes longer to cook food in it than a stove top. So I think that doesn't seem right if you think pressure cooking is suppose to be faster. It puts more time to cook the rice but when I stopped it 10 mins early, the… Read more
rice was cooked.. So it took longer than my normal rice cooker. So I don't find it that multi functional. The best aspect of it is that I can salute in it and turn it on slow cooker/ pressure cooker. Pretty much its a very expensive slow cooker than is sometimes a rice cooker for me. I do appreciate the delay function with the rice.
I love it! – So many functions, slow cooking (didn't try it yet), sauté and pressure cooking at it's best, no need to fry before in separate pan before cooking, can't live without it now. I bought extended warranty in The Good Guys in case it breaks, they will replace it with a new one. Show details
Love it – Ive never owned a pressure cooker like this. It saves me so much time. I have come home from work thrown a leg of lamb or a whole chook in. Its done it 40 min. Pop in oven for ten and u have a roast dinner. You can use the saute function brown your onions , garlic and meat then toss everything in vegies stock etc and 20 min done. Ive made risotto, deserts cooked rice . I love it so much i purchased two for family members for xmas. Show details
Not getting a lot of use out of it – I bought this product because I thought it would help cut down meal cooking times after work but it hasn't lived up to expectations. I find that the cooking times in a lot of pressure cooker recipes are quite quick but they don't take into account how long it takes to get to pressure and then again the time to release pressure. When you include… Read more
these times it is often quicker just to use the stove top. I have had mixed results with casserole type dishes, the end result is often quite watery and then you have to spend even more time on saute mode to thicken it up at the end. It is really good for making soups and I have made quite a few different soups using this product. It is very easy to clean but it is quite bulky to store.
Love love love this pressure cooker – So easy to use, useful features, breeze to clean. It has made life so much easier. Never used a pressure cooker before, read the reviews, then took the plunge. I am so glad I did - with 7 people to cook dinner for most evenings, I so appreciate it - as do my family. Wouldn't be without it. Show details
Takes the pressure out of cooking! – Love this unit, it's quick simple and easy to use. Most of the time I do select my own manual temperatures but I absolutely love it. Has lots of variable functions from sauté, slow cook, fast cook, soups etc. Also like that it weighs your food and asseses best cooking time if you don't select manual. Show details
Best cooker I have ever bought – This machine is an all-in-one rice cooker, slow cooker, pressure cooker etc. You can sauté meat before cooking in the pot and pressure cook any meal in 45mins. Great for doing great meals in short amounts of time. This is the best machine I have ever own. Easy to clean. Recommend anyone to buy one. Show details
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Great cooker but parts wear over time – Cooker has been great over the last couple of years, easy to clean, does the basic's well, but the plastic seal has now loosened (it struggles to seal, need to do it manually) and the non-stick coating is flaking. Currently trying to get a hold of Russell Hobbs to see if these items can be replaced. Show details
Delayed start not available for slow cooking – Only just bought this, so I can't comment on the other features, but the main reason I bought this model is because it advertises that it features a delayed start function which I thought would be great with slow cooking. Got it home and read the manual, only to find the line: "delay start is not available for the slow cook and pudding menu… Read more
function. All other functions have the option for a 2hr up to 24 hour delay start function". So whilst it may be a great product in spite of that, if you're after a delayed start slow cooker, look elsewhere.
Perfect! Finally what we were looking for! – We haven't tried all the functions & options yet but whatever we already tried was great. We bought a couple of pressure cooker before that were a bit cheaper but even if they were ok we were not 100% happy with them (pressure leak, no alarm when it's done and so on). With this one, it's all what we were looking for. Just perfect. Show details
I love my Express Chef – This is the best appliance ever. Cooks brilliantly. Easy to clean. Easy to work. Had mine for over a year and use it regularly. I am currently looking for another for my daughter, but looks like they are all sold out in Australia. I will be waiting for the next shipment.
LIfe changing method of cooking!! – Fast, easy to use, easy to clean and not scared of pressure cooking any more. Corned Beef done in 40 minutes, delicious curry, flavours locked in and entire meals ready in less than half the time of normal cooking. Chicken soup in 5 minutes, awesome. The recipe booklet has lots of meals to start you off and the sear function means you can… Read more
braise and caramelise before starting your one pot casserole or slow cook. This pressure cooker has lots of functions and does perfect brown rice in minutes and does a mean risotto without all the stirring. Curries come out full of flavour and the meat seriously melts in the mouth. Love this product. Easy to use, cooking pot goes in the dishwasher.
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