Drew&Cole CleverChef 14-in-1 Intelligent Digital Multi Cooker, Aluminium, 860 W, 5 Litre, Charcoal

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When you switch on the Cleverchef, the main menu first prompts you to choose a cooking style from the following: pressure cook, slow cook, multicook, steam, sauté, sous vide, DIY and keep warm.

The multicooker market is flooded with big names like Instant Pot and Ninja, so you may be wondering whether this lesser-known brand is worth a shot. The finished rice was stickier than I’d usually expect for basmati rice, but cooked through and a perfect addition to the curry.The Cleverchef is a compact multicooker that doesn’t feel too big and cumbersome like some other brands. I was disappointed that there was no mention in the instruction manual about whether the parts are dishwasher safe or not. There’s a bit of fiddly cleaning to do around the pressure release valve to make sure it’s free of debris, but this is the same for most electric pressure cookers. Sign up to our newsletter for style and decor inspiration, house makeovers, project advice and more. The recipe uses brown basmati and I selected the brown rice pre-set program which takes just 20 minutes, although there was an additional six minutes to heat up.

Each pre-set program has a default time and temperature, but these can easily be adjusted if necessary and you can also add a delay timer at this stage. After this, the broccoli was still very hard and in the end, I put it on a further three times to get the broccoli steamed to the correct texture. The charcoal exterior has an uncluttered control panel that consists of just one dial and a back button, giving it a neat and streamlined appearance and it’s certainly better looking than other multicookers I’ve reviewed.I still had to run the broccoli steam program twice to get perfectly cooked al dente broccoli, but the result was much better with less water in the pot. To go with the chicken madras, I made Indian spiced basmati rice, which is another recipe from the app. The lid slots effortlessly into place and there’s a padlock symbol to indicate when it’s in the locked or unlocked position. After sauteing and adding the rest of the ingredients, it’s just a case of putting the lid on and selecting the pressure cook function, followed by the curry chicken program.