Usually small multicooker is inexpensive and practical. They are often much cheaper than similar models with higher capacity, which makes them popular. We have compiled a rating of the smallest multicooker with a capacity of no more than 2.5 liters - it includes those models that are positively reviewed by buyers on the Internet. Therefore, please note that the rating is subjective.
1st place - Panasonic SR-TMH10ATW
Not a lot and not a little - $ 40. That is how much sellers ask for this model. This cartoon cannot boast of anything special: it is small and functional. At least, it copes with its task for sure.
The main thing is that there are a lot of positive reviews about her, which is why we put her in the first place in the rating.
Pros:
- Cheap;
- Easy to use;
- Easy to clean;
- Reliable. If you believe the customer reviews, then within 6 years of operation there were no problems with it (yes, this is an old model).
Minuses:
- No delayed start;
- Few automatic cooking programs;
- The power is only 490 W, which, of course, entails some disadvantages (long heating, for example).
- Fifth place in the rating of multicooker with a steamer function (see the full rating).
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2nd place - REDMOND RMC-01
Unlike the previous one, this model is more expensive - it will cost the buyer 60-65 dollars. This is a slightly smaller multicooker with a capacity of 2 liters (the previous capacity was 2.5 liters) and a power of 350 watts.
This is one of the most successful models, and we already wrote about it in our previous one. It is a stylish and beautiful cartoon with a removable inner lid, it allows you to cook dairy products and is very reliable. However, it is not without its drawbacks: a plastic case, no jars for yogurt (you have to buy them separately), low power, which significantly increases the cooking time. Overall, a great model for the money.
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3rd place - REDMOND RMC-02
For a little more than $ 50, the REDMOND RMC-02 multicooker is available on the market with a very small bowl volume - only 1.6 liters. Therefore, this device is small and fits perfectly into our rating.
About the main thing: power 400 W, there is 3D heating, delayed start function. There is a small set of programs here, but it is quite enough. The body is not easily soiled, the control panel is comfortable, and the bowl inside is very good. Compactness, practicality and convenience are the main advantages of the model. As for the culinary possibilities, here they are very limited, but the model is not intended for this at all. She - for quick preparation of simple dishes in small portions - does it perfectly.
4th place - REDMOND RMC-011
Again, the Redmond model, this time the $ 75 RMC-011. Its volume is 2 liters, the power is 350 watts. The functions of keeping warm and delayed start are provided, but this is inherent in almost all multicooker.
The main thing: the device collects positive reviews and enjoys trust and popularity in the market. It is beautiful, well made (this is immediately visible), does not make noise during operation and consumes a little electricity. However, low power here is more a disadvantage than an advantage, but with such a volume, this is quite enough.
As for the shortcomings, buyers often complain about the limited functionality. For example, there are no programs "curd" and "cheese" - this is worth remembering when choosing this particular model.
5th place - Binatone MUC-2116
A small but rather expensive multicooker that costs $ 90. Its volume is only 1.6 liters, so it is intended primarily for preparing meals for 1-2 portions. There is also electronic control, delayed start and a power of 430 watts. These are the main characteristics.
The reviews are positive. Customers first of all note the quality of cooking meat and potatoes - these dishes turn out to be amazing. There is also a pretty good set of programs for cooking and a solid assembly. The model is practically without flaws - we recommend it.
6th place - REDMOND RMC-M02
And again, a model from Redmond - RMC-M02. It will cost the buyer $ 40 and its volume is 1.6 liters. it compact model with standard parameters: power 400 W, there is a delayed start function, 8 programs.
This device collects positive reviews. Judging by them, the multicooker is well suited for cooking food in small portions, but nothing more. Although her culinary opportunities are good, the capacity of the bowl greatly limits them. However, you cannot scold a compact multicooker for being compact. This is, after all, its main advantage.
7th place - Philips HD3060 / 03
This model can be purchased for approximately $ 106. It looks just amazing, and technically it does not lag behind either: a volume of 2 liters, electronic control, delayed start, 5 programs, including yogurt.
The very first advantage is the workmanship. The multicooker is made conscientiously: nothing backlash, no cracks, nothing creaks or wobbles. The quality of the bowl is also excellent - it is thicker than other models and no food will burn on it.
Customers also note the smart software: if suddenly the light is turned off during cooking, the cooking program is interrupted, but as soon as the light appears, cooking starts from the same place where the program was interrupted. The model costs a little more than the others, but the higher price in this case is quite justified.
8th, 9th, 10th places
- Steba RK2 (1.8 L);
- Tristar RK-6114 (2.5 L);
- Russell hobbs [email protected] 19750-56 (1.8 L).
We cannot say anything about them, but they fit into the rating of the smallest multicooker. The rest of the models have a larger bowl volume and cannot be called small. Good luck with your choice.
Among the huge variety of modern technology, the question of choice arises more and more often. We do not recommend buying what first caught your eye, especially when it comes about his own family, relatives and close friends. A separate important question is which multicooker to choose for the child. There are certain requirements for baby food, under which this technique is produced. We tried to give advice not only to young mothers, but also to those who are just planning to replenish their family.
The cost of multicooker for children (or with functions that allow you to use this device for the purpose of cooking baby food) varies from 1000 to 5000 rubles, on average. For this price, you can purchase high-quality and durable equipment.
Firms and models of children's multicooker
Our site has already taught you how. It is worth saying that this manufacturer has prepared many good and multifunctional models for children.
The small volume can be called an advantage - 2 liters - thanks to it, the cooking speed is higher and the power consumption is less. You have access to such a function as sterilization, and in the kit there are convenient spoons for liquid food and a book of children's recipes. And what can I say - the multicooker is positioned as a children's one!
A compact multicooker with a volume of only 2 liters and a low power - only 330 W. One of the most modern models. It has such important functions as making yoghurts, cereals, omelets, baking. There is a special child lock function! We recommend it as one of the best in its class.
Also a compact multicooker, but this time with a volume of 3 liters. It has optimal temperature conditions, which makes food cooked in it as healthy as possible. The inner bowl is made of a special material, which makes it dishwasher safe.
We recommend this model ( detailed description here -) as one of the best among. And due to the fact that the model has the functionality of a pressure cooker, food will not only be as useful as possible for your child, but also cook much faster than in a conventional multicooker.
This model is not childish, but it can be fully called a household appliance for the whole family. It is perfect for those who need a universal product. Its main advantage is a huge number of functions and programs for automatic cooking.
This model is characterized by a large number of programs, among which there are all the necessary ones. Convenient bowl with high-quality coating - almost never burns. You can do anything from baked goods to milk porridge.
Relative powerful multicooker - 700 watts. This option can be recommended for the whole family, as it has a wide range of possibilities. In addition to the fact that you can cook all kinds of cereals, the functions of stewing, frying, baking and steaming are also available for you.
This manufacturer has established itself as one of the most reliable, which is why this model was included in our rating. The main advantage of the model is that it is a multicooker-pressure cooker. And the high power of 1000 W will allow you to cook almost any dish for the whole family as quickly as possible.
When choosing a children's multicooker, we will not get attached to any one brand, but consider several options. The requirements for multicooker are constant and do not change for many years.
What to look for when choosing:
- Search for specialized models. In a huge range of multicooker, in addition to universal models, there are also specialized ones. You can distinguish them both visually (bright colors, beautiful design in the style of children's cartoons and fairy tales) and in terms of parameters - volume, power, functionality.
- Bowl volume. The optimal volume range in this case will be 1-3 liters, depending on the number of children. in this case, such a compact multicooker will occupy the same, that with a capacity of 1 liter, which is 3.
- Power. As a rule, multicooker for baby food has a low power - 400-800 W. Such power narrows down your options for using the multicooker for preparing some complex dishes and side dishes, but it is ideal for cooking food for babies. We recommend staying at a power of 500-700 W if you buy a multicooker exclusively as an appliance for a child.
- Cooking time. The low power, described in the paragraph above, in this case will be an advantage, since in the shortest time you can cook, or heat up the food in which this moment your kid needs.
- Automatic heating. This function is very important for a children's multicooker. When cooking is finished, the automatic reheating is switched on to keep the food warm and your little one gets warm food instead of cold food.
- Look for the "Baby Food" mode. This mode provides a certain range of possibilities, while some models allow much more than just cooking healthy baby food. In particular, you can heat the bottle of formula or milk and sterilize it.
It's up to you to choose a specialized children's multicooker, or a model for the whole family. In any case, we recommend that you pay attention to such points as power, functionality, and whether this multicooker is also a pressure cooker.
For many modern families with small children, the children's multicooker has become an indispensable kitchen appliance. It is able not only to simplify the process of preparing meals for little family members, but also to preserve all the nutrients in food to the maximum, which is one of the important points in the nutrition of children. In addition, such devices have special functions that are not always found in traditional multicooker.
The purpose of such devices, as in conventional multicooker, is to prepare food. But how, then, do they differ from standard models?
- Main bowl size... As a rule, its volume does not exceed 3 liters - this is. But this is enough to prepare even several servings of children's meals.
- Special... In addition to standard programs, such a device has additional modes and functions that are adjusted for baby food, for example, "Milk porridge", "Cottage cheese", "Yogurt", "Steam cooking", "Sterilization / pasteurization".
Of course, models with a large bowl volume, designed for a large family, can also have similar functions. But in children's models, thanks to small portions, dishes are prepared much faster, while using a minimum amount of electricity.
Benefits of multicooker for kids
During the cooking process, you do not need to stir the food or adjust the power of the heating element. It is enough to put all the food in the bowl and set the required mode. Convenient function " delayed start»Allows you to prepare fresh meals at any time. To do this, you just need to set the time by which the multicooker should cook, for example, milk porridge or lunch soup.
Thanks to its compact size, such an assistant does not take up much space and is suitable even for a small kitchen. At the same time, the volume of the bowl allows you to cook not only a portion of porridge for a small child. Making the most of the volume, you can easily feed a full-fledged family of 3-4 people with breakfast. In addition, it is very convenient to take a children's multicooker to the dacha, a picnic or on a trip.
If necessary, it is quite possible to cook simple dishes in the car by connecting it to the cigarette lighter through an adapter.
How to choose a children's multicooker
Children's multicooker today has become an indispensable kitchen appliance for many housewives. With its help, you can not only prepare a tasty and healthy dish, but also diversify the child's daily menu. In addition, it significantly saves young parents' time. Additional modes "Delay start" or "Auto heat" greatly simplify the cooking process.
Among the many kitchen gadgets, many housewives prefer a device called a multicooker. This is a kind of electric pan, in which you can cook the same dishes as on the stove, but without the need to control them. Especially irreplaceable multicooker for baby food, since the lack of free time among young mothers is observed without exception. Despite the fact that the stores offer a huge variety of models that differ in brand and price, it is not difficult to choose a multicooker with a focus on cooking for a child.
What the functions of multicooker for adults and children have in common
The most important thing is the ability to cook food in a given mode without the need for control from the hostess. That is, in fact, it does not matter which model will be chosen, since food in any of them is prepared according to pre-selected programs.
The delayed start function is also present in most units, which allows you to set the required cooking time and get fresh soup by the time you return from a walk.
An additional advantage of multicooker is that they combine the functions of a double boiler, allowing you to steam vegetables and meat.
What is the difference between multicooker models
First of all, this is a list of possible functions, since baking, frying and cooking are not present at all on all models and manufacturers.
It can be noted right away that the presence of these functions significantly increases the cost.
But if a multicooker is selected for baby food, then the frying function is not needed, since such dishes are not very useful for children, but you can bake a cake with no less success in the oven.
As for the possibility of making yogurt, here it is up to the mother to decide whether this product is so popular in the family that the function of its preparation should be present in the multicooker.
The multicooker also differs in terms of the volume of the bowl, and here it makes sense to stop at one in which you can cook dinner for the whole family. After all, even if a multicooker is selected for cooking for a child, in a large bowl with a volume of at least 3 liters you can always cook the same soup not only for children, but also for their parents.
Otherwise, when choosing a model, you should focus on the amount that you plan to spend, as well as on the reviews of consumers who have already tested it.
Today, the Redmond company is practically the leader in the multicooker market, although similar models from other manufacturers, sometimes much cheaper, work no worse.
If you have experience of cooking for children in a multicooker of a particular model, leave your feedback in the form of comments.
A multicooker is a useful in the household and a fairly compact device that will allow mom to cook almost any dish from the children's menu. But how do you choose the right model?
- Saving time. Every mother knows that with the appearance of a baby, free time disappears without a trace. The multicooker allows you to save precious minutes, and even hours, significantly simplifying the cooking process: it is enough to put the products indicated in the recipe into a container, and the device will extinguish or fry them on its own.
- The non-stick container of any modern multicooker is easy to clean: nothing burns in it, so it is enough to clean the walls and bottom with a soft sponge and wipe the entire surface with a dry towel.
- The "Delayed start" mode is remarkable in that the food can be put into the device in advance, and in the right time cooking starts. During this time, you can sleep, go to the shower or play with your child.
- The Auto Warm feature keeps food warm for as long as needed, so you don't have to reheat dinner.
- Saving money and space in the kitchen. A multicooker for children with a set of necessary options will eliminate the need to buy a sterilizer, yogurt maker, pressure cooker, etc.
- The Baby Food mode allows you to quickly prepare food for your baby. However, the multicooker will also provide healthy and tasty food for nursing mothers who are forced to adhere to a fairly strict diet.
Varieties
- There are two types: ordinary and with pressure cooker function... The multicooker-pressure cooker has a steam valve that allows you to regulate the pressure and maintain the temperature up to 115 ° C. As a result, the cooking speed is significantly reduced.
- Also, devices are divided according to operating modes. But usually functionality any multicooker is much wider than can be understood from the labeling of the buttons or a short technical description on the manufacturer's website.
- Today, you can find on sale both the so-called children's multicooker and ordinary adults. The differences between them lie in the volume of the bowl and the power.
The main functions of multicooker, which are useful for young parents:
- "Rice" - allows you to cook pasta, dumplings, pilaf, dumplings, potatoes and vegetables;
- "Buckwheat" - suitable for cooking any porridge;
- "Steam cooking" - the mode is convenient for heating ready meals;
- "Pastry" - suitable for grilling meat, vegetables or fish;
- "Stew" - can be used for stewing meat and vegetables, making children's soups, jellied meat and baked milk.
Many devices have additional functions for milk porridge, yoghurt, baby food, etc.
Popular modes table
| Mode name | Peculiarities | What to cook |
|---|---|---|
| Buckwheat | Automatic mode: the device turns off by itself after the water has evaporated; during cooking, it is forbidden to open the lid. | Cereals requiring long cooking: hard rice, buckwheat, pearl barley, millet. Legumes (peas, beans, chickpeas) - it is better to soak before cooking overnight. |
| Pilaf | Auto mode. For the last 10 minutes, the crisp fry is activated. | Pilaf, baked potatoes, fried dumplings, as well as cereals that boil quickly: soft rice varieties (for example, arborio), buckwheat, corn grits, etc. |
| Milk porridge | The mode is automatic (30-60 min., Suitable for whole cereals) or manual. | Milk porridge made from whole grains of oats, rice, ground barley or corn grits, millet, cream soups with a short cooking time. |
| Steaming | A special container-insert is used - a stimmer. You can cook 2 dishes at the same time. | Vegetables, fish, manti, dumplings and dumplings, steamed eggs. |
| Bakery | Working temperature 180 ° C. Suitable for baking and browning. It functions when the lid is open. To obtain a crust, the pastry is turned over. | Baking (pies and manniks), fried meat, cutlets, fried potatoes, soup frying. |
| Extinguishing | For prolonged simmering at temperatures slightly above 100 ° C. | Stews and vegetables, soups that require a long time to cook, jellies. |
| Soup | It can be combined with the “Steam cooking” mode. Until the water boils, heating is maximum, then it decreases. | Soups, compotes, minced meat dishes - meatballs, hedgehogs, soup base (if there is no “Baking” mode). |
| Multicook | You can set not only the cooking time, but also the temperature. Suitable for experienced housewives and proven recipes. | Any food, including homemade yoghurts. |
| Roasting | The high temperature produces a golden brown crust. | Fish, meat, cutlets, potatoes. |
| Languor | Looks like extinguishing. But with a more complex program for long cooking times. | Jelly, homemade products, baked milk. |
| Paste | Divided into 2 stages. First, pour water and wait for the signal from the device, after which we launch the products. | Pasta, sausages, dumplings, dumplings and other instant semi-finished products. |
| Warming up | Not to be confused with the heating mode, which turns on automatically after the completion of other modes. | Any food that needs reheating. |
What is important when choosing?
There are several key points to consider when purchasing a multicooker.
- Bowl volume. For small portions or baby food, a multicooker with a bowl of 1 liter or more is suitable. It is better to entrust the preparation of meals for a large family to a large device with a bowl of up to 6 liters. Please note that the smaller the vessel, the faster the food is cooked in it.
- Power. Average rate: 600-800 W. The cooking speed depends on it. But due to the frequent use of high-power appliances, the electricity bill also rises. Therefore, for baby food, you can take a weak device. Are you planning to feed the whole family? 650 W will be enough for a company of 4-5 people.
- Cooking programs (usually 5-10). It is very important for young mothers to have the steaming and stewing functions available. It is desirable that there is a mode suitable for milk porridge, as well as the "Baby food" option.
- Additional features. For mothers of babies, the following will be especially useful: delayed start, sterilizer and automatic heating. A multicooker with such functions will sterilize and heat bottles. And thanks to the delayed start, you can take a nap next to your baby while the device prepares your next meal.
- Security. A good unit is necessarily equipped with a sealed valve to protect against scalding. Choose a multicooker with a soft steam release system.
Also, the kit may include nice little things: a recipe book, measuring cups and spoons, scoops, insert-steamer. But the more modes and additional inventory, the higher the cost. Don't forget this.
Review of popular models
There are quite a few multicooker for baby food on the market today. Consider the models most demanded by moms.
- Philips HD3060. The model is distinguished by a small bowl (only 2 liters) and low power (330 W). There are cooking modes: omelet, porridge, baked goods and yoghurts. This children's multicooker also has a delayed start function, manual operation, adjustment of cooking time, automatic heating of food, touch control. Two protective systems are installed: from network failures and a child lock. The set includes: removable inner lid, carrying handle, yoghurt cups.
- Redmond RMC-01. Compact device of low power, equipped with a 2-liter capacity. Additions useful for parents: the "Sterilizer" function and a book with children's recipes, spoons for liquid food.
- Marta MT-1960. More suitable for those who plan to cook for the whole family. The device has a power of 700 watts. And it has modes of stewing, baking, frying. But it also allows you to cook healthy children's food, since there is a steamer mode and cooking various cereals.
- Redmond RMC-011. This model is an electric pressure cooker that can cook almost any baby dish in minutes. Specifications: thicket for 2 liters, power 350 W, monochrome LCD display. Of the features: the device can be connected to a car cigarette lighter. A great option for those who like to travel with children. There are delayed start and auto-heating functions. The 7 basic modes include: braising, making soup, baby food and yogurt.
