Pressure, and the eleven programs you will not use · review
A 6-quart electric pressure cooker with a nonstick pot, ten safety features, a 24-hour delay timer and six supplied components.
The net of it Sixty-nine dollars for a six-quart pressure cooker with ten safety features and the only itemized accessory list on a pressure cooker here — six components, one of which is the power cord. Its own page gives three incompatible function counts: nine, twelve and fourteen.
The title says “12-in-1”. Bullet one is headed “9 IN 1” and names nine functions. Bullet two is headed “12PRESETS” and its text says “14 programmable preset functions”.
Nine functions, twelve presets in a heading, fourteen presets in a sentence.
It is the worst case on this shelf and it is not an isolated one.
Cosori, $80.99 — “9-in-1”, and a bullet listing thirteen functions BELLA, $79.99 — “10-in-1”, “Replace Ten Bulky Kitchen Appliances”, four of them named, “eight versatile presets” Sweetcrispy, $49.91 — “16-in-1”, four appliances named and twelve presets Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS, $129.99 — “6-in-1”, six functions named twice, “REPLACES 12 COOKING TOOLS” Ninja PRO Plus, $139.99 — “9-in-1”, nine named, “REPLACES 16” Ninja HyperHeat, $139.99 — “9-in-1”, seven named plus “and more” Presto, $88.76 — no count at all, just a list
Two pages here are self-consistent. The Instant Pot Rio Mini at $89.99 says “7-in-1” and names exactly seven. The PowerXL at $95.99 publishes no “in-1” count and names nine presets exactly.
What to trust on this page: the nine named functions, because they are the only list it gives.
And three of the nine are uncommon and worth having.
A cake maker. A pressure cooker is a sealed, humid, gentle environment — which is why it makes a cheesecake better than an oven does, with no cracking and no water bath. An egg maker. Eggs cooked in steam peel cleanly, which is the single most reliable trick a pressure cooker does. A yogurt maker. Four other machines on this shelf offer yogurt — the Sweetcrispy at $49.91, the Cosori at $80.99, the Instant Pot at $89.99 and the three Ninja HyperHeat machines — and cake and egg programs appear on none of them.
Yogurt is also the function that tells you most about the thermostat. It needs a long hold at about 43 °C, which is far below anything else a pressure cooker does — so a machine with a yogurt program has fine low-temperature control and one without may not.
The six pressure cookers: the Sweetcrispy at $49.91 (6 qt) · this at $68.99 (6 qt) · the Cosori at $80.99 (6 qt) · the Instant Pot Rio Mini at $89.99 (4 qt) · the three Ninja HyperHeat machines at $139.99, $139.99 and $169.99 (6.5 qt).
The eight that do not: the three BELLA machines · the Presto at $88.76 (10 qt) · the PowerXL at $95.99 (7.5 qt) · the Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS at $129.99 (8.5 qt).
Why it is the division that matters. Pressure is the only mechanism on this shelf that cooks faster than a pan on a hob. Raising the pressure raises the boiling point of water, so food cooks above 100 °C instead of at it — and a beef shin that takes three hours in a pot takes under one.
Everything else here is a good pot with an element in the base, which is a perfectly reasonable thing to own and is not faster than a stove.
Which is why the speed claims on this shelf need reading. The Instant Pot at $89.99 says “up to 70% faster compared to slow cooking methods”. Ninja’s HyperHeat says “up to 2X FASTER *Vs traditional slow cooking”. Comparing a pressure cooker with a slow cooker is comparing it with the slowest method there is.
And the one honest footnote on the subject is on Ninja’s HyperHeat pages: white rice “in as little as 8 minutes*”, with the asterisk reading “Excludes time to build and release pressure.”
That is the figure this page does not give either. A pressure cooker spends ten to fifteen minutes heating before the clock starts, and wattage is what decides how long — and no wattage is published here.
Six of fourteen machines on this shelf publish one: 1400 W on the Ninja PRO Plus · 1200 W on the three BELLA and three Ninja HyperHeat machines · 800 W on the Instant Pot, which also publishes “120 V 60 Hz, UL & ULC Listed” — the only electrical listing on this shelf.
“6 helpful components: Spoon1, Ladel1, **Condensation Cup1**, Measuring Cup1, Steam Rack1, Power cord*1”*
It is the only itemized accessory list on a pressure cooker on this shelf, and counting the power cord among the six is the one line here that deserves a second reading.
The condensation cup is the item nothing else on this shelf has, and it solves a real problem.
A pressure cooker lid is the coldest surface in the vessel, so steam condenses on its underside throughout the cook. When you swing the lid open, that water runs down the hinge side — onto the countertop, or into the gap behind the machine.
A condensation cup clips under the hinge and catches it. The fact that it needs solving tells you how much water a pressure cook produces.
The steam rack is the other functional item. A rack lifts food off the base so it steams rather than boils — which is what makes the difference between steamed vegetables and boiled ones, and what lets you cook two things at once with the rack above the liquid.
The accessory lists across this shelf:
this — six components, itemized Instant Pot, $89.99 — “a versatile stainless steel steam rack” Presto, $88.76 — a “Multi-use basket for deep frying, steaming, and blanching” that “hooks onto rim of multi-cooker for draining”, plus a “tempered glass cover” Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS, $129.99 — a “Multi-functional utensil” that “works as a ladle and pasta fork, plus it has its own utensil rest right in the lid handle” Ninja PRO Plus, $139.99 — “Glass Cooking Lid, Multi-Functional Utensil, and Chef-Curated Recipe Guide” Ninja HyperHeat, three machines — “Pressure Cooker Lid, and Quick Start Guide with 5+ Chef-Developed Recipes” Sweetcrispy, $49.91 — a “Recipe Book”, named in the title Cosori, $80.99 and the three BELLA machines — nothing itemized at all
“Equipped with 10 safety features… including overheat protection, auto pressure release and lid-safety lock system, etc”
What the three do.
Overheat protection cuts the element if the base gets too hot — which is what saves a pot boiled dry. Auto pressure release vents at the end of a cycle without you touching anything, which removes the single most dangerous moment of using a pressure cooker. A lid-safety lock means the lid cannot be opened while the vessel is pressurized — the mechanism that makes a modern electric pressure cooker a different object from a stovetop one.
The counts on this shelf:
12 — the Cosori at $80.99, with a “double-layer anti-scalding lid”, “overheat protection”, and the most specific detail here: “The Seal/Vent button away from the steam release valve, and the 30° backward-angled steam release design” 10 — this Over 10 — the Instant Pot Rio Mini at $89.99: “overheat protection and an auto-sealing locking lid” A multi-level system, uncounted — the Sweetcrispy at $49.91, the only machine on this shelf to publish dry-boil protection and the only one with a lid reminder on the display None — the eight non-pressure machines, reasonably: without pressure there is no vessel to fail
Does the count mean anything? Only loosely — makers count differently, as the function numbers on this very page demonstrate. The three named are the three that matter.
Two safety items published elsewhere on this shelf and not here are worth knowing about.
Dry-boil protection, from the Sweetcrispy. A pressure cooker needs liquid — pressure comes from water turning to steam — and a dry pot reaches element temperature rather than boiling point, which destroys a coating and cooks a seal. The Cosori’s venting geometry. The scald risk on any pressure cooker is reaching across a steam jet to turn a valve, and the only published answer to it on this shelf is to put the button somewhere else and angle the jet away.
And the 24-hour delay timer in bullet four is the feature with the one caveat no page here states. Food sitting at room temperature in a sealed pot for hours before cooking is a food-safety question — a delay start is for oats and grains, not for raw chicken. The Sweetcrispy at $49.91 publishes the same 24 hours with the same silence.
The product name says “Nonstick Pot” and no bullet mentions the pot again.
It is the least informative pot statement on this shelf, and the shelf is not generous.
Four items publish a chemistry claim:
BELLA, $79.99 — the only footnote here: “EverGood Non-Toxic* Ceramic Nonstick Coating”, with the asterisk defined as “ceramic coating materials made without PFAS, PTFE, PFOA, lead or cadmium” Presto, $88.76 — “PFAS-free ceramic nonstick finish, inside and out” Ninja PRO Plus, $139.99 — “MADE 100% PFAS FREE… no PFAS, PTFEs, or PFOAs” Ninja HyperHeat, $139.99 and $169.99 — “made 100% PFAS-free”
One makes the weaker version. The Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS at $129.99: “Free of PFOA, cadmium, and lead” — which says nothing about PFAS or PTFE.
Why the difference matters. PFAS is the whole family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PTFE, sold as Teflon, is one member. PFOA is another, historically a processing aid in making PTFE and phased out of that use. So “PFOA-free” is a far smaller statement than “PFAS-free” — and both appear on this shelf from the same maker.
Three pages say “ceramic” with no chemistry: the Sweetcrispy at $49.91, the Cosori at $80.99, the PowerXL at $95.99.
And one sidesteps the question. The Instant Pot Rio Mini at $89.99 has a “stainless steel pot” — the only stainless inner pot on this shelf, which means nothing to chip and a pot that can be scrubbed.
This page says “Nonstick” and names neither ceramic nor fluoropolymer. On the evidence published, it could be either.
And there is no dishwasher statement at all — for the pot, the lid, the ring or the accessories. Eight machines on this shelf publish one, and the most honest is the Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS at $129.99: “Utensil & glass lid are dishwasher safe. Hand-washing pot recommended to extend its life.”
Apply that here. A dishwasher cycle is hot, alkaline and abrasive, and a coating is what it wears.
It is not mentioned on this page, and it is the consumable on every pressure cooker here.
What it does. A silicone ring in the lid is the entire pressure seal. It compresses against the pot rim and holds the vessel shut — and when it hardens, cracks or takes a set, the cooker stops reaching pressure and vents at the rim instead.
Why it goes. It lives through hundreds of cycles of 120 °C steam and acid, and it absorbs smell: a ring that has made curry will flavor a rice pudding, which is why many owners keep two.
One machine on this shelf mentions it. The Sweetcrispy at $49.91: “The lid and sealing ring are dishwasher safe.”
No page on this shelf publishes a replacement interval, a part number or a price — and no page publishes a warranty.
Two habits worth having, neither of them on any page here. Store the lid upside down on the pot rather than closed — a ring left compressed takes a set, and an inverted lid lets both dry. And smell the ring before a delicate dish.
No weight. This is the only machine on this shelf without a catalog weight. The others run from 3139 g to 7199 g: the Presto at $88.76 is 3139 g — the lightest machine here, with the largest pot at 10 quarts — and the three Ninja HyperHeat machines are 7199 g on 6.5 quarts. For a 6-quart pressure cooker the comparable figures are the Sweetcrispy at 5398 g and the Cosori at 5398 g.
No wattage, as above, and no voltage or electrical listing — where the Instant Pot publishes “800 watts, 120 V 60 Hz, UL & ULC Listed”.
No pressure figure. No machine on this shelf publishes its operating pressure or its high and low settings in psi or kPa — which is the one specification that defines a pressure cooker.
No temperature range. Two machines publish an oven rating — the Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS and PRO Plus, both “oven-safe up to 500°F” — and the three BELLA machines publish a cooking temperature of “up to 400°F”.
No dimensions. Four machines on this shelf publish a footprint: the three BELLA at 230 × 370 × 320 mm, the Presto at 406 × 311 × 210 mm, the Instant Pot at 318 × 351 × 256 mm, the PowerXL at 376 × 320 × 249 mm, the Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS at 457 × 321 × 269 mm and the PRO Plus at 415 × 367 × 281 mm. Nothing is published here.
No cooking surface diameter, where the Ninja HyperHeat machines publish “9.5” diameter” and the Instant Pot describes “the same cooking surface as an 8-inch pan”.
No coating chemistry and no dishwasher statement, as above.
No fill-line guidance, which no page on this shelf gives. A pressure cooker is never filled to the brim — typically no more than two thirds for solids and half for anything that foams, such as beans, rice, oats or pasta. So a 6-quart pressure cooker is a four-quart cooking volume for most things and three quarts for grains.
No warranty, which no item on this shelf publishes.
No country of manufacture, which no item on this shelf publishes either.
Read on the day this page was built: $69 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-05. The live price is at the top of the page.
Same shelf, nearest cost — where the same money else goes.
| Pressure | Yes — one of six pressure cookers on this shelf |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 6 quarts |
| Functions named | Nine — pressure, slow, rice, steam, sauté, yogurt, cake, egg, warm |
| Safety features | Ten, including a lid-safety lock and auto pressure release |
| Delay timer | 24 hours |
| Accessories | Six components, itemized — including the power cord |
| Condensation cup | Included — the only one on this shelf |
| Steam rack | Included |
| Inner pot | Nonstick; neither ceramic nor chemistry stated |
| Reference | CPC60114MBMS |
| Function count | The page says 9, 12 and 14 in three places |
| Wattage | Not published |
| Weight | Not published — the only machine here without one |
| Dishwasher | Not published for any part |
| Amazon reference | B0DJFJFSZ5 |
| EAN | 0840296512616 |
Nine functions, and the page prints three numbers. The title says "12-in-1". Bullet one is headed "9 IN 1 MULTI PRESSURE COOKER" and names nine: "pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, Sauté, yogurt maker, cake maker, egg maker and food warmer." Bullet two is headed "12PRESETS SATISFY ALL YOUR COOKING NEED" and its text says "this versatile pressure cooker has 14 programmable preset functions". So: nine functions, twelve presets in a heading, fourteen presets in a sentence. This is the worst case on the shelf and not an isolated one. Cosori at $80.99 says "9-in-1" and lists thirteen functions. BELLA at $79.99 says "10-in-1", claims to "Replace Ten Bulky Kitchen Appliances", names four of them, and offers "eight versatile presets". Sweetcrispy at $49.91 says "16-in-1" and names four appliances and twelve presets. Ninja’s PossibleCooker PLUS at $129.99 says "6-in-1" and "REPLACES 12 COOKING TOOLS". Two pages on this shelf are self-consistent. The Instant Pot Rio Mini at $89.99 says "7-in-1" and names exactly seven. The PowerXL at $95.99 publishes no "in-1" count and names nine presets exactly. What to trust here: the nine named functions, because they are the only list on the page. And three of the nine are worth having and uncommon: a cake maker, an egg maker and a yogurt maker — yogurt appears on four other machines on this shelf, but cake and egg programs appear on none of them. A pressure cooker makes a cheesecake well because it is a sealed, humid, gentle environment, and eggs peel cleanly from steam.
It catches the water that runs off the lid when you open it, and no other machine on this shelf has one. Bullet five itemizes the accessories: "6 helpful components: Spoon*1, Ladel*1, **Condensation Cup*1**, Measuring Cup*1, Steam Rack*1, **Power cord*1." What the cup does. A pressure cooker lid is the coldest surface in the vessel, so steam condenses on its underside throughout the cook. When you swing the lid open, that water runs down the hinge side and onto the countertop or into the gap behind the machine. A condensation cup clips to the back of the body under the hinge and catches it. Which is a small, real problem that most makers simply let you mop up — and the fact that it needs solving tells you something about how much water a pressure cook produces. The accessory lists across this shelf. this — six components, itemized, including the power cord. Instant Pot at $89.99 — "a versatile stainless steel steam rack". Presto at $88.76 — a "Multi-use basket for deep frying, steaming, and blanching" that "hooks onto rim of multi-cooker for draining", plus a "tempered glass cover". Ninja PossibleCooker PLUS at $129.99 — a "Multi-functional utensil works as a ladle and pasta fork, plus it has its own utensil rest right in the lid handle". Ninja PRO Plus at $139.99 — a "Glass Cooking Lid, Multi-Functional Utensil, and Chef-Curated Recipe Guide". Ninja HyperHeat x3 — a "Pressure Cooker Lid, and Quick Start Guide with 5+ Chef-Developed Recipes". Sweetcrispy at $49.91 — a recipe book, named in the title. Cosori at $80.99 and the three BELLA machines — nothing itemized at all. And counting the power cord among six accessories is the one line on this shelf that deserves to be read twice.**
Three are named and the other seven are not, and this shelf runs from twelve features to none. Bullet three: "Equipped with 10 safety features to guarantee easier and securer cooking, including overheat protection, auto pressure release and lid-safety lock system, etc." The counts on this shelf: 12 — the Cosori at $80.99, which names a "double-layer anti-scalding lid", "overheat protection", and the most specific safety detail here: "The Seal/Vent button away from the steam release valve, and the 30° backward-angled steam release design". 10 — this. Over 10 — the Instant Pot Rio Mini at $89.99, naming "overheat protection and an auto-sealing locking lid". A multi-level system without a count — the Sweetcrispy at $49.91, which is the only machine on this shelf to publish dry-boil protection and the only one with a lid reminder on the display. And none at all — the eight non-pressure machines, which is reasonable: without pressure there is no vessel to fail. What the three named here actually do. Overheat protection cuts the element if the base gets too hot — which is what saves a pot boiled dry. Auto pressure release vents at the end of a cycle without you touching anything, which removes the single most dangerous moment of using a pressure cooker. And a lid-safety lock means the lid cannot be opened while the vessel is pressurized — the mechanism that makes a modern electric pressure cooker a different object from a stovetop one. Does the count mean anything? Only loosely. Makers count differently, as the function numbers on this very page demonstrate. The three named features are the three that matter; the other seven are not stated.
Details checked on October 5, 2026.
A six-quart pressure cooker where the accessories and the safety count matter
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6 L · 1,000 W · 60 kPa · 3 pressure levels
A 6-liter electric pressure cooker that publishes the two figures this family is decided by: 1,000 W and up to 60 kPa, across three selectable pressure levels. Eighteen programs, a non-stick inner pot, more than ten stated safety systems, and — unusually — a printed multilingual recipe book rather than a PDF.
Best for: A first electric pressure cooker, with three pressure levels and something printed to read.
5.7 L · ceramic pot · 14 programs
A 5.7-liter nine-in-one with a ceramic non-stick inner bowl, fourteen smart programs on an LED display, and twelve stated safety features — including a shut-off and release button placed away from the steam outlet. Cosori states cooking up to 70% faster than conventional methods.
Best for: A cook who cares more about the interlocks and the cleaning than about kPa.
1,200 W · 5.7 L · 10-in-1
The Instant Pot Pro: 1,200 W in a 5.7-liter stainless body covering ten roles — pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, steriliser, yoghurt maker and sous-vide among them. Instant Pot states 20% faster preheating and up to 70% less cooking time, and that settings can be saved to one touch.
Best for: A cook who repeats recipes and wants the machine to remember them.
