Imagine a cooking device that lets you pressure cook in the usual way. Now imagine that it comes with a book with 150 or so recipes with ingredients for up to 6 people, but no instructions! Then imagine it also has a free smartphone app which has shopping lists and suggestions for meals like tonight's dinner. Just as a bonus, imagine that the machine itself TELLS YOU how to cook that dinner! Got all that? You have just imagined what the Cook4Me can do!
Cook4Me is a "smart" pressure cooker, so it can do all the things that a pressure cooker does...Read more

Tefal Cook4me+ review.
As a ieatwords Ambassador, I was asked to thoroughly test this product and give an unbiased review, so here is my opinion after careful consideration.
Out of the box its a very impressive, luxurious looking unit indeed, which feels nice to handle. The smooth black piano finish plastic body combined with large gleaming chrome highlights on the lid are just amazing. Im not sure why we humans like shiny things like diamonds, cars and cookers but thats for another time.
It has a very sturdy construction with all locking a...Read more

It took us a few days to get started as looked rather imposing and all the safety instructions were a bit scary, but it was actually pretty straight forward and the locking/unlocking mechanism very user friendly. The initial chemical smell with the first use was quite strong and I suggest this be done in a well-ventilated area.

Initial setup:
The dial on the front feels loose and we kept going to touch the display as if it were a touch screen, this was annoying at first, but we got used to it. But it does seem a little old-fashioned and cheap...Read more

The Cook4me is an electric multi-cooker that not only can roast, cook and steam, it can also be used to cook products such as meat or vegetables under pressure in rapid time. As per the description, it can also cook everything from starters and mains to desserts. In the classic cooking mode, you are able to do gentle cooking, simmering and browning. You can also reheat and keep meals warm.

The handling is quite easy once you get the hang of it. It contains about 150 pre-set recipes that you will get guided through step by step. Every single st...Read more

If at times you have other things you could be doing rather than standing over a stove, or you're keen to save time in the kitchen on occasion, or maybe you don't want to put on a slow cooker all day while you're out, then this product will deliver. I reviewed it as part of the Ambassador's program and these are my thoughts.

AT A GLANCE

Ease of use: 5 stars - Essentially press, press, press and go
Ease of cleaning: 5 stars - The non-stick surface of the bowl seems great for cleaning
Ease of recipes: 5 stars - Simple to follow
Quality of recipes: 5 stars - Delicious so far
Benchspace required: 4.5 stars - It has a little bulk
Taste of food: 6 stars :)...Read more

I’ve just started using my COOK4ME. I am so impressed with the size as when entertaining my family, I wanted to be able to cook for us all, so with the options of cooking for 2, 4 and 6 – this is perfect.

The options to brown and to keep warm are brilliant! I have a slow cooker and never bother browning meat as it means an extra pan, extra time and effort. With the Tefal COOK4ME, I can do it all in one – perfect!
I also love the ‘keep warm’ function with a partner who often works late, its an absolute blessing.

The convenience of reducing coo...Read more

I have used it twice making a potato bake and risotto. Amazing it cooks so quickly. Advertised times don’t take into account the time to preheat cooker and letting steam out at the end. And rather than guesstimating quantities I think you need to stick to exact measures with this machine or risk meal not working out too good it would helpful to have alternative suggestions or additional items that can be added. As long as you have all ingredients set out and measured before you start you will be fine, if you don’t it will be a challenge. Also s...Read more

I got this for free. My overall initial impressions were good because of the features and options to store your own recipes. The street price is in the low to mid $300 mark. My expectations were high due to the high price. I already had a history of cooking with pressure cookers and rice cookers that span 30 years plus. Previous pressure cookers required fiddling and testing to get the recipe right, i.e. for it not to be under or over cooked. Once you get those parameters right, it works all the time.

The good thing is that the pot inside the ...Read more

I love it, but the customer service is terrible. My mother purchased and gifted me my machine. Sadly she died and Tefal won’t help me with my warranty claim because I can’t provide a receipt. I offered to provide them my mother’s death certificate, but not good enough. Very poor service in such a terrible time. Show a bit of compassion, Tefal. I would obviously provide a receipt or proof of purchase if my mother were here to ask. The machine hadn’t even been released for a year yet, before I contacted the company, so it was definitely within it...Read more

I used to love this machine, I will admit when this does work it works well.

I'm not new to the C4me+ I had the original one prior to this so I know how to use it. I've had it almost 1 month
Very disappointed with it.

Issues I've had with it

- Preset recipes it skips steps
- Resets in cooking mode
- Takes forever to preheat ...Read more

This review is coming from someone who doesn't do any cooking (other than instant noodles - but I've been known to overcook them even!) I think there are enough reviews by people who know what they're doing in the kitchen! So here's my take.

First impressions, definitely large and impressively imposing with it's glossy red and silver appearance. Looked like some sort of robot. Maybe that's not the ideal criteria for assessing cooking tools but for a newbie like me, that got my attention right out of box!

It looked simple enough to clean ...Read more

Two things stand out with the Tefal Cook4Me.
1. It's so easy to operate that you don't need to read a heavy manual. You do need to read the initial instructions though but from there on you just follow what the display says.

2. Speed. This is not just an automatic cooker with an electronic cook book, it's an automatic steam cooker. You get a decent meal in the table in 20 minutes - less time it takes to get some take away (and since you control the quality of the ingredients, it'll be much better food to)

It's perfect when you don't have...Read more

The Tefal Cook4Me is a bench top kind of “do it all” cooking appliance with a step-by-step instruction based recipe computer attached to the side. It tells you all the ingredients you will need for any given recipe so you can go out and buy and then prep them. Once you have everything ready the Cook4Me guides you through the process of adding which ingredients and when.

The main benefit I can see for this appliance is the potential to introduce the user to a much wider variety of recipes. If you’ve found yourself cooking the same things you...Read more

I was sent this as a part of the Product Ambassador Program, asking me for an honest review.
On opening the box, I did think it was rather large, so takes up a large amount of real estate. However, as I already own a small pressure cooker, it is handy to have a larger one. The manual also tells you not to use it under an overhead cupboard, because of the steam, which rather limits (in my kitchen) where one can use it. I ended up putting a chopping board over the gas burners of my cooktop and used it there with the overhead exhaust going. No...Read more

I was sent this as a part of the Product Ambassador Program.

Generally, my wife and I love to cook. We have two young kids, so finding the time to do that cooking can be difficult. The Tefal Cook4Me+ came at the right time for us, and we were very happy to give it a go.

When we opened it, we thought it was pretty big. We've looked at these types of devices in the past, and have found them to be smaller. That means it takes up a fair bit of room on your bench. Our kitchen is a decent size - certainly not small, but we don't have loads of b...Read more

Tefal Cook4Me+ was provided to me for the purpose of trialing this specific product and submitting an unbiased review under the Product Ambassador Program.
Given the range of available cooking appliances and competition for storage and kitchen bench space, products need to justify their place or quickly become irrelevant, regardless of cost.
I already had Breville Slow Cooker, and Aldi Crofton 6ltr Pressure cooker, so was interested to see how Cook4Me+ multi-cooker would compare against these separate appliances for function and usefulness...Read more

I have always been a little scared of pressure cookers, however after watching numerous shows on the Cook4me + on TVSN this one seemed safer and easier.

The first thing I cooked was the creamy mashed potato. I was really impressed how well it came out. Most pressure cooker mash recipe's get you to just steam the potatoes in the pressure cooker and then add other stuff later.
This one you add the potato, butter, salt and pepper and cream into the machine and cook in the normal bowl and add in the milk once it's done.
The result, amazing mas...Read more