I’ve been cooking with the Tefal MultiCook & Stir, daily for a few weeks, testing the many features & trying out a lot of my various recipes to rate the MultiCook & Stir performance, ease of use, reliability & quality.

Below are the key points about the product & features that I feel will be helpful for people who are considering purchasing the MultiCook & Stir.

What’s in the box:

* Tefal MultiCook & Stir appliance.
* Ceramic non stick cooking pot with a 10 cup measurement indicator on the inner side of the bowl.
* Steamer basket. ...Read more

This machine is the size of a small oval microwave oven. It sits on the kitchen bench. It is best placed near a source of steam venting, so I placed mine next to the induction stove with vent fan on high. This works, but it does mean clearing my favourite work bench area every time.

I found the instruction book particularly frustrating. The translation into English is okay. Some of the safety instructions are in a decent sized font; everything else is too small. One diagram is so small I need a magnifying glass to read it faster. 'Just the ri...Read more

The Tefal “Multicook & Stir” is a combination of a heat controllable cooker with a stirring paddle that can operate during the cooking process. It can operate like a deep frypan, wok, slow cooker, rice cooker, or a steamer.

It arrived well packaged, with a couple of extra implements; spoons and a plastic steamer tray. Two booklets came with with it as well, the operating instructions and a glossy set of recipes for using the device.

Unfortunately the operating instruction booklet left a lot to be desired. The instructions were provided in a...Read more

I bought this from tvsn a month ago..I have read all the other reviews and haven’t had any of the bad experiences. I have no stovetop so own several multicookers instead of burners. Therefor I am not limited to only one pot meals. This Tefal MultiCook and stir performs well. The presets in all my cookers need slight tweaks...but the tefal is less likely to burn stuff because it stirs. Someone mentioned everything turns out mushy but that hasn’t happened to me yet. It does take a little learning curve to master the controls but once familiar wit...Read more

I was sent the Tefal Cook & Stir as part of the Ambassador program. I do like the brand as I have a few different Tefal products in my kitchen.

First thing I noticed when I received the box was the size of the unit. This thing is HUGE. I had a breadmaker a few years back that was nearly as big. As I wasn't making bread all the time, my wife made me get rid of it due to the space it took up in the cupboard or on the bench.

The included recipe book contained about 25 recipes, most of which didn't look very appetising. My wife is also a vegetar...Read more

You? Are you sure? That was the reaction when I presented the rest of the family (wife plus daughters aged 12, 14 and 17) with the fact that I had been asked to review the Tefal Multicook and Stir. Admittedly, I had been so excited about being asked to become a ieatwords "ambassador" that I said yes to this task first and then started thinking about whether I was actually going to be able to be of any value. That I am most definitely not part of the target audience for this product only dawned on me when the family watched me unpack this "s...Read more

We really liked the Tefal MultiCook & Stir. We think of this device as a slow cooker that cooks much faster due to its stirring action. As such, it is ideal for 'wet dishes' like stews, casseroles and curries. My wife did all the dinner cooking with it over the last few weeks and she loves it! She's put aside her Ninja slow cooker for this Tefal multicooker, but is hanging onto the much bigger Ninja for occasions when she might need to cook bigger batches of food, like for dinner parties. There is an initial learning curve – not too demanding, ...Read more

Hi,

We have been using this Tefal cook and stir the last 4 weeks as the ambassador. Here is my honest opinion upon using this product.

Product comes in a big box that is very well packaged. Inside the box includes the Tefal multicooker itself with the stirring attachment, pot/bowl, a recipe book loaded with heaps of recipes (deserts, mains, vegetables, vegetarian, sweets, cake etc...), and manual.

From first look, the design is very sleek, so much functions, big, has a bit of weight which adds to its sturdiness, and got to love the modern st...Read more

I had never used a multicooker and let alone one that stirs itself, but wow the stirring function transforms this cooker from a normal cooker into a great time saver.

The cooker is rather intimidating at first use, as I did not think the menu system is very intuitive, but after a few uses and getting used to the unit, it was pretty straightforward - I found that I cooked most things on the fry function and definitely with stirring (and timer)!

So I’ve tried a bunch of meals including stews, pasta sauce, stir frys, risotto & plain rice – th...Read more

I’m a fan of Tefal products, we have been using a few of their non-stick pans and cookery for years, so I was excited to try this new cooker. One of its unique features is the internal stirrer, which basically stirs your food while it cooks. So you could just put all the ingredients in and leave it to cook - in concept perfect for time-poor family like us.

Having a 4L capacity, it has cooked for our family of 4, cooking 6 servings of food with no problems.

The first thing we tried was cooking rice. Comparing with our pressure cooker we use f...Read more

It bakes, makes soups, steams, stir fry browning and makes stews. Yes, nearly all that is required for a regular and varied standard family meal. At the start, you have to use the RK901 as if you are a novice and follow the recommended quantities to get a feel of its capabilities. The instruction manual is fairly basic and the recipe book takes a little figuring out what to do but it gets you started. The beauty of this unit is in the 4 or 5 simple steps.

Straight out of the Box
The Tefal Multicook & Stir RK901 comes with an inner pot (or ...Read more

I received the Tefal Multicook and Stir RK901 as part of the Product Review Ambassador program, and couldn't wait to not only use it but also to provide my honest, objective opinion about it. When the product arrived it came in a huge box so I was initially worried that it would be heavy and huge on the kitchen bench. As you would expect, it is indeed a larger appliance but it really isn't overly bulky, rather it is actually pretty sleek and impressive-looking with its brushed chrome barrel and black lid with myriad buttons. It was also much...Read more

I was sent this cooker as part of the Product Review Ambassador Program, so received it as a complimentary item to try out.
Whilst this particular Tefal model is not the largest available, with a total capacity of 5 litres and a rated capacity of 10 cups or 1.8 litres it nevertheless does what it is says well and in the price range performs as expected. Whilst there are bigger capacity multicookers on the market, this one is an ideal size for caravanners, 2-4 person families or those with smaller kitchens who require 1 appliance to do a multitu...Read more

So I was sent this for an honest review as part of the ambassador program which I was thrilled about. At a quarter of the price could this be another version of a very expensive cooker out there starting with T and ending in X???

Taking it out of the box it was surprisingly light, I was expecting heavier but it is an attractive enough unit to have sitting on your bench so that was a tick. A negative was the cord, it is on the side and very short. I found I had to cook in a weird spot in my kitchen because of this.
Then the recipe book haha. ...Read more

So where do I start with this multi-cooker? I guess it's a multi-cooker because you can keep multiple things in it but then again I've seen people cook multiple things in a rice cooker. It stirs stuff so there's this Tara side of things but to me, I honestly see this as a rice cooker that has inbuilt time is and programs and stirring paddle.

I have cooked a few things in the multi-cooker and I just want to quickly touch on the fact that this unit is not there to replace a chef, it does not take work out of the kitchen, it does not add ingredi...Read more

If you have no time or don't really enjoy cooking then this thing might be for you.

Pros:
- It's a good rice cooker/slow cooker (3 stars for this)
- Very easy to clean and store

Cons:
- It's a really expensive rice cooker
- It is not intuitive to use, you will need to read the manual
- The recipe book is useless and there are no other recipes out there...Read more

My wife and I used the Tefal Multicook and stir several times over a two-week period. Initially it was quite daunting going through the instructions and working out how to use such a different style of cooker, but after one or two goes, we became confidant with it and got used to all the bells and whistles.

The first thing we noticed about it, was its appearance. It is quite large but very attractive with its glossy black and grey finish. In a smaller kitchen it could be difficult to house as it would take up a considerable amount of cupboard ...Read more

I was sent this item for review.

Four stars if it's a useful size for you, and you don't care that it's non-stick. Two stars for our house, because we don't want non stick, and it's just way too small! Average : 3 stars

I really love that this unit stirs, stirs from the top, for ease of cleaning, and has manual controls for time and temp, if you don't fancy the presets.
I used the stew preset for a curry, and found I had to put it on for longer. I did a good Bolognese sauce, and the rice came out fine when I tried that. There is a bit of a...Read more

I was sent this gadget because I'm a member of the Product Review Ambassador Program. They send me things and I review them. This is a long review because I tried very hard to give it a fair trial. So let me work through the positives of this machine.

It's funny. There's a laugh-a-minute in the instructions for its incredible – yes, really not credible – array of “functions”.

The recipe book that comes with it is the absolute gold standard by which you should never write a recipe book. Incomprehensible instructions, missing ingredients and/or...Read more