Better Than an Instant Pot: The Fagor LUX Electric Multi-Cooker

The appliance that is just a slow cooker is now technology of yesterday thanks to the rise in popularity of the electric all-in-one cooker (pressure cooker, slow cooker, and more). And while the famous Instant Pot is all the rage, I present to you an appliance that’s a notch better: the Fagor LUX Electric Multi Cooker.

About the Fagor LUX Electric Multi-Cooker

The Fagor LUX Electric Multi-Cooker is a top quality, state-of-the-art appliance that offers four cooking tools plus a variety of assist functions all in one single device.

Cooking Programs Pressure Cooking. Cooking speed is reduced by up to 70% with the pressure cooking program. Cook on high or low for up to 99 minutes. Slow Cooking. Add ingredients in the morning, choose high or low, set the timer up to 10 hours, be on your way, and come home to dinner ready to go. Rice Cooking. Featuring White Rice, Brown Rice, and Risotto settings, you can achieve perfect rice fast. Yogurt Maker. Pasteurize and incubate yogurt all in just this one device. You can even make Greek yogurt!

Assist Cooking Functions Brown & Sauté. Brown or sauté your food directly in the pot. Hello, fewer dishes! Simmer. Again, hello, fewer dishes! Steam. Preserve nutrients when prepping veggies and fish. Keep Warm. Not eating right away? It automatically pops into the Keep Warm setting for up to 12 hours once cooking is done so it stays hot. Time Delay. Delay the start of cooking by up to 6 hours.

Fagor LUX Electric Multi-Cooker Review

Pros easy to use once you get the hang of it fairly lightweight attractive design that comes in 3 colors (Copper, Silver, and Champagne) dishwasher safe cooking pot comes with a ceramic nonstick coated cooking pot stainless steel and additional ceramic nonstick cooking pots available separately if you want them replacement gaskets readily available on Amazon extra safety features that the Instant Pot doesn’t have reaches pressure faster than an Instant Pot Cons slight learning curve on usage has fewer presets than an Instant Pot some models are a little more expensive than the Instant Pot versions

TJ’s Rating: BUY IT ON FAGOR BUY IT ON AMAZON

TJ’s Take

I was very thankful when the opportunity to review the Fagor LUX 8-quart Electric Multi-Cooker was presented to me. And I am glad that this particular brand came my way because I honestly like its features better than the ones that the Instant Pot boasts.

The very first feature that caught my eye about this cooker was that the cooking pot was ceramic nonstick coated. The fact that they have ceramic nonstick coating is important to me as this is a healthy alternative to regular nonstick materials.

I also love that the LUX has extra safety features that the Instant Pot does not. These features include a locking lid that cannot open unless pressure is released and an automatic pressure release when cooking time is up. I still try to keep my kids well out of the kitchen while it is running, but I am grateful for these advanced safety features.

One of the first things I made in the LUX was my favorite THM E meal of Wicked White Chili (found in the first THM cookbook). This is a slow cooker meal and it was done in about an hour with the LUX! This speed seriously impressed me, especially because I used partially frozen chicken breasts. I also like that it reaches pressure faster than the Instant Pot (by 15 minutes according to Good Housekeeping) as this saves even more time.

Overall, the things I love most about the LUX are as follows:

• reaches pressure and cooks fast
• holds a lot (I received the 8 quart and my family eats a lot so we need every inch of its space!)
• takes up less space than my big slow cooker
• great safety features
• dishwasher safe cooking pot
• has functions where you can sauté and brown foods before setting it to pressure or slow cook, which means FEWER DISHES TO WASH!

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