Best Pressure Cookers to Prepare Healthy and Tasty Meals in no Time in the UK

The Neo Pressure Cooker is a surprisingly versatile cooking appliance. It makes you a master in steaming, simmering, braising, boiling, baking, sautéing, poaching, and frying. Due to the availability of 2 ingredients-dependent cooking programs you will be able to cook both meat and vegetable dishes quickly while saving about 70% of the heat as compared to conventional stove cooking. The Steaming basket, which is included in the supply package, enables you to cook extraordinarily tasty and healthy dishes.

This is one of the best pressure cookers by Tefal that was designed with safety in mind. It totally prevents a user injury by steam or heat during its use. The 5 integrated security-oriented systems, including the Auto-lock system for the lid closing and opening, ensure that the cooker does not start cooking if the lid is misaligned or not sealed tightly. The pressure control valve, safety valve, and the gasket will not allow steam to get out of the pot and hurt you.

Any piece of cookware, once you buy it, also becomes a piece of your kitchen décor. And while this thing doesn't look particularly high-tech, we can't say we don't like the rather slick look of the model. The body is made of high-quality polished aluminium, the biggest contributor to that sleek design. The material in question is also responsible for the robust construction of this cooker.

Other than that, the model comes equipped with black phenolic fittings that do a pretty good job complimenting the overall visual aspect of this product. There's the usual safety valve that gets rid of the access pressure. And even though it doesn't include any sensors or visual indicators, this pressure cooker conforms to British Safety Standards, so there isn't much here that you should be worried about.

Now, most of what we've been saying so far is true for the majority of pressure cookers. And that's because this isn't the most cutting-edge model out there and more of your basic cooker. But it does have a few things going for it.

First, there's the titular high dome lid, a seemingly small change that will allow you to prepare large servings. Then, there's a perforated separator that, as you might imagine, can prove to be quite useful in terms of separating different food items.

Other than that, the model is capable of your standard pressure cooking techniques, including browning, boiling, steaming, braising, stewing, and roasting. Some of the more high-end pressure cookers might offer a bit more than that. But even with that variety, you're unlikely to run out of options any time in the near future.

To rephrase our earlier point, we would recommend the Prestige Hi Dome pressure cooker to a family on a slightly more strict budget than usual. It is devoid of some of the more fancy cooking modes but the construction makes up for it, making it a good choice for those who like to prepare larger servings.

There are no bells and whistles here. The cooker sticks to the basics. Its more than generous 6-litre capacity will let you cook for the entire family.

At the same time, the supplied steamer basket will enable you to prepare the food quickly, consistently, and much more efficiently than without the basket. Its perforated platforms produce enough gentle yet, at the same time, humid steam to prepare meat, vegetables, and other foods. Generally speaking, the basket will take no more than three minutes to make you tender yet firm vegetables.

The pressure cooker works with all hob types. Design-wise, the lid incorporates these handy arrows that let you fit the lid with ease, locking into place with practically no effort. There's also this two-step pressure setting valve that lets you tailor the cooking process to the ingredients, so you'll be able to control the pressure that you cook with.

In closing, the Tower T80244 Pressure Cooker locks in the vitamins and nutrients as good as the next cooker. With this cooker, you'll have no issues following a healthy diet. Plus, it will give you a healthier way to enjoy some of your most favourite meals.

While we're still on the subject of handles and operation, we would probably be remiss not to mention Tefal's very own one-handed opening system. It may not sound revolutionary but the system makes it a real breeze to open and close the lid. Simply lifting the handle unlocks the lid and lowering said handle locks it back again, and that's about as convenient of a system as it gets.

The Tefal Clipso Minut Easy comes with a three-ply base. A base like that ensures outstanding heat distribution, the most important aspect of even cooking. Plus, it is compatible with all heat sources, so it will fit your stove regardless of the company behind it and its type.

Like most pressure cookers nowadays, the model from Tefal has a 6-litre capacity, so you'll be able to prepare meals for an entire family without having to refill the pot. The said pot is dishwasher safe, meaning that cleaning it won't present much of a challenge either.

We've been rambling about how intricate this appliance is for quite some time now. So some people might get the impression that this is a complicated appliance designed strictly for experienced chefs. But that isn't the case here.

Aside from the aforementioned opening and closing system, the model includes 3 additional safety features: a gasket that releases pressure, a visual pressure indicator, and the usual safety valve. So you can cook with confidence and without worrying about any accidents happening in your kitchen.

In short, if you do not feel like slaving over a hot stove but you'd like to treat yourself and your family members to wholesome homemade meals, the Tefal Clipso Minut Easy is a pressure cooker for you. It'll fit a student learning the ropes just as well as an experienced chef looking to showcase his or her cooking skills.

Going back to the aforementioned Superthermic® aluminium sandwich base, we would be remiss not to also mention its waved/corrugated profile that not only secures high stability and distortion resistance but also guarantees uniform heat distribution.

Other than that, there's also the company's automatic lid-locking system that makes sure you cannot remove the lid when any pressure at all exists within the pot.

Last but not least, there are multiple steam release back-up systems that work wonders offsetting excess/unwanted pressure rises.

As far as we're concerned, the product's only downside is the plastic handles. Sure, these handles remain cool to the touch. But at least one of them could've been made longer to aid pouring/emptying the pot.

Apart from that, the Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Pressure Cooker is an excellent cooker, and we couldn't recommend this product highly enough to most who enjoy realising various healthy recipes.