Best Pressure Cooker Australia

For most Australian households, yes. A pressure cooker cuts cooking time by 50-70% compared to conventional methods — a beef stew takes 35 minutes instead of 3 hours. The energy savings are meaningful too, using roughly 70% less electricity than an oven for the same dish. Multi-cookers that also slow cook and steam offer the best value.

A 6L pressure cooker is ideal for families of 3-5 people and is the most popular size in Australia. Couples or singles can use a 3L mini model. If you batch cook, meal prep for the week, or regularly cook for guests, an 8L model gives you the extra capacity without much additional bench space.

Instant Pot is a brand of electric multi-cooker that includes pressure cooking as one of many functions (slow cook, saute, steam, yogurt, etc.). A regular stovetop pressure cooker only does pressure cooking and requires you to monitor the heat manually. Electric models are safer, more convenient, and more versatile.

Most modern electric pressure cookers include a dedicated slow cook function that works well for 4-8 hour recipes. However, the ceramic inserts in dedicated slow cookers distribute heat more evenly for very long cooks. For occasional slow cooking, the built-in function is perfectly adequate.