Tefal have made a solid product, with easy to operate controls, but without all the OTT apps and hundreds of presets. So this model will suit the average “Mum” cooking for a family, wanting something easy and cheap to run.
The lid on this model is hinged – Good, safe ! Ok not as easy to clean, but less chance of it sliding across the worktop or burning you.
Once again, as with other machines in this category, the puzzling “Capacity” discrepancy between the actual volume and the Useful cooking volume. Why do they state 6 litres when it actually takes nowhere near this amount? If you’re going to need a lot more, I would seriously take another look at the Halogen ovens, their 12Ltr and 17 Ltr with extender, which is almost universal through the different makes and models is a true working volume.
Pressure cooking gives you near instant food, many dishes taking 10mins or less!
Maybe it’s me…. but I could not get along with the provided instruction book, it’s one of those multi-language tomes, you think you’re getting loads of detail, only to discover its just a few drawings with very hard-to-discover explanations, this is worse even than the average Ikea ‘manual’. Judge for yourself, you can download it below.
One problem which is reported in the comments below, and was seen several times is the stream of water you get coming out of the machine after using the pressure cooker, as long as you have some sort of tray underneath, it’s not a real problem but surely it could have been better designed.
Fortunately, most people should be able to use it without too much effort, do pay attention to the assembly of seals and safety valve maintenance though – essential stuff!