Customer reviews from Kitchen Aid
KitchenAid - 4-Quart Multi-Cooker with Stir Tower Accessory
Average customer rating
4.4
(61 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 61 reviews
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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1 Star
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92%of customers recommend this product.
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54 out of
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Customer Reviews for KitchenAid - 4-Quart Multi-Cooker with Stir Tower Accessory
Posted by: andi
from Harrison, Michigan
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Is a great product, but needs to have a bigger pot for bigger stuff
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Kitchen Aid
Customer Rating
1
Teflon insert
on September 24, 2020
Posted by: Upset now
from Illinois
Before buying the multicooker, I called to inquire about the insert being scratch resistant and concerned about teflon. I was assured it was not teflon, but another coating which they cannot disclose. After I purchased the item, I called again as it scratches easily, and that was when I was informed that the insert is indeed made of teflon.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Kitchen AidBy Consumer Affairs, September 25, 2020
Hi Upset now, Thank you for providing feedback on your Multi-Cooker. We are sorry to learn of your experience with the unit. Please contact KitchenAid directly at 1-800-541-6390 for further assistance!
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Posted by: Andriy Tanatar
from Toronto, ON
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We've bought this combo because I've accumulated a number of vegetable recipes that basically went along the line "Sautee for X minutes stirring frequently", so I decided to automate the process. While this device has a number of hiccups, it does the job, which can't be said about any other device on the market.
I already have a KitchenAid dicing food processor, so in most cases the whole preparation looks like "dice vegetables in a food processor and put them in a correct order into a multicooker". The process is intuitive, with two caveats. Firstly, you need to baby-sit the multicooker until it reaches the desired temperature, and only then you can set the timer. Secondly, the stir tower's low stir setting rotates the entire batch of vegetables in a multicooker as one piece, so you need to set the stir tower to 2 or 3 to actually get any stirring. But, well, I can live with this.
The multicooker is actually easy to clean, with one exception: the pot, the lid and stir paddles easily go into dishwasher, but the top of the stir tower is the food magnet and needs to be cleaned separately. But, well, that's something I can live with. Also, make sure you remove the stir paddles first, as the grease from them drips onto the heating element if you remove the pot before you remove the paddles.
I've also cooked risottos in this machine, and they work out really well, even though I don't follow the risotto program, as I have my recipes. In general, adapting recipes for this machine is easy, as the cooking modes follow closely my electric stove. I did make octopus and calamari in this machine, but I'm a bit reluctant to use it to brown meat, as I feel it may be underpowered - maybe I'm wrong, because since it stirs everything with the lid covered it actually performs really well. I see myself using this thing for more than just vegetables, but I haven't had an opportunity to try it yet.
I strongly recommend getting the stir tower, as it makes the device very useful.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from Kitchen AidBy September 26, 2017
Thank you for contacting KitchenAid, Andriy Tanatar. We are happy to learn that you are satisfied with your product. If you ever have any questions about your KitchenAid small appliance, please contact KitchenAid at countertopcollectionusa@kitchenaid.com. Please include your name, phone number, physical address and the complete model and serial number of the appliance.
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Posted by: cmadrin
from Bogota
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Loved the design, loved the functionality! And all the recommended menus!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Kitchen Aid
Customer Rating
4
Multi-cooker
on February 8, 2018
Posted by: Carlee 123
from Utah
Gender:Female
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this for Christmas and you can do with this crock pot. One pot meals.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Kitchen Aid
Customer Rating
4
The stiringntower is great for soups.
on February 6, 2018
Posted by: Zacmtz7
from Atlanta, GA
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I made chili as my first dish. Let it simmer all day. Haven’t mastered the controls just yet so after so long it quit actually simmering, but stir tower is straight forward and great!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Kitchen Aid
Customer Rating
5
Like a slow cooker...but so much more!
on January 2, 2018
Posted by: DoubleDownOn11
from Toledo, OH
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought the Multi-Cooker w/ Stir Tower about 3 weeks ago now and could not be more pleased with it. There are several "family" casseroles I like to make whereas some ingredients would be prepared in 2-3 pots/pans on the stove, then combined in a casserole dish and baked in the oven for 30-45 minutes. Normally this would take about 1 - 1-1/4 hours from start to eat. But being able to start cooking/warming most of ingredients (including frozen vegetables), and then cooking noodles in my new KitchenAid microwave, my total time from start to eat has dropped to less than 30 minutes for several of these recipes. I love the Stir Tower Accessory, which can mix all the ingredients for me and provide an intermittent stirring as needed. I will admit if the Stir Tower Accessory did not exist I may have not purchased this item, but it does, and I love it. It's also great for party dips and other slow-cooker recipes to provide the occasional stirring so that the top layer doesn't get that over done look. I have really only scratched the surface of the capabilities of this unit, but I am looking forward to find out more great things that this appliance can do so well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Kitchen Aid
Customer Rating
5
Stir tower is great
on June 8, 2018
Posted by: Wookie
from East Coast
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Only had this cooker a couple of months , but love it , no problems so far !
I would recommend this to a friend!
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