KOMORE 6L Multi-Function Rice Cooker Review: a straightforward family workhorse if you can live with a basic manual

I’ve been using this KOMORE 6L multi-function rice cooker as a general-purpose cooker for family meals over the last couple of weeks. I didn’t treat it gently either: rice, stews, a basic yogurt, some steamed veg, and a couple of quick weekday soups. I already own a classic rice cooker and a slow cooker, so I wasn’t exactly desperate for another gadget, but I was curious to see if this could actually replace a few things on the counter.

In daily use, the big point is simple: it cooks fast and in decent quantities. For a family of 3–5, the 6L capacity is actually practical, not just marketing. I cooked rice for 4 adults plus leftovers without the pot feeling cramped, and a big beef stew that easily fed us for two dinners. So if you’re used to small 1–1.5L rice cookers, this feels like moving up a size in a good way.

On the other hand, this isn’t a super polished, hand-holding product. The manual is weak, and you’ll probably end up doing what I did: trial and error plus a couple of YouTube videos on generic electric pressure cookers. The presets work, but you need a bit of patience to understand how to switch between modes and adjust time properly. If you want something you plug in and instantly understand without reading anything, this may annoy you at first.

Overall, my first impression is: it’s a practical, no-nonsense cooker that gets the job done for everyday meals, but KOMORE clearly didn’t spend a lot of effort on the user experience side. If you’re willing to learn it for a few days, it pays off. If not, it might just end up being another bulky appliance gathering dust.

Price-wise, it sits just under the £100 mark, which puts it roughly in line with other mid-range multi-cookers and electric pressure cookers. It’s not the cheapest, but also not in the high-end territory of the big-name brands. For that money, you get a 6L capacity, multiple cooking modes, delay timer, keep-warm, and a decent non-stick pot. There are no fancy extras like Wi-Fi, app control or tons of accessories in the box.

If you’re actually going to use it for rice, stews, soups, and some batch cooking, then the value is pretty good. You can easily replace a separate rice cooker and slow cooker, and probably use your oven and hob a bit less, which saves some energy. It also helps reduce takeaway or ready meals if you lean on it for quick one-pot dinners. In that sense, it pays for itself slowly in convenience and lower food costs.

On the downside, the manual and user guidance are weak. There are no real recipes included, and the explanation of the modes and how to select them is vague. If you are not used to this kind of cooker and don’t like experimenting, you might get frustrated and underuse it, which kills the value. Also, no trivet or steamer basket in the box means you might end up spending a bit extra to get the most out of the Steam/Vegetables modes.

So in my opinion, the value is good but not mind-blowing. If you’re the sort of person who will learn a new gadget, watch a couple of videos, and then really use it several times a week, the price makes sense. If you just want to cook rice occasionally and nothing else, you’d be better off with a simpler, cheaper rice cooker and save the money.

Design-wise, this cooker is pretty standard for an electric pressure cooker. It’s a 32 × 33 × 32 cm unit in stainless steel and gray/black plastic. On the counter, it has the usual stocky cylinder look. It’s not tiny, so if you’ve got a cramped kitchen, you’ll notice it. On my counter it takes about as much space as a breadmaker. It’s not ugly, but it’s not going to impress anyone either; it’s just a normal appliance that blends in.

The front panel is where things get a bit annoying. All the modes are displayed as icons, and at first glance you think you can just tap the exact one you want. In reality, you have to cycle through them using one control, and the manual doesn’t explain this clearly. The first time I tried to set it to Soup, I wasted a couple of minutes wondering why only certain lights were reacting. Once you understand the logic, it’s fine, but it’s not intuitive.

The display itself is clear enough: you get a timer and indicator lights. There’s also a small symbol that flashes while it’s building pressure, then switches to the countdown when it’s actually cooking. This is useful because new users often think the cooking time is just the number on the display, but you have to add the preheat/pressure build time. For example, my rice took about 8 minutes cook time, plus 5 minutes to come to pressure, plus another 5 minutes for pressure release. So if the preset says 8, think more like 18 door-to-door.

The lid has a floating valve and a steam release lever. The valve feels loose and wobbly when there’s no pressure, which can be unsettling if you’ve never used this type of cooker, but that’s normal. The steam release lever is small and sits on top, so you really need to move your hand quickly or use a utensil when you open it after cooking, because it vents a lot of very hot steam. I ended up using tongs or a wooden spoon to flick it, just to avoid getting blasted. Not dangerous if you’re careful, but definitely something to be aware of.

The main body is brushed stainless steel with plastic on the top and bottom. It feels pretty solid for the price. I didn’t feel any flex or creaking when lifting it or locking/unlocking the lid. The handles on the side are sturdy enough to carry it with the inner pot full, though personally I wouldn’t move it far when it’s hot and pressurised. The plastic doesn’t feel premium, but it also doesn’t feel cheap and brittle. It’s around what I expect in this price range.

The inner pot is non-stick coated metal. The coating is smooth, and food didn’t stick during my tests, even with slightly starchy rice and a thick stew. I always used a plastic spoon or silicone spatula, no metal utensils. After a couple of weeks, there are no visible scratches or peeling. Obviously, long-term durability is unknown, but if you treat it like any non-stick pan (no metal, no harsh scrubbing), it should hold up fine. KOMORE says it’s dishwasher safe, but also hints that handwashing is better, which is what I did.

The sealing ring in the lid is the usual silicone ring you get in pressure cookers. It fits snugly and doesn’t slip out unexpectedly. I removed it after a few uses to clean around it, and it went back in without fuss. Over time, these rings always pick up some smell, especially from strongly seasoned dishes, but that’s standard for this type of cooker. If you’re sensitive to that, you might consider buying a second ring for neutral things like yogurt or cake.

Buttons and the front panel feel okay. They are not premium clicky buttons, more like soft-touch membrane buttons, but they respond reliably. I didn’t have any double presses or dead zones. The power cable is fixed, not detachable, and a normal length. It’s fine for a countertop outlet, but if your plug is far away, you’ll need an extension. Overall, I’d say the materials are good enough for everyday family use, not luxury, but also not flimsy.

After a couple of weeks of regular use, there are no obvious durability issues. The exterior still looks new, no discoloration from steam, no loose parts. The lid mechanism still locks and unlocks smoothly. The floating valve hasn’t clogged, and the silicone ring hasn’t warped. That’s the short-term story. Long-term, with any electric pressure cooker, the usual wear points are the gasket, the non-stick pot, and the electronics.

Cleaning is straightforward. The inner pot wipes clean easily thanks to the non-stick coating; even after a thick tomato-based stew, it only took a soft sponge and a bit of detergent. I tried the dishwasher once for the pot just to see, and it came out fine, but I still prefer handwashing to keep the coating safe. The lid needs a bit more attention: you should remove the silicone ring and wash around the valve area regularly, otherwise smells and residue can build up. It’s not hard, just slightly fiddly the first time until you know where everything clips.

As for the body, a quick wipe with a damp cloth is enough. Steam does come out of the release valve strongly, so you need to place the cooker where it’s not blasting directly under kitchen cabinets. If you do that, you’ll avoid any long-term steam damage to cupboards and also keep the cooker itself cleaner. There is a small condensation collector on many similar models; if this one has it, it’s not very obvious and the manual doesn’t highlight it well, which again comes back to the documentation being weak.

Electronics-wise, I haven’t had any errors or weird behaviour yet. The unit heats up, builds pressure and releases it consistently. The buttons still respond the same way as on day one. At this price level, I wouldn’t expect industrial-grade durability, but for normal home use a few times a week, it feels sturdy enough. Just don’t abuse the non-stick pot and keep the valve area clean, and it should last a reasonable amount of time.

This is where the KOMORE cooker actually earns its space. In daily use, it really does cut cooking time compared to a pot on the stove or a classic slow cooker. For example, my usual beef stew on the hob takes around 2 hours to get properly tender. In this, I did about 35 minutes under pressure plus the heat-up and cool-down, so roughly an hour total. The meat was soft and the sauce thickened nicely. Not restaurant-level, but perfectly good weekday food without babysitting the pot.

For rice, once I dialled in the water ratio, the Rice preset worked well. I did long-grain rice and basmati. Both came out evenly cooked, not mushy, and not burned at the bottom. You do need to remember that the stated 8 minutes doesn’t include the 5 or so minutes to build pressure and the 5 minutes to release it. So if you want rice and stir-fry ready at the same time, plan for that extra 10 minutes. The keep-warm function held the rice for about an hour without it drying out badly.

I also tested the Yogurt function with a basic whole milk yogurt recipe. You need to heat the milk first, cool it, add starter, then let it incubate. The cooker keeps a steady warm temperature for several hours. My batch came out thick enough and tangy, nothing fancy but definitely edible and cheaper than store-bought. This isn’t as convenient as a standalone yogurt maker with a bunch of jars, but it’s fine if you just want one big batch in the inner pot.

Steam and Vegetables modes are basically the same idea: a short pressure cook or steam cycle. I put carrots and broccoli on a small rack (my own, not included) with some water at the bottom. In around 3–4 minutes under pressure, they were cooked but not mush. The important thing is to watch the pressure build time, because if you use really short cook times, the preheat time becomes a big part of the total, and you can overshoot if you’re not careful. Overall, performance is solid and predictable once you learn the timings, but you need a few runs to really trust it.

On paper, this KOMORE 6L cooker is a 12-in-1 multi-function machine. The presets include Rice, Yogurt, Porridge, Meat, Steam, Fish, Stew, Chicken, Soup, Cake, Vegetables and Beans. In practice, it’s basically an electric pressure cooker with different preset times and temperatures, plus a keep-warm and delay timer. So don’t expect 12 totally different cooking technologies; it’s variations of pressure cooking, steaming and slow cooking.

The capacity is 6L, which in real usage means you can comfortably cook for 3–5 people, or do batch cooking for the week. I filled it to a bit over halfway for a chunky beef stew and got 2 full dinners for 4 people. For rice, I did 3 cups dry (using their included cup) and still had room to spare. You do need to respect the max fill line, especially for things that foam like beans or porridge, but there’s enough headroom for normal family cooking.

The cooker comes with the usual basics: inner non-stick pot, plastic measuring cup, spoon, and the lid with pressure valve and sealing ring. No extra trivet or steamer basket in my box, which is a bit of a shame because that’s genuinely useful for steaming veg or doing pot-in-pot dishes. You can buy one separately, but it would have been nice to have it included at this price point.

Function-wise, I’d say the main useful modes for me were: Rice, Stew/Meat, Soup, Vegetables/Steam, and Yogurt. The Cake mode is there but I’m going to be honest: it’s more of a fun extra than a serious baking solution. The delay timer and keep-warm functions are actually the features I used the most. Being able to set rice to be ready when we get home from kids’ activities is very handy, and the keep-warm didn’t burn or dry things out as long as I didn’t leave it for hours and hours.

In terms of pure usefulness, I’d say this KOMORE cooker can realistically replace a basic rice cooker and a slow cooker for most people. I stopped using my old rice cooker during this test and didn’t miss it. Rice comes out as good or better, and you have more flexibility with the timings. As a slow cooker, it also does the job: you can use lower pressure or longer times to get that slow-cooked texture, but honestly I mostly used the pressure modes because they’re faster.

Where it shines is weeknight dinners. I’d come home, toss in onions, meat, some veg, broth, hit Stew or Meat, and walk away. No stirring, no worrying about boiling over. It doesn’t make food magical, it just makes it simple and consistent. If you’re the type who often ends up with pasta and jarred sauce because you’re tired, this kind of cooker can bump you up to basic stews, soups and curries with about the same effort, just a bit of chopping and button pressing.

One thing I did notice: the presets are a bit generic. For beans, for example, I had to adjust the time because the default wasn’t enough for my dried chickpeas (even after soaking). That’s not surprising; every pressure cooker is like this. You’ll need to tweak times based on what you’re cooking and your own taste for texture. The +/- buttons let you do that, but you have to be quick and adjust within 5 seconds of picking the program, which is slightly annoying.

The reminder beep when it’s done is loud enough to hear from another room, which is good. The keep-warm kicks in automatically, which is handy but also means you should not forget food in there for half a day, or it will dry out. Overall, in daily life, the cooker is effective at taking the mental load off cooking. You still have to prep ingredients, but once the lid is closed, you’re free. For me, that’s the real benefit more than any fancy “12-in-1” claim.