Since this was my first time at the multicooker rodeo, I tried to make a range of fast-and-easy recipes to see if this beauty deserved a spot on my countertop. First, I did my own take on The Kitchn’s ...

“Multicooker Perfection: Cook It Fast or Cook It Slow — You Decide” by the Editors of America’s Test Kitchen also offers recipes that can be pressure cooked or slow cooked. The editors say every ...

“Everyday Slow Cooker: 130 Modern Recipes, with 40 Gluten-Free Dishes and 50 Multicooker Variations” by the Editors of Cooking Light, $24.99, Oxmoor House, 304 pages, paperback If you’re among those ...

Chapel Hill food writer and teacher Sheri Castle tends to shy away from trendy, bulky kitchen toys. She often spends her time developing recipes that can be recreated by home cooks. And when the ...

We have a laid-off Canadian software engineer to thank for the Instant Pot. Robert Wang and his team spent more than a year perfecting the appliance — part pressure cooker, part slow cooker, part ...

Face it: No-cook meal strategies for summer only get you so far. Eventually, you or someone who you regularly feed will want a hot meal. And that’s OK. Preparing a hot meal need not entail heating the ...

Cassava root is a staple in African and Latin-American cooking that’s gaining traction in the States. Try these yuca recipes. Out of nowhere, Americans have found cassava. Also called yuca, cassava is ...

“Better Homes and Gardens Fast or Slow: Delicious Meals for Slow Cookers, Pressure Cookers, or Multicookers,” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 304 pages, paperback, $19.99 “Multicooker Perfection: Cook It ...

Stories and recipes for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah. Chapel Hill food writer and teacher Sheri Castle tends to shy away from trendy, bulky kitchen toys. She often spends her time developing ...