There are currently several brands of electric pressure cookers available, with the most popular including: Instant Pot, Fagor, Cuisinart, and Power Pressure Cooker XL. Each of those manufacturers offers several different models and sizes of multicookers to choose from. Deciding which electric pressure cooker is best for you can depend on a few key factors:
1. Frequency of use – How often you plan to use it to prepare meals? If you want to use it to make every meal that your family will eat in a day, you may want to consider purchasing more than one inner cooking pot to avoid having to wash dishes after every use.
2. How many people you need to feed? If you will typically cook meals for 4 people or less, a 3 or 6 quart size electric pressure cooker should be perfect. If you have a larger family or you like to prepare large roasts or batch cook, you should consider purchasing an 8 quart size.
3. Desired features – If you you want to make yogurt in your pressure cooker, make sure the pressure cooker has a yogurt button.
4. Budget – Electric pressure cookers vary in cost, but on average, you can expect to pay $60 for a budget pressure cooker, up to $300 for a top of the line pressure cooker.