Best electric pressure cookers for the way you use them

A simple stainless-pot cooker that handles dinner and planned leftovers. Today’s version has an Easy-Release switch, which means an old photo showing a lever can mislead you.

Best forDaily pressure cooking, with cooking parts that are dishwasher-friendly

This six-quart cooker has an anti-spin stainless pot and a guided display. The WhisperQuiet name refers to the release design. It does not establish a measured noise advantage in your kitchen.

Best forA stainless pot paired with a progress display and a manual release switch

This is the bigger WhisperQuiet model, for recipes that really do need extra batch room. If you have an event coming up soon, check the delivery date before you plan around it.

Best forBigger batches, with the WhisperQuiet release design

The insert in this six-quart stainless cooker is anti-spin, so it holds still when you stir. That suits cooks who brown ingredients in the same pot before closing the lid.

Best forWeeknight dinners that open with a sauté in the pot

This four-quart cooker is short and has an anti-spin stainless pot. The low height makes shelf storage easier, though you still need to check the width of its broad body.

Best forSmall dinners where the storage shelf is low

This cooker is wide and low and has a stainless anti-spin pot. The shape can make stirring easier to watch, as long as your kitchen has enough counter width.

Best forA broad cooking surface, where the countertop is wide enough

This is the wide-format RIO with a guided display and a sous vide mode. The extra controls do not give it more batch capacity than the regular Wide. Confirm the disputed body depth and the current seller.

Best forA wide pot that also has a cooking-stage display and sous vide mode

This six-quart cooker has handles on its stainless inner pot. Since the October 2 offer quoted October 13 to 22 delivery, check the timing before you buy.

Best forCooking once, then portioning meals out of a handled inner pot

A large cooker with a handled pot, suited to a household that regularly saves extra portions. The offer on October 2 quoted October 8 to 13 delivery, so check the current estimate.

Best forBig meal-prep batches, with handles to help at the portioning stage

This connected six-quart cooker has a handled stainless insert and releases pressure with one touch or from the app. Being able to use your phone does not remove the supervision or release rules.

Best forFollowing supported cooking stages on your phone, then portioning from a handled pot

This six-quart cooker has a ceramic-coated aluminum insert, and its lid parks at the back. Allow for the steam path at the rear and for looking after the coating.

Best forA nonstick insert along with an upright spot to park the lid

This model is discontinued but was still on offer new at the October check. The hinged lid stays attached to the cooker, and the pot can go in the dishwasher.

Best forA nonstick pot that is dishwasher-safe, with a hinged lid

This stainless-bowl cooker offers automatic natural, pulse and quick release. Decide on the release method that suits the recipe before you start.

Best forAutomatic release options you operate from the cooker’s own controls

This pressure cooker has a ceramic-coated bowl and a hinged lid that can be removed. Automatic release choices do not spare you the work of taking the lid apart after cooking.

Best forA coated bowl and hinged lid together with automatic release

A six-quart nonstick cooker with a removable cover. The manual sets important limits on soup, pasta and cleanup, and the capacity label gives no hint of them.

Best forHand-operated release and a nonstick pot that gets hand washed

You can pressure cook and then air fry in the same appliance. The outer lid stays attached, yet moving on to crisping still means releasing the pressure and taking off a hot inner cover with protection.

Best forDishes you pressure cook and then finish with air frying, all in one appliance

This wide-format cooker has a nonstick pot and sous vide. The 14.17-inch width can help it fit in a cupboard. Check placement as a separate question, because the storage section of the manual asks for 11.81 inches from other kitchen appliances.

Best forA coated cooking pot and occasional sous vide, provided you check placement against the manual