WHICH COOKER SHOULD I BUY?

Best For

Families, meal prep, bone broth

Most versatile cooking

Everyday rice & slow cooking

Large family meals & stock

Heavy-duty family cooking

Singles & couples

Rice & grains

Slow cooking with timer

Basic slow cooking

Capacity

6.5 QT (6L)

6 or 8 Cup

6 or 8 Cup

6 QT

6.5 QT

2 QT

Varies

4–8 QT

4–8 QT

Cooking Pot

Natural VitaClay®

Natural VitaClay®

Natural VitaClay®

Natural Clay Insert

Lead-Free Stoneware

Natural VitaClay®

Non-stick / Stainless

Ceramic / Stoneware

Ceramic / Stoneware

Rice

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

❌

Soup & Stew

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Limited

✅

✅

Steam

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

❌

Slow Cook

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

✅

Keep Warm

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

✅

Limited

Programmable Timer

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

✅

❌

Delay Start

✅

✅

❌

✅

✅

❌

Some Models

✅

❌

Yogurt

✅

✅

❌

✅

✅

✅

❌

Some Models

❌

Bone Broth

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

One-Pot Meals

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

Limited

Limited

Egg Program

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

Some Models

❌

❌

Oats / Congee

✅

❌

❌

Porridge

Porridge

❌

Some Models

❌

❌

Fermentation

✅

❌

❌

Yogurt

Yogurt

Yogurt Only

❌

Some Models

❌

Artisana™ Custom Temp & Time

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

Limited

❌

Hands-Free Cooking

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Automatic Keep Warm

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

✅

Limited

Natural Clay Cooking

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

❌

❌

Ideal Household Size

4–8 People

2–6 People

2–5 People

5–8 People

5–8 People

1–2 People

2–6 People

3–8 People

3–8 People

Why Choose It

Newest & Most Advanced Model

Most versatile classic multi-cooker

Best value everyday cooker

Best for large batches

Best for heavy-duty cooking

Compact & personal meals

Best for rice

Best for slow cooking

Budget-friendly slow cooker

Overall Recommendation

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