multi-cooker

noun

mul·​ti-cook·​er ˈməl-tē-ˌku̇-kər 

-ˌtī-

variants or multicooker

plural multi-cookers or multicookers

: an electric cooking appliance with multiple functions (such as pressure-cooking, slow cooking, steaming, etc.)

Multi-cookers, which have adjustable thermostats and bottom heating elements, can do other things like deep fry.

—Beverly Bundy

As this multi-cooker has so many settings, we were initially a little apprehensive about how effective they would be. With features including air fry, steam, grill, bake, dehydrate, sear and slow cook, this appliance really can do everything.

—Yours Magazine

Whether you're hungry for perfect chickpeas from dried beans, succulent roasts in a fraction of the time, or a comforting soup ready when you walk in the door, a multicooker, which can act as electric pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer and even yogurt-maker, can help.

—Melissa Clark

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above