ZAVORLUX LCD 6 Quart Programmable Electric Multi-Cooker: Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Yogurt Maker, Steamer and more - Stainless Steel (ZSELL02)

Update 3 (June 19, 2020)I finally received a perfect, working unit from Zavor. I cannot really complain about their customer service during this process as they were quite responsive to my concerns and sent out units until we received one that satisfied us. The new unit works as expected and again lives up to its reputation. I can now happily add that Zavor's customer service matches what you should expect from such a high-quality product. 5-stars from me, to now include the customer service experience.Update 2 (June 11, 2020)After much back-and-forth with the Zavor rep, I finally received a replacement unit today. We opened it up and turned it on and it worked! But it was DENTED!!! I will be sending the old, broken unit back tomorrow (thankfully, they provided a pre-paid shipping label for us). But we will be requesting yet another unit to replace this DENTED one. Because the unit actually works, I'm still only going give it 2-stars because I now have to deal with a DENTED unit. I will likely give it more stars once this gets resolved. Until it does...2-stars. I know Zavor can do better. Keep posted.Update 1 (June 5, 2020)I got a response from a Zavor representative via e-mail yesterday. She asked me for information regarding me and the defective unit (i.e., registration info, invoice, photos of unit and serial number, etc.), which I promptly sent. Have not received any response yet. Unit still doesn't work. Until it does, the 1-star rating remains... Keep posted.June 3, 2020I read many reviews for this product. I never heard of Zavor before, so I had no clue about that company's reputation. But the rave reviews for the LUX LCD (ZELL02) persuaded me to purchase it back in April of this year (2020). It worked as expected and did wonderfully. I even went to Zavor's website and purchased another stainless steel pot. All the reviews regarding how well performs were spot on.Then, just yesterday (June 3, 2020), it just stopped working. No sign of life whatsoever. No beeps, lights, noise, nothing. I went to the Zavor website to troubleshoot. It recommended plugging in the cord properly, which of course I did numerous times. I even used other outlets. Still nothing.I called the Zavor phone number listed on the Warranty Info and was told that any repairs, service, or replacements are "temporarily delayed."Bummer.So, for now, I can only give this product what it deserves: 1 Star. It should actually be zeros stars but there is no option for that.I will hopefully provide the product with more stars and a more favorable review when the product actually works again, but that, of course, will have to be "temporarily delayed."

Works great. Replaced my pressure cooker. Totallygreat for set it and forget it recipes. Works well as asteamer. About 4 years old and I'd buy it again.

I was crushed - CRUSHED - when my Fagor multi-cooker died. I'd had it for years, and used it all the time for both slow cooking and pressure cooking. I knew Fagor had left the USA market. I dreaded having to get an insta-pot.Imagine my delight, when poking around to maybe find some remnant of back stock, that Fagor USA was reborn as Zavor! As quick as my little fingers could smash 'buy now' I put that puppy into my cart.What do I love about it? Check out the Cooks Illustrated review for their hot take, but also here are mine:It's big enough to cook a big meal in.Lots of configurability in the controls. Pretty identical to the insta-pot in this regard.Delay start with slow cook. This is difficult to find in slow cookers in the USA. If you're going to leave your house in the morning and want dinner when you return in the evening, for us the amount of time away (generally 9-ish hours) was too long for many dishes. Delay start is the way to go.It gets hot - HOT - in the brown/saute function. Combined with an almost completely flat cooking surface (the very edge is slightly dipped - this is a good thing to allow even browning) this means that this can truly be a one-pot-to-wash workhorse. The stainless steel insert is easy to clean and dishwasher safe.Love. Love. Love. Highly recommend this.

I talk mainly about the rice cooking aspect of the Zavor. It does a fine job cooking white rice and brown rice. We don't expect much more because it's not specialized in rice cooking such as the Cuckoo brand. However, the included pot (liner) is a stainless steel one, which makes cooked white rice sticks like hell in the bottom of the pot. We Asian cook rice once or twice daily and are used to washing our rice pot as a second nature. With a sponge we just quickly and lightly wipe the bottom of the pot with some water. I think even cheapo rice cookers come with a non-stick pot. With the Zavor's it took us 10 minutes and the cleaning was still not done. We ended up spending another $35 (includes shipping) to get a ceramic pot on Zavor's web site (Amazon also sells one). After that our daily rice cooking chores were back to normal. The nonstick ability of this ceramic pot is excellent.Another thing to mention is the warm function of this cooker is sub standard. It would dehydrate the rice rather quick and cause a tough rice layer in the bottom. The warming temperature seems too high, and I don't think there is adjustment like in some Cuckoo cookers. We ended up turning off the cooker completely when the rice cooking is done.We tried sous vide function. Excellent excellent. I took out 1 star for selling the Zavor multi-cooker as a rice cooker without including a non stick liner. This essentially makes the price $35 higher + frustration for those who buy it to replace their rice cookers.