Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker review: super-sized simplicity

T3's Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker review in a sentence: A big and beefy countertop cooker with pre-sets or manual control option and a low price tag.

I do like a multi-cooker. The Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker is just such an appliance. These things are a great variation on the best air fryers because they’re able to handle things that need liquid to cook. Think rice, stews, pot roasts and casseroles. There are quite a few options on the choice front, as our best multi-cooker guide reveals, with the likes of Instant Pot, Ninja and Tefal offering some of the premium options.

The Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker follows the same theme. It packs in a very decent specification too, with a sizable 6.5 litre pot capacity along with 10 pre-set functions. These offer the ability to cook all sorts of dishes in a wide variety of ways, using the default options or manual intervention to carefully tailor a cooking session.

So, it’s therefore easy peasy to cook rice as well as sear, steam, fry, roast and sauté with this machine. There’s even a keep warm function for when your kids or dinner guests are late at the table. The bonus is that the Morphy Richards brand is a tried and tested appliance option, which always delivers great value for money. In the case of the Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker, it retails for just £129.99. It’s a great thing to have alongside, say, a cheap and cheerful air fryer.

Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker review: price and availability

The Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker is out now and comes with the attractively low price of just £129.99 via Morphy Richards. This puts it in a similar ballpark to rivals from the likes of Instant Pot, Ninja and Tefal with, likely, discounts available online if you search Amazon and other appliance outlets. In fact, the Morphy Richards site itself currently has the appliance marked down to £99.99, which represents a 23% discount.

Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker review: is it any good?

I’ve had a Sage Fast Slow Pro multicooker for a few years now and regularly use that for any dishes that require cooking in or with liquid, although my trustworthy Tefal Actifry Genius XL 2in1 is also good for similar tasks. That’s also the great thing about the Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker as it comes with the ability to cook all sorts of liquid-based dishes, from bog-standard rice through to casseroles and stews.

There are ten different pre-set options, which makes this model super convenient to use, but I also like the way that it’s similarly straightforward to manually tweak timings and the like. This makes it easy to personalise my cooking settings for dishes that might be a little temperamental of susceptible to being over or undercooked. The other good thing is the pot comes with a clear glass lid, which can simply be lifted off to check progress and, perhaps, stir ingredients around.

Another bonus with the Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker is its size as the capacity is more than enough for me. In fact, my dishes looked a little too small inside the huge lift-out pot. However, anyone with a big family or who likes to batch cook and freeze will find it very agreeable. The appliance comes with the unit, the cooking pot, that glass lid plus a measuring cup and rice spoon. There’s a decent manual in the box too.

In terms of power, the Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker boasts 1,350 watts and features a power cable that isn’t the longest, so it does need to be sited fairly close to a power outlet. There’s a steam rack accessory included as well, although this feels a little flimsy and doesn’t really sit in the pot very logically. However, it’s fine if you’re just looking to sit some veg or perhaps fish on top of the main ingredients for steaming purposes.

Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker review: performance

One of the most appealing aspects of the Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker is the ease with which it let me cook a meal. For example, I decided to try cooking a couple of chicken breasts and veg in a casserole style, only for a shorter period of time. The pre-sets are quite good for searing meat or vegetables, while the slow cook route means it’s brilliantly simple to cook tougher joints of meat over longer periods of time.

What I also liked was the way this appliance can be opened and ingredients stirred, or liquids tasted, while the cooking is going on. Some instant pot models or my Sage, which is more like a pressure cooker, makes doing that all but impossible. Anyone looking for accessible cooking, without having to use a standard oven, should therefore find the Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker very handy.

I think the LED control panel looks a bit low budget, but it let me pick through the various options easily enough. Once I’d started it, the remaining cook times were then displayed on the front. There’s an audible indication when the time finishes up too. I steamed some potatoes when I was doing my slow cooker casserole-type dish, which worked okay but the rack seems like a bit of an afterthought, and I’m not entirely sure how durable it’ll be over time.

Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker review: verdict

The Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker is a fairly unsophisticated kitchen appliance, but that’s a big reason why I like it so much. I think it’s very easy to use and offers up more than enough pre-sets and manual cooking options to be very useful, especially alongside an air fryer. Anyone looking to bypass their standard oven, or who likes to batch cook dishes, will find this flexibility plus that sizable capacity very appealing.

Morphy Richards 6.5L 10-in-1 Multifunction Cooker review: alternatives to consider

There are plenty of options to consider in the multi-cooker marketplace. If you’re looking for a cheap option then either the Sage Fast Slow Pro multicooker or the Tefal Actifry Genius XL 2in1 I mentioned above are very good. The former is more of a pressure cooker, but has much the same functionality, while the Tefal doubles as an air fryer too.

Of the rest, try investigating the 11-in-1 Ninja Foodi, which is very good and does everything you’d ever want it to from a name brand appliance. Similarly, and from the same company, the Ninja Speedi 10-in-1 Rapid Cooker & Air Fryer is excellent too. Meanwhile, the the Instant Pot Duo Crisp & Air Fryer is no looker, but it does a lot of things. Going back to Sage, the newer and generously-sized 6-litre Fast Slow Go model is a treat to use and also comes highly recommended.