The Philips All-In-One is the better buy: it costs around half the Breville, carries a two-year warranty against Breville's one, and is rated 4.8 by more than 580 Australian owners. The Breville rates 4.6 at The Good Guys but 4.3 on Breville's own site, where owners name the lid seal and error codes. The Breville keeps one real advantage, a variable pressure dial with a gauge, which matters if you cook to a specified pressure.
Both are six-litre multicookers that pressure cook, slow cook, sauté and steam in one pot.
Philips All-In-One Cooker
Six litres, 1300 watts, eight modes plus seven presets covering slow cook high and low, sauté and sear at two levels, stew, yoghurt and bake. The pot is Philips' ProCeramic+ anti-scratch coating. Two-year warranty. Owners rate it 4.8 from more than 580 reviews at The Good Guys.
It sets pressure automatically per program, so there is no dial and no gauge.
What We Like:
- Rated 4.8 by owners
- Two-year warranty
- Around half the Breville's price
What We Don't Like:
- No manual pressure control
Breville the Fast Slow Pro
Six litres, 1100 watts, six modes with a variable pressure dial, a front gauge and an automatic steam-release system that matches the release rate to the food. Knob and button controls.
Owners rate it 4.6 from 70 reviews at The Good Guys but only 4.3 from 186 on Breville's own site, where the complaints centre on the lid seal and error codes. The warranty is one year.
What We Like:
- Variable pressure with a gauge
- Automatic steam release
- Sear and reduce modes
What We Don't Like:
- One-year warranty and a 4.3 score from Breville's own owners
Side by side
| Philips All-In-One | Breville Fast Slow Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $150–200 | $350–400 |
| Capacity | 6L | 6L |
| Power | 1300W | 1100W |
| Modes | 8 plus 7 presets | 6 |
| Pressure control | Automatic per program | Variable dial with gauge |
| Steam release | Automatic | Automatic, adjusts to food |
| Pot | ProCeramic+ | Non-stick |
| Width | 355mm | 348mm |
| Warranty | 2 years | 1 year |
| Owner rating (TGG) | 4.8 (581) | 4.6 (70) |
| Owner rating (brand site) | — | 4.3 (186) |
What actually differs
Owner ratings. The Philips sits at 4.8 from more than 580 owners at The Good Guys. The Breville sits at 4.6 from 70 owners there and 4.3 from 186 on Breville's own site, where the complaints are the lid seal and error codes.
Warranty. Two years against one, on machines that both use a sealed pressurised lid.
Price. Around $200 apart, which buys a second appliance.
Pressure control. The Breville's dial and gauge are a genuine capability the Philips lacks. Recipes written for stovetop pressure cookers specify a pressure, and the Breville can hold it. Most people cooking from the machine's own presets will never touch it.
Sear quality. The Breville's sear mode runs hotter and browns better, which owner reviews of both consistently report. The Philips' two sear levels are adequate rather than good.
Which to buy
Philips All-In-One for almost everyone: better rated, better warranted, cheaper.
Breville Fast Slow Pro if you want manual pressure control and a better sear, and are willing to accept the shorter warranty and the mixed owner record.
If the Breville appeals but the rating does not, the Fast Slow GO is the better-rated machine in the same family, with fourteen programs and a stainless bowl.
FAQs
Is a multicooker actually worth owning?
If you cook stews, curries, stocks or beans, yes: pressure cooking cuts hours to under an hour and the same pot browns first. If you mostly grill and roast, it will sit in a cupboard.
Do either of these replace a slow cooker?
Both have slow-cook modes that do the job. The advantage over a dedicated slow cooker is searing in the same pot; the disadvantage is that a multicooker's heavy lid and seal need more cleaning.
What is the most common failure on these machines?
Owner reviews across brands point to the lid seal and the pressure sensor. Seals are consumable and replaceable on both; sensors are a service item, which is where the warranty length becomes relevant.
