Are you looking for new ways to create delicious dishes for your family? The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker could be just what you are looking for. Our Mouths of Mums Review Team have been hard at work putting it through its paces to tell you the truth about it. First though, a bit about the product itself.
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker.
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker allows you to slow cook, pressure cook and multi-cook all in the one machine, thanks to the Philips intelligent cooking system.
Key features and benefits of the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker …
Safe Cooking
An auto pressure release device plus 9 safety protection systems take the worry out of cooking.
Sensor Touch
The All-In-One Cooker features an easy to control sensor touch.
Additional stainless steel pot
Versatile so you can prepare a variety of different dishes.
FREE Recipe Book
50 x great recipes with many showing 2 cooking methods – a which pressure cook or a leisurely slow cook.
Child lock
Child safety lock design to make kitchen safer.
2 year guarantee
Product quality you can trust and rely on.
To find out more about the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker, click here.
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Our family has a fav that I cook….. even my mum and nan love my family fav traditional dish and my whole family love that I cook so traditional and they all love it.
My Irish Stew is a favourite and has been for many many years…… and I was thrilled that I could use the The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to cook it. And it is so quick in the cooker and doesn’t take many hours to cook. Just pop on pressure cook and it’s done in no time at all!
I love love love that I can cook our family favs and traditional dishes and I don’t need to just learn new recipies.
I love new recipies and trying new things but also want to cook all the recipies my family loves. And this cooker can do it all and fulfill all these needs!
This make me very happy…. and I am so happy to have my slow cooked dishes done in the cooker on slow cook or done using pressure cook and it works either way. And I also get to try new things and stick to my family favs….. Can’t be happier! And a happy family too!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I tried out pulled pork using the pressure cooking setting….
I chopped up apples, onion, capsicum, garlic, then added chicken stock and rubbed pork with Mexican seasoning rub. I added it all to the cooked and pressure cooked it for 59mins.
I have to say… melt in the mouth, falling apart, tender deliciousness!
I mean, really?!! Pulled pork in an hour??!!! Can you believe that! I would have never have thought it but it was amazing!
The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker Is amazing and really works to put delicious meals on the plate that are tasty and quick without sacrificing in anyway!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I tried a leg of lamb slow cooked with lots of Mediterranean inspired veg and flavours.
Lots of garlic, onion, capsicum, herbs, a splash of chicken stock and olive oil. And slow cooked and to perfection!
The meat was falling off the bone and had the most amazing sauce at the bottom.
I served with mash and had lots of delicious lamb left to have for another dinner and lunches!
What an amazing cooker! The most relish roast/pulled lamb.
This cooker is a must…. and I even cooked this on a hot day and because the oven was not on the house did not heat up and we had a lovely warm dinner as the temps dropped that night….. how good is that!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
So I have experimented a bit and have found that some recipes can be tweaked and turned into family favs! I have taken the Carbonara Spaghetti recipie on page 31 in the recipie book and changed it to a Mac n Cheese recipe!
So I followed the recipe, but used elbow pasta instead of spaghetti. (And I have tried a few other pasta shapes) And a splash more water. And when cooking time was finished I added a handful of tasty cheese and half a handful of Parmesan cheese. I also added torn up baby spinach.
We all love the caborana…..
but we also really really love our Mac n Cheese in our new cooker.
I love that I can create new recipies in The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker. It is lots of fun experimenting, and being able to cook up a family fav in next to no time!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker Is such an excellent versatile cooker that is very easy to use. I have been testing it out, putting through its paces, and cooking like a mad woman! And the results have been fantastic! There are lots of different functions that make this cooker so flexible and user friendly. And the extra pot insert is so helpful, as soon as one dish is done cooking you can pop the next one in with no fuss. And because you can cook using the pressure cooking setting, you can create a whole dinner in the cooker, main in one pot and sides or desert in the other and all in no time at all! The sensor touch is easy to use and offers lots of setting that are customisable. And the safe pressure features are such a piece of mind for those wanting to use pressure cooking but had been a bit nervous about it. It also comes with a cook book with 50 recipes, which is a nice starting point…. I would love to get my hands on some more. However with a bit of experimentation you can cook almost any dish in the cooker. I have cooked our typical family favourites and adjusted recipies in the book to make a new creations. It can be lots of fun seeing what creations I can make with my cooker. I would definitely recommend this cooker to everyone. It is easy and fun to use. And a god send on hot days as it won’t heat up the house like the oven does!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
The Philips Premium All in One Cooker is such a fantastic implement in my kitchen. I LOVE to use it for pressure cooking although I must admit I am still to use it as a slow cooker. I was worried at first that it would be difficult to use but actually found it very easy to use and the instruction manual was easy to follow. Have already recommended it to friends and family.
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
YUM! One of my favourite dishes and yes I can’t help but recommend the Philips all in one cooker enough! My curry turned out amazing! Let’s get straight into it! Well I used whatever I had at home so my meat choice probably wasn’t what I wanted but you can use any meat you like, the meat I had was beef cut into chunks, I prepared my (4 medium sized) potatoes and ?2 carrots by peeling and Chopping these into good bite size chunks, I also diced 1 medium sized onion. I seasoned my meat with salt and pepper, I had my all in one cooker ready and chose the option sauté high, added a little bit of oil with a little garlic and ginger and sautéed the diced onions, then added meat and only cooked until brown, then added potatoes and carrots and stirred around for a couple minutes to them add 4 cups of water (didn’t end up needing 4 cups, 3 would have been perfect, but it still turned out great with more curry sauce) then added my 1 packet of golden curry and stirred until the curry was dissolved I then canceled the sauté option and placed the lid on the cooker to then chose the pressure cook manual mode and setting timer to 15 minutes! When timer was up I released steam and took the lid off! Yum!!! Everything was cooked beautifully! I added my final touches to the curry by adding 1Tbsp of ketchup, 1 Tbsp of soy sauce and also a little sprinkle of curry powder too just for some extra curry flavour! I mixed these in and my dish was done the vegetables were cooked to perfection and the meat was super delish! I absolutely love this golden curry and would highly recommend trying yourself! I served with brown rice that I had prepared in the rice cooker whilst the curry was cooking! And clean up again was super easy and the pots are great quality also! I wish I had more pots like these to use 🙂
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
Hi again, my experiences with the Philips all in one cooker have been so so good so far and I thought I’d share another cooking experience that I have tried out in the all in one cooker, I decided to try the steam option as I had chosen to make some pork mince dim sums for dinner and I ended up making 25 in total so to steam these on the stove top would take quite some time with only one steamer and coming time roughly 10 minutes, but in the Philips all in one cooker only 3 minutes was needed to steam these babies! And amazing! So good and so easy, I prepared my mince filling with pork mince, onion (as I didn’t have and spring onions in the fridge), garlic, sesame oil, ginger and salt and pepper. I then packed the mince filling into wonton wrappers and chose to fold them up into little parcels, I put one cup of water in the pot, used the White steamer tray insert that comes with the Philips all in one cooker and sprayed that with some cooking oil (just so my dim sums didn’t stick) then placed it into the pot that was in the cooker I placed 4-5 dim sums in at a time to cook, selected pressure cook option on steam for 5 minutes, I found that I couldn’t take the timer any less? Which was a pain at times as i only needed the dim sums to cook for 3 minutes, so to do this I was having to keep and eye out on time and cancel the cook after 3 minutes. ( there were a couple of batches of dim sums that cooked for the whole 5 minutes as I forgot about it whilst trying to breast feed my son while the dim sums were cooking but this didn’t make too much of a difference to the outcome so it didn’t bother me really) to take the dim sums out and start cooking another batch I had to make sure I released the steam before opening the lid which was great, just made sure I had a oven mit on when doing so because a lot of steam came out! The outcome of the dim sums was great! Made cooking time a lot faster for me I found? And clean up again was very simple and easy! Can’t wait to make some more steamed food in the Philips all in one cooker again!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
Finally! I have used the all in one cooker and am able to write a review to tell you all what I think about it! And we’ll I think it’s amazing! I felt so out of my comfort zone to begin with thinking too much into how long to cook things for etc but Google helped me out a lot and now I’m just winging it!! but hey got to start somewhere and what do you know! Meals have come out perfect and have made cooking a breeze as there’s no need to sit and keep an eye on things or worrying if my toddler is touching the oven + Cooking time is great, as most of my days are so busy it comes around to dinner time an I’ve forgotten all about the meat I had pulled out to cook that takes a lot of time as well as veggies etc the pressure cooker has saved me! ???? My 1st cooking experience with the all in one cooker was a piece of roast lamb, For this meal I had planned and had time to slow cook my piece of lamb, I used the pot roast option put timer to 5hours and seasoned with salt pepper and a little bit of garlic, the smells that came from the cooker during the 5 hours were so so good I had comments on how good dinner smelt from my partners brother who was over visiting at the time I was hoping that it tasted as good as it smelt! Well when the timer was up the cooker when straight to warmer mode I chose to open as I ready to dish up with my roasted veggies I had cooked in the oven and roasted pumpkin,feta,pine nut and spinach salad. Before opening the lid I released the steam from the machine which you would find on the top of the lid and sitting in the pot was a beautifully cooked roast lamb in a whole lot of drippings and juices! Taking the roast lamb from the pot it was just falling off the bone and it was delicious and I felt so proud to serve the meat for dinner! 🙂 I also didn’t let the drippings from the meat go to waste I made a gravy to pour over our lamb setting the cooker to sauté high temp (leaving the lid off so you can stir) adding some water and flour to thicken it turned out great! Some more seasoning could have been added but we enjoyed it without! 🙂 so happy with the way the meat turned out and depending on the size of meat you cook the timing may be different I could have cooked our meat maybe for 1/2 hour less but it still tasted great and loved how it pulled away from the bone so easily! Clean up was so easy both pots are great quality and nothing stuck to my cooker which usually I’m having to scrub dishes down to get clean from roasting meat. I would highly recommend the Philips all in one cooker and can’t wait to share more of my cooking experiences in the all in one cooker with you!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
Wow!! Who knew there would be a device that can be used as a pressure cooker, slow cooker and wait for it…..an oven!!! I was reading through the recipe book and came across the recipe for an apple cake and I said to my husband ‘what we can bake in this?’ I was extremely excited! I gathered all my ingredients, made the cake exactly according to the recipe book and the result….one delicious looking, tasty, simple to make cake! Preparation took about 15 minutes, I set the timer to 50min, managed to get things done during that time and once the baking is done, the device automatically converts to heating and starts counting up the minutes the food inside has been heating for. I opened the lid (after 2 min of heating) and I did not know I could make a cake that looks tasty!
Out of the many advantages of this product, the one that was a winner is that I baked a cake on top of the tabletop and not in the oven. Usually when using the oven, it needs to be pre-heated, then food needs to be baked and then the oven needs to cool down. It becomes quite impossible to use the oven with a little one around unless the oven is situated higher up. But with the Philips All-in-one cooker I managed to bake a cake and not have to worry about my son getting hurt at all!!
The cake tasted delicious!! Very easy to make, requires simple ingredients. Cleaning up was a bliss! Only the inner pot had to be cleaned and I swear it took less than 2 minutes to do so. Doesn’t require aggressive scrubbing. The rest of the device remains clean and left on the bench top! Cannot wait to make my next dish in this cooker!
The All-in-one lives up to it’s name. It really is an all-in-one including peace of mind!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I wouldn’t recommend this rice cooker to any of my family and friends to use with confidence! I think the price is very reasonable and affordable. I love the consistency of the cooking and the ease in which I can use it. A perfect way to cook rice and a perfect treat at home to use. Love it and love it and use it often
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
Was not too sure when hubby brought me Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker. Then I read the book to see how it works. Loved the idea that I could sear/saute the meat in the cooker before slow cooking. No more having to dirty another pan to brown the meat.
Being able to cook in different ways has been handy, even got over my fear of pressure cooking. Remembering the one my mum had that rattled and hissing.
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I love to use all in one cookers and also slow cookers. They are simple and easy to use and make anyone feel like a good cook. They are time efficient and cost effective. I have encouraged all my children to get one and Phillip is a well known and trusted brand.
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
The Philips premium all in one cooker is awesome and fantastic. I would recommend it to all of my family and friends and anyone that enjoys being able to prepare and leave their meals to cook. It’s nice and easy to use, it is user friendly, and it’s quite affordable. It can make a large variety of recipes and tasty ones at that too. Nice product thank you
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
This cooker is one of the best purchases I have ever made. It is so easy to use. It is so easy to cook with and it is so conventient. I love that I can prep and place and it cooks it all for me and is ready when it is tastes fantastically it is also easy to clean and simple to follow the instructions to use. There are quite a few settings so can take a bit to get used to but does not take that long.
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
Our family has a fav that I cook….. even my mum and nan love my family fav traditional dish and my whole family love that I cook so traditional and they all love it.
My Irish Stew is a favourite and has been for many many years…… and I was thrilled that I could use the The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to cook it. And it is so quick in the cooker and doesn’t take many hours to cook. Just pop on pressure cook and it’s done in no time at all!
I love love love that I can cook our family favs and traditional dishes and I don’t need to just learn new recipies.
I love new recipies and trying new things but also want to cook all the recipies my family loves. And this cooker can do it all and fulfill all these needs!
This make me very happy…. and I am so happy to have my slow cooked dishes done in the cooker on slow cook or done using pressure cook and it works either way. And I also get to try new things and stick to my family favs….. Can’t be happier! And a happy family too!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I tried out pulled pork using the pressure cooking setting….
I chopped up apples, onion, capsicum, garlic, then added chicken stock and rubbed pork with Mexican seasoning rub. I added it all to the cooked and pressure cooked it for 59mins.
I have to say… melt in the mouth, falling apart, tender deliciousness!
I mean, really?!! Pulled pork in an hour??!!! Can you believe that! I would have never have thought it but it was amazing!
The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker Is amazing and really works to put delicious meals on the plate that are tasty and quick without sacrificing in anyway!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I tried a leg of lamb slow cooked with lots of Mediterranean inspired veg and flavours.
Lots of garlic, onion, capsicum, herbs, a splash of chicken stock and olive oil. And slow cooked and to perfection!
The meat was falling off the bone and had the most amazing sauce at the bottom.
I served with mash and had lots of delicious lamb left to have for another dinner and lunches!
What an amazing cooker! The most relish roast/pulled lamb.
This cooker is a must…. and I even cooked this on a hot day and because the oven was not on the house did not heat up and we had a lovely warm dinner as the temps dropped that night….. how good is that!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
So I have experimented a bit and have found that some recipes can be tweaked and turned into family favs! I have taken the Carbonara Spaghetti recipie on page 31 in the recipie book and changed it to a Mac n Cheese recipe!
So I followed the recipe, but used elbow pasta instead of spaghetti. (And I have tried a few other pasta shapes) And a splash more water. And when cooking time was finished I added a handful of tasty cheese and half a handful of Parmesan cheese. I also added torn up baby spinach.
We all love the caborana…..
but we also really really love our Mac n Cheese in our new cooker.
I love that I can create new recipies in The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker. It is lots of fun experimenting, and being able to cook up a family fav in next to no time!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
The Phillips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker Is such an excellent versatile cooker that is very easy to use. I have been testing it out, putting through its paces, and cooking like a mad woman! And the results have been fantastic! There are lots of different functions that make this cooker so flexible and user friendly. And the extra pot insert is so helpful, as soon as one dish is done cooking you can pop the next one in with no fuss. And because you can cook using the pressure cooking setting, you can create a whole dinner in the cooker, main in one pot and sides or desert in the other and all in no time at all! The sensor touch is easy to use and offers lots of setting that are customisable. And the safe pressure features are such a piece of mind for those wanting to use pressure cooking but had been a bit nervous about it. It also comes with a cook book with 50 recipes, which is a nice starting point…. I would love to get my hands on some more. However with a bit of experimentation you can cook almost any dish in the cooker. I have cooked our typical family favourites and adjusted recipies in the book to make a new creations. It can be lots of fun seeing what creations I can make with my cooker. I would definitely recommend this cooker to everyone. It is easy and fun to use. And a god send on hot days as it won’t heat up the house like the oven does!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
A day where I felt like I had no time. I cut one onion into 4 and some garlic and popped into the cooker, got a whole chicken rubbed it with olive oil, garlic salt, paprika, thyme and pepper and placed on top of the onion. I set it to slow cook, high temp for 4 hours. After time had passed, I had a tender cooked chicken that fell apart and I picked off the bone. Nice and easy no fuss.
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
Okay so I’ll let you in on a secret… Due to losing my pics this is more of a ‘here’s one I prepared earlier’ type review. So while this was 2 weeks ago here is my experience!
So when I say bubble you think gum, I say traffic you think jam, I say head you think lice! I mean ache! I mean band (yes that’s a better option). When I hear slow-cooker I think shanks. You can’t go past a great slow cooked, tender, moist lamb shank with mash.
I had to wait a few days because even with the slow and fast slow options, I’d still forget to set it. When I did, I got the ingredients organised I had plenty of room with the two shanks and some veggies.
I set it to cook for 4 hours. You could smell it as it cooked so it was a long 4 hours. Once completed the moment of truth had arrived! Would they be tender? Would it be burnt? Have I wasted my time?
They turned out beautifully. Moist, fall apart shanks with a lovely gravy and soft veggies. It was sooo good. Hubby loved it. With mash on the side it was worth the wait.
I would definitely recommend an All in One.
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
Sorry for the delay in review number 3. I lost my photos but found them again. Since my last review I’ve gone from a love coming softly to a full blown love affair with this machine.
Let me set the scene. A busy week teaching and working long hours after work. Hubby on shift so alone with the little ones and a cupboard that makes Mother Hubbard look like a good role model for meal planning!
So I placed an online order and bought enough food to make up some bulk meals to freeze.
Normally a Saturday would be spent peeling, chopping, cutting, stirring, growling at children to avoid the hidden hot booby traps in the kitchen. I would be frazzled and my kitchen would look like a scene from Twister, all while trying to keep the kids quiet.
Enter my new kitchen love the All in One. Once prepped it’s a simple swap over between meals from one pot to one pot. No stirring or being glued to the stove top while avoiding a charcoaled stew or curry. Once it’s set I forget until the timely beep let’s me know we’re ready to go again. A quick rinse and off we go. I prepped almost 30 lunches with about 5 different meals all within a few hours compared to a whole day being knocked out. Better Yet was the minimal clean up.
The photo shows half way through my process and I can tell you it is super satisfying having tneder well coooked meals ready for the next week that are healthy. Plus the biggest bonus is more time with my kids.
I like that my new love isn’t clingy or needy but is there when I need support and only needs a little attention to be happy.
My only complaint is still the start button. Most times it doesn’t start straight away and takes quite a few presses/ hitting cancel by mistake as I feel around and a few tantrums before it turns on. I’m beginning to think there’s a fault as every other button works first time. Please if you can tell me if it’s not just mine!
I have one review to go which will be testing the all time slow cooker dish lamb shanks!!!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
The Philips Premium All in One Cooker is such a fantastic implement in my kitchen. I LOVE to use it for pressure cooking although I must admit I am still to use it as a slow cooker. I was worried at first that it would be difficult to use but actually found it very easy to use and the instruction manual was easy to follow. Have already recommended it to friends and family.
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
My husband and I are absolutely addicted to this machine! It has changed the way we feed our toddler twins dinner. The last two Sundays we have used it to cook three family meals -eg lamb korma, beef casserole and spaghetti Bol. It took us less than 5 minutes to prepare each one, cooked each one on the pressure cooker setting for between 30 and 45 minutes, then viola, a weeks worth of family meals! Having two pots made it so much easier as you could prepare one before the first one finished, and swap pots quickly and get the next one started. We can now eat as a family as we simply need to reheat when we get home, where previously we were feeding the kids whatever we could throw together then not eating ourselves until after 8pm. This machine has been a life changer!!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I was a little hesitant getting another kitchen appliance that would inevitably sit in the cupboard unused but I have been pleasantly surprised by how versatile the cooker is. I now use it to batch cook dinners on the weekend, steam fish and chicken, bake cakes and even make yoghurt. My husband, who hates cooking, actually enjoyed using it and loved the result when he made beef cheeks in less than one hour! I can’t recommend this cooker more highly and looking forward to experimenting with different recipes now that I got the hang of pressure cooking!
Would you recommend the Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker to others?
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
i was afraid of using pressure cookers for very long time. i remember the day when the hisssss sound of my traditional cooker just made me go deaf… i got really out of senses because my mind was busy deciding something else. the idea of having a good pressure cooker for people like my having small hearts is great plus it comes with all the other variety of functions that is always a bonus…
having something at your counter tops that is such a multifuntional thing that everybody can love… worth having it.
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The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
I have now had my Philips All-In-One Cooker for over 5 weeks. It continues to be a staple in our kitchen and I continued to be pleasantly surprised in how convenient and versatile this little beauty is.
I now find myself adapting receipes so that the only appliance I need to use is the All-In-One Cooker. The convenience of being able to saute, sear, steam, pressure cook and multi cook in the one appliance can not be stressed enough, and that doesn’t even take in to account the specific multi cook functions that make roasting, soup, rice, etc a breeze to cook successfully and tastefully every time.
In the early day my love of the All-In-On was definitely encouraged by how easy the clean up was. The more I have used this machine, the more I have come to appreciate how much it enhances and improves the flavour of the dishes I am wasting. As everything is cooked in the one bowl there is no throwing out taste-enhancing oils or bases, it all stays in the dish leading to mouth watering good meals. Love, love, love!
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The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
This was another fail in the pressure cooker department. I followed the recipe out of the book and unfortunately it turned out nothing like the picture in the recipe book.
It still tasted alright and instead of having with rice I shredded the meat and we made sliders.
Next time I will try sear it for longer before turning it to pressure cooker
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The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
After trying out a few of the dishes from the recipe book I thought I will try some of the everyday basics to really make sure I know how to use all the functions of this amazing cooker! I decided to pressure cook butter beans and lentils. Easy peasy! Put the ingredients in, add water, seal the lid, press pressure cook and it automatically sets the timer to 30 minutes. Butter beans and lentils cooked to perfection. I then added spices and was ready to serve from the cooker itself. Best thing, I can release the steam when I am ready and little one is happily distracted with his books and toys. Unlike traditional pressure cookers where the steam is released randomly and very likely bub is having their nap and mum then needs to deal with a screaming and annoyed child!
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The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is easy to use
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker is suitable for lots of recipes
The Philips Premium Collection All-In-One Cooker brings back the joy of cooking
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12 Best Kids’ Lunch Boxes For School In Australia
The right lunch box helps keep little humans nourished while making life a lot easier for mums and dads! So to help you find the perfect one faster, we’ve put the best kids’ lunch boxes for school in Australia in one handy spot.
Kids’ lunch boxes have come a very long way. No longer just plastic boxes for toting treats, they’re now durable, washable, droppable and best of all, easy for kids to use. There are heaps of different styles to choose from, and if you head to the bottom of this article, you’ll find more information on what to look for, how to choose the right one for your child, and even what to put in it!
Whether you’re after a colourful lunch box to match that new drink bottle, or a machine-washable option that saves you time, there’s something in our shortlist for every type of foodie.
If you’re not sure where to start when it comes to lunch box shopping, check out our comparison table below as a handy guide. (Use the bottom slider to see all brands)
The table below is a guide only. Products are subject to changes by brands.
MontiiCo
B.Box
Frank Green Lunch Container
Yumbox
Sky Gazer
Bentgo Modern
The Somewhere Co. Mini
EcoCocoon
Bright Star Kids
Stuck On You
Country Road Elysia
OmieBox
Style
Bag
Bento
Box
Bento
Bag
Bento
Bag
Bento
Bag
Bento
Bag
Bento
Colour variations
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Material
Fabric & aluminium lining
PP & silicone
Stainless steel & silicone
ABS, tritan & silicone
Fabric & PEVA lining
BPA-free plastic
RPET & aluminium foil lining
Stainless steel & silicone
Fabric & insulation lining
BPA-free plastic
100% cotton canvas & insulation lining
Stainless steel, plastic & silicone
Start price
$42.95
$27.95
$79.95
$49.95
$34.99
$39.95
$38
$84.95
$39.95
$54.95
$59.95
$89.95
Loved forits
Roomy size & machine washable design
Custom divider
3-in-1 design
Portion-controlled sections
Unique designs
Removable sandwich divider
Shoulder strap
Dishwasher-safe parts
Personalisation
Leak-proof silicone seal
Internal name label
Storage for hot and cold food
Mouths Of Mums Kids’ Lunch Boxes Comparison Table. (The products above are featured in our shortlist below.)
How to choose the best lunch box for school
When you’re searching for a kids’ lunch box, take the time to work out what will best suit their needs. If you make the right choice and invest in a quality one, it will last many years.
Box, bento or bag? If your child doesn’t like different foods touching, a bento lunch box is a great choice. Also, think about whether they prefer cut-up or whole fruit; a bento is better suited to cut food, while bags and boxes suit whole fruit. Bags are fantastic if you like to pack separate containers, like smaller bento or snack containers.
Freshness is a must – An insulated bag or box will keep everything cool and fresh until snack and lunchtime. But you can also get boxes that come with cold and ice packs. Remember, kids’ lunches often sit at room temperature for up to 5 or 6 hours before they’re eaten, so insulation and coolness are important. Check out how to keep school lunches safe in the heat.
Easy-to-clean design – Check if the box is dishwasher-safe, or for lunch bags, if they’re machine-washable.
Leak-proof – The last thing you want is a soggy mess at lunchtime, so if buying a hard lunch box, look for designs that are leak-proof with proper seals.
Child-friendly – Depending on your child’s motor skills and independence, you may need to start with a product that’s simple to open and close.
The right size – We tend to pack way too much in our kids’ lunches, so think about how much realistically you’ll need to pack for your child when choosing the size of their lunch box. You may also need to consider the size of their school bags.
12 Best Lunch Boxes For School Kids In Australia
Ready to get back-to-school sorted? From stainless steel gems to beautiful bentos, we’ve done all the hard work so you don’t have to. So sit back and enjoy our curated Mom Guide of the best kids’ lunch boxes for school in Australia.
These award-winning lunch bags have sold over 200,000 units – and it’s clear to see why. The interior of each large bag measures 29cm x 23.5cm x 7.5cm, making them big enough to fit multiple containers and even many popular bento boxes. Each bag comes with an ice pack for up to eight hours of cooling – and you have a massive range of designs to choose from.
Pros:
Interior name label
Fabulous large size fits everything!
Comes with an ice pack for day-long cooling
“A vote for montii co lunch boxes, lunch bags and freezer bricks (they really do stay frozen all day!!” (Megan)
“Montii lunch bags are the best and the freezer brick can stay frozen for ages I forgot one day and it was still cold after 24hrs”(Sarah)
Tired of apples not fitting in hard lunch boxes? b.box has solved this with its flexible ‘whole fruit holder’ that bends around the fruit rather than squashing it – genius! If you’re not keen on cutting up a fruit salad every day, this multi-compartment two-litre lunch box has handy homes for everything. It also comes with a gel cooler pack (a must for Aussie summer!), and it’s freezer-safe. Choose from a range of colours.
Pros:
Leak-proof silicone seal
Comes with a gel cooler pack
The square section is big enough for a regular sandwich
“B-box lunch boxes are the best…all parts come out so you can wash them super easy! So many awesome accessories available for them too!”(Kerrie)
“BBox lunch boxes are great and they fit in the large Montiico lunch bags. As someone has said, the ice brick that comes with it is amazing too”(Tash)
“I really like the B.Box lunch boxes.”(Kendal)
“Bbox is the winner in our community on repeat.”(Mums On A Budget)
Got a Frank Green fan on your hands? This is the lunch box to match their drink bottle. It comes in a gorgeous range of colours suited to all ages and uses 90% post-consumer recycled stainless steel and quality silicone lids. Monograms, bumper guards and ice bricks are all available separately.
Pros:
Leak-resistant design for mess-free travel
Comes with two microwave-safe removable containers
Customisable with your choice of bumper, ice brick and monogramming (at an additional cost)
With the option of four, five or six compartments, it’s easy to see why Yumbox Bento Lunch Boxes are such a hit with Australian kids. They feature handy, pre-measured half-cup serving compartments to help pack a healthy lunch and contain absolutely no BPA or phthalates. Pop it straight into the dishwasher on the top rack for easy cleaning.
Pros:
Top rack dishwasher-safe
Includes five half-cup sections for portion control
Sections are labelled to help parents with a balanced lunch
If your little (or not-so-little) one wants a lunch bag everyone will comment on, this is it. Available in a range of stunning designs, they come with a long and strong handle and easy-use zippers. But good looks aside, what’s winning heart about these is their capacity – they hold up to seven litres of food!
After something a bit more mature? Bentgo’s Modern lunch boxes are a great option. They have a sleek matte finish in a choice of four stylish shades, including Mint Green, Orchid, Dark Grey and Navy. Each is cleverly designed with a removable divider that allows you to choose between using three or four compartments. Even better, they are leak-proof, microwave-safe and fine to pop in the dishwasher.
Colourful and easy to carry, these bags are insulated, eco-friendly and secure. It features aluminium foil lining that keeps food fresh all day long, and it comes with top-level carry handles and a shoulder strap, which is brilliant for those days when kids have a lot to tote. Choose from a range of styles.
Pros:
Roomy and stylish
Shoulder strap makes carrying easy (and great if schoolbags are too full!)
Zip-front pocket handy for cold packs or notes from mum
Large enough for the hungriest of school kids, this stainless steel wonder has a removable silicone seal in the lid to stop thick liquids from leaking. No more soggy anything! There are five handy compartments to make sure all of the food groups are ticked off, with a large compartment perfect for sandwiches, and smaller ones for snacks.
Pros:
Dishwasher-safe
Every compartment is leak-proof
Easy to open and close (suitable for younger kids)
Practical and customisable with your child’s name, these insulated bags tick all the boxes. You have a choice of five bag colours, and from there you get to choose from a huge range of designs and fonts to personalise it! Each comes with a mesh pocket for ice bricks, a top carry handle, a secure zip closure and enough internal space to fit a medium bento box.
Pros:
Machine-washable
Internal mesh pocket for an ice brick
With their name on it, you won’t need to visit lost property!
With a leak-proof silicone seal, these colourful lunch companions keep sauces and dips right where they belong. They come with six compartments, which convert to three for easy washing on the top shelf of the dishwasher. They’re free from any nasties and customisation with your child’s name – no more lost property, yay! Choose from box colours of Matte Navy, Pink Lemonade, Dusky Blue or Seafoam Green- if you can!
Uber stylish and as roomy as can be, these contemporary bags are perfect for kids of all ages who prefer to pack several separate containers. It has a 100% cotton canvas outer, an insulated lining and comes with a super handy internal name label. Just as great for preschool as they are for high school.
Pros:
Easy-carry handle
Internal name label
Stylish design, great for kids who prefer muted shades
Finally, a kids’ lunch box that stores hot AND cold food in one place! Designed out of necessity by a problem-solving mum, the OmieBox encourages low-waste lunches and ends the need to use multiple clunky containers (which always get lost!). The spill-proof individual compartments mean no mixing of savoury and sweet, and the 280ml double-wall thermos keeps soups and pasta hot for up to six hours!
Health professionals agree that kids need a good balance of lean protein, grains, fruit and vegetables throughout the school day. Skip the processed food and try to reach for whole foods that pack a punch in the nutrient department. Here are some great ideas:
Grilled chicken or turkey wraps with fresh salad
Crackers and vegetable sticks with healthy dips like hummus
Whole-grain pasta with cherry tomatoes and your choice of cheese
Zucchini slice cut into rectangles for easy stacking in an insulated box
Getting ready for the return to school has started to kick in so this was a timely read. We have the yum box and i love it, it is so easy for my daughter to open and close on her own. I find the lunch cooler bags also a great idea however some days depending on what else needs to go to school, they can be quite bulky to include in the school bag. I need to do some more research this year as i like the idea of being able to watch it in the washing machine, that is a clever idea.
Along with all of the other back to school products; there is also a good range of lunch boxes available for people to buy. It has been fun to see the wide range of bottles and lunch boxes that are available for the new year for school and for work.
Lunch boxes have come such a long way since my eldest was a kid, he’s now 26! There’s really a solution to everything from food heating, cooling, dividers, pockets etc etc. Lunch boxes are a real fashion accessory and so on-trend these days. I personally love the Bento lunch boxes. They save on plastic and separate different foods.
I am such a huge fan of Bento lunch boxes and Bento. Food should be so many wonderful things; including delicious, fun, colourful and nutritious too. Lunch is a favourite meal because the body is ready for some more calories and a boost of energy. Food looks so good in Bento lunch boxes.
So so many fantastic options! We use the montii co ones for our kdis and swear by it. Its lasted 3 years so far and still standing strong, like new since the first day using it. They are so durable and i find cleaning them to be the easiest for us.
There are so many great lunch box option out there indeed ! I’ve always liked the Bento style lunch boxes for my kids. It reduces the use of plastic lunch bags and packaged food which aren’t very good for the environment and it encourages to present a good variety of foods (which is not only better nutrition wise but lao to prevent our kids from getting bored with same foods all the time.
There are some really fabulous options here. So many variations of colour, shape and size. I love the bento style lunch boxes, so handy to keep food separate and eliminate the use of plastic packaging. The machine washable bags are a great idea too. They can get grubby so fast, this would be so much easier to maintain
This has gotten much easier since my kids hit high school – they have strong opinions about their lunch boxes, so I don’t have to think about it so much anymore! However, I am strongly in favor of bento style boxes regardless of their age. They’re easy to clean, easy to pack, and invite appropriate sized portions.
Great article! Our kids are so lucky, when it comes to lunchboxes, they really are spoilt for choice. There are so many to pick from. Regarding sandwiches, my eldest son, used to hate sandwiches for school lunches. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered that he’d throw out his sandwiches in the playground bins. My son’s an adult now and he still hates sandwiches. He only likes “hot” lunches. So glad he lives on his own now and can make his own “hot” lunches just the way he likes them.
This is an extremely useful article!! 2 schppl going kids and third starting kinder soon means we are always on the lookout for lunch ideas and lunch boxes. This is a great list with features and prices listed to make the search easier and help with decision making for purchasing of the lunch boxes
This is super useful article and thank you. I can see so variety of lunch boxes from every store. Always wonder which one would be more convenient to use by little hands. I love some of these lunchboxes to give it a try for this year. And then decide to go with suitable ones
Wow, lunch boxes have really come such a long way from when I was taking a lunch box to school. Feel old, like “back in my day”, but we were lucky to have options like are available now. While I like some of these designs, I feel like they aren’t super practical.
These lunchboxes are beautiful but are they really worth the expensive price tag? I have been through so many lunch boxes and bags over the years and found the best it to use an insulated lunchbox bag with ice brick and use small containers to keep individual items fresh and assessable.
I love the bbox lunch boxes. They are so reliable and tough when kids throw their bags around. Easy to wash and store. I have used the we can be tiny snackies at home too. The boys love choosing a certain animal shape. They wash well, are durable and great quality.
My kids are old enough now to pack their own lunches and I am so happy to see the great choices they are making. They take left over meals, cook food in the morning to take and now I am confident they aren’t throwing away sandwiches! I do have the chilly bags for them, I find they fit better into bags
My daughter uses a bento box now for work and sometimes an insulated bag in summer, but when she was at school it was a rectangular lunch box with no compartments. It was very easy to wash each day, just the box and lid, and it could still be filled with rolls/sandwiches and snacks.
Lunchboxes are so important these days. Back in my day it was a brown paper bag or the exact same lunch box that everyone else had and there were three compartments. Today its such a fashion statement and as much as the lunchbox itself is judged so are the contents.
I absolutely love the bb box quite sturdy. It took many lunch box to find one that would last. Before this lunch box we had a stuck on you. I found the stuck on you lunch box didn’t last when the hinge’s snapped they wouldn’t get back to me (only had for a short time and my youngest couldn’t open it so it wasn’t dropped. Just opened it after the 8th time and snapped). The bb box has lasted the last year and a half and still going strong
What a great help for busy Mommas like us. From the style to comfort and convenience, this article really put the best for our kids. Not to mention the added info about safety on what these lunchboxes were made of! I am also impressed about the organisation function of each, it seems small but woooh could put so much…thanks for sharing this article
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Omg... family fav in no time at all!
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Pulled pork!
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Slow cooked leg of lamb
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Creamy Cheesy Mac n Cheese with bacon and spinach
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Wow! Wow! Wow!
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One of the best cooking implements in my kitchen
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Pressure cooked curry!
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Dim sum steam option
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My go to cooker!
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Pulled pork!
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Slow cooked leg of lamb
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Creamy Cheesy Mac n Cheese with bacon and spinach
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Easy, multifunctional and husband-proof cooker
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