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Cooking gifts for beginners are the perfect way to inspire new culinary adventures and boost kitchen confidence. Whether you’re shopping for someone just starting out or looking to make meal prep easier, these thoughtful picks are designed to simplify the cooking process and spark creativity. Explore a wide selection of user-friendly tools and gadgets that help transform everyday ingredients into delicious homemade meals, making every step in the kitchen more enjoyable for beginners.

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  1. Instant Pot - Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid Multi-Cooker + Air Fryer, 6.5 Quart - Black - Angle_Zoom
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    "Quick way of cooking for those who don’t cook...I needed something that would get me pumped about home cooking and this did not disappoint...It makes cooking much easier then having to cook in the stove or sometimes even the oven"

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    No more switching lids! The Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid combines the best of smart pressure cooking with air frying, using a single lid for all cooking. This Duo Crisp is simple to use, with a large LCD display that includes status messages to guide you through cooking programs. The advanced steam release is simple, with a release button on the control panel and status messages letting you know when to open and close the lid. And it’s whisper quiet, with an advanced steam release design for a simpler venting experience. With 13 different cooking functions, you can pressure cook for fast, healthy meals or slow cook for deep flavor, and then air fry for the perfect crisp. The dishwasher-safe cooking pot makes cleanup simple.
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    "Quick way of cooking for those who don’t cook...I needed something that would get me pumped about home cooking and this did not disappoint...It makes cooking much easier then having to cook in the stove or sometimes even the oven"

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    No more switching lids! The Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid combines the best of smart pressure cooking with air frying, using a single lid for all cooking. This Duo Crisp is simple to use, with a large LCD display that includes status messages to guide you through cooking programs. The advanced steam release is simple, with a release button on the control panel and status messages letting you know when to open and close the lid. And it’s whisper quiet, with an advanced steam release design for a simpler venting experience. With 13 different cooking functions, you can pressure cook for fast, healthy meals or slow cook for deep flavor, and then air fry for the perfect crisp. The dishwasher-safe cooking pot makes cleanup simple.
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  2. Cuisinart - GreenGourmet Hard-Anodized Nonstick 12-Piece Cookware Set - Black - Angle_Zoom
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    "We love our new pans! There are easy to cook and clean. It cooks evenly and heats quickly....These pans are just great, whatever you are cooking does not stick to the pans and I cook without any oil, they are awesome"

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    Cook large meals with this 12-piece cookware set that features ceramic-based nonstick technology and is PTFE-and PFOA-free for healthy cooking.
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    "We love our new pans! There are easy to cook and clean. It cooks evenly and heats quickly....These pans are just great, whatever you are cooking does not stick to the pans and I cook without any oil, they are awesome"

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    Cook large meals with this 12-piece cookware set that features ceramic-based nonstick technology and is PTFE-and PFOA-free for healthy cooking.
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    Your price for this item is $319.95
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  3. Cuisinart - Preferred Pan 4-Pc Set - Crème de la Crème - Alt_View_Zoom_11
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    "Everything was cleaned with ease. I was able to cook a full meal in this one pan which saved me time in the long run. ...This is one of the best cooking purchases I've made. I couldn't be happier."

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    Meet the Preferred Pan – your ultimate culinary sidekick! Enhance your cooking with this versatile 4.5 Qt. capacity multi-purpose pan designed to perform at least 14 cooking tasks - poach, steam, strain, sauté, sear, fry, boil, simmer, sauce, braise, deglaze, brown, bake, roast. This pan features Cuisinart’s exclusive PURELYCERAMIC nonstick interior - manufactured without PFAS, ensuring it is free of PFOS, PFOA, and petroleum - for easy cleanup and is dishwasher safe. Lifetime warranty.
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    "Everything was cleaned with ease. I was able to cook a full meal in this one pan which saved me time in the long run. ...This is one of the best cooking purchases I've made. I couldn't be happier."

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    Meet the Preferred Pan – your ultimate culinary sidekick! Enhance your cooking with this versatile 4.5 Qt. capacity multi-purpose pan designed to perform at least 14 cooking tasks - poach, steam, strain, sauté, sear, fry, boil, simmer, sauce, braise, deglaze, brown, bake, roast. This pan features Cuisinart’s exclusive PURELYCERAMIC nonstick interior - manufactured without PFAS, ensuring it is free of PFOS, PFOA, and petroleum - for easy cleanup and is dishwasher safe. Lifetime warranty.
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    Your price for this item is $65.99
    The comparable value price is $89.95

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  4. Cuisinart - Preferred Pan 4-Pc Set - Nouveau Navy - Alt_View_Zoom_11
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    "Great cooking pan....Great cooking pot. Using it different manners of cooking....Can cook anything in this pan. Love the weight and depth."

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    Meet the Preferred Pan – your ultimate culinary sidekick! Enhance your cooking with this versatile 4.5 Qt. capacity multi-purpose pan designed to perform at least 14 cooking tasks - poach, steam, strain, sauté, sear, fry, boil, simmer, sauce, braise, deglaze, brown, bake, roast. This pan features Cuisinart’s exclusive PURELYCERAMIC nonstick interior - manufactured without PFAS, ensuring it is free of PFOS, PFOA, and petroleum - for easy cleanup and is dishwasher safe. Lifetime warranty.
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    "Great cooking pan....Great cooking pot. Using it different manners of cooking....Can cook anything in this pan. Love the weight and depth."

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    Meet the Preferred Pan – your ultimate culinary sidekick! Enhance your cooking with this versatile 4.5 Qt. capacity multi-purpose pan designed to perform at least 14 cooking tasks - poach, steam, strain, sauté, sear, fry, boil, simmer, sauce, braise, deglaze, brown, bake, roast. This pan features Cuisinart’s exclusive PURELYCERAMIC nonstick interior - manufactured without PFAS, ensuring it is free of PFOS, PFOA, and petroleum - for easy cleanup and is dishwasher safe. Lifetime warranty.
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  5. Rachael Ray - Create Delicious 13-Piece Cookware Set - Purple Shimmer - Angle_Zoom
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    "This set has been great for all my cooking and baking needs. I love that it’s non stick and it cooks so evenly. ...Cook off...Easy to clean. I cook, like a professional. I wish that, it had more items."

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    Radiant and solution-oriented, the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set brings high performance and easy convenience to home chefs. Featuring vibrant, shimmering color combined with functionality, this collection of essential pots and pans by Rachael Ray is constructed of durable aluminum for even heat distribution to reduce hot spots. The cookware set features enhanced PlatinumShield Technology nonstick reinforced to be 9 times harder than titanium for effortless food release. Plus, all of the pots and pans are dishwasher safe for quick and easy cleanups. Colorful, dual-riveted stainless steel and silicone handles provide comfort and control that's oven safe to 400°F. Shatter resistant glass lids lock in heat and flavor while allowing foods to be monitored as they cook. Flared cookware rims make for easy pouring, and an induction-compatible stainless steel base provides strength, durability, and versatility to use the pots and pans on any cooktop. Included in the 13-piece set, a 9-inch x 12-inch cookie sheet is ready for chicken wings and cookies alike, and the nylon turner utensil will have you ready to flip and serve from the get-go. From dishwasher-safe convenience to enhanced durability of PlatinumShield nonstick, reach for the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set.
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    "This set has been great for all my cooking and baking needs. I love that it’s non stick and it cooks so evenly. ...Cook off...Easy to clean. I cook, like a professional. I wish that, it had more items."

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    Radiant and solution-oriented, the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set brings high performance and easy convenience to home chefs. Featuring vibrant, shimmering color combined with functionality, this collection of essential pots and pans by Rachael Ray is constructed of durable aluminum for even heat distribution to reduce hot spots. The cookware set features enhanced PlatinumShield Technology nonstick reinforced to be 9 times harder than titanium for effortless food release. Plus, all of the pots and pans are dishwasher safe for quick and easy cleanups. Colorful, dual-riveted stainless steel and silicone handles provide comfort and control that's oven safe to 400°F. Shatter resistant glass lids lock in heat and flavor while allowing foods to be monitored as they cook. Flared cookware rims make for easy pouring, and an induction-compatible stainless steel base provides strength, durability, and versatility to use the pots and pans on any cooktop. Included in the 13-piece set, a 9-inch x 12-inch cookie sheet is ready for chicken wings and cookies alike, and the nylon turner utensil will have you ready to flip and serve from the get-go. From dishwasher-safe convenience to enhanced durability of PlatinumShield nonstick, reach for the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set.
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    Your price for this item is $189.99
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  6. Rachael Ray - Create Delicious 13-Piece Cookware Set - Teal Shimmer - Angle_Zoom
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    "If you know someone who loves to cook or getting thier first home this would make a great gift. ...Not only are these pots and pans beautiful in color but they're amazing to cook in. They're very sturdy and when cooking in them nothing has stuck to them. "

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    Radiant and solution-oriented, the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set brings high performance and easy convenience to home chefs. Featuring vibrant, shimmering color combined with functionality, this collection of essential pots and pans by Rachael Ray is constructed of durable aluminum for even heat distribution to reduce hot spots. The cookware set features enhanced PlatinumShield Technology nonstick reinforced to be 9 times harder than titanium for effortless food release. Plus, all of the pots and pans are dishwasher safe for quick and easy cleanups. Colorful, dual-riveted stainless steel and silicone handles provide comfort and control that's oven safe to 400°F. Shatter resistant glass lids lock in heat and flavor while allowing foods to be monitored as they cook. Flared cookware rims make for easy pouring, and an induction-compatible stainless steel base provides strength, durability, and versatility to use the pots and pans on any cooktop. Included in the 13-piece set, a 9-inch x 12-inch cookie sheet is ready for chicken wings and cookies alike, and the nylon turner utensil will have you ready to flip and serve from the get-go. From dishwasher-safe convenience to enhanced durability of PlatinumShield nonstick, reach for the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set.
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    Top comment

    "If you know someone who loves to cook or getting thier first home this would make a great gift. ...Not only are these pots and pans beautiful in color but they're amazing to cook in. They're very sturdy and when cooking in them nothing has stuck to them. "

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    Product Description

    Radiant and solution-oriented, the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set brings high performance and easy convenience to home chefs. Featuring vibrant, shimmering color combined with functionality, this collection of essential pots and pans by Rachael Ray is constructed of durable aluminum for even heat distribution to reduce hot spots. The cookware set features enhanced PlatinumShield Technology nonstick reinforced to be 9 times harder than titanium for effortless food release. Plus, all of the pots and pans are dishwasher safe for quick and easy cleanups. Colorful, dual-riveted stainless steel and silicone handles provide comfort and control that's oven safe to 400°F. Shatter resistant glass lids lock in heat and flavor while allowing foods to be monitored as they cook. Flared cookware rims make for easy pouring, and an induction-compatible stainless steel base provides strength, durability, and versatility to use the pots and pans on any cooktop. Included in the 13-piece set, a 9-inch x 12-inch cookie sheet is ready for chicken wings and cookies alike, and the nylon turner utensil will have you ready to flip and serve from the get-go. From dishwasher-safe convenience to enhanced durability of PlatinumShield nonstick, reach for the Rachael Ray Create Delicious 13-Piece Aluminum Nonstick Cookware Set.
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    Your price for this item is $189.99
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  7. Cuisinart - Ceramica XT Nonstick 11-Piece Cookware Set - Red - Alt_View_Zoom_11
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    "Cooks great....I’m happy with performance, not so happy with paint already chipping after very few times cooking with it....Best Christmas gift we bought ourselves. Really love cooking with this cookware. "

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    Perform all cooking tasks, large or small, with this Cuisinart Nonstick Cookware set. Now you can simmer, sauté, fry, boil or braise to your heart’s content! Our exclusive CeramicaXT nonstick interior is titanium reinforced for enhanced food release and durability. The powerful nonstick will not stain or discolor.
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    "Cooks great....I’m happy with performance, not so happy with paint already chipping after very few times cooking with it....Best Christmas gift we bought ourselves. Really love cooking with this cookware. "

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    Perform all cooking tasks, large or small, with this Cuisinart Nonstick Cookware set. Now you can simmer, sauté, fry, boil or braise to your heart’s content! Our exclusive CeramicaXT nonstick interior is titanium reinforced for enhanced food release and durability. The powerful nonstick will not stain or discolor.
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  8. KitchenAid - 5.5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer - Contour Silver - Front_Zoom
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    "Cooks best friend!...It has multiple speeds and you can buy all sorts of attachments for it to make cooking and preparing meals a breeze!...Best gift ever...You can bake,Cook or anything with out this product"

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    Up your culinary caliber with 2x the power in the bowl than our Tilt Head Stand Mixer.* Professional-style performance paired with a 3-point locking bowl provides you with stability for mixing heavy, dense ingredients. Designed with 11 distinct speeds, including 1/2 speed, you'll have power and control from high to low, and everything in between. So no matter if you're folding, kneading, mixing, shredding, or beating, the KitchenAid 5.5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer is designed to take it all on. To amplify your creativity, explore 10+ stand mixer attachments, each with the power to open a world of untapped cooking techniques, experimentation and inspiration.** *Compared to KSM150 when measuring peak HP in the bowl; above speed 2.**Attachments sold separately.
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    "Cooks best friend!...It has multiple speeds and you can buy all sorts of attachments for it to make cooking and preparing meals a breeze!...Best gift ever...You can bake,Cook or anything with out this product"

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    Up your culinary caliber with 2x the power in the bowl than our Tilt Head Stand Mixer.* Professional-style performance paired with a 3-point locking bowl provides you with stability for mixing heavy, dense ingredients. Designed with 11 distinct speeds, including 1/2 speed, you'll have power and control from high to low, and everything in between. So no matter if you're folding, kneading, mixing, shredding, or beating, the KitchenAid 5.5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer is designed to take it all on. To amplify your creativity, explore 10+ stand mixer attachments, each with the power to open a world of untapped cooking techniques, experimentation and inspiration.** *Compared to KSM150 when measuring peak HP in the bowl; above speed 2.**Attachments sold separately.
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    Your price for this item is $299.99
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  9. Instant Pot - RIO WIDE Plus 7.5Qt 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker & Multi-Cooker - Black - Alt_View_Zoom_11
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    "Good product, broader and very efficient in cooking food . Cooks food to perfection...My wife love it, she cooks ribs, chicken soup, beans, stew and the taste and cooking is excellent, yes if you like to cook, this is an excellent product"

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    Revolutionary. Innovative. One-Pot Wonder. Introducing RIO Wide Plus, our newest member of the Instant Pot family, created to celebrate 10 years of innovating in the kitchen. RIO Wide Plus lets you make quick and easy meals up to 70% faster** while saving up to 60% on energy***. We’ve captured all the features, convenience and delicious results we love about the popular Duo Plus with a modern design and more cooking area than a 12" skillet. RIO Wide Plus has a 35% larger searing surface*, letting you cook more food at once, from a 5 lb chicken to a 9” springform cake pan and more. The shorter, wider cooking pot with durable stainless steel and a heavy, tri-ply bottom delivers superior results, better visibility on a countertop and easier access while you cook. RIO Wide Plus features 9 simple programs from pressure cooking to slow cooking, and 25 built-in smart recipes with step-by-step instructions on the large, angled display. WhisperQuiet, our #1 quietest steam release system makes steam release easy, simple and fast, plus 11+ safety features including an “OK to open lid” message and overheat protection make cooking worry-free — and always delicious. *Compared to leading 8-quart multi-cooker. **Compared to slow cooking methods. ***Compared to conventional ovens (source: energy.gov)
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    "Good product, broader and very efficient in cooking food . Cooks food to perfection...My wife love it, she cooks ribs, chicken soup, beans, stew and the taste and cooking is excellent, yes if you like to cook, this is an excellent product"

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    Revolutionary. Innovative. One-Pot Wonder. Introducing RIO Wide Plus, our newest member of the Instant Pot family, created to celebrate 10 years of innovating in the kitchen. RIO Wide Plus lets you make quick and easy meals up to 70% faster** while saving up to 60% on energy***. We’ve captured all the features, convenience and delicious results we love about the popular Duo Plus with a modern design and more cooking area than a 12" skillet. RIO Wide Plus has a 35% larger searing surface*, letting you cook more food at once, from a 5 lb chicken to a 9” springform cake pan and more. The shorter, wider cooking pot with durable stainless steel and a heavy, tri-ply bottom delivers superior results, better visibility on a countertop and easier access while you cook. RIO Wide Plus features 9 simple programs from pressure cooking to slow cooking, and 25 built-in smart recipes with step-by-step instructions on the large, angled display. WhisperQuiet, our #1 quietest steam release system makes steam release easy, simple and fast, plus 11+ safety features including an “OK to open lid” message and overheat protection make cooking worry-free — and always delicious. *Compared to leading 8-quart multi-cooker. **Compared to slow cooking methods. ***Compared to conventional ovens (source: energy.gov)
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    Your price for this item is $163.99
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  10. Instant Pot - RIO 6QT Multi-Cooker - Black - Alt_View_Zoom_11

    Model: 112-0312-01
    SKU: 6562685
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    "Birthday gift...I bought it as a birthday gift for my wife. Let me tell you she loves it. ...A Game Changer for Home Cooking...With its multiple cooking functions like pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, and yogurt making, it has quickly become my go-to kitchen companion. "

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    RIO stands for Revolutionary. Innovation. One-Pot Wonder. Introducing RIO, our newest member of the Instant Pot family. RIO captures all the features, convenience and delicious results we love about the best-selling Duo, now in an upgraded design for today’s modern home. RIO redefines Instant Pot cooking offering quick and easy meals up to 70% faster, with up to 60% energy savings and the same cooking capacity — enough to feed a family of six — in new modern form. With 13 smart cooking programs, a guided cooking indicator that monitors progress and an anti-spin, stainless steel cooking pot that makes stirring, sauteing and browning easier than ever, RIO helps you make meals that are truly “all in one.” The updated Easy-Release switch makes steam release safe, simple and fast. Redefine cooking and enjoy quick and easy meals anywhere, any time. BPA/PFOA/PTFE-free cooking.
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    "Birthday gift...I bought it as a birthday gift for my wife. Let me tell you she loves it. ...A Game Changer for Home Cooking...With its multiple cooking functions like pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, and yogurt making, it has quickly become my go-to kitchen companion. "

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    RIO stands for Revolutionary. Innovation. One-Pot Wonder. Introducing RIO, our newest member of the Instant Pot family. RIO captures all the features, convenience and delicious results we love about the best-selling Duo, now in an upgraded design for today’s modern home. RIO redefines Instant Pot cooking offering quick and easy meals up to 70% faster, with up to 60% energy savings and the same cooking capacity — enough to feed a family of six — in new modern form. With 13 smart cooking programs, a guided cooking indicator that monitors progress and an anti-spin, stainless steel cooking pot that makes stirring, sauteing and browning easier than ever, RIO helps you make meals that are truly “all in one.” The updated Easy-Release switch makes steam release safe, simple and fast. Redefine cooking and enjoy quick and easy meals anywhere, any time. BPA/PFOA/PTFE-free cooking.
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