Original post from F.A.Q. Q. What are you talking about? O. Xiaomi multi-cooker with induction type of work.
Q. In the amount of one model? Oh no. Fundamentally, the models are divided into “pressure cooker-multicooker” (in other words, a device with a cooking function under pressure) and simply “a multicooker” (without a function under pressure). They are also divided by the volume of the bowl.
Q. And what am I bought / going to buy? A. The best slow cooker in its price category.
Q. What is so good about? A. Induction type of work, very good bowl, very good bowl cover, extremely smart electronics, possibility of integration into the Xiaomi ecosystem, ability to control from a smartphone, fool-proof.
Q. And what, just everything is so rosy? What are the disadvantages? O. Xiaomi focuses on China, so a huge mountain of ready-made recipes will not be available without knowledge of the language. As for the rest: the bowl cover is easily scratched, the software on the phone does not rarely work a little weird, some users have problems with time zones. In general: the overwhelming majority of questions are related to software on the phone.
Q. Is she all Chinese? A. In the application, you can select languages, including Russian and English. The inscriptions on the cover are English or Chinese. In Russia, recently sold with the English.
Q. Did I hear something about the cast iron bowl? A. Only in models that can cook under pressure. Conventional multicookers have a thicket of aluminum alloy.
Q. And without a phone and other whistles you can use? Oh yeah. You can not connect the device to the network at all (all the buttons are on the cover), or connect to update the firmware, but block access to Xiaomi servers on the router, then the multicooker will lose control from the smartphone.
V. Well, well, I bought a unit, I am ready for the future and I want to manage the kitchen from the phone. What to do? A. First of all, you need to connect the device (see the corresponding section). Then update the firmware on the device and update the plugin for Mi Home. After that, set your time zone in the multicooker settings. In the same settings, choose either your city or a city with the same height above sea level.
Q. Why all this? A. If you do not set the time zone, then the time will be Chinese. For cooking, a timer will need to be amended. If you specify the city incorrectly, the multicooker will calculate the pressure incorrectly, and the porridge will run away.
Q. And which region to choose? I heard you and Xiaomi out there are not thanks to God. A. If you use only a slow cooker, or your devices are visible in the Russian region, then choose it. If you also use other devices, then you already know that China is the only option.
Q. I have three and a half cooking options in the app. And what for it? A. At its core, all multicookers are wiser rice cookers. Plus, rice is a very important product in Asia. Therefore, the main modes are called "rice". Do not be surprised and do not pay attention. All dishes are cooked on them.
Q. And ready-made recipes? A. As mentioned above, the only drawback is that there are almost no Russian and English recipes. If you switch the language to Chinese, you will be pleasantly surprised by the amount of what the slow cooker can cook. But, unfortunately, everything will be in Chinese.
V. Well, let's survive. And what to cook then? A. Look at this topic or the relevant section (not yet available) that other users have invented. And feel free to experiment yourself.
V. And I do not sleep anything? O. Extremely few people managed to spoil the food in this multicooker. The device has some tremendous foolproofness.