Living in a space with a teeny kitchen has its drawbacks—you can’t have more than two people in the kitchen at once, and you have almost no counter and cabinet space. This can be aggravating for this kitchen appliance hoarder, whose counter is already crammed with gizmos and gadgets. And, while it’s been fun to amass a collection of appliances—even beloved hand-me-downs—over the years, I’ve recently been looking to reduce the clutter by finding an all-in-one appliance that can handle multiple cooking tasks at once. Multo by CookingPal , thankfully, would be the answer to my prayers, as this smart cooking system successfully integrates sixteen appliances into a single unit.
That is, you can chop, mix, steam, and cook without having to use two or three kitchen appliances at the same time to prepare a single dish. Even better, this device is powered by a smart cooking tablet that contains a plethora of guided recipes to try, so you’ll never be at a loss for what to make for dinner again. This was definitely appealing to this home chef, who frequently finds herself making the same dishes night after night.
Multo By CookingPal Smart Countertop Multi-Functional Cooker
Because this was my first time using Multo, I chose two beginner-friendly recipes with a short ingredient list. First, I tried Multo’s guided nine-minute guacamole recipe, which included beautifully illustrated step-by-step instructions for even the most basic tasks, such as dee-seeding a tomato, peeling an avocado, and chopping an onion. The unit’s built-in scale was also appreciated for this recipe, as it ensures that your measurements are exact, so there’s no room for error. Similarly, the Multo spatula came in handy—it pushed food ingredients down the sides of the bowl, making it easier to blend everything inside.
It was also fun to clean this unit. While the lid and blades are best washed by hand, the bowl itself can be cleaned using the smart tablet’s quick or deep cleaning functions. The deep function, without a doubt, was the most fun to wash because all you had to do was add dish detergent and hot water, run a full deep clean cycle, and dump the water out when it was finished. While it isn’t a thorough clean (I wiped it clean to remove residue from the bowl), it beats hand-scrubbing, washing, and rinsing.—I wiped it clean to remove residue from the bowl—it still beats having to scrub, wash, and rinse by hand.
Although I haven’t tried every recipe, my brief but memorable Multo experience left me impressed. I can definitely see it being useful to meal preppers who want to get ahead of workweek meals during the weekends because its guided recipes are clearly illustrated, its scale function prevents mishaps, and its blades ensure food ingredients are blended. I’m excited to see what kind of culinary collections I’ll be able to create next with the help of this device. After all, I’ve never made rye bread or mixed berry french toast before.
