CHEF iQ

CHEF iQ Smart Cooker (6-Quart)

Ranked #11 in Multi-Cookers

223 LP on the category ladder what's LP?

Excellent hardware that Reviewed.com co-crowns, but its app-and-cloud dependency on a small young company is precisely the software-longevity risk that costs it several places.

Consolidated from 4 independent outlets

Where the cited sources landed, as we read them

1 glowing source
3 positive sources

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Flagged as a product to avoid

1 of 6 research runs entered this as a product to avoid rather than a pick. A trap is a product buyers genuinely cross-shop but should not buy, ranked honestly alongside the real picks rather than dropped to the bottom. Why the boards include them

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Pros & cons

✓ Reviewed.com co-winner
✓ Genuinely good hardware
✓ Built-in scale and guided cooking

✗ Much of its value lives in the app
✗ Small, young company behind it
✗ If the cloud service or app maintenance lapses, you own a diminished product

The sources behind this ranking

We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found.

1 glowing source

FOCUSED INSIGHT Focused Insight Editorial Team · reviewer

The CHEF iQ Smart Cooker holds a 6-quart capacity and runs on 1,000 watts, so it takes up roughly the same counter space as whatever multicooker you already own. It handles pressure cooking, slow cooking, searing and sautéing, and steaming, and a 2.83-inch color touchscreen replaces the dial most of us grew up twisting half-blind.

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3 positive sources

Reviewed Monica Petrucci · reviewer

We love the Chef iQ smart cooker for its gorgeous build and customizable cook functions. You can dictate almost all aspects of each setting. For example, its Ferment function allows you to adjust the fermentation temperature, making it more versatile than the Instant Pot's Yogurt function.

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Smarter Ranking Article

The Ninja Foodi Smart XL is the runner-up for combined pressure-and-crisp cooking, and the Chef iQ Smart Cooker is the best smart pick.

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Lifewire Article

If you don't have a pressure cooker or you're unhappy with the non-smart model you have, I'd give the Chef iQ Smart Cooker a go.

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Frequently asked questions

It ranks #11 of 13 on our multi-cookers tier list, in D tier. That placement draws on 4 independent outlets.

None of the 4 sources with a clear view is critical of it. Much of its value lives in the app. Small, young company behind it. If the cloud service or app maintenance lapses, you own a diminished product.