Comparison Philips Viva Collection HD 4737 vs Philips Viva Collection HD 4749

The rated power of a multicooker determines the speed at which it heats up when cooking. Manufacturers usually choose a power level that ensures efficient heating of the working capacity for its intended purpose. However, models of the same size and similar features can vary in terms of power. It's important to consider that a more powerful multicooker is generally more advanced and efficient, allowing for additional features like frying or baking. On the downside, higher power consumption is typically associated with higher costs.

Speaking about energy consumption, it is worth saying that it is relatively small in household multicookers — from 750 to 1000 W for most models. Devices with more than 1000 W are rare, relatively low power options are more common — 500 – 750 W and even less than 500 W.

The total number of cooking programs provided in the device.

The greater this number — the more extensive the possibilities of the multicooker, the wider the choice of the user. However, note that a specific set of modes may be different, this point in each case should be clarified separately. See "Programs" for details on specific modes. As for specific values, the most modest models nowadays have up to 10 programs, devices for 10 — 20 programs and even more are quite popular, and in the most multifunctional solutions this number can be more than 35.