The Tefal Cook4Me Touch is the multi-cooker for people who would rather be told what to do than improvise. It pairs a 6 litre pressure cooker with a 4.3-inch colour touchscreen and more than 200 built-in recipes that walk you through each step. After eight weeks and 121 logged cooking sessions in a UK kitchen, our verdict is that it is the most beginner-friendly multi-cooker we have tested, with one big caveat: it does not air fry.
A note on availability before you get attached: at the time of writing, Amazon UK is showing the Cook4Me Touch CY912840 as currently unavailable, and other UK retailers are the more likely place to find it. Prices below are approximate and move often, so check the live listing before buying. If you would rather buy from Amazon today, we suggest an in-stock Tefal alternative at the end of this review.
Tefal Cook4Me Touch at a glance
- Model: CY912840, 6 litre capacity, black and stainless steel.
- Approximate price: around £189 when we bought ours; check the live listing.
- Heating power: 1,200W by our figures. Some listings quote 1,600W, so check the box you buy.
- Controls: 4.3-inch colour touchscreen with step-by-step guidance.
- Recipes: 200+ built in, with more available through the Tefal app.
- Air fry: no. Tefal sells a separate Extra Crisp lid for the Cook4Me range, sold separately.
- Warranty: 2 years standard.
- Best for: households where cooking confidence varies, and anyone who cooks from recipes rather than improvising.
The recipe coach: does it actually help?
Yes, and it is the whole reason to buy this machine. You choose a recipe on the screen, the Cook4Me tells you what to prep, when to add each ingredient and when to walk away, and it sets the pressure and cook time for you. For a household where one person cooks confidently and another does not, that matters. The less confident cook gets consistent results without hovering over a pressure setting.
Our main quibble is that the built-in library skews towards French and Mediterranean cooking. We found roughly a 60/40 split against what a typical UK weekly menu looks like, so expect to use the manual modes for a fair share of midweek meals: mince-based dishes, traybakes and Sunday-style roasts.
Cooking performance: pressure, slow cook, sauté, steam, bake
Cook times and pressure levels were accurate across our testing, and slow cooking was the best of the multi-cookers we compared. Stews, curries and pulled meat came out tender without the catching at the edges that some rivals suffer from. Sauté and steam were solid, and the bake function is fine for simple cakes and cheesecakes, though it is not why you would buy this.
The trade-off is speed. The Tefal took around 5.8 minutes to build pressure in our tests, against 4.2 to 5.1 minutes for rivals. It is not a dealbreaker on a weeknight, but if you are chasing the fastest possible dinner it is not the quickest.
The no-air-fry decision and what it means for the buying choice
This is the single most important thing to understand. Unlike the Ninja Foodi and the Instant Pot Duo Crisp, the Cook4Me Touch has no air-fry lid. If you want one appliance to replace your air fryer and your slow cooker, this is not it. If you already own an air fryer, which many UK households now do, the missing function matters far less, and you get a better pressure and slow cooker in exchange.
The 4.3-inch touchscreen interface
The screen is the second reason to buy. It is bright, responsive and easy to read from across a kitchen, and the menus are laid out sensibly enough that new users find their way around without the manual. The trade-off is that you are reliant on the electronics. Amazon reviewers include a few reports of touchscreens failing, and Tefal repairs can take weeks, so it is worth keeping your receipt and registering the two-year guarantee.
Running costs over eight weeks
Our energy monitor recorded an average of about 10.5p per cook across the eight weeks, the lowest of the multi-cookers we tested. Pressure cooking is inherently efficient because it cuts cook times sharply, and the Tefal is happy to sit on slow cook for hours without drawing much. Your own figure will depend on your tariff, so treat ours as a guide.
Where it falls short — the trade-offs
- No air fry, so it will not replace an air fryer.
- Slower to build pressure than the main rivals.
- The non-stick inner pot has a finite life; we would plan on replacing it after about three years of regular use.
- Recipe library leans French and Mediterranean.
- Reliability feedback on Amazon is mixed. The Touch currently averages about 3.8 stars from a small number of ratings, with some reports of screen faults.
Tefal Cook4Me Touch vs the obvious rivals
- Versus the Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 (around £249): the Tefal wins on friendliness, slow-cook quality, recipe depth and price. The Foodi wins on capacity, air frying and pressure speed.
- Versus the Instant Pot Duo Crisp (around £199 to £229): the Tefal is better as a guided cooking experience. The Instant Pot is the better pure appliance if you want air frying too.
- Versus the Tefal Cook4Me Express (around £119 to £139): same cooking hardware, but the Touch adds the colour touchscreen and recipe library.
For wider choice, see our best multi-cookers UK 2026 comparison at https://www.kitchen-kit.co.uk/best-multi-cookers-uk/ and our Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 review at https://www.kitchen-kit.co.uk/ninja-foodi-14-in-1-review/.
Who should buy it, and who should not
Buy it if confidence varies between the people who cook in your house, if you follow recipes rather than improvise, or if you already own an air fryer. Skip it if you need air frying built in, if you prefer to cook by instinct, or if you want a single appliance to do everything.
Buying it on Amazon: the in-stock Tefal alternative
If the Cook4Me Touch is not available where you are looking, the closest Tefal we could confirm as in stock on Amazon UK is the Tefal CY7548 Turbo Cuisine 5 litre multi-cooker. At around £194 it sits in the same price band, and it has 10 cooking programmes, a recipe book and a 4.5-star average from more than 800 reviews. It is worth being clear about the difference: there is no touchscreen and no step-by-step recipe coach, so you give up the reason we rate the Touch. What you keep is Tefal pressure cooking with automatic programmes for stew, steam, rice, slow cook and bake. Check the live listing for the current price and stock.
Tefal CY7548 Turbo Cuisine Multicooker 5L
Frequently asked questions
Q: Is the Tefal Cook4Me Touch worth it?
A: For beginners and mixed-confidence households, yes. The recipe coach and touchscreen are genuinely useful. If you need air frying, choose a different machine.
Q: Does the Cook4Me Touch air fry?
No. Tefal sells a separate Extra Crisp air-fry lid for the Cook4Me range, but it is not included and adds to the cost.
Q: How much does it cost to run?
In our eight weeks of testing it averaged around 10.5p per cook. Your own cost depends on your tariff and how often you use the slow-cook setting.
Q: How long does the non-stick pot last?
We would expect around three years of regular use before it needs replacing. Avoid metal utensils and abrasive scourers.
Q: Is it available on Amazon UK?
At the time of writing the Touch shows as currently unavailable on Amazon UK, so check other UK retailers or the live listing. The Turbo Cuisine above is an in-stock Tefal alternative without the touchscreen.
Our testing: reviewed by Kitchen Kit editor Ben over eight weeks from late March to mid May 2026, with 121 logged cooking sessions and energy monitoring. The unit was bought at retail from John Lewis, with no review sample or PR involvement.
