Xiaomi has launched a new smart pressure cooker in China that looks like a very practical answer to a very boring problem: dinner. The Mijia Smart Electric Pressure Cooker 2 Pro costs 899 yuan, or $130, and can drop to $105 with discounts and a government subsidy. It is aimed at households of 4 to 8 people, and its pitch is simple: cook faster, cook more evenly, and let your phone do some of the work.
The headline number is the cooking speed. Xiaomi says the smart pressure cooker can bring meat to the point where it easily falls off the bone in 15 minutes, thanks to an induction heating system rated at 2200 W and pressure cooking up to 112 kPa at temperatures of up to 120 °C. That is a meaningful step up from the roughly 1000 W heaters used in more ordinary models, and it shows where the appliance market is heading: fewer dumb pots, more connected kitchen hardware that tries to justify itself with automation.
What Xiaomi packed into the Mijia Smart Electric Pressure Cooker 2 Pro
The cooker has a 5-liter bowl and Xiaomi says one cycle can handle up to 20 servings of rice or about 2.5 kg of meat. It ships with two interchangeable pots, which is the kind of detail that sounds small until you have to clean up after dinner. One is stainless steel for soups, stews, and open-lid cooking, while the other uses a ceramic non-stick coating without fluorine-based materials for rice, porridge, and desserts.
- 5-liter capacity
- 2200 W induction heating
- Pressure up to 112 kPa
- Temperature up to 120 °C
- Two bowls: stainless steel and ceramic-coated
Smart controls and fast pressure release
Xiaomi has also loaded the device with the usual smart-home extras, plus a few genuinely useful ones. The Mijia app includes more than 100 recipes, Xiao AI voice control is supported, and users can start or manage cooking remotely from a smartphone. There is also a delayed start of up to 24 hours, which is either convenient meal planning or the appliance equivalent of setting an alarm clock for soup.
Safety gets a lot of attention too. Xiaomi lists 18 protection layers, including pressure and temperature monitoring, lid-lock protection during operation, and overheat protection. After cooking, the lid can be opened in about 88 seconds thanks to a quick pressure release system with air cooling. The company backs the cooker with a three-year warranty.
A familiar Xiaomi formula for the kitchen
This is classic Xiaomi behavior: take a mainstream product, add a dense spec sheet, and sell the idea that software can make dinner better. The company is not alone in chasing the connected-kitchen crowd, but it is especially aggressive about pushing appliances that blur the line between hardware and ecosystem play. The real question is whether buyers want another app-linked gadget on the counter, or just a machine that reliably cooks rice without drama.
For now, the Mijia Smart Electric Pressure Cooker 2 Pro looks well positioned for families that actually cook at home and want one device to handle rice, meat, porridge, and hot pot. If Xiaomi keeps the price near the lower end of that $105 to $130 range, this could be one of those rare smart-home products that earns its shelf space instead of merely asking for it.