An automatic jam and jelly maker has a base assembly having a motor, a heater subassembly, a user interface, and a control module. The automatic jam and jelly maker also has a pot assembly removably receivable on the base assembly, a stirrer assembly removably receivable in the pot, a colander removably receivable in the pot, and a lid assembly removably receivable on a lip retaining lip of the colander. The automatic jam and jelly maker has a cook mode used to make jam or jelly in which the stirrer assembly is received in the pot and rotated and ingredients are heated. The cook mode includes a jam mode and a jelly mode. The automatic jam and jelly maker may also include a steam mode used to extract juice from fruit.
