Which rice cooker features?

[lisas3575]

Aye, aye, aye! I'm on the hunt for a new, better rice cooker. I've read the old threads on them, and the Zojirushi seems like the way to go. But 10 cup or 6? Flip-top lid or seperate lid? What the heck is fuzzy logic and do I really need it??? We don't eat a ton of rice, and our family is small, but I'd like the option to steam veggies in it too.

I'm kind of considering this 6 cup one, but one of the reviews said the lid (since it's seperate) spits all over as it's cooking:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004S576.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Thoughts?

[syzygy]

I have an old, simple "cook/hold" rice cooker (doesn't even turn off unless you unplug it) so I can't answer a lot of your questions, but if you go to Amazon and search for "the Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook", you can read a few pages inside it. On page 4 + 5 there's a good description of fuzzy logic and what it does. Sounds like the way to go :)

HTH a little. Let us know what you finally decide on.

Though mine is fine for me now, there are a lot of recipes in that book that I'd like to try but can't without the fuzzy logic, so I'll be watching this thread with interest. Might encourage me to upgrade. :D

[lacia]

This (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/10/FDGNB3FHP81.DTL) is a good article that talks about fuzzy logic and what the difference is.

The one I used to have stopped working after 5 years of use and I got this one for my birthday:

Panasonic Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker (http://ww1.williams-sonoma.com/cat/pip.cfm?skus=6017818&pkey=xsrd0m1%7C15%7C0%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7Cfuzzy%20log ic&gids=sku6017818&cmsrc=sch)

It is just me, but I use it often enough that I think even if I didn't get it as a gift, I would have gotten it. I LOVE it!

What do I love about it? It makes perfect brown rice and oatmeal. It has a nonstick liner which makes cleaning a breeze. It has a programmable timer so I can set the oatmeal for the morning and it's ready when I get up or set the rice up in the morning and it's done when I get home. It also makes Chinese breakfast rice porridge which is great because doing it manually is a pain! You're supposed to be able to do a lot of one-pot meals in it as well (risotto, stews, soups, etc) but I haven't tried anything but rice, porridge, and oatmeal/breakfast stuff. Oh, I've steamed veggies in it too, but it looks like the one you listed has a basket to do that as well.

What don't I like about it? The attached lid has a ring at the top that does not come off which can be a pain to clean. Also, if you don't use the timer and just cook the rice normally, I think it actually might cook rice slower than a normal rice cooker.

I used to have a basic on/off Aroma one that served its purpose when I didn't make rice very often. It is similar to the one in your picture. The fuzzy logic ones are nice, but they are a lot more expensive so I'd say that if you don't eat a ton of rice, the one you are looking at is probably fine.

Good luck!

[lindrusso]

Originally posted by lacia
[B It makes perfect brown rice and oatmeal. It has a programmable timer so I can set the oatmeal for the morning and it's ready when I get up or set the rice up in the morning and it's done when I get home. [/B]

I've been contemplating getting a rice cooker and your comments above may have just sold me on it! I love oatmeal in the mornings and have recently stopped using the instant packages in favor of the real thing, but I don't always feel like I have the time. With a timer, I could make enough for DH and I the night before.

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

I'll keep my eye on this thread.....

Alysha :)

[lonetree1353]

I, also, am looking for a rice cooker. I make oatmeal using my microwave so don't really need that feature.

I looked into the Zojirushi brand one in Chinatown. The lady who sold them said they were the best you could get when they were made in Japan. Unfortunately, she said they are now made in China and she will no longer bring them in as they are not as good as the older ones.

My sister bought a Cuisinart one, the smaller one. She loves it but it does spit from the hole in the glass lid. Sorry I can't offer any advice but will also be looking for the opinion of others.

[Canice]

Lisa, I'm assuming you found this thread (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73730&highlight=porridge) in your search; it's about all I have to offer on the fuzzy logic rice cooker (except that DBF invited a friend from Hong Kong to dinner and asked me to serve rice - yikes! She mentioned three times that it was "perfect". No way I would have served her what I make on the stove top, even if it's fine by me!).


Originally posted by lonetree1353
I, also, am looking for a rice cooker. I make oatmeal using my microwave so don't really need that feature

I've never made oatmeal in the micro, but I've had lots of different kinds of "quick" varieties, and I've got to say, nothing comes close to the taste and texture and robustness of McCann's steel-cut oats! I make them in the rice cooker because on the stove-top they take nearly an hour to cook, with frequent stirring, and that's too much. I set it up in the rice cooker the night before, and enjoy a truly hearty and rich porridge in the morning. It's entirely different!

[lonetree1353]

Candice the steel oats sound like something I would like to try. Do you need to have a porridge setting on the rice cooker?

[Canice]

Hi Maureen - Yes, apparently you can only do the steel cut oats in the fuzzy logic machines, where you can select the "porridge" setting.
Here's the link to the McCann's (http://www.mccanns.ie/pages/products.html) site if you want to take a look. DBF eats the instant porridge on normal mornings -- the steel cut oats are in the tin can.

[gardenmom]

I researched rice cookers, and ended up buying the Zojirushi fuzzy logic 10 cup machine. I thought it was very versatile, and I wanted the option to make a lot of rice for BBQs (with teriyaki, as one of my friends is allergic to wheat and corn.

I thought I would use it occasionally. I use it constantly, as my 2 year old loves steamed rice, and it comes out perfectly, and is quite easy to have it preset and ready to eat at dinner time, one less dish to coordinate at the last minute.

I think the fuzzy logic in theory kind of microtunes the cooking parameters based on the cha characteristics of the rice you put in. The rice is ttuely consistent. Brown rice comes out nicely. I have made oatmeal, but I haven't perfected the recipe to my taste (it came out a bit dry for me, easily tweaked with practice). I boutht the ultimate rice cooker cookbook by Beth Hensperger, but I really like plain old steamed rice the best.

I think broth and butter weren't my faves as additions with this appliance(tried it once).

I am happy I took the plunge, I have no complaints about operation or cleanup with the Zojirushi. It may be overkill, but it works great. I would recommend a larger machine as it has a pretty small footprint if you ever think you may make rice for a crowd, which is super quick and easy, and kid friendly in my experience.

Hope this helps.

P.s. There is some other model that has trumped the fuzzy logic in keeping the good nutrients in brwon rice, which you probably already know, but I thought I;d mention it just in case this is important to you.

[lindrusso]

FYI for those considering purchasing a rice cooker....Amazon is taking $25 off any kitchen/housewares purchase of $125 or more until June 30. :)

[lisas3575]

Thanks for all the replies-- it's tempting me to purchase the more expensive fuzzy logic model. :)

Maureen, there's an excellent CL steel-cut oat recipe that you prepare overnight in the crockpot in the slow cooker supplement. I'd be happy to post it if you're interested.

[cminmd]

I have the Aroma rice cooker- 8 cup and it does jasmine, calrose, and plain white rice very well, but the brown rice comes out gummy. Also no porridge setting or timer.

For those who have the model with the timer- does it wait to start cooking or does it cook right away and keep it warm for a long time? In the Amazon description it sounded like it would keep it warm for up to 13 hours- to me that is not the same as a timer? My aroma has a keep warm feature but the longer it keeps warm the more the taste is affected.

Also about the steamer feature. Does any model allow you to steam veggies while you make rice or do they all have you do one or the other. My aroma cooker has a steamer basket wher you can put water in the bottom and veggies in the basket and cook, but if you have rice cooking at the same time the veggies get overcooked in the amount of time it takes to cook the rice. And if you open and add the veggies mid way through it throws off the cooking time for the rice.

[lonetree1353]

Lisa I would love the recipe to try. Thanks so much for suggesting it and posting.

[jms0310]

I'm also debating whether or not I need a rice cooker. I've read some of the positives. Why would I get this instead of cooking the rice on the stove top or micro? I also don't know if I should get the 10 c or the 5.5 cup? I don't have any kids and rarely cook for alot of company at once but the price on the Zojirushi is not very different. hmmm! I need help too!
Jessica

[Beth]

I was recently given a 3 cup Persian Rice Cooker. Anyone familiar with those? I've alwasys cooked rice on the stove and been happy, but the person who gave this to me said that this takes about an hour and a half and makes kind of a cake with a crisy brown top and bottom (you flip it over) with soft rice inside. Never seen or heard of this before.

[Chefzhat]

How timely! I've been debating a rice cooker as my new stove doesn't simmer low enough for making rice - messy, messy.

I'd love to be able to make oatmeal in it! And Risotto! Oh, boy.

I'm watching this thread. Thanks for the Amazon heads up.

[aggie94]

Originally posted by jms0310
I'm also debating whether or not I need a rice cooker. I've read some of the positives. Why would I get this instead of cooking the rice on the stove top or micro? I also don't know if I should get the 10 c or the 5.5 cup? I don't have any kids and rarely cook for alot of company at once but the price on the Zojirushi is not very different. hmmm! I need help too!

My rice cooker is one of the few small kitchen appliances I would never give up. It cooks rice much more consistently than on the stovetop or in the microwave, and much faster and easier than on the stovetop, with no attention from you.

I have a 10-cup Zojirushi, and I will say that I can count on one hand the number of times in the past 10 years that I've owned it that I needed to make that many cups of rice at once. I think it's only been for large Chinese dinner parties (such as Chinese New Year). I would recommend the smaller one, also because I tend to find that small quantities cooked in the larger rice cooker do not come out as well just because the surface area of the pot is so much bigger - it has a tendency to overcook even when the cooker is set to "warm." But if you're not doing small quantities often (which I don't, as I will always make enough rice to have leftovers for fried rice), that shouldn't be a problem in either of the cookers. Storage space might also be something to consider - my 10-cup cooker is quite large.

[Chefzhat]

Eva, do you think I'd make rice more often if I had one? I love rice, but hate messing with it. But I'd hate to buy another appliance to add to my collection - great intentions but little action. KWIM? What else could I use it for?

Input, girl!

[lisas3575]

Originally posted by Chefzhat
Eva, do you think I'd make rice more often if I had one? I love rice, but hate messing with it. But I'd hate to buy another appliance to add to my collection - great intentions but little action. KWIM? What else could I use it for?


Not Eva, but that's why I bought one at a garage sale (it's starting to die, thus the search for bigger and better). I definitely make rice more often with it since it's a no-brainer and a snap to clean up.

Maureen, I'll post that oat recipe tomorrow, it might not be until the evening though... sorry.

[lonetree1353]

No hurry Lisa....whenever you get a chance. I probably won't try it until the weekend anyway. Thanks again.

Looks like the smaller Zojirushi might be the way to go but I haven't seen it so far in Victoria. Maybe the next time I am in Vancouver I will look, otherwise I will wait until I go to Seattle again.

[lacia]

Originally posted by cminmd


For those who have the model with the timer- does it wait to start cooking or does it cook right away and keep it warm for a long time? In the Amazon description it sounded like it would keep it warm for up to 13 hours- to me that is not the same as a timer? My aroma has a keep warm feature but the longer it keeps warm the more the taste is affected.

I believe it starts cooking later and then switches to "keep warm" so it's done right around the time you've set your timer at.


Also about the steamer feature. Does any model allow you to steam veggies while you make rice or do they all have you do one or the other. My aroma cooker has a steamer basket wher you can put water in the bottom and veggies in the basket and cook, but if you have rice cooking at the same time the veggies get overcooked in the amount of time it takes to cook the rice. And if you open and add the veggies mid way through it throws off the cooking time for the rice.

The model that I have just includes a small plastic steamer tray (not even a basket) that fits into the liner. You steam veggies on top of the tray inside the liner so you would not be able to cook rice at the same time. The old Aroma (non-fuzzy logic model) I had included a separate metal steamer basket that fit on top of the liner so it was possible to both cook rice and steam. The only advantage I can see to having the plastic steamer tray that I have now is that I can steam tall items that wouldn't fit into a smaller basket (e.g. a head of cauliflower, globe artichokes).

[Canice]

Originally posted by Chefzhat
Eva, do you think I'd make rice more often if I had one? I love rice, but hate messing with it. But I'd hate to buy another appliance to add to my collection - great intentions but little action. KWIM? What else could I use it for?

Input, girl!

Another non-Eva checking in (heck, I'm not even a Susan ;) ): I hate adding gadgets and appliances to my kitchen, but I can say that I absolutely make rice more often with this than before -and even then we had an older on/off model. As others have said, each grain of rice is cooked evenly and equally; the fuzzy logic allows the machine to compensate for different weights of rice (long grain/short grain; jasmine white or short brown) or if the water ratio is not perfect, and cooks accordingly. Also the easy clean up, on account of the non-stick bowl. What is so helpful to me is that the "keep warm" function will keep the rice perfectly hot for a good two hours without compensating taste or texture. That takes the "perfect timing" totally out of the equation. Also, I never know just what time DBF will get home from work, so that allows me to have the rice done even if he's an hour or more late -- then I just throw on the stir fry.

[lisas3575]

Hi Maureen, I posted the recipe on a seperate thread (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=75103) so it's easier to find doing a search. Enjoy! Made me *almost* want to get it going myself. ;) Too tired tonight...

[lonetree1353]

Thanks so much Lisa...I really appreciate you typing this for me. Hope you are keeping well and things are going smoothly.

DH has expressed a desire to go back to Redmond, where we stayed the last time, again so when we plan on heading down that way, probably next year, I will check to see if you need any "Canadian" goodies.

Thanks again.

[Chefzhat]

Looks like I need to buy a rice cooker. Thanks Canice and Lisa!

[lonetree1353]

Candice thanks for the link for the steel cut oats. I have actually seen them available here :D .

Zojirushi is no longer available on the island so I will have to check out other brands that offer fuzzy logic and see what they have to offer.

Maybe this will be a good excuse to go shopping in Seattle again. ;)

[Canice]

Or shop online, Maureen, for the best prices!

[lonetree1353]

The problem with shopping online is the shipping to Canada...very expensive :mad: unless you find the odd place that offers free shipping to Canada like Powells Books if you spend over a certain amount :D

[Lillith]

Sorry to be the lone voice of dissention on this but, after reading this thread, I still don't see the need for one (and I cook rice often). Sara Moulton's method for rice is no-fail. I believe it's called French boil: Fill a large saucepan w/cold water, put the amount of rice you want in it, bring to a boil and cook (uncovered)for 15 minutes. Drain and you have perfect rice every time. Brown rice takes longer, but also comes out perfect. Other rice dishes, like pilaf, etc., cook well on top of stove or in oven...micro and regular. As far as oatmeal being ready to eat in the a.m., I use my slow cooker for that. To me, a rice cooker is just a superfluous kitchen appliance that would take up counter space. To those who lover theirs, great. Just MHO.

[aggie94]

Originally posted by Lillith
Sara Moulton's method for rice is no-fail. I believe it's called French boil: Fill a large saucepan w/cold water, put the amount of rice you want in it, bring to a boil and cook (uncovered)for 15 minutes. Drain and you have perfect rice every time.

I'll admit I've never cooked rice this way, but I am skeptical. If you're having to drain unabsorbed water off your rice, isn't it just leaving your rice wet and slimy? Blech. It doesn't sound like this method would work at all for sticky or short-grain rice. I don't like my rice grains separated, which is why I don't eat long-grain rice.

Debie, I hesitated to respond to you only because I have no idea if you would eat MORE rice after buying a rice cooker, so I'm glad to see Lisa and Canice chime in. Rice has always been a staple in my diet (big surprise, huh? ;)), so I can't imagine not having a rice cooker. When I was a kid, I remember my parents ALWAYS having a rice cooker, even before we got a microwave. They use their rice cooker 10 times more often than they use their oven! :o

[bobmark226]

Originally posted by Canice
Another non-Eva checking in (heck, I'm not even a Susan ;) ): I hate adding gadgets and appliances to my kitchen, but I can say that I absolutely make rice more often with this than before -and even then we had an older on/off model.

Lillith, I know what you're saying, but I agree with what Canice said. Before I owned one, I was with you, but once you've got one, there's no going back.

Sometimes we like our cooking to be totally brainless. :)

Bob, another non-Eva

[Chefzhat]

Eva, thanks sweetie! I don't mind eating more rice. Right now I'm finding that I don't make it at all because it just makes a mess on my stove/in the microwave. I'd love for a rice cooker to be able to add a much loved food item back into my life - along with being able to do other things such as make oatmeal.

BTW, I've made rice the "french" way. Slimy doesn't even begin to describe it.

[Lillith]

Originally posted by bobmark226


Lillith, I know what you're saying, but I agree with what Canice said. Before I owned one, I was with you, but once you've got one, there's no going back.

Bob, I know what YOU'RE saying too! Maybe it's just that I don't want to get yet another gadget that I'll get so used to that there's "no going back." I dunno, maybe when I'm out garage-saling and see one that's calling my name..... You can't imagine how many things I picked up (new, unused) that now adorn my kitchen.

[bobmark226]

Originally posted by Lillith
Bob, I know what YOU'RE saying too! Maybe it's just that I don't want to get yet another gadget that I'll get so used to that there's "no going back." I dunno, maybe when I'm out garage-saling and see one that's calling my name..... You can't imagine how many things I picked up (new, unused) that now adorn my kitchen.

Throw out the Panini Maker. :p

Bob

[Lillith]

Originally posted by bobmark226


Throw out the Panini Maker. :p

OMG - Are you stalking me??? I actually did buy one at a garage sale last year and donated it to Good Will a few months ago!! Went back to using my good ol' aluminum foil wrapped brick :)

[Alethea]

Heh heh, I once considered the le creuset panini add-on, but I'm glad I didn't. An aluminum-wrapped brick, or another heavy pan, or carefully applied pressure from a spatula always work perfectly for me when it comes to paninis.

Back OT, I'm so glad this thread popped up. While I once could cook passable, if not perfect, rice, that talent seems to have left me recently and I'm serving up gummy messes. So I'm also in the market for a rice cooker. I'm definitely going with a Zojirushi, but I have a 5 vs. 10 cup question. I've read some online reviews that say the 5 c. yield is based on white rice, and brown rice yields closer to 3 cups. Has anyone else found that to be true? I cook mostly brown rice and although I can't imagine needing to cook more than 5 cups, if I'm counting on leftovers or saving some precooked rice, I could see wanting more than 3 cups.

-Thea

[Beth]

So, I take it no one knows anything about Persian Rice Cookers. Guess an experiment is in order.....

[Meganator]

So, I take it no one knows anything about Persian Rice Cookers. Guess an experiment is in order.....

I'm happy with my stovetop rice, so I never thought I wanted a rice cooker. However, I didn't know there was a Persian rice cooker - Persian rice is delicious. The crust at the bottom is tadiqh, and a thick, golden, crunchy tadiq is a sign of a wonderful Persian cook, because it can be tricky to produce on the stovetop. I have eaten and enjoyed it many times, but my attempts to do it myself have not been fully successful. Did your cooker come with an instruction book? There are numerous methods; the simplest is just to mix some rice with butter and a little water, but you can also add saffron and/or egg; some people put a layer of thinly sliced potatoes as the bottom layer. There are also many rice dishes with meats/berries/vegetables, etc. mixed in (polo) - if you have a booklet, maybe there are recipes for some of those also. I think there are a couple of people on the BB more versed in Persian food than I am, so I'll leave it at that...

[Beth]

Yes! The side of the box says it cooks perfect tadiqh, and I didn't know what that was. When the person who gave it to me said it made a crusty rice in a cake-like form, I figured that was what they were talking about. :cool: She also said her mother would add spices or seasonings, sometimes tomatoes or other things to the rice.

I'm anxious to try it, but I have to admit that I haven't taken the time to pull it out yet. :o She brought it over on one of those days where helping my parents was morning to morning.

[Chefzhat]

Um, Beth. Try it out and report back!

So has anyone sprung for a rice machine yet? I'm still hemming and hawing.

[Meganator]

Yes! The side of the box says it cooks perfect tadiqh, and I didn't know what that was. When the person who gave it to me said it made a crusty rice in a cake-like form, I figured that was what they were talking about. She also said her mother would add spices or seasonings, sometimes tomatoes or other things to the rice.

If you ever decide to put it up for one of the kitchen gadget swaps, I'll see what I've got that I can trade for it! ;)

[Canice]

Originally posted by Chefzhat
Um, Beth. Try it out and report back!

So has anyone sprung for a rice machine yet? I'm still hemming and hawing.

Is it the money, the space, concern over whether or not you'll use it, or fear of the one-trick-pony? (Just trying to get my "angle" here :p )

[breadmama]

Hi, Debie,

I bought an Aroma rice cooker - pretty basic, for about $30 from Costco. I wanted to have an easy way to make (and hold) good brown rice. That it does...it makes better rice than my former stovetop method.

I don't know if it could handle the steel cut oats, or one pot meals, etc. One time I put frozen broccoli in the steamer above the brown rice as an experiment. Well, my family called that broccoli "pudding" because as soon as you touched it, it was mush. But the rice was good! :)

So, I need to experiment with some other uses, but for that price, I'm glad to have a way to make great quality rice with little effort. (No fuzzy logic, though,) Now I want to try freezing batches of cooked brown rice in my Food Saver bags for easy use later. It's so easy to cook a big batch in the cooker.

Hope that helps a bit!:)

[bobmark226]

Originally posted by breadmama
Now I want to try freezing batches of cooked brown rice in my Food Saver bags for easy use later. It's so easy to cook a big batch in the cooker.


Good idea. TJ's has been trumpeting their unrefrigerated pouches of ready rice, both brown and white. I thought it was a good idea until I saw them in the store, ten ounces for $1.69. YIKES!!!

Bob

[lonetree1353]

http://www.trustricecookers.com/ProductImages/BRI28NSRMM10NW.jpg

Well I went out and bought a Panasonic SR-MM10N 5 Cup Neuro Fuzzy Electronic Rice Cooker.

I read the information that I found on the internet and, as my choices were limited in Victoria, I decided to go with this one. Here is one review I found:
This "MM" Series National / Panasonic Fuzy Logic Rice Cooker is a great unit for all grains and rice types. The "MM" is the top of the line from the most respected rice cooker family in the world. The quality of rice cooked in this unit is more consistent than that of rice cooked in the "Cook and Keep Warm" and "Jar Type" rice cookers. It does not boil over and can be timed to finish cooking so that the rice will be ready up to 13 hours ahead. This "MM" Series Rice Cooker has a separate Brown Rice Function. Brown rice cooked in this unit is superior to any other brown rice cooking method that we have seen. The porridge setting allows you to slow cook rolled oats, grits, and any other ground grain product without stirring. This is the best method for slow cooking cereal grains that we have seen. When you use the full 60 minute porridge cycle the flavor and texture of your cereals is much better than a similar grain cooked using stovetop cooking methods. If your focus is all rices and grains, select this "MM" Series of Rice Cooker. You will be amazed at what the product can do and will not regret spending the extra money. We feel that this is the highest quality rice cooker line in the world. No competitor has ever suggested to us that their product is equal or better. The Panasonic / National rice cookers are the gold standard of all portable electric appliances. No other product family that we sell has a higher reputation or better quality. We applaud the fabulous team that brings this rice cooker line to market.

* Makes 2 To 10 Cups Cooked Rice
* Compact Design
* Fuzzy Logic Controls The Cooking Process, Self Adjusts For Rice & Water Conditions
* Kamado Cycle (Kamado Is A Rice Dish That Has A Slightly Browned Outside Crust)
* Special Menu For Sushi Rice
* Cooks Brown Rice In Addition To White, Sweet (Glutinous, Mochigome) Mixed Variety, Porridge
* Steaming Function (1 - 60 Minutes)
* Includes Deluxe Steaming Rack
* Porridge Setting Can Also Be Used As A Slow Cooker (1 - 4 Hours In 30 Minute Increments)
* Automatically Cooks & Switches To Keep Warm
* Two Preset Timers -- Set The Time When You Want The Rice Completed
* Quick Cook Function Reduces Rice-Cooking Time Approximately 15 Minutes
* Push Button Open Lid
* Keeps Rice Warm Up To 12 Hours
* Heats On All Sides, Keeps Rice At About 162°F Or 72°C
* Dimpled Pan For More Even Cooking
* Easy To Clean Non Stick Removable Pan With Dimpled Bottom
* Removable Inner Lid For Easier Cleaning
* Carrying Handle
* Automatic Rewinding Power Cord
* Thermal Fuse Protection & Insulated Wiring
* You Can Adjust Rice Hardness By Changing The Amount Of Water Used
* Keep Warm Setting: 65 Watts 120 Volts 60 Hertz
* Cooking Setting: 620 Watts 120 Volts 60 Hertz
* Underwriters Laboratories Listed
* 1 Year Limited Warranty
* Size (HxWxD): 9.9" x 12.8" x 8"
* Weighs Approximately 8.5 Pounds
* Made In Malaysia

I tried it out last night but should have waited until I had more time. I didn't read the instructions properly as I was in a hurry and put the water in first before the rice. :rolleyes: The rice took longer to cook because the sensor, of course, was trying to cook off the excess water. I will be trying again this weekend doing it the right way :o .I am also looking forward to trying the porridge setting.

I am a kitchen gadget junkie and this board is not helping my addiction :D

[lisas3575]

Yay, Maureen! :D Congrats on your new purchase. Come back and let us know after the weekend how you like it. Off to do a price check on that one...

PS: Curious about the capacity-- in your post you say it's 5 cups and the review says 10 cups cooked rice. So is it 5 cups uncooked? :confused:

[lonetree1353]

Lisa...I am not sure. It does have a big tub and as there are just three of us now, one DD moved to Vancouver :) I am sure it will make more than enough for us plus guests. It is one rice cup of rice and then you put the rice in first :o then fill to the 2 line...so if you were to put in 2 1/2 rice cups to 5 water mark would that give you 10 cups of rice? Too early in the morning for me to think.:rolleyes: