Posted by best buy on October 31, 2010 under Aroma | 
Aroma ARC-787D-1NG 14-Cup Digital Rice Cooker & Food Steamer Review
Aroma ARC-787D-1NG 14-Cup Digital Rice Cooker & Food Steamer Feature
- Perfectly prepares 4 to 14 cups of cooked rice (2 to 7 cups uncooked)
- Easy-to-use digital controls for White Rice, Brown Rice, Saut?, Steam and Warm
- Saut? function with Saut?-Then-Simmer Technology provides high-heat to saut? and automatically switches to simmer once liquid is added? perfect for Spanish rice, packaged meal helpers, risotto, stir frys and more
- Steams vegetables and meat? even while simultaneously cooking rice
- Makes delicious soups and stews
Aroma ARC-787D-1NG 14-Cup Digital Rice Cooker & Food Steamer Overview
This digital rice cooker from Aroma prepares up to 14 cups of cooked rice to perfection and can simultaneously steam vegetables and meats for easy, all-in-one meals. Its easy-to-use digital functions include White Rice, a specialized function for Brown Rice, Steam, Warm and the all-new Saut?-Then-Simmer Technology. Perfect for Spanish rice, packaged meals, risottos, stir frys, pilafs and more, Saut?-Then-Simmer provides a high heat for saut?ing, then automatically switches into a simmer once liquid is added. This versatile appliance also prepares delicious soup, stew, gumbo, jambalaya and more. And once the meal is done, the nonstick cooking pot removes to clean with ease in the dishwasher! Includes serving spatula, measuring cup and steam tray.
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Posted by best buy on October 30, 2010 under oyama |
Great Deal Sunpentown SC-886 3-Cup Stainless-Steel Rice Cooker and Steamer
This is the first review I’ve written, after shopping with Amazon for years! I love this product and wanted to share my experience. It did take me a few months to get the best use out of this rice cooker, and to figure out the timing, type of rice to use, etc. Now I use it almost every day.
This is the first rice cooker that I’ve owned and really used (the first one sat in a closet until I got rid of it. I was not a big fan of rice, but found that eliminating wheat from my diet had some major health benefits for me. I am determined now to eat healthier foods, and willing to make the effort to cook them and learn how to make them appealing.
In my search for a rice cooker to make brown rice, I first bought a very reasonably priced appliance from Costco, and was appalled when I opened the package to find a mammoth appliance that would have had to be stored in the basement (I have a small kitchen), and would make way too much rice for one or two people (returned that one). So I began a search on the internet, learning that most cookers, including a brand I admire, Zojirushi, use non stick coating. Finally, I discovered the Sunpentown Mr.Rice, and decided to try it.
It took me a while to figure out the best way to cook the rice, and I want to share the process, since I finally got it down to a point where I can make perfect brown rice without thinking, effort or hassle. I’ll cut the the chase: I buy a huge bag of Lundberg short grain organic brown rice at Costco, store it in the fridge, and make the rice thus:
One cup(a normal 8 oz. measuring cup) of rice with two cups of cold water, and a bit of olive oil into the inner pot. Two cups of cold water in the cooker. Put the inner pot into the cooker, cover, turn on the switch and the heating button, and leave it. It cooks in about 45 minutes (I don’t time it, because I leave it a while after that…maybe another 20-30 minutes on warm) and when I open the pot the rice is PERFECT. If I don’t do the warm cycle, there is a bit of water left in the rice…during the warming time it is absorbed. No rinsing is needed for this brand of rice (it is clean and has no debris). The texture and taste are great.
The pros, and this is major for me, is the size of the cooker…I can leave it on my counter, so it is always handy. Also, now that I have the method down, the ease of the process is a great plus.
The cons: The cooker does spurt out some water when it starts so I put down a terry dish towel folded in half under the machine. Yes, it does get some light rust spots on the inside of the cooker (mentioned in a negative review), but I don’t care about that. The stainless steel inner pot is all that touches the food.
One cooker I don’t recall seeing when I was shopping was the Miracle brand, which seems to have great reviews too. Not sure how that one compares with this, but right now, I just love my little rice cooker.
Stainless Steel with Odd Design – Reviewer –
Sunpentown offers a stainless steel interior like Miracle rice cooker (as opposed to toxic aluminum or teflon), but Sunpentown is smaller (for those with limited space and limited household size). The unique interior is completely sealed off from the heating element, so the exterior and interior represents one mold. The odd thing is that the stainless interior also includes a stainless steel pot which must sit in a little water inside the interior during cooking. Because the lid is not completely sealed (like some sophisticated Asian rice cookers), the cooking rice sputters the water, rattles the lid, and creates an annoying noise. It would be nice for Sunpentown to create a sealed lid and eliminate the inner pot. The top is easy to clean, but the bottom presents a problem because the bottom has holes that may expose the heating element to water damage.
Rating : 4.0
Price on Oct 30, 2010 07:12:55 : $134.00
Offer Price : $67.99
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Sunpentown SC-886 3-Cup Stainless-Steel Rice Cooker and Steamer Features
- 3-cup rice cooker and steamer with easy one-touch operation
- Auto shut-off; auto keep-warm mode with manual “warm” switch turned on
- Handy indicator lights; stay-cool side handles for safe transport
- ETL-approved; stainless-steel exterior, inner cooking pot, and lid
- Measures 9-3/4 by 7-8/9 by 8-8/9 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Sunpentown SC-886 3-Cup Stainless-Steel Rice Cooker and Steamer Overviews
This stainless steel rice cooker and steamer offers multi-functional cooking options: cooks rice and porridge, stews soup, steams vegetables, fish and poultry, and much more all with a simple touch of a button. Cooks with steam to maintain nutrients for a healthy lifestyle Stainless steel components: body, cover and inner pot Features automatic shut-off and independent Warm switch Note: With this unit, the amount of water in the cooker determines the cooking time, you may add more if desired, but at least 1-Cup of water must be placed in the cooker before starting the cooking cycle
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