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HomeSmall AppliancesRice CookersHamilton Beach 37532 20-Cup Capacity Rice Cooker, White |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Use Rice Package Directions Dec 07, 2009
By Marianne K.
"Mak750"
On my first try, cooking rice in my new rice cooker, I used long grain brown rice and followed the directions in my Hamilton Beach manual - using so many liters of water with so many cups of rice. My rice cooker stopped cooking after 70 minutes (way too long!) and the cooker still had about an inch and a half of water left on top of the rice. I could have made rice pudding with the consistency of the slop I ended up with. I was bound and determined to make this rice cooker work for me so I tried it again, using the cooking directions on the package of rice instead. On my next try I scooped 4 of their (6 oz) cups of long grained brown rice and added exactly 8 of their (6 oz) cups with water. I added 2 teaspoons of salt and started the cooker. It was perfect rice! After 48 minutes or so of cooking, the cooker switched from cook to warm. After about 10 minutes I used the spatula that comes with the rice cooker and stirred the rice from the bottom up. I added a couple of tablespoons of margarine to the mix and replaced the top. The consistency and flavor was perfect! I now love my rice cooker! My mom taught me years ago, when getting ready to cook rice, stick your middle finger in the pot until the tip of your finger touches the top of the rice. If the water level is even with your big knuckle, you've added the right amount of water. I did the knuckle test before I started my rice cooker. It really works!
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 quick 6-7 cups rice cooker-- works perfect Nov 02, 2009
By N. M. Kalidindi
"magicmaho"
The reason i gave 3 stars is because i bought this product thinking it will atleast cook 10 cup raw rice but it can only cook 6-7 cups (cup comes with the cooker) of raw rice otherwise its a perfect cooker. It cooks rice within 10 minutes compared to my cousins rice cooker that takes atleast 30 minutes to cook. If your purpose is to cook 6-7 cups of raw rice that would serve 7 persons atleast then i would STRONGLY recommend this to you.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 nice rice cooker Nov 06, 2009
By I-chen Wu
In addition to cooking rice, we also use it to make chicken soup. Although it will not stop automatically when the soup is ready, we can see the content through the transparent lid. Besides, the clean up is easy and the price is good.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
20 cups means 20 cups cooked, not 20 raw Feb 19, 2010
By Victoria H.
Heh, the price is right and it seems to cook rice. It steams vegies and fish too, and you can do all three at the same time, so the rice is nicely flavored. (See comments below to see how this thing actually works, and why it boils over.)
A couple more comments a month later. If you want to make a smaller quantity of rice, you need to adjust the water, but not proportionately. If you use too little water and the rice isn't quite done, just give it a stir, add some more water and turn it on again. It will finish cooking.
I have really enjoyed steaming vegies in it. My kids are picky, so they will eat broccoli and I like asparagus. I can put both in to steam, remove the asparagus when it is about done, and unplug the broccoli a few minutes later. One pot to clean, and an easy one at that.
Since this tool is basically a big hot pot (with no temperature controls), any kind of soup or stew that you would otherwise fuss over on the stove and be dumped in here for cooking. kind of cool. i have even done beans and oats.
Decent product Sep 26, 2011
By S. Dutta
Firstly, I have never dared to try to cook 20 cups of rice in this, given that the hot foam and water starts spilling out once you try to cook anything more than 4 cups of normal rice in it. But given, that it cooks very well and also pretty quick in about 15 minutes for 4 cups. Makes life so much easier to have hot and fresh rice ready in minutes after coming home from a hard days work. And it has been going on and on and on.
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