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57 of 57 found the following review helpful:
 Really Great! Jan 30, 2010
By A. Brue
"Black Unycorn"
My first inclination when my fiance said he wanted a nice rice cooker with fuzzy logic like this was to ask, "what the heck does anyone need with a $90 rice cooker?!"
Well, having this has really changed my mind. The rice is perfect. Every time. Got some stuff to add in to the rice? Fine, dump it in at the beginning. The cooker still cooks it perfectly. Spanish rice? No problem. Just put a can of V8, some salsa, and some butter in, fill to the line with water the rest of the way, and press 'start.' Rice to go with Indonesian, Thai, or Indian food? Put in some Turmeric and Coriander and there it is, fragrant and inviting. Brown rice, long grain, jasmine or basmati, it figures out exactly what to do. It also steams vegetables and other things. It does all the thinking for you about how long to cook it.
Oh yes, and cleanup? A snap. If you just cook rice, just rinse out the bowl. It's got a really nice, high-quality teflon bowl so the scraps come out like *that*. Cooked something more complicated? The bowl is also top-shelf dishwasher safe. So easy.
Perfect rice, every time. I love my new rice cooker.
30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
I love this thing! Sep 21, 2010
By SoozyQ
This is my favorite appliance!
Before buying I did a lot of research on rice cookers. I had an awful time trying to choose between the expensive fuzzy logic machines you could do porridge in and steaming. Initially all I read indicated you could have one or the other, not both. Then I found this machine, it was way less expensive than the other fuzzy logic machines, you can steam in it too, AND it has a slow-cook and bake setting. Oh, another thing this machine does that some others don't is brown rice.
It helps me eat healthier and leaner. I didn't think I'd liked steamed chicken. It sounded dull and tasteless. One day, I was cooking some rice and realized I had a chicken breast I had to cook before it went bad. I tossed it in the steamer figuring I'd use it in a casserole or something the next day, and now it's my favorite way to eat chicken. It is easy, moist, tender, and flavorful AND I don't use any fat to cook it.
My favorite things to do in this machine:
* Put steel cut oats, water, dates, and a pinch of salt in it at night, set the timer so it's done in time for my husband's breakfast. He gets his, closes the cooker and it stays hot until I'm ready to eat.
* I love to put brown basmati rice in the bottom, and towards the end of the cooking time put come broccoli on top of the rice and a couple of chicken breasts in the steamer basket.
* Steaming cubed sweet potatoes and/or yams. Especially good with a bit of poppy seed dressing and pecans. They will stain the white steamer basket. Regular potatoes are good steamed as well.
* It makes the most amazing corn bread and quick breads. I put a circle of parchment paper on the bottom when baking to ease in removal; but, I'm not sure it's necessary. Even boxed mixes come out beautifully browned on the bottom and extremely moist and they stay moist longer than oven baked goods.
* A Jiffy cake mix is perfect for a quick easy desert, again, really moist. Even better, mix a Jiffy cake mix with a can of pie filling and use the bake cycle. One night I made this for desert and forgot to cover it. The next morning it was still moist and delicious.
* Rice and tapioca puddings are fast, easy, and excellent. I don't use eggs, just the rice or tapioca, milk, vanilla, (cinnamon for rice pudding) and sweetener on the porridge setting. Arborio rice makes the best rice pudding. If the rice isn't cooked enough, I set it for another cycle; but, am very careful because it must be checked frequently and stirred to avoid a messy boil over. Cleaning it after pudding is a little more work, but, minimal compared to the ease of cooking... unless you have a boil over. After my first boil over I thought I was going to have to throw the machine away. But, it cleaned up beautifully and without too much work.
* I set up my machine to do rice earlier in the day and use the keep warm feature so I don't have to worry about timing while I'm cooking other things.
My only disappointment with this machine is that it doesn't do polenta as easily, or as well, as I had hoped. That said, it still is easier than doing it on the stovetop, or even the oven. I found it best to open the cooker frequently, even on the porridge cycle, to stir in order to keep it from clumping.
I purchased my original machine more than six months ago (from another source) and use it many times a week, frequently multiple times a day. At that time I paid less. It is still priced extremely well for such a useful, easy, time saving, and versatile appliance. I loved it so much; I bought this one for my daughter.
26 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Good quality, lots of functions, good buy! Aug 18, 2009
By Wai Kai Wong
Very good quality product from Panasonic. Price is very good as I compare to a local store here. I have got it for two days and have tried cooking rice and porridges. Very easy to use. You can cook from 1 cup to 5 cup, so good for a small family. Highly recommended.
27 of 28 found the following review helpful:
Excels in Brown Rice! Oct 20, 2009
By BennyBoy
"ToyNut"
Not much to say, it's a rice cooker that makes brown rice come out perfect! Not hard like most restaurants and not mushy, just perfect. I use one of Trader Joes two main brown rice's. Fast and easy. The Fuzzy logic is a must have. $Paid $85. from Frys.
UPDATE : I found myself wasting a lot of rice, because this cooker has a minimal of 1 cup. I'm now using a Zojirushi NS-LAC05. It's a better rice cooker, but at an added cost of +$50.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
excellent fuzzy logic rice cooker Aug 10, 2010
By rie-chan
Having had to make do with the old school on/off rice cookers during college, I was getting fed-up with the burnt rice and difficulty cleaning the pot (because of said burnt rice). Also I was looking for a slow cooker and steamer, and this rice cooker pretty much came with everything i asked for!
pros:
1. cheapest reputable (i.e. japanese/korean) brand fuzzy logic rice cooker on the market. Sanyo had a slightly cheaper one going at $65, but I was dubious about the complaints regarding lead on the power cord. Also i believe the sanyo didn't have the slow cooker function.
2. makes excellent rice! this is fuzzy logic, so it takes twice the time (around an hour), but with the timer, I'm more than happy to set it and go do other things, and come back to excellent rice. I cook mainly japanese short grain, and this does an excellent job. I recently tried cooking rice with vegetables in the cooker, and that came out beautifully too. Pretty much the usual fuzzy logic standard of rice you're used to if you're asian like I am =)
3. has a timer, slow cooker, and steamer function. Also does brown rice.
4. good size for a one person apartment.
5. heaven to clean - the non stick pot and perfect rice make it really really easy to clean that pot.
cons:
1. the manual states that when steaming food you're not supposed to be cooking other things. I think it might be possible to cook a little plain rice and steam a small piece of fish on top, but have yet to try it.
2. no actual clock function, just a timer, but still better than nothing.
3. slightly more items to clean - i.e. there's the pot, and the little inner lid thing you'll have to wash. But like i mentioned earlier, the fact that it's non-stick and that it doesn't burn the rice means it's really just a matter of rinsing in soapy water.
Overall, i recommend this if you're looking for a fuzzy logic cooker, but not willing to break the bank for a zojirushi (i love those, just dammit, why so expensive?!).
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