This little rice cooker is just awesome. We are just cooking for two now unless the kids and grandkids come over which does happen. But this thing will cook up eight cups of cooked rice so that's plenty. Listen, I don't know how it does it but it cooks up polenta and oatmeal better.... A lot better than I can do it on the stove. No more getting burned by popping polenta or oatmeal boiling over on the stove making a mess, burning to the bottom when I get distracted. Here's how dang easy this thing is to use: Rice, grains, oatmeal, polenta fill the cup to the top.... Toss it in. Fill the little cup with the right amount of water. Toss it in. (There is a chart). Shut the lid. Turn it on. Select the rice, oatmeal or whatever button. Forget about it. Make some toast or coffee or something else. You don't have to worry about it. It'll just get done and it'll just switch over to keep warm by itself. All you got to do is open the lid and scoop the stuff out of the non-stick pot and start eating. The advantages of this thing are clear. It Cooks whatever you're wanting perfectly........every time. It doesn't burn it, it doesn't overcook it so it's consistent. You don't have to monitor it. You don't have to stir. You don't have to clean up a mess after you're done. All you have to do is clean out the pot. You can steam cook food with this as well and it will function as a slow cooker as well. I think a lot of folks out there, even if they have a fairly large kitchen. Sometimes counter space can be at a premium and this thing takes up very little space but it does an awful lot so I think it makes it a pretty useful little appliance. Read more
I bought this rice cooker/steamer 2 years ago and so far its functionality is still pretty good. I find it very simple to use and i personally like the color of the product. I have cooked mainly white and brown rice and the quality is pretty good. I did steam salmon with vegetables once and it came out pretty good as well. It does take a while so i recommend putting the rice to cook first before you start on the actual main dish but the wait is worth it rice gets cooked thoroughly. Read more
Works great but after having used just wish I had gotten the bigger 20 cup model. Read more
The unit was packaged well and came with a 2" steamer basket, measuring cup (equivalent to US ¾ cup), a plastic spoon, and user manual. The instructions are well written and easy to follow. The buttons on the front of the Aroma are easy to read and clear as to the functions each button does. 1st test I made white rice using the quick rice function. It says to rinse the rice before cooking so I did that. It is easy to measure when using the provided measuring cup, then you add water to the designated line in the cooker based on how many cups of rice are added. I added 2 of their measuring cups. After about 8 minutes, steam was coming out from the cooker and 15 minutes later, it showed 4 minutes left on the display. It took approximately 30 minutes for it to be done and the cooker beeped 5 times (wasn't super loud), but went into keep warm mode. I turned it off and opened the lid and the rice was done and was perfect! 2nd test was using the steam function. The steamer basket is only 2" deep and I wanted to steam broccoli. The basket held about 8oz of frozen broccoli in order to close the lid. I originally put it on steam and set the timer for 5 minutes. It took about 10 minutes to start the countdown and it did display the time remaining when there was 4 minutes left. I checked it when the timer went off, but it was still partially frozen so I set it for another 5 minutes, but saw it steaming a lot and stopped it after 3 minutes and the broccoli was tender crisp and tasty! It took about 20 minutes total to steam the broccoli. 3rd test was using the delayed timer and making brown rice. I rinsed the rice before placing in the cooker. Instructions for brown rice are the same as white when using the measuring cup and the required amount of water. I set the delay timer for 10 hours and then selected the brown rice setting so it would be ready when getting home from work. The hour started counting down and the rice started cooking at the designated time and by the time I got home, the rice was done and was perfect! Cleaning the unit wasn't hard in any of the tests I did, the rice did not stick to the pot at all. You have to remember to empty the little steam catcher on the back of the Aroma pot. What I didn't like about cleaning is the lid is not removable and neither is the rubber ring that seals the pot, so if you make something that splatters or messy, it will be harder to remove the food from the lid/ring. I also removed the steamer plug and a piece of plastic fell out (not sure where it came from). The other thing is under the basket, in the main part of the unit, there were 3 places at the top where it is not flat and the metal is raised and sharp and could potentially cut you if you are not careful. All in all, the Aroma Professional cooked everything really well. I feel it is a perfect addition for a single person if trying to use it to make full meals, but it makes multiple servings of rice for a family, which would be the main purpose for my family. If I were to make this product, I would include 2 different sized steam baskets and would make the 2nd basket at least 3" deep for larger pieces of meat or like with the broccoli, I was not able to make a complete bag of broccoli because it was too full and I couldn't close the lid. I look forward to trying the other options, like making oatmeal using the delay function and having breakfast be done when I wake up. The slow cook option to make some soup or small pot roast while I'm at work and trying the sauté/simmer feature. Read more
Work great. This was a good buy. The only thing is it made a mess as it boil and bubbled out of steam vent some. I may have had a little to much water. Over all the brown rice cooked nice. Read more
First time ever using a rice cooker, so it was just a little confusing on what to do ...but it is a one button push. I cook Roya Authentic Basmati and it came out perfect. so glad i decided to get this. So much easier then cooking it in a pot. Read more
When I took it out of the box. I thought there’s no way it’ll cook as well as the larger size. Which unfortunately stop working after a few years owning one. Now that we’re a 2 family household it’s Perfect! Rice perfect, slow cooker perfect. Price very affordable. Highly recommend. Read more
Y’all this thing cooks rice real good. However, it does not do it a hurry. You will wait. My husband and son say it’s the best rice, so maybe it’s worth the loooong time it takes to cook it. But be prepared to start this early in your meal cooking process. If not, everything else will be done, and you’ll be waiting on this machine. Read more
