Great rice cooker for the money
I picked this cooker up from Costco for under thirty bucks. If you don't want to spend a lot on a computerized rice cooker, this is the one for you. It's the cheapest fuzzy logic rice cooker on the market, but still makes great rice. It doesn't have a bunch of extra functions you'd never use, just white rice, brown rice, quick rice, and steam cook.
You have to play around a little with the amount of water when cooking the rice. If it's too dry, just add a little bit more water and leave it in keep warm mode for about 15 minutes. If you're planning on using keep warm mode, you also have to add a bit more water to keep the rice from burning to the bottom.
I've used mine for everything from steaming veggies to making steel cut oats. One thing I particularly like is that when you set the timer for steaming, it doesn't start counting down until the water is actually boiling.
The only thing I'd like better was if there were extra internal bowls available. I...
Great Rice Cooker
I almost always eat brown rice. I had a Black & Decker Rice cooker, which always left the brown rice clumpy and burnt on the bottom. I ran into this Arc-1000 at Costco (for $29!!) and figured I could always take it back if I didn't like it. Not! I am very happy w/this. The brown rice is a whole different texture, much more fluffy. It tastes like brown rice is supposed to taste. The steamer offers another way to cook healthy. It comes w/ recipes for one pot meals, and soups. It is very easy to use. You put it measured rice, add water to pre-measured line, close it and push a button, it does the rest.
The Arc-1000 was leaving some bottom rice a bit darker, so I'll take the hint of turning it off. That would make it even better, but it wasn't as bad as the B&D. If you are looking for a good inexpensive rice cooker (I was shocked at how much you can spend on these) that does a great job, go for it!
Does great with rice and more
I wanted a rice cooker that specifically had a brown rice function since we love brown rice but it can be so hard to cook it well other ways (I've tried stovetop, pressure cooker, and baking in the oven).
So far, I'm thrilled - the brown rice was amazing, first try; I've also done bulgur and quinoa using the white rice setting and both have been perfect with no adjustments. I love that the pot is non-stick and that the condensation from the lid is caught in a reservoir - it doesn't go down the side of the pot or inside where it's going to damage the cooker itself.
Delay timer is also extremely helpful - if I know I want dinner at six, I can set the cooker up any time (allowing for cooking time) and have the rice ready right on time without having to think about it. The cooking cycle is long but worth it for the results.
One caveat - whatever you are cooking will crust to the bottom the longer you leave it on "keep warm" - I suggest you turn it off as...
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