If you like rice then you are probably thinking about purchasing one of these rice cookers. Not just rice cookers will help you save time but also they will help you cook better rice and keep rice warm for you. Different products have different pro’s and con’s and I’ll try to help you choose which one is best for you. I have choose those two very popular cookers. One is made by Black and Decker and another one is branded under AROMA.
Rice cooker by AROMA (exact name of model is Aroma ARC-838TC 8-Cup (Uncooked) Digital Rice Cooker and Food Steamer) is probably best rice cooker out there. It’s fairly big size. If you are planning to cook a lot of rice, if you want to cook for family or you are heavy user (cooking almost on a daily basis) then this product might be right solution for you since it may fit many of your needs.
This product has many features and of these is for example, a sealed top. This sealed top helps the rice to stay more consistent.
Also if you don’t like cleaning, then you might like this product even more. Thing is that surface is non-stick and that will help you with cleaning. Cleaning is very easy.
But this rice cooker have a lack. Cord is too short so if you need a longer cord think twice before buying this product.
Also alarm sound sounds like a fire alarm. But good thing is that this alarm may help you plan your meals. You might delay cooking and on that way save some time. This product is also featured with a one-button operation.
This product will be enough to cook anywhere between 4 and 16 cups of rice. Rice cooker is programable and also I will mention in this review that you can delay cooking up to 15-hour in order to plan cooking and your dishes.
Cooking takes about 30 minutes. Cooker is big enough for you or your whole family.
Another product is a rice cooker made by Black and Decker company.
This one is much cheaper but also it’s much smaller in size and less reliable. If you want to have decent personal rice cooker then I think you should go for this one. You won’t be able to cook a lot of rice. Also some users reported that this cooker splatters, especially if you cook oatmeals or if you don’t stir occasionally.
If you want to save some money and you aren’t heavy users – then go for this one. But keep in mind that the price is higher – quality is usually higher and better. This one is much cheaper but even if you aren’t satisfied with it, you won’t lose a lot since it’s very cheap.
It’s easy to clean up and its cord is long enough I think. You will need anywhere between 15 and 25 (and sometimes up to 35 minutes) to cook rice. After cooking it automatically will turn to warm mode. So basically what I’m telling you in this review is if you have big family, if you are going to cook a lot of rice – go for the first one cooker (one by AROMA) but also be ready to pay more.
On other side, if you want to pay less, get smaller (but compact) rice cooking pot then go for 2nd one – Black and Decker one.
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