AROMA Professional Digital Rice Cooker, Multicooker, 4-Cup (Uncooked) / 8-Cup (Cooked), Steamer, Slow Cooker, Oatmeal Cooker, STS, Auto Keep Warm, 2 Qt, Stainless Steel Exterior, ARC-954SBD

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.

Amazing grain cooker. Yes, by design, the vent at times spills liquid on top of the cooker and i prefer this design because it is easier to clean the top of the cooker than tearing up the inner lid to clean the internals of the cooker. I place my cooker on a tray because the vent can get messy which is okay because it is easy to clean with a wipe or two. Cooking functions as expected, this grain cooker is easy to operate and timing feature is a plus. I was able for example to cook steel cut oat which is anathema to cook in a regular pot. The sauté and cook feature enabled me to make rice pilau all in one space and not worry about transferring onions from one pot to another. Such is the versatility of a grain cooker like this one which works for all my needs. Quinoa, slow cooking etc, food tastes as expected. Machine is light and portable, reliable, and has sorted me out when it comes to preparing and cooking my grain foods. This is a simple straightforward grain cooker for anyone prioritizing cost, function, reliability and the ever elusive countertop space. Mine is the 4 cup version power rated at 120v 60Hz 550 watts and is UL listed. The cord is intentionally short so those folk who love cooking on their kitchen islands in their farmhouses can only utilize this grain cooker on a countertop adjacent to a wall for safety purposes.

Works great but after having used just wish I had gotten the bigger 20 cup model.

I am cooking 5-star rice with this rice cooker. Saving tons of money because a rice dish with a side of chicken or beef goes for $15 these days... I can cook better rice with a side of protein and veggies for a fraction of the cost. Absolutely recommend, I don't know why I waited so long to get one of these, makes cooking much easier. It cooks 1 cup (180ml) of rice no problem, so you can make a serving just for yourself. I cooked the middle eastern rice in the photo using the Sautee and simmer function, which is just an amazing feature.

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.

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.

UPDATE: called customer service department several times. Always same message that they are experiencing high call volumes and to hold. Then it rang forever but no one answered. Amazon said they would issue a credit, but we did try to trouble shoot according to the website, which meant taking it apart, so I hope I do get the credit for it. I used this one time. The next time I went to use it a few days later it would not turn on. Annoyingly their customer support is only available M-F. I may come back and update my review if customer support is able to help me, but as of now would not recommend this product.

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.