AROMA® Select Stainless® Rice Cooker, 3-Cup (Uncooked) / 6-Cup (Cooked), Stainless Steel Inner Pot, Small Rice Cooker, Auto Keep Warm, 1.2 Qt, White, ARC-753SG

I have an old rice cooker/veggie steamer that I received for Christmas many decades ago that still works great. But the inner liner(or pot) is 100% aluminum. And we know that aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer’s. So now that I’ve switched to a Whole-Foods Plant-based diet/lifestyle, I eat tons more whole grain brown rice. The inner liner of the Aroma Housewares rice cooker is stainless steel! Score! And it cooks brown rice perfectly!! It is as simple and easy to use and clean as the old one. Measure the rice with the included cup & wash the rice. Place it in the pot. Fill with broth or water or a mix of both with the same measuring cup. Place the cover on. Plug it in. Push the button down to cook, and 30-40 minutes later you have perfect rice! You simply add extra liquid (1/2 to 3/4 cup) than normal white rice and let it sit on warm after the timer ends to give it more time to cook. You just have to experiment. The first time I cooked whole-grain brown rice per the chart and recommended water, it was just slightly chewy. So per the instructions I just added a 1/2 cup more water and left it sitting on warm. That did the trick to finish cooking till it was just perfect. The second time, I added more water than the first time and let it sit 10 minutes after the timer ended. Perfect rice! I haven’t cooked quinoa or barley yet. But they are in the cooking chart in the book it came with. I can’t wait to try cooking other grains!Update: Now that I’ve used this rice cooker for a couple months, and about 6-8 times, to cook long-grain brown rice, I can say it’s a great cooker. And I saw the other reviews that complain about the cooker spewing water everywhere. That DID happen to me the very first time I used it. But after that, it never happened again even when cooking more than I did that first time. The first time I only used 2 cups of uncooked brown rice, and yes it did spew and starchy gloppy water went everywhere. It boiled over. But the next time I used it, I placed it in my sink anticipating a mess. I cooked 3 cups uncooked the second time, and NO MESS. The next time (3rd time) I placed it on my counter with a triple layer of paper towels underneath it, and again - no mess! So maybe it is some sort of coating that is scrubbed or cooked off, after the first use. Yes I did wash the inner pot when I unpacked it, before first use. So that may be the reason. But I’m here to tell you it hasn’t happened since. I highly recommend this rice / grain cooker. It’s perfect!

Love this compact, simple to use rice cooker. It comes with a measuring cup and spatula like most rice cookers, but it is stainless steel, so no need to worry about the nonstick surface going bad. I use it to cook up basmati rice to perfection. I make two and a half cups (of the cup provided with the cooker) uncooked rice, and it is usually enough for 4 adults in my home. Simply measure rice, rinse it well (I rinse about 5-6 times), and then add one 8oz cup of water for each rice cooker cup of rice (in my case, this would be 2 and 1/2 cups or 20 oz. There is no timer to set or different buttons to fiddle with. Simply cover the cooker, and push the button down towards “cook,” and a short while later you have perfectly cooked rice. I haven’t timed it to see how long it takes to cook, but it doesn’t seem like it’s more than 20-25 minutes. Once the rice is done it automatically goes to warm. I also like that clean up is easy with soap and warm water. It comes with instructions you can follow for different varieties of rice.

Love this rice cooker. This is the second one that I’ve purchased for a second home. Great that it’s stainless instead of aluminum. Works flawlessly. Cleans-up well. Definitely recommend.

Note - this is a Four and Half Star review, but Amazon doesn't let me give those. The reason for the half star deduction is the paddle (see below). Here's the 4.5 star bit:I am not an "appliance" person, but there are a few things that make sense: electric tea kettle; waffle maker; blender; toaster; stand mixer. After that, meh. Or so I thought.It's really hot here right now, and so cooking is not appealing, but I wanted rice. What I didn't want is a rice cooker that was huge or would heat up the kitchen or had non-stick, etc. So I didn't think I wanted a rice cooker at all, because they all had some or all of those downsides, right?Well, not this one. Here are its big upsides:--stainless insert with the core at the bottom to transmit heat.--well-rinsed rice means very little bubbling (I put a folded piece of paper towel in front, just in case)--a little oil around the sides and no sticking--doesn't heat up the kitchen--it's small and cute and all metaloh, and also--great rice--versatile (like soup and noodles! and spaghetti!)--perfect for one or two peopleI can highly recommend this one. I had one 8 or so years ago, but non-stick liner started peeling, kinda large, and I just never replaced it. This is one of the few appliances I need or recommend, but do yourself a favor, especially if you cook for one or two, and get this one. It's perfect. My only regret is that I got it in white.The reason for the half-star deduction:My ONLY criticism of it is that the photos show a bamboo rice paddle is included, but the rice paddle I got is a plastic one, something I'll never use with food, and like we need one more plastic thing on this earth. It's disappointing because I was happy to get a rice paddle that would store with the rice cooker, and I just hate being sold one thing and getting another. But in the mix of it, the paddle is only worth a half star off.Fix that Aroma people, and you get a five star.