Aroma Housewares NutriWare 14-Cup (Cooked) Digital Rice Cooker and Food Steamer, White

We purchased the Aroma Nutriware rice maker about 2 years ago. I wanted to replace an older, large rice maker that had a badly beat up aluminum bowl with a smaller footprint unit. At first, I was intrigued by rice makers that could cook any rice countless ways. I found myself getting sucked down the hole of reviewed 4+ star units that had many buttons, tons of cooking options, and, of course, high prices.. I forgot that all that was wanted was a simple, no hassle rice maker that worked without complaint. I settled on this brand because we were very happy with our current 5-year-old Aroma rice maker. White and brown rice always came out well, and the accompanying cookbook had a recipe for chili that was quickly adapted as our go to simple meal. The downside with the old rice maker was the non-stick aluminum bowl became very scratched up, though we always used proper utensils. Realizing this, I adapted my search to include a semi destruction proof bowl where non-stick coatings would not be included, over time, with our meals. I chose well. White, (20 minutes) and brown rice, (90 minutes), taste great though brown rice, (not frequently made in this household), takes a very long time to cook. There are accurate measurements inside the cooking bowl that make adding the proper water amount to dry rice ez. The stainless-steel bowl still looks brand new after many times using, sautéing, stirring, and cleaning. I mention cleaning because this is not a non-stick bowl, no special coatings that promise to let food slide off. Food does stick to the bottom. A soaking followed by scrubbing is necessary after use. Still, we are extremely happy with this rice. You could drive yourself crazy looking at all the super-duper multi-option rice makers with high price tags and a hefty instruction book, (show off pieces for your friends?), or buy this. The Aroma Nutriware is ez to use, does what it promises to do, and on the side, makes great chili.

I gave this rice cooker five stars because it does everything I thought it would do, it's well made, and it cooks beautifully. I wanted this rice cooker because it is stainless steel and does not have plastic that can contaminate food. It cooks rice perfectly-I cook black rice and brown rice. It does a super job with oatmeal. I was so tired of my steel cut oats boiling over if I didn't stand at the stove monitoring it. I followed the directions in the enclosed booklet and I had perfect oats without the boil over.It is easy to clean. Just follow the directions. It is sturdy and has great little rubber feet that keep it securely put. The stirrer I received with my cooker was made of bamboo which I also love so there are no worries about using it with hot food. The steamer basket is also stainless. This size is perfect for me. The cord is a decent length and I can reach a plug without a problem no matter where I put the unit on the counter.This is the first rice cooker I have owned, but it is so well made that I will have it for a long time. It stays on my counter because I use it often and it looks beautiful so need need to hide it. It heats up quickly so I often use it rather that my ceramic cook top stove.I've had this cooker a month so I haven't used it for all the things it is capable of doing but plan on doing more. The directions are good enough that you should be able to convert your recipes to using the rice cooker. I think sometimes people don't follow directions and don't have good results. Be sure that you use the enclosed cup or follow the direction on using other cups and it will work fine.I would buy more products from this company because the item is accurately represented and well made.

Not pure white, but slightly off white. I bought this one and the smaller version (6 cup Aroma which is perfect size for two people); the colors are definitely different, the smaller one is pure white... if that matters. But because of it's performance, I couldn't care less. I bought these two so I could make sushi rice for a dinner party I was having. Both performed perfectly. I just decided to try something in this one...Rice-a-Roni. Used the Saute/Simmer function to brown it per the package instructions - takes longer than skillet but no burned rice because I walked away. Then put the seasoning and water in, set it to white rice function, put the top on and walked away. Took a nice, hot, leisurely shower and came back to perfect rice and no mess.Like most of you who are looking at this rice cooker, I got rid of my old aluminum pan one for health reasons. Then i bought a $200 one from the Asian market, only to find it impossible to clean. Ater that I had been making my rice in my instant pot, which has a steel inner pot. But that was such a hassle - it took too long to make and clean up after - that I just didn't make rice that often. Now, with these two, I can see I'll be making it quite often due to ease of use and cleanup. Growing up in a house where there was only minute rice, I did not know until recently that you need to rinse rice...I know - ewwwww! After reading reviews on rice washing bowls, I saw several that said just wash the rice right in the cooker's bowl. Surprisingly, the rice stays together and doesn't drip out with the water. The washing helps keep the foam down, and thus minimize the spewing out the steam hole. Next, stainless steel is like cast iron, as you cook with it the metal molecules expand and absorb cooking oil, then become slicker as you use it. I use coconut oil to coat my stainless pots before cooking and yes, it does cloud the rice rinse water. But no sticking, no discoloration! And one more thing: do not use your standard 1 cup measure from your drawer to measure the rice. The 'rice cup' that comes with all rice cookers is actually 3/4ths US cup. This could account for reviewers having issues with burning and sticking. Lastly, both the cookers have beautiful encapsulated bottomed pans like really good cookware. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have some awesome Rice-a-Roni!