AROMAHousewares 6-Cup (Cooked yield ) / 1.2Qt. Select Stainless Pot-Style Rice Cooker, & Food Steamer, One-Touch Operation, White

I'm finally upgrading my various cookers to cook with stainless steel inner pots instead of non-stick pots.Today I used this rice cooker for the very first time. When first opening the package, I immediately noticed a couple of things. First, the looks like a quality cooker. Second, the cooker is smaller than I'm used to. It is only a 1.2 quart cooker whereas I'm used to 3 quart. But actually, the small size is perfect for one person.For dinner, I made 1 cup (before cooked) of brown rice. I also used the included stainless steel steam basket to steam some sardines, smoked oysters and a tomato. For the rice, I added 1 cup rice, 1 1/2 cup water and about a tablespoon of olive oil to prevent the rice from sticking to each other.Overall, I am impressed with the results. I didn't time how long it took to cook the rice but I say about 30-40 minutes. Upon uncovering, the rice looked great. They didn't stick to each other. However, the very bottom did have rice that was overcooked and stuck to the inner pot bottom. The steamed food was fine in temperature and taste.As for cleaning, I think having stainless steel help. I do have to soak the rice that sticks to the pot overnight. By morning, I expect them to easily come off. The stain steel basket was easy to clean with just liquid soap and water even though it got a little oily with the sardines and smoked oysters.As I mentioned, the inner pot is small. With just 1 cup of brown rice, the rice almost filled the pot. I figure if I was cooking white rice, that might even rise more and fill the pot. I haven't tried with white rice.Here is what I like and dislike of this rice cooker:Likes:-------- made of good material and seems durable- stainless steel safer and no worry about non-stick coating anymore- small size perfect for 1 personDislikes:----------- rice did stick to bottom of pot even after I added some olive oil to rice (but should clean off easily after soaked)I give the Aroma Housewares 1.2 QT stainless steel rice cooker 5 stars.

This is an extremely useful Appliance. I owned an aroma rice cooker a few years ago and it had been a reliable and useful Appliance. I think I gave it away. This new one is amazing. The pot inside is not only stainless steel but it's a very high-quality with a good thick Heavy bottom to it so you could actually set it on a stove burner and use it that way. I have successfully cooked many things in this rice cooker including quinoa and Kasha but also have boiled eggs and pasta. You could even sauté onions in olive oil using this device. The only grain I don't make in this pot is barley. It cooks fine but There is significant sticking. So that's fine because I just cook barley in the slow cooker now. When I boiled pasta the steamer basket served as the perfect colander for the cooked pasta. Sometimes I use the pot on my stove burner when I just want to steam some broccoli. I do use a burner trivet but it's probably not necessary. The steamer basket is great for rinsing the florets before cooking. If I could only have one Appliance it would be this one.

We wanted a bit smaller rice cooker, because our 8 cup cook up too much counter space and the bowl inside had the non-stick coating was scratching off with use. Yuk! I wanted a healthier option for my family of 4 adults that makes rice very often. I ordered this rice cooker and could not be more impressed! This 6 cup makes more than enough rice, it's cooks the rice perfectly and the 1 lever operation is very simple. Not having a non-stick coated bowl is wonderful and easier to clean, too. This medium sized cooker can cook many things and steam veggies, fish, chicken, etc.. while the rice is being made! It's cool! I love the size and fits nicely on our counter top, too. It's a little bit more for the stainless rice bowl and steamer, but I feel it was well worth the few dollars more. We love this price cooker and give it 5 Stars!

Perfectly cooked rice, and it doesn't take long at all. It does stick to the bottom just a little, but that's better than having teflon flake off into the food. The stainless steel is really nice.

This rice cooker is a work horse and easy to use. Used and abused by our family for over 2 years and no signs of wear. We have zero complaints and only praise. Whether long grain, jasmine or short grain calrose sticky rice, our rice is always perfect. Even when we add almond and raisins or pistachio nuts and onions, as long as our rice water ratio follows the guidelines it comes out texture and flavor perfect.The streamer is super useful for buns and dumplings.The best part is gorgeous heavy duty stainless and glass lid. The stranger is also stainless. Never had a problem with burning it sticking. Easy clean up. No toxic chemicals or plastics in my food. We love that.Great price. Lower watts for running off solar.

Having heard great things about rice cookers in general and thinking that this is a simple kitchen appliance, I had high hopes for this one. Don't buy this one. The instruction manual is online and it is so poorly written, it will have you wasting time and doing way more mental math than should ever be necessary when cooking RICE! "One rice cup" is actually 3/4 cup, and that's all the unit will cook at one time. You just need that info (which is bad: one cup is always 1 cup; there is no such thing as a "rice cup" in a well though-out rice cooker design) and the ratio of grain to water for each type of grain. I will use the standard ratios and move forward. My first attempt was with brown rice, which eventually cooked fine, but boiled the entire cooking time, actually boiling over and blowing out so much steam, I had to move the unit. It needed a lot of attention. The white rice cooked well. I stopped there. Not sure if I'm going back; the stove is easier at this point.