Aroma Housewares ARC-996 6-Cup (Uncooked) 12-Cup (Cooked) Digital Rice Cooker and Food Steamer, White

Honestly, this is a nice rice cooker... however, I left a review before I even examined the unit. When I pulled it out the box it was nice till I was cleaning it for the first use, then I discovered that the rice paddles holder was broken... I swear it seems that almost everything that I buy has some kind of an issue. The correlle plate set I got seemed to be manufacturer defects with excessive glass sticking out,the anchor hocking glasses looked like a loogie. And the rice cooker was damaged. I am gonna receive the coaster contemporary oval table tomorrow and hope that it does not show signs of damage... the only two items i reciever that seemed okay were a peeled by kitchenaid and a oxo good grip cutting board. Still waiting for Amazon to ship my ironing board.. I think I am gonna cancel. Found out the only reason it took forever to receive my glasses and rice cooker that I ordered 2 days before the cutting board was because Amazon wanted to shipping all three together... really disappoint and hope amazing stops screwing me

I just received my Aroma rice cooker today and used it to make tonight's dinner. This machine is great and the price is unbeatable! For the quality you're receiving, it is an amazing value. I really liked the built in steamer, it makes this appliance a perfect multi-tasker in the kitchen. For its first use I made 2 cups of white rice and steamed some broccoli in the top basket. While the rice and broccoli were cooking, I cleaned and grilled some chicken on the barbecue. The rice finished just before my chicken was done, but I didn't need to worry about it getting cold thanks to the "keep warm" feature on the cooker. It automatically shifts from a high-heat cook mode to a low-intensity warming mode that keeps rice at ideal temperature until it is served. The rice was warm and fluffy and my broccoli was tender and delicious; definitely not overcooked/mushy. Another cool feature that may be easily overlooked is the cooker's condensation catcher. It collects extra condensation during the cooking process in an external plastic tray and prevents that water from dripping back down onto the rice and making it wet/soggy. I can't wait to use this product over and over again.

Been wanting one for years . . . finally caved in. My son, who spent 2 years serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints in Japan suggest a "wonderful" model . . but $300 seemed a bit much to me. Happy with the choice . . though it was dented in one place on the outside, it functions very well . . the rice is wonderfully cooked . . . found the newer model at COSTCO for the same price I paid . . . but still happy with what I have!!! Silly to say but I like the paddle that comes with it to retrieve the rice once cooked! BE CAREFUL . . there is a small clear plastic cup (and I mean SMALL) that attaches to the side and catches the water (steam) during cooking . . . I threw it in the garbage thinking it was packing or something else . . had to go retrieve it!!! LUCKY I FOUND IT SINCE IT IS SMALL AND "CLEAR" .. Enjoy your rice with whatever else you cook - - - BBQ, shrimp, chicken . . and just plain old soy sauce so far for me!!!

The reason for 1 star taken off is this; 1. No instructions. 2. No Steamer basket included, looking at other reviews, there should be. 3. No spatula, which was supposed to be included as well. 4. No measuring cup either. --- AS for the actual rice, it does it very well, if not abit dry. I may try adding more water, though. Great product, can't beat it for the price, but annoyed at the no Steam Basket & accessories...not worth sending back the whole product for that. Infact, the cooker pot that contains the rice, is shown white in the images here, while mine is entirely black. I am now worried I got the wrong product...down to 3.

This rice cooker was fantastic, until it needed a real cleaning. The design is absolutely dreadful. The top and top seal is screwed to the lid. So you have to completely disassemble the unit to clean it. Something like seven screws to get the top silicone seal off. And you can't get the top off to clean it without breaking it. Which I did, and now it is garbage and went in the trash. I really loved the way it cooked rice though.

[Good] -Cheap (it was $32 when I bought) -Easy to use -Steam option [Bad] -CooK unevenly** (So I returned) -Loud tick tock noise when keeping warm (maybe only my product does this) -Doesnt keep your rice for a long time in a good condition. So, If you want a rice cooker than keeps your rice in a good condition(no taste (big)change happens) for a long time(more than 12 hours), spend more money to buy an expensive and better one. If you need this for 1-person-use, I would recommand other products because this rice cooker's minimum is 2 cups, which is too much for one person.

We're really happy with this very inexpensive rice cooker. Once I used it to cook brown rice, and the other time a mixture of brown and white rice. Both times the rice came out absolutely perfect. It's easy to use and the control panel is intuitive. It also comes with the steamer tray for vegetables and a little rice spoon that makes getting the rice out very easy. My only disappointment is that the steamer tray's holes are a bit too large. I tried to steam corn but the kernels fell through because the holes are too big. I think twice as many holes at half the size and this would be perfect. I'm still giving it 5 stars because for 30 bucks it's what I'd consider a steal!