Proctor Silex 16 Cup Rice Cooker

I've owned a long series of cheap 6-cup (3 cup uncooked) rice cookers, the $15 - $20 generic ones with no smarts that eventually die after 3 or 4 years. My current 6-cup cooker is dying, and I bought this replacement Proctor Silex cooker in the 10-cup size mostly because many of the reviews mentioned that it is smaller than 10 cups, so I figured it would end up really being a 6-cup cooker. Well, the one I got is definitely 10 cups. I compared it to my 6-cup cooker, and it is 4 cups larger. It is a good rice cooker. It has a non-stick coating that really is non-stick and that so far isn't scratching or peeling off. It switches from "cook" to "warm" mode at the correct time, so the rice is fully cooked and still moist and tender. It comes with a steamer basket, which can be handy. But the nicest thing about it is that it is a little big bigger than a typical 6-cup cooker, and that makes it much more versatile. I can still cook all of the rice dishes and "meals in a pot" that I've always made with a smaller cooker, and they come out fine, no changes needed to recipes, just make them like usual and they cook like usual. But dishes that have a tendency to boil over don't do it so badly or messily in this cooker. And if I want to make a LOT of rice for a party dish or for storage, no problem. Also, since it is a bit higher wattage than typical 6-cup cookers, it comes up to boil / steam temperature a little faster. Which makes dishes cook a little faster but not burn. Given that this is a similar price to most 6-cup generic rice cookers, it's a very good deal. Recommended.

I was looking for a small rice maker that wouldn't make a huge mess or burn rice. THIS WAS THE ONE! It was inexpensive, easy as heck to clean, and reading reviews gave me a great tip! Tip 1 - USE THE SPOON TO COVER THE VENT! When cooking, water pops out of the lid vent, which makes a bit of a mess. Nothing too bad, but the more full the pot the more of a mess it makes. Simply place the white spoon over it, which does not BLOCK it, it only keeps the steam and water from shooting up. It rolls back into the pot and keeps rice moist and properly cooked perfect every time. Tip 2 - UNPLUG IT. This has a toggle switch. Press it down to turn it on. In 20 minutes it pops up, done cooking and keeps it on a warmer stage. I've found if you leave it on this it does heat the bottom too long, but that's natural. Keep heating and it's going to get dark on the bottom. I found that if I go out as i hear it pop up, and unplug it, t he rice not only stays warm for long enough, but it never burns. This is not a cook it and leave it all day pot. This i a cook it and use it once done pot. which is great for me. The warmer does indeed keep it warm, but I don't use it. It's pretty perfect and has yet to give me a bad pot of rice, and I wont over make rice now! The cup that comes with it is 180ml or 3/4th c up, so keep that in mind when measuring. I am unsure if this makes 6 "cups" as in what it's sold with or 6 CUPS as in the measurement, as I have yet to check how much is really made. But two of these 180ml cups tends to make a little over 4 CUPS cooked? And t hat works for me and guests. Bonus Tip: Wash your rice and the mess will always be 100 times less to clean up and a better tasting rice :D

I love this rice cooker. I've never had one, so I researched for the features I was interested in dishwasher safe! This has it. It's straightforward -- just make rice or steams vegetables. I made my first batch using the enclosed cup and the amount of water directed. I made the full amount: 3 of the cupfuls, and look at the picture -- the rice was up to the top. I added a bit of salt, and that's it. The rice didn't stick to the bottom, and the cooker shut off when the rice had finished cooking. It was delicious and, oh, so easy. I rinsed my rice first to get rid of that milky starch. Others had mentioned that the enclosed cup isn't a full (US) sized cup -- they are correct. It is a Japanese cup size. Others had mentioned using the enclosed spoon to partially cover the vent to prevent the steam from spraying all over -- which I did and will continue to do so. When it came time to clean, it was super easy to hand wash -- maybe next time I'll put it in the dishwasher, but I didn't have to this time.

EDIT: Another review on here mentioned to use an upside-down spoon over the hole in the lid to stop the splatter and I will say it works like a charm! Now I don't have to use paper towels and keep it by the sink. Try this method if you haven't already! This rice cooker is cheap, simple, and it does one job: it cooks rice. That's it. There's nothing fancy about this appliance - it doesn't have different modes, a timer, or an alarm. You just measure out your water and rice, put the lid on, and hit the switch. 30 minutes later you have fluffy white rice that always comes out great! It tends to take about 20 minutes to cook 1 cup of rice, and I let it sit for 10-15 minutes after it's done to allow some of the excess moisture to evaporate, which makes the rice stickier. Some of the other reviews mention that it spews water out of the vent hole on the top and around the sides of the lid, and this is sort of true. I do wash my rice before I cook it, and usually about 10 minutes after I hit the button to start, it tends to leak a thick starchy water mixture from the lid and vent hole. I have found that if you put the rice cooker on a 9x13 pan and put some folded paper towels on the vent hole and around the lid, it will contain all the mess to the paper towels and pan. Even if some starch drips down the side, it's really easy to use a wet rag and just wipe it off. It is a little inconvenient to have to do this every time you want rice, but you get what you pay for and I'm willing to do that little bit of extra work.

Me encanta, la uso para desayunos y comidas. Me ha facilitado la vida.

This is the second rice cooker of this kind I have purchased. We use ours 2-4 times per week, so after a few years one of the legs finally gave out and the inside became scratched from so much cleaning and usage. I love thé size and it produces perfect rice every time. Highly recommended.

Excelente producto

A panela é enorme, resistente e bem acabada. Único ponto negativo é o cabo de força que é muito duro e a tomada é padrão americano. Esquenta bem rápido e mantém a comida aquecida por muito tempo. E o melhor de tudo é que dá pra fazer vários tipos de comida

I have never owned a rice cooker until now. I only bought this because I was watching a cooking show and the chef said that a $40.00 rice cooker was the best cooking appliance investment he had made. He was right. Rice cookers make cooking rice completely idiot proof and ridiculously easy. Buy this rice cooker. It is cheap, well made, simple, easy to clean. keeps the rice warm automatically after it is cooked and has great capacity. I spent 30 years eating over cooked, under cooked and burnt rice half the time I cooked rice. This cooks any rice perfectly every time - even when you add tomatoes, seasonings, carrots, fresh herbs or anything else you add to rice. It really is a good value.