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Sanyo ECJ-D100S 10-Cup Micro-Computerized Rice Cooker/Steamer, White with Stainless Accent Review
We’ve owned this device for about a week now (purchased for on Amazon after considering Zojirushi, other Sanyo models, and a few Aroma models both in-store and online — definitely expensive, but speedy shipping and perfect condition out of the box), and used it to cook white rice almost daily, with and without the timer. It’s been great, aside from the fact that the cord apparently contains lead, which consumers are warned about on the first page of the manual. It’s fine; just wash your hands after handling. But as another reviewer stated, we felt lead was an unnecessary component to include in the cord and therefore give a rating of 4 stars.
2 cups (uncooked) rice on quick steam cooked in about 30ish minutes, and both times we used the timer (also for 2 cups uncooked) completed before the set time, but this was OK bc rice should be allowed to sit in the cooker a bit on warm to completely finish cooking, and anyway the warm function kept the rice, well, warm, and didn’t compromise the quality. The rice at the bottom did discolor a little bit from sitting on warm for a while (maybe about an hour after finished cook time), but this is inevitable with every rice cooker and we expected it. Give your rice a gentle stir every so often to prevent unwanted browning.
The steam vent functions well — no overbubbling whatsoever. The inner lid is removable for easy cleaning, and any dripping condensation is caught in a little trough around the rim of the rice cooker that is likewise easy to clean. Best design for catching condensation I’ve seen yet (I’ve had old rice cookers w/o any way to catch liquid to those w/ little removable cups — blegh. Doesn’t even compare.). Digital display easy to understand and use. Titanium pot very thick, sturdy, with rounded bottom and water level indicators for white, brown, and sweet rice. Incredibly easy to clean.
We also steamed some baby carrots in the steamer (included, along w/ measuring cup and textured plastic rice paddle), which worked out fine, and look forward to testing the soup/slow-cooker functions soon. Really hope this stands up to long-term use, given its price!
Sanyo ECJ-D100S 10-Cup Micro-Computerized Rice Cooker/Steamer, White with Stainless Accent Overview
Modern technology abounds in this multi-purpose unit. Cook and warm all types of rice as well as soup and stews in this micro-computerized cooker. The 10 cup cooker has a titanium-coated 2.5mm extra thick non stick inner pot to heat evenly throughout the pot and keep warm consistently after cooking. A multi-menu selection using fuzzy logic technology controls the temperature for efficient cooking of white rice, rinse-free rice, mixed rice, sprouted brown rice, sweet rice, quick, steaming, brown rice, porridge, soup and slow cooked foods. Just fill the inner pot using the special measuring marks, select your type of food and depress the cook key and listen for the timer to let you know your delicious meal is waiting! A LCD clock and 24 hour preset timer allows for cooking completion at a desired time of day. The reheat function allows cooked rice to be re-heated in about 5 minutes and served as freshly cooked. A steaming tray is included for vegetable cooking. Retractable cord for easy storing. Measuring cup, non-stick spatula and multi-language (English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean) instruction manual with recipes is included.
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