Does this rice cooker call for me to stir the rice from time to time?
1336732
No, you set the rice turn it on and when it "dings" the rice is ready. No stirring is needed. I hope this helps.
1336733
No, on fact, the lid should be left on until the minimum cook time has elapsed. You want the steam inside. I find it cooks pretty fast, if left alone.
1336734
No it doesn't. I usually stir it after it's done and resting because I've always done that with rice.
1815002
This rice cooker is a tried and true unit, once the cook cycle is completed, it will then go to warm mode, you will need to unplug the machine if you want it to turn completely off
1991128
There is a whole grain button I use to cook brown rice. The rice cooks very well, it just takes a while (~1.5 hrs for 1 cup rice).
1576048
Yes, it does. It is very easy to clean. This is the best rice cooker I've ever owned.
936562
No, it doesn't have a setting for a particular type of rice, HOWEVER, I've only used it once and I made black rice, which takes the longest of all. When I cook black rice on the stove it takes up to an hour and you must constantly stir or it'll stick to the pan, ugh. I love black rice, but I hate cooking it. The Black & Decker cooker must be a genius because my rice came out PERFECT!!!! All I did was set it and forget it and I was a very happy camper! I think you'll be very pleased!
357305
Unfortunately, no. You, as the cooker, have to watch it and check it every ten seconds or so. My pizzelles usually turn out fairly consistent but only because I take the time to check each batch as it cooks. Otherwise, it's a darn good machine.
471366
yes. it has chime which signal you by ringing like 6 times to let you know that your meal is ready to eat. for your second inquiry about off switch, i haven't experienced that, but what i know is when the meal is ready, it automatically switch to keep warm mode and you can turn off as soon as you empty the pan.hope that will help, of course i forgot, that rice cooker is perfect and i use to cook both white and fried rice with that. i love it. for sure you will too.
1614829
Sadly, no. But the steam function works very well. It is a great rice cooker for the money.
862862
I couldn't tell you one way or another for sure. Generally I don't eat my rice the second it's done cooking so it's in the being heated longer. That could help with the under cooking if that's what you're doing. Sorry I can't be of more help.
1494364
According to the manual you can set the rice cooker timer so that the rice will finish cooking by a specific time. (Clock on the rice cooker must be set to the current time before setting the timer). We've not used this feature yet, but in theory you could set to whatever time you desired. Hope this helps.
79211
Yes it does. It causes that because it lacks steam escape hole that many other rice cookers have.
2160688
Answer here...i have used it several times cooking rice and it worked great
532384
To Sandy P - I have had this rice cooker since 2007 and use it often. I bought it from Amazon, too. I have never had a single time that the rice has gone mushy, even a small part of it. The rice is always thoroughly cooked and the grains are cooked through and separate grains. I do adjust the water if it is unusually humid or the weather is very dry (not often here in Florida). I have left the rice in the cooker over night by mistake and it still does not get mushy. The best thing to do for me, is the fluff the rice up right away when it has finished cooking. I usually just grab a pair of chop sticks and it makes quick work to reach even the rice in the bottom of the cooking bowl. After I fluff it up, I put it in a container to store it. I make sure that the container has a top that seals tightly. I keep it in the refrigerator and then warm it up in the microwave. If it drys out too much in the refrigerator, I put it in a pot on the stove with lots of water, bring it to a boil, turn off the heat, then let it absorb whatever water it needs to reconstitute itself, and then I pour the extra water out through a fine strainer so as not to lose any of the cooked rice. It's like having perfect, almost instant rice, though much, much better! I would not be with out my rice cooker. Yumm. And so easy! If you have the small 3 -Cup size ... be sure and keep the overflow area clean, along with emptying and cleaning the little cup on the back of the rice cooker. If the valves in the lid or back openings get stopped up, I think that might give anyone some trouble with moisture collecting somewhere else, rather than being drained off and discarded by the user. Just saying. Ruth Ditmore Craig
392548
No, there's no setting for cooking brown rice but I have been cooking brown with it and it has no problem at all and the rice comes out nice and soft.
1328709
I use a rice cooker to make rice, but I imagine it's the same principle, add rice, wash and rinse, fill with an inch of water above the rice level, and it should have an automatic shut off as the rice cooker does. If you have not purchased this yet, I was very unhappy with this product so I don't use it. I do love my Breville show cooker though.
726127
Yes. I only cook brown rice in mine.I cook a cup of brown rice once a week/every week. Cooks it wonderfully. The cooker has held up nicely. Would highly recommend!
211282
It does switch automatically to warm when the rice is done. From the red light to orange light.