Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker

Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker Review

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I have never used a rice cooker before and this one is pretty easy. I think the hardest part is tweeking the rice/water ratio. I did also have boil over problems, but after adding a small amount of butter in the beginning that has seemed to stop. br /br /Since I've never used one before I can't say if this one is good or bad. I just use it for two people and it works fine for us. I've used short and long white and long brown rice. I rinse some of my rices too, which the instructions suggest for imported rice. The steaming option is definitely a bonus.

Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker Feature

• 4-cup Cuisinart rice cooker steams rice, meats, and vegetables
• Square modern shape finished in brushed stainless steel
• Stainless-steel steaming basket; glass lid; paddle and measuring cup
• Automatically switches to warm when cooking is done; retractable cord storage
• Measures 7-3/4 by 7-3/4 by 9 inches; all removable parts dishwasher-safe; 3-year warranty

Healthy cooking and sleek modern design meld in this rice cooker from Cuisinart. A smaller version of the eight-cup cooker, this one also features a handsome brushed stainless-steel exterior, a square shape with rounded corners, chrome-plated handles, and a glass lid with a stainless rim, chrome knob, and steam vent hole. Inside you'll find a high-quality stainless-steel steaming basket and a nonstick cooking bowl that produces 4 to 7 cups of rice. The cooker also steams vegetables and thin cuts of meat, creating a complete, fat-free meal with little effort. Besides various types of rice, the cooker cooks couscous, polenta, oatmeal, boiled eggs, shrimp, and much more. An included booklet presents gourmet recipes for such mouth-watering meals as Creamy Parmesan Risotto with Asparagus, and Teriyaki Steamed Chicken with Cranberry Wild Rice. p Cuisinart gives this upscale rice cooker extra panache with a cord that pulls out and then retracts for storage. One lever is all that's required to flip the machine on. Two different colored LED lights illuminate, one during the cooking phase, and the other when the machine automatically switches to warm when cooking is done. Included with the machine are a textured plastic paddle for stirring and serving, and a plastic measuring cup calibrated specifically for rice. All the unit's removable parts are dishwasher-safe. The cooker measures 7-3/4 by 7-3/4 by 9 inches, and is covered by a three-year warranty. I--Ann Bieri/I Cuisinart 4 Cup Rice Cooker has a brushed stainless housing and embossed Cuisinart logo. Makes 4-7 cups of rice. Traditional Lever control with warm and cook settings

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Customer Reviews

Great rice cooker - Emmanuel Lorenzana -
I have heard alot regarding rice cookers; consistently cooking rice just right. Cuisinart has a hit and miss reputation on some of its products, in this case, it is a absolute hit! Pricing was excellent, aesthetics great, size perfect. br /br /Very pleased with Amazon's service and quality of its merchandise.br /br /br /As much as I hate to admit it, I am becoming a very loyal Amazon customer!br /br /br /Best,br /br /br /Emmanuel Lorenzana

Instructions are Wrong, You Can Make Great Rice With This - Fritz Gerlich - barneyrubble66@gmail.com
After purchasing this unit, I too had spill over at very low water rice levels. I realized that this is the same problem one would get,using even medium heat to cook grits, or rice in a regular pot....... br /br /(If you leave the top of the pot down tight.) br /br /There is no way, because of the high heat setting of this unit, that the glass lid supplied can be used to completely cover the cooking pot, even though the instruction book indicates so.. The hole would have to be much larger to allow steam to escape. br /br /The temperature setting of the heating dictates the designer set it high to allow the use of the steaming attachment, using a high boiling point br /br /The steam will push the air mols from the pot causing a very low barometric air pressure. br /br /With this the bubbles generated by the boiling rice water will have almost no air pressure to keep them low or at minimum.{ they expand greaty), Thus foaming out the sides of the pot. br /br /Even though I could not find in the instruction that the glass top would not work if it was used to completely cover the cooker top while cooking, the picture on the box was a clue. br /br /The picture shows the steamer unit sitting in place, with the glass lid on top. br /br /Using the steamer attachment while just cooking rice, I started the unit. br /br /A few bubbles and steam came up through the bottom of the steamer, for a while, and than decreased. ( no boil over ). Once the temperature in the unit exceeded 220 degrees ( all water boiled off) : the unit went into stand-by. br /br /Perfectly cooked rice. Every time br /br /I use the steamer unit, even if I not even steaming vegetable or etc. No boil over. It has many holes in it to allow steam excapement with out br /boil over. Caution........... The steamer tray gets as hot as the steam generated in the cooking process. br /br /Do not touch the steamer tray attachment with-out waiting for it to cool, and keep this unit well away from the reach of children, or uncovered, br /un-protected hands. In this cooling time the "laden" heat in the left over steam can return to the rice, and complete the cooking cycle. br /br /


Mar 09, 2010 13:42:07