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Stainless Steel Rice Cooker Model ME81 (Formerly ME8) - by Miracle Exclusives | 
| Brand: Miracle
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $86.50
You Save: $13.45 (13%)
Rating:  9 reviews
MPN: STEELRICECOOKER
Model: ME81
UPC: 833304001578
EAN: 0833304001578
ASIN: B000I5UEQM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Automatic Rice Cooker - All Stainless Steel! Features & SpecificationsStainless Steel Rice Cooker / Steamer - by Miracle ExclusivesOne of the modern marvels - no more watching and waiting for the rice to become perfectly cooked! The ME81 replaces the former model ME8 with new improvements like the all stainless steel bowl and vegetable steamer.All automatic, the unit includes a warm mode which automatically kicks in to keep the rice warm. This model will cook 8 cups of rice and yields 12 cups of cooked rice. With the addition of all stainless steel, none of your food ever comes in contact with any chemical or substance (like teflon on some others). Comes featured with indicator lights, different cooking modes and includes a stainless steel vegetable steamer tray.Features:All stainless steel contact with foodEasy to useYields 12 cups cooked riceAutomatic Warm FeatureNo Teflon or other chemicals used in coatingEasy-view Glass LidIncludes Rice paddle, removable stainless steel vegetable steamer tray46 inch power cordSpecifications: ModelME81 - Stainless Steel Rice CookerWeight3.97 PoundsDimensionsDepth9.5"Width:8.67"Height:7"ListedUL ApprovedVoltage110 V / AC / 60HzPower500 WMade inChinaWarranty1 Year Warranty
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Stainless steel pot!! Not toxic nonstick or aluminum! June 28, 2008
Yahtzee! (San Francisco, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I searched and searched, and found this company directly and paid around 80 bucks for it.
Let me say that I have NO nonstick, or aluminum in my kitchen. I store my food in stainless or glass. I absolutely LOVE this thing. I lived in a tiny 8x10 dorm room at Columbia U last year, and the miracle rice cooker, and a toaster oven were the ONLY things I had to cook with.
I got very good at making one pot meals in this thing, the steamer basket is amazing and with just this one rice cooker, you can make a decent dinner.
Now, I'm back at home, and with a full kitchen, and I STILL use it to make dinner. Last night, I left it on for a bit too long and it started to stick, so I shut it off, and twenty minutes later, the moisture in the rice pulled everything off the bottom.
It's no stick! Go figure!
I like it so much, I bought a second one (on ebay, for $70) to take back to Columbia with me, when I go back to finish my graduate degree. That way, my hubby and I don't have to fight over it.
A little overpriced, but nothing else like it: works great. May 5, 2008
V. Thompson
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I didn't want to pay 80$ for a rice cooker, but frankly this is one of the FEW aluminum-teflon free rice cookers to be had. I was afraid it would be hard to clean, burn the rice, not cook the rice, etc. because of what I read on the other reviews. I generously sprayed cooking oil on the pan with a pump aerosol sprayer and after the rice was finished I let the rice cool unplugged (not on the "warm" setting). The rice came out beautifully warm with absolutely no sticking: amazing, considering that it is stainless steel. I would buy this over again and as a gift for a friend. Also, it seemed sturdier than the other stainless steel rice cooker offered on amazon and it is sturdy. I haven't used the vegetable steamer basket yet, but just having it makes the cost a little more tolerable.
 It is the stainless steel cooking surface that counts April 24, 2008
Saty Satya Murti (NorthEast Kansas)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
We cook rice and grains frequently, as do many Asian-Americans. We have used plastic-bowl microwave vessels, aluminum & teflon pots, steam pressure cookers and several others over the past five plus decades. They all work, but each has a down side. For instance wait till your visitors or grand kids hear the hissing monster of a pressure cooker.
We feared aluminum toxicity, teflon ingestion, plastic leaching and plain uncertainty of what new epidemiologic research will unleash on us tomorrow. My wife and I have conveniently labeled our failing intellects as chronic "rice-in" toxicity. Forget age, it must be all that peeling cooking pot and rice!
The stainless steel Miracle is a reasonable answer, unless we find out in some distant future that stainless steel is also a hazard. Probably not. This cooker performs well and passes muster readily with us. We have not noted any spills or crusty rice paste sticking to the bottom. We do have the advantage of having cooked rice and grains for many years. But this is an easy skill to acquire if you learn to vary the amount of water used to suit the type of rice or grain. Don't lose heart too soon.
The pot washes easily if you soak it in water for a few hours -- and better still leave it overnight for your spouse to take care of tomorrow!
A vege tray comes with the cooker. It steams beans, peas and carrots well and to a ready-to-eat tender state.
I agree that a price of some $50.00 would have been better, but the convenience and safety are worth the added whimper while you pay the price. You could shop around and may be able to find a slightly lower price. And don't blow the savings on pricey coffee.
So far, so good March 27, 2008
Literature Reader (Laguna Beach, CA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
In answer to another reviewer's question, the stainless steel pot is solid steel EXCEPT for the bottom part which is coated to cover an aluminum heating core/element. When I spoke to Miracle Exclusives, the rep was very honest about how the bottom is coated but the rest is solid. He explained that stainless steel doesn't conduct heat very well or evenly, so that is why the aluminum core is necessary. He assured me that the food is never in contact with the aluminum as it is covered by a thick coat of stainless steel. I appreciated the rep's honesty, and I feel I can trust this product. I am going to buy it, as it is the only one I've found that doesn't use toxic Teflon or aluminum in direct contact with your food.
I have no complaints November 23, 2007
Me and My House
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought the rice cooker a year ago when I was looking for one that did not have non-stick coating or aluminum or plastic bowl. I'd been looking for a long time and was happy to find that this one had been changed/updated to include a stainless steel bowl.
We use it most for brown rice (which we eat at least once or twice a week) - comes out great! perfectly done and fluffy. Have also used it for oatmeal and other grains such as quinoa, as well as a bit for steaming vegetables. I found a ton of recipes online to make in this. Haven't tried all of them that I want to.
My company sells another, top of the line, expensive rice cooker. I don't use it because I don't want the "non-stick" bowl. I almost gave this one 4 stars then realized I have no complaints about this cooker, so gave it the full 5. Maybe I was hesitant because I just found out there is another rice cooker that has a crockery bowl. :-) I'd sure like to try it.
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