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Oster Stainless Steel Rice Cooker | 
| Brand: Rival
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $35.00
You Save: $4.99 (12%)
Rating:  4 reviews
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 11.8 x 11.7
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MPN: 004724-000-000
UPC: 034264417489
EAN: 0034264417489
ASIN: B000M51P9I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New Never Used - I did remove it from the box but NEVER USED.
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| Features:
| • | A rice cooker that's great looking and works hard too | | • | Sleek stainless steel with a black airtight lid | | • | Enjoy 700 watts of power as you prepare up to 20 cups of delicious rice | | • | Features 12-hr. keep warm, removable nonstick pot and steam tray, automatic shutoff and cooking indicator light | | • | Wipe with damp cloth, reservoir is dishwasher safe |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
A staple ingredient all over the world, great rice makes a meal come to life. From exotic sushi to flavorful Mexican sides, steam up perfect rice with this sleek stainless steel rice cooker. One-year limited warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Gift That Never Gave Once June 21, 2008
Chris J. Blanchard (Redlands, CA)
This was a wedding present...sadly not the worst gift we got, but top ten easily.
First time we tried the rice cooker we had both just came home from work and thought we would enjoy a quick meal of chicken and rice. Sadly the rice cooker didnt have the same idea. One hour later and the cooker had only warmed the rice a little past room temp. We left the rice cooker plugged in, and started pasta because our faith in the rice cooker was waining.
Not suprisingly we finished our pasta dinner and the rice cooker still hadnt woken up from his luke warm nap.
We werent quite ready to count our fancy rice cooker out yet. The next night I started some rice, and grabbed couscous just in case. It is a good thing the couscous doesnt take much time to make...as I write this the rice is still soaking in warm water because thats all the cooker can muster.
Im sure we have a defective unit, and I wish we had the problems everyone else was having, the cooker being too hot, but it's clear lthe unit is just cheaply made.
Wont be buying another one of these.
 Not really for fondue May 24, 2008
Tori
I purchased this product because of its versatility. A product that can steam vegetables and fish? Make rice? Cook beans? Make fondue? What a great idea! I haven't tried it for all of those things yet, but I did try fondue. The biggest disadvantage is that the lid does not come off. So it's blocking access to the pot from that direction. Also, it doesn't have a "skewer holder ring" so the forks slide around and fall in if you're not holding onto them. The included "recipe book" is really just advertisements for all the Oster appliances. There's very little in it about the rice cooker.
The one advantage this product has over some "real" fondue pots is that it has two temperature settings, "Cook" and "Keep Warm." The "Keep Warm" function could be helpful when serving chocolate or cheese fondues, so that they stay melted without burning. And perhaps the fondue could be prepared in the pot itself. It does get quite hot on the "Cook" setting. (Most fondue pots are only for serving the fondue. It must be prepared on the stove.) The manual warns against operating this unit uncovered, because steam is generated during use. Rice probably wouldn't cook if it was uncovered, but I think most people are pretty used to experiencing steam while cooking.
Bottom line? I'm glad I bought this product. I see it sort of as an electric cooking pot that will turn to Warm if the food is going to burn. Kind of as a hotter crock pot/slow cooker. It is quite versatile and I'll use it for many products ... but I'm in the market for the Electric Multi Fondue Set 1.6 liter/56 oz.- Trudeau.
Oster Rice Cooker not bad April 24, 2008
Martha R. Fletcher (Randallstown, MD)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I decided to try a rice cooker because my family prefers rice over potatoes and I wanted to be able to leave the rice to warm while I did other things for a meal.
Good points-
*This cooker is easy to clean.
*This cooker is easy to use. Just fill according to directions and portion size needed, press the lever and let it go.
*It comes with a steamer basket to give this cooker double duty for veggies, dumplings etc.
*It is a very handsome design that matches a great many other products from different manufacturers.
*The liner is non-stick and removable for easy cleaning.
*In my use it has never boiled over BUT a great deal of HOT steam is vented from the top as it cooks so be careful.
Not so good points-
*It can tend to over cook and make a brown crust to the rice on the very bottom of the pan. This is not helped by the warming cycle that continues as long as the cooker is plugged in. The best thing is to be aware when the cycle ends and unplug the unit. It will keep rice warm for a meal on it's own.
*I found it needed a bit more water than the directions called for to cook any type of rice.
*This unit has no off/on switch to turn it OFF. You must unplug the unit to truly turn it OFF.
I would recommend this unit to anyone who wants to try a rice cooker. We have been happy and it saves a burner on the stove for other cooking needs. Just keep an eye for when the rice is done and unplug the unit. It will keep rice warm just on it's own without the warming cycle.
 Love this rice cooker! January 13, 2008
Stefi (Thornton, CO United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
We have been trying to switch to a healthier carb lifestyle so I finally had to break down and buy a rice cooker for cooking my wild rice. This rice cooker does an excellent job of cooking our wild rice when you follow the package directions of 1 cup wild rice to 4 cups liquid (we use Bob's Red Mill rice). Wild rice takes forever to cook (about 1 hour for a cup of uncooked rice). This rice cooker is great because now I can put it all in and walk away instead of having to stick close to the stove/oven. I haven't used this cooker to make any other type of rice, but given it's performance with our rice I'd have to guess it would do an equally excellent job with other types of rice.
I bought this rice cooker last year and have only used it a few times, so I couldn't speak to it's longevity/durability.
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