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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | Slow cook feature could be better, power cord contains lead.
I have just bought this item and used it twice. I have not noticed any smell that others are referring to. There are warning labels next to the heating element, perhaps you should remove those if you have a problem with "burning paper". I first made brown rice, which turned out excellent even after setting the timer almost 24 hours in advance and putting in much more than the recommended water level. It seems to detect the excess water and steams it all out because there was no water left after cooking. I also used the slow-cook feature to make chili. The manual doesn't say what temperature it slow cooks at, but I set the timer for 6 hours. It ended up a little overdone so I am guessing "slow-cook" is similar to the "HIGH" setting on most other slow-cookers, not the "LOW" setting, which is a bit dissapointing because I like to slow-cook for 8 hours or more. Overall, this is an excellent cooker, although the manual says the power cord contains lead, which is toxic. This seems unnecessary to put toxic elements in the cord, so I down-grade the rating to 4-stars. | 4 | 776 days ago | Some Minor Things The Other Reviewers Left out.
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<br />-It comes w/a retractable power cord that retracts into the base
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<br />-The rear of the lid DOES NOT have a steam-moisture collector. Tiger brand has a very nice, very high end rice cooker that incorporates a steam-moisture collector into the back of the lid. Typically, when you open the lid of a rice cooker, there will be moisture on the bottom of it from the steam. When you open the lid up 90 degrees, the moisture will drip down the lid onto the plastic housing of the rice cooker. The Tiger brand has an ingenius "collector" at the base of the lids of their models and the bottom surface of their lids are designed to channel the moisture so that when you open the lid, the droplets of water run down into the "collector" and makes for easy cleanup. You just pop out the collector and dump the excess water from the steam. Our mom has this model and was disappointed that Sanyo didn't incorporate this feature.
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<br />I've only own this for a week but I'll be updating this as time goes on. So far, it does make great tasting rice and is easy to use! | 4 | 776 days ago | The smell exists in mine too
I agree with the other reviewers that this is a great rice cooker. However, the chemical smell that comes from the casing under the pot makes me nervous. It is like a strong syrofoam chemically smell that I sometimes taste in my rice. Not happy about it and might send it back. | 4 | 776 days ago | Super micom fuzzy logic rice cooker - Perfect rice and porridge!
First, the Sanyo micom rice cooker DOES NOT have a burning chemical smell...it never did from the first time we have used this cooker. For the people that complain about this, did you check to make sure there is nothing at the bottom of the bowl and the cooker? The cooker comes packed with a sheet of white translucent paper between the cooker and the bowl, so make sure to remove it before cooking for the first time. And if this isn't the problem, send it back and exchange it for a new one.
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<br />Second, this rice cooker is the best because it cooks PERFECT rice, porridge, and stew each and every time. That's the one bonus of having a micom fuzzy logic rice cooker...rice porridge (aka congee or jok). Only the fuzzy logic cookers can cook porridge without burning the rice at the bottom and it's been perfect each time. And the Sanyo is the best priced fuzzy logic cooker out there. Also, I admit that I tend to be in a "hurry" most of the time to get dinner on the table, so I typically use the "quick" cook function. It cooks the rice in about half an hour, but the key is to use just a teeny bit more water (1/2 cup for 3-4 cups rice), to compensate for the higher/faster heat. But otherwise, if you are cooking using the normal settings, all you have to do is measure the rice with the included measuring cup, put the rice in the pot, fill the rest of the pot with water/broth to the corresponding line and perfect rice, porridge or stew will be ready in no time!
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<br />And finally, the nonstick rice spatula is truly nonstick and to not waste 1/3 cup of rice sticking to the spatula is great! The titanium bowl is great too...minimal cleaning...take a damp sponge, rinse and you're done! Simply amazing overall! | 5 | 776 days ago | Odor came from plastic seal and button-like seal.
There is a strong smell coming from the soft plastic seals on the ricer cooker cover - seals around the cover and the round button-like seal on the middle of inner lid. I read reviews before making the purchase. Some user's were reporting that the odor is from the bottom of the unit so I wasn't concern before seeing it myself. Now I bought it and find out that the odor is from the seals on the cover and inner lid which will steam with the rice every time you use it. Because it has a burning sensation, it mislead people to belief the smell is coming from eletrical or metal parts of the cooker.
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<br />Can someone tell me that I shouldn't worry about the smelly soft gel-like plastic seals? These seals will cook/steam with the rice everytime you cook. Given the odor and softness, I am afraid to use it. I am not going to take the risk for extra the $55 discount! I could have made money off it on Ebay but couldn't do it because it's just not right. So I returned it to Amazon although I bought it at a bargain price ( at low price with $25 coupon + $30 credit card promotion).
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<br />By the way, good luck to those who already bought it. | 1 | 776 days ago |
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