AROMAHousewares NutriWare 14-Cup (Cooked) Digital Rice Cooker and Food Steamer, White

We purchased the Aroma Nutriware rice maker about 2 years ago. I wanted to replace an older, large rice maker that had a badly beat up aluminum bowl with a smaller footprint unit. At first, I was intrigued by rice makers that could cook any rice countless ways. I found myself getting sucked down the hole of reviewed 4+ star units that had many buttons, tons of cooking options, and, of course, high prices.. I forgot that all that was wanted was a simple, no hassle rice maker that worked without complaint. I settled on this brand because we were very happy with our current 5-year-old Aroma rice maker. White and brown rice always came out well, and the accompanying cookbook had a recipe for chili that was quickly adapted as our go to simple meal. The downside with the old rice maker was the non-stick aluminum bowl became very scratched up, though we always used proper utensils. Realizing this, I adapted my search to include a semi destruction proof bowl where non-stick coatings would not be included, over time, with our meals. I chose well. White, (20 minutes) and brown rice, (90 minutes), taste great though brown rice, (not frequently made in this household), takes a very long time to cook. There are accurate measurements inside the cooking bowl that make adding the proper water amount to dry rice ez. The stainless-steel bowl still looks brand new after many times using, sautéing, stirring, and cleaning. I mention cleaning because this is not a non-stick bowl, no special coatings that promise to let food slide off. Food does stick to the bottom. A soaking followed by scrubbing is necessary after use. Still, we are extremely happy with this rice. You could drive yourself crazy looking at all the super-duper multi-option rice makers with high price tags and a hefty instruction book, (show off pieces for your friends?), or buy this. The Aroma Nutriware is ez to use, does what it promises to do, and on the side, makes great chili.

I gave this rice cooker five stars because it does everything I thought it would do, it's well made, and it cooks beautifully. I wanted this rice cooker because it is stainless steel and does not have plastic that can contaminate food. It cooks rice perfectly-I cook black rice and brown rice. It does a super job with oatmeal. I was so tired of my steel cut oats boiling over if I didn't stand at the stove monitoring it. I followed the directions in the enclosed booklet and I had perfect oats without the boil over.It is easy to clean. Just follow the directions. It is sturdy and has great little rubber feet that keep it securely put. The stirrer I received with my cooker was made of bamboo which I also love so there are no worries about using it with hot food. The steamer basket is also stainless. This size is perfect for me. The cord is a decent length and I can reach a plug without a problem no matter where I put the unit on the counter.This is the first rice cooker I have owned, but it is so well made that I will have it for a long time. It stays on my counter because I use it often and it looks beautiful so need need to hide it. It heats up quickly so I often use it rather that my ceramic cook top stove.I've had this cooker a month so I haven't used it for all the things it is capable of doing but plan on doing more. The directions are good enough that you should be able to convert your recipes to using the rice cooker. I think sometimes people don't follow directions and don't have good results. Be sure that you use the enclosed cup or follow the direction on using other cups and it will work fine.I would buy more products from this company because the item is accurately represented and well made.

After trying different brands of rice cookers, I decided to go back to the basic. To avoid non stick inert pot rice cookers, stainless steel is my to go version to keep my family with less chemical harm. I was skeptical and worry the 14 cup rice cooker will be too big. It turns out it’s perfect size for a family of four. And it’s so cute. Even though the cool rice texture is slightly harder than the smart one, but I can survive with that by feeling safe to have our rice everyday. Surprisingly, the pot isn’t much rice stick on the bottom. And it’s yum if you can use boiling water to simmer a minute the sticky bottom. You will find the rice soup is very tasty. Highly recommend! No need to go for hundreds for a fancy one. Basic simple cute are all in one.

I have been using the Aroma NutriWare 14-Cup Digital Rice Cooker for about a month now. I feel like I am ready to make a review. I am very detail oriented when I review a product. You may find this review useful.Pros-the stainless steel removable insert is really great for cleanup even when rice gets burnt on.-the small profile of the cooker doesn't take up much counter space and looks great-cooks rice just right and transitions to keep warm rather well (once you figure it out)*Cons-the rice cooker does tend to spew a lot of water/rice starch onto the counter while cooking-using the steamer insert to avoid spewing on the counter creates just one more thing to washOther thoughts-I was trying less water so it would not spew all over the counter top but that would just burn the rice and transition poorly over to the warm function.-I ended up using the steamer insert to give extra height to the lid so that I could use more water...therefore not burning the rice before it transitions over to the keep warm function. See picture. ( I know there are probably ways to avoid the boil over by adding certain ingredients or managing your rice differently)-now I get a perfect pot of rice ever time without the mess. I just have one more item to wash when I'm done. Over all I still like the rice cooker. If you guys design a better lid with a stainless steel pot you would get 5 stars ever time.because of this inherent situation that I have to work around to get my rice just right...I did take one star away.