I've never relied on an appliance as much as I do this one! I bought it to replace an old, very basic rice cooker, and I really expected to use my new Rice Plus just for rice. But it does so much more! I've experimented with all of its many possibilities (rice cooking, oatmeal cooking, vegetable steaming, soup making, etc.) and it's done beautifully with every one. I've also experimented with various types of rice, trying kinds I'd never thought of making before, and every one of them has turned out perfectly too. And my Rice Plus works just as well when I'm cooking only for myself as it does when I'm cooking for my family of six. (It can produce as many as eight servings.) So I highly recommend this product and plan to buy it as a wedding gift or housewarming gift for my kids, nieces, and nephews when the time comes.
Product Features
- 15-cup rice cooker with fuzzy-logic technology for perfectly cooked rice and more
- Push-button control panel; LCD display; pre-programmed menu options
- Programmable finish time; auto keep-warm mode; nonstick aluminum cooking pot
- Includes steaming rack, measuring cup, rice paddle, and recipes; dishwasher-safe parts
- Measures approximately 12-1/5 by 16-1/2 by 10-1/2 inches; 3-year limited warranty
Product Overview
Cuisinart introduces a smarter way to cook rice and many other dishes as well. The Rice Plus Multi-Cooker, the first product from Cuisinart with advanced fuzzy logic technology. This built-in brain senses fluctuations in cooking and automatically adjusts operations to ensure perfect results. With pre-programmed settings for six types of rice, plus oatmeal, soup, steam, slow cooking and easy dishwasher cleanup- this is destined to become a favorite.
Cuisinart FRC-800 Rice Plus Multi-Cooker - PJ -
I purchased this machine when my old ricer broke. Upon receipt, I read the instruction manual and was amazed at the versatility of this multi-cooker! Not only does it cook white and brown rice, it steams vegetables and makes soups. I have used it now several times and it's so much easier to clean than the many old ricers I have had over the years. I love this product and am very satified with my decision to purchase it. Cuisinart FRC-800 Rice Plus Multi-Cooker with Fuzzy Logic Technology
Lots of bells & whistles but room for improvement - E. Rowe - NY USA
I've had this rice/oatmeal/slow cooker now for 6 months. This machine cooks all kinds of rice extremely well and that's what it primarily was designed to do. You can cook sushi, brown, risotto, etc. rices and they turn out perfect. They also stay warm and perfectly moist if you need to set the keep warm function. The parts remove easily for cleaning.
The easy to read display doesn't tell you how many minutes it will take to cook your rice choice. You have to read through the instruction booklet to find out how long each cycle is. A countdown function of remaining time would have been really nice. The first time I made brown rice my family waited almost 2 hours to eat dinner.
This machine doesn't do the extra stuff very well. I made 1 cup of steel cut (Irish) oatmeal with 2 cups of water in a machine designed to hold 8 cups of water. The frothy water boiled over, out of the steam hole, and into the electronics board. It fried the circuit board. Fortunately the unit comes with a 3 years, no questions asked warranty. Cuisinart sent me a replacement unit for shipping/handling.
The slow cooker function runs on the equivalent of "high" temperature for a slow cooker. They don't tell you that in the user manual. When you use the unit on slow cooker, the first 10 minutes of the cycle sautes whatever you put in the pan. This is useful if you need to brown meat or onions.
I love Cuisinart but this one doesn't live up to the usual quality of Cuisinart products. I have the machine and will use it 'till it dies, but I don't know if I would buy another.
over 2 hours for rice? - Rebecca Anderson -
this thing took over two hours to cook 1 cup of brown rice. i finally gave up.
Bad performance - S. Edmiston - Chicago
This cooker took two hours to cook one cup of brown rice and 55 minutes to cook one serving of oatmeal. I just don't have that kind of time to wait for the food. Additionally, the rice was watery, more so than what my simple Panasonic rice cooker would produce.
I called Cuisinart customer service for some help to make sure that I wasn't doing anything wrong as the customer service rep told me he had to contact corporate to see if two hours was too long for rice.
I haven't heard from him in two weeks, so I sent this back to Amazon for a refund.
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