Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker Review and Analysis

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  • Cuisinart rice cooker steams rice, meats, and vegetables
  • Square modern shape finished in brushed stainless steel
  • Stainless-steel steaming basket; glass lid; paddle and measuring cup
  • Automatically switches to warm when cooking is done; retractable cord storage
  • All removable parts dishwasher-safe; 3-year warranty

Cuisinart Rice Cooker has a brushed stainless housing and embossed Cuisinart logo. Traditional Lever control with warm and cook settingsHealthy cooking and sleek modern design meld in this rice cooker from Cuisinart. A smaller version of the eight-cup cooker, this one also features a handsome brushed stainless-steel exterior, a square shape with rounded corners, chrome-plated handles, and a glass lid with a stainless rim, chrome knob, and steam vent hole. Inside you’ll find a high-quality stainl Read the full review here…

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  1. 155 of 162 people found the following review helpful:
    1.0 out of 5 stars
    Big disappointment, February 13, 2006
    By 
    Christelleny (CT, USA) –

    This review is from: Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker (Kitchen)

    It’s easy to clean and sure looks great on your countertop!
    Positive feedback stops here.

    I made a mess out of cooking rice (all the negative reviews are true) until I figured that I should use slightly less water than the recommended quantity. After that, I spent 1 year using it nonstop (we eat rice every day).

    365 days later, the non-stick bowl is BADLY chipped, like little bubbles that burst on the bottom and left pinhead-sized chips. I swear that I never used anything else than the included plastic scoop (and sponge for cleaning) and never ever scratched it, so I’m 100% sure the non-stick coating quality is to blame.

    Add to that that non-stick coating is toxic*, this baby is out of my kitchen as soon as I can afford a Zojirushi. They’re not as elegants, but they last forever.

    For more info on teflon toxicity, visit http://www.ewg.org
    http://www.ewg.org/issues/pfcs/20051214/index.php

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  2. 83 of 86 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Love my rice cooker!, September 6, 2004
    By 
    K. Beck “hypnokat” (Indiana) –
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    This review is from: Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker (Kitchen)

    This rice cooker is a great addition to any kitchen. I love the steamer basket addition which allows me to cook additional food items at the same time as my rice. The steamer basket is great for hard and soft boiled eggs. When using this cooker, make sure that you go by the directions on the rice itself, not by the instructions in the manual (rice to water ratio). Also, the rice does have a tendency to boil over. I usually put a little butter in with the rice to prevent this from happening. I’m very pleased with my purchase and highly recommend it.

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  3. 47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    The instructions are wrong, January 25, 2008
    By 
    Thomas Berry (Suitland, Md United States) –
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    After purchasing this unit, I too had spill over at very low water rice levels. I realized that this is the same problem one would get,using even medium heat to cook grits, or rice in a regular pot…….

    (If you leave the top of the pot down tight.)

    There is no way, because of the high heat setting of this unit, that the glass lid supplied can be used to completely cover the cooking pot, even though the instruction book indicates so.. The hole would have to be much larger to allow steam to escape.

    The temperature setting of the heating dictates the designer set it high to allow the use of the steaming attachment, using a high boiling point

    The steam will push the oxygen mols from the pot causing a very low barometric air pressure.

    With this the bubbles generated by the boiling rice water will have almost no air pressure to keep them low or at minimum.{ they expand greaty), Thus foaming out the sides of the pot.

    Even though I could not find in the instruction that the glass top would not work if it was used to completely cover the cooker top while cooking, the picture on the box was a clue.

    The picture shows the steamer unit sitting in place, with the glass lid on top.

    Using the steamer attachment, 2 measures of rice using plastic, and 2 1/3 cups of water using a measuring cup, I started the unit.

    A few bubbles and steam came up through the bottom of the steamer, for a while, and than decreased. ( no boil over ). Once the temperature in the unit exceeded 220 degrees ( all water boiled off) : the unit went into stand-by.

    Perfectly cooked rice. Every time

    I use the steamer unit, even if I not even steaming vegetable or etc. No boil over. It has many holes in it to allow steam excapement with out
    boil over. Caution……….. The steamer tray gets as hot as the steam generated in the cooking process.

    Do not touch the steamer tray attachment with-out waiting for it to cool, and keep this unit well away from the reach of children, or uncovered,
    un-protected hands. In this cooling time the “laden” heat in the left over steam can return to the rice, and complete the cooking cycle.

    If the water is allowed to boil out, burnt rice at the bottom.

    The directions are in error, Check it out, Happy riceing

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