Aroma ARC-838TC 8-Cup Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker and Food Steamer

Product By Aroma(104 customers reviews)

Lowest Price : $34.94

Product Description

Prepare entire meals, large or small, in one easy step. This digital rice cooker flawlessly prepares up to 16 cooked cups of any type of rice and will simultaneously steam meat and vegetables. It has a cool-touch exterior and an easy-to-use, programmable control panel that includes functions such as automatic warming and delay timer. The removable heavy-duty inner pot is non-stick for easy serving and cleanup. Includes measuring cup, steam tray and rice paddle. Uses approximately 8 cups of uncooked rice to prepare 16 cups of cooked rice.

Technical Details

• 8-cup rice cooker prepares up to 16 cups of rice at a time
• Simultaneously steam vegetables and cook rice; heat soups and stews
• Cool-touch housing; nonstick removable inner pot; 15-hour delay timer with digital display
• 12-hour auto keep-warm mode; measuring cup, steam tray, and rice paddle included
• Measures approximately 12 by 12 by 11 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews

  
"It's way too big if u r looking for 8-cup size" 2010-09-01
By yogesh
I ordered this thinking it was an 8-cup size as advertised, but it is actually 16-cup size. I got misled by the product info and urge others to think twice if you are here for smaller sizes. The same product is listed at [...] as 16-cup. I haven't used the product yet and am thinking of returning it.

  
"nice cooker, but scorches rice after a while" 2010-08-31
By Jay (CA, USA)
It does it's job very well. It cooks the rice nicely BUT if you leave it on warm for too long it will begin to scorch the bottom of the rice. I personally don't mind a little scorching because it adds texture but I can see how this will annoy people. That's why I gave it 4 stars because of the scorching. If you want to use the warming function to its full effect, you really can't because it begins to scorch the rice. Also, if it's warming for a while it starts to make this weird clicking noise. I hope it doesn't indicate any problems in the future. It's a well thought out design. I really like the steamer tray and the condensation reservoir. It comes with a miniature ladle and a rice paddle. The price is very good and the overall package is a great value.

  
"Great" 2010-08-29
By soro
I always want a rice cooker with steamer, and it is just good for both me and my husband. Easy to use and operate.

  
"Don't waste your money" 2010-08-25
By Gregory MacDonald
I purchased this rice cooker mainly to cut down on the time required keeping track of brown rice. Not only does it not save any time or hassle, it doesn't even do white rice well. Regardless of ratio of rice to water, setting etc. the rice (white and brown) always ends up sticking or burning and usually undercooked until I add more water and try to bring it back to an edible state. The company has been totally unresponsive to several attempts to figure out why this piece of junk doesn't work.

  
"Works Well" 2010-08-15
By Beverly J. Hall (St. Paul, MN USA)
Does a good job of steaming vegetables. I haven't used it to cook rice yet. The one thing I was a little surprised to discover is that while there is a delay timer to start the cooker at a preset time, it does not have a timer to cook the veggies, unless I missed something. I have to use a separate timer but it does the job. A little nit is there is a clear plastic piece that captures the water condensation when the lid is opened. The manual says nothing about this since it needs to be drained after each use. It is easy to take out the piece, wash it and replace it but I was surprised the manual didn't mention it.