[Home] [CanadianTire] Black & Decker Rice Cookers $13.99 6-cup/ $19.99 7-cup/ $34.99 20-cup

[lynk]

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[stony]

I bought the 6 cup one this past summer when it was $9.99 or something. It is pretty good although it tends to dry out the rice at the bottom. I'm going to try adding a bit of extra water (I always forget and keep saying 'next time') but for convenience it is pretty nice: just add the water and rice, push down the lever and come back later too fully cooked rice. Much nicer than using a pot.

[Mike_wang]

I bought the 6 cup for 9.99. It only lasted a year.It was very quick to prepare rice but you need to unplug the system after the rice is cooked or else it will turn it into mush. The warming system is not that good.

[emmafb]

I also got the small one when it was $9.99.

I found it better leave the rice & water in the pot for an hour before pressing the cook button. Also, unplug once the rice is done.

[ji2o0k]

I bought a similar style type of rice cooker from Walmart (though it was the Salton brand)...

Just a word of caution, I like my rice a bit mushier than most and typically I would add a bit more water than required to cook the rice in the close-down-lid type of rice cookers.

When I first used this one with the detachable glass lid, I did exactly that and added a bit more water than required to cook my rice.

While the rice was cooking, a bit of foam was created and this spilled over a bit on the glass lid and the lip of the rice pot...

It is a bit of a hassle to always have to wash the lid and rice pot after each use...so I am going to return the ricecooker and buy the close-down-lid type (like the Tiger brand etc)..

[Winkle]

Not sure who manufactures the B&D ones but from my experience even the cheap $20-30 Tiger ones typically work far better then anything else on the market at comparable price points.

[Error2]

20 cups?! Yeah!

This are the prices rice cooker should be. Unless you are looking for some specific feature. I have for many years cooked rice on the stove before I bought a similar one to this. Loved it, until "someone" broke the lid and eventually the non-stick coating started coming off. Then I took a got myself a Tatung with a internal pot made of stainless steel and a not-too-common "water in the exterior pot" cooking method. They all work great, for rice. Dunno about streaming and other functions.

Only minor complaint about this is the need to unplug to turn off the "stay warm"

[Cronzor]

I've gone through two of the 6cup units, both have died within a year with only moderate use (maybe 2 times a month)

Are the more expensive rice cookers more durable or is this another situation where paying more just nets you more expensive cheap crap?