AROMA® Select Stainless® Rice Cooker, 3-Cup (Uncooked) / 6-Cup (Cooked), Stainless Steel Inner Pot, Small Rice Cooker, Auto Keep Warm, 1.2 Qt, White, ARC-753SG

I'm so glad I bought this little rice maker. We used to use a much larger rice cooker which was overkill. This thing can cook enough rice for a few days of leftovers and that's plenty for us. AND it cooks that rice SO fast. I don't know how it does it but it seriously cooks rice noticeably faster than our older/larger rice maker. And I really love that the cookpot is just plain stainless steel. It cleans super easy and I don't have to worry about forever plastics from teflon. Oh and it automatically switches to "warmer" mode when it's done cooking which is nifty.

Cooks rice as it should, does its job. The stainless pot will stain over time, particularly the bottom part, losing its glossiness, but still safer than other deteriorating non-stick coatings.

I used 1 1/2 cup of basmati rice, 3 cups of water, salt and and a dash of olive oil. No stickiness to the bottom. It did finish cooking and the leverage changed back to warm. I decided to keep it for 5 more minutes. It comes with a measuring cup I suggest to use and a rice spoon. It works if you want something simple and quick.

I purchased this rice cooker to assist my old Stainless Tatung rice cooker and my newer fuzzy logic rice cooker. Why do I need different rice cookers? I like the rice cooked in the newer fuzzy logic cooker. But I found cooking anything with hard shells or bones seem to degrade the finish of the nonstick inner pot (think seafood cajin rice, chicken drumstick pilaf rice, or asian rib rice dishes). I don't want to replace those nonstick inner pot every few months nor do I wish to use badly-scratched-up teflon inner pot for my rice (I think $40 for the inner pot?). So I use cooker with stainless inner pot for those application.I've been using a Ta-tung automatic rice cooker with stainless steel inner pots for more than 30 years. My old Ta-tung rice cooker has stainless inner pot, aluminum enclosed heating unit in the bottom of the outer pot, and requires water in the outer pot to cook rice. After three decades of cooking rice, stew, soup, cake, bread, and everything that fits, the outer pot's aluminum is not very appealing, even to this die hard Ta-tung fan. I found a new Ta-tung stainless rice cooker on Amazon with stainless less outer pot around $130 here http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Rice-Cooker-TAC-11KN/dp/B004FWL3UA/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-2&keywords=ta-tung+rice+cooker. Trust me, $130 is well worth it if it's used to the extend as its predecessor. But Amazon had an excellent price on the Aroma so I decided to try it. Here's the comparison to the Ta-tung and its Aroma nonstick cousins.The Aroma cooks similar to its nonstick cousin in regards to the design of the heating element. It requires no water in the outer pot. Actually the heating element is not completely enclosed which means it's not water proof. This is a major difference from the Ta-tung type cooker. The Ta-tung type cooker's outer pot is sealed and can be used as a cooking vessel without the inner pot. The Aroma also requires its specific innerpot, while a Ta-tung type of rice cooker will take any size of inner stainless steel pot as long as it fits.So many reviewers have explained the size of this cooker. I will just touch on the power. The 14-cup Aroma can bring a cup of cold water up to light steam in around one minute, to boiling in about 6-7 minute. A larger Ta-Tung stainless steel rice cooker can bring cold water to boiling in about 3 minute.The Aroma stainless steel cooker's stainless inner pot is not as heavy duty as the Ta-tung stainless steel. It also lost some of its shine after one use. But it serves its purpose. Its glass lid is great for see-through, but also makes crackling sound when used. I would not expect the Aroma inner pot, the glass lid, or the cooker itself to last past 30 years.This type of rice cooker all requires cooked rice to sit in the cooker for 10-20 minutes in order to achieve the preferred texture for most people, Aroma and Ta-tung alike. The rice cooked in these cooker will not have the same texture as the rice cooked in a Zojirushi or Tiger fuzzy logic rice cooker. I know because I have all of these and use them all the time. This is not to say one kind is definitely better than the other because everyone has a different taste for their food (or rice). I know people who must have sushi rice or no rice at all, then a Zoju or Tiger fuzzy logic is probably the most convenient way to cook. I also know some cheaper rice cookers cook Jasmine rice better than Japanese rice. So if a person knows exactly what kind of rice they prefer, they can choose the rice cooker for their special needs.There are so many things I want to talk about this rice cooker. But there are so many great reviews already so I'll stop. Bottom line is... if this Aroma rice cooker is at a good sale price, I think it deserves a solid four star as long as one keeps the expectation right.

Doesn’t cook rice correctly, sometimes comes out mushy sometimes undercooked. Adjusting rice to water ratio to try and find a good spot that will cook the rice correctly. My old Aroma rice cooker made it perfect everytime unfortunately it broke.

Seems great so farHas a fracture on the front (see photo) after a month or two. Only used 6 times, but is always on the counter without being moved.Also, I added 3 cups sushi rice and only 3.75 cups water and the lid is sitting in the water (overfull). Since other rices use 2x water (not 1.25x water), you definitely couldn't do 3 cups uncooked with them. I'm trying to see how it works overfilled this time. (I usually only make 1 cup of uncooked for myself but have friends over today)

Rice came out great and there was minimal sticking. However I noticed that some of the stainless steel coating chipped off when I first opened the rice cooker. I didn’t think much of it and proceeded to cook my rice. I ended up seeing some of the coating in my rice because some of the cooked grains looked a little gray. It turned out some of the flakes fell into the rice while I was scraping it out. The coating easily came off when I scraped the scooper against the bowl. This is a serious hazard and I will be returning this.

If you plan to use this frequently around your house, do yourself a favor and add an inline switch. You'll thank me later. 4 stars for missing a built-in off button. A gazillion stars for an otherwise great product.