proctor silex 4-cups uncooked resulting in 8-cups cooked rice cooker, white (37534y)

This handy little cooker will free up a burner on your stove if preparing several dishes for a meal. Place it on a countertop, sideboard or table, simply add measured amounts of rice and water (generally 2 parts water to 1 part rice) using the included measuring cup, put the lid on, plug in, push the “cook” lever down and let it do the rest (no standing over the stove to stir the rice or watching to make sure it doesn't burn!). When the rice is done, the cooking process stops automatically and the “warm” light will come on; scoop out the rice with the included paddle, stir, season and serve. Cleanup is very easy, as the inner pan is non-stick (use only wood or plastic utensils). The manual states that the pan is top-rack dishwasher safe; however, it is fairly lightweight aluminum and I think that better results would be obtained with handwashing with a non-abrasive sponge. I would definitely not place the included rice paddle in the dishwasher, as it is not much heavier than a regular disposable plastic fork or spoon and would likely be prone to warping. The one issue to be aware of, and as noted in the user manual, is that the cooker releases a substantial amount of steam and should not be placed directly underneath a cabinet. There is a small opening in the lid which allows the steam to escape, so I would recommend that when using the cooker, the lid be placed so that this opening is turned away from any cabinet or overhanging items. I was very satisfied with the results (it made wonderful rice pudding!) and would highly recommend this cooker.

I gave this product five stars because the rice is cooked perfectly. We like rice and I always made very good rice in the microwave but it took a little more watching. With this cooker the ingredients are added, turn it on and when finished the cooker turns to warm and keeps the rice perfect for serving. BUT it is messy. The first time I used it I used 1/2 cup less water that the maximum. Starchy steam shoots out from the vent in the lid during cooking that coats every thing within a foot of the vent so my cooky jar and toaster oven had a find layer of starch coating. Then I thought to make the minimum with just one cup of rice and two cups water. Rice perfect; messy counter afterwards. Of course if you move things away from the ricer and clean the counter before it dries, cleaning will be much easier. Because of the quality of the cooked rice I will continue using the cooker making the maximum amount and as cooked rice freezes so well I will just freeze what we do not use to cut down on the clean up. The bowl and lid clean up very nicely in the dishwasher.