- Sales Rank: #4734 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: 4-Cup
- Color: Silver
- Brand: Cuisinart
- Model: CRC-400
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.90" h x
10.10" w x
10.70" l,
.46 pounds
Features
- 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
- Product Built to North American Electrical Standards
Cuisinart Rice Cooker has a brushed stainless housing and embossed Cuisinart logo. Traditional Lever control with warm and cook settings
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
115 of 120 people found the following review helpful.
By K. Beck
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.
91 of 97 people found the following review helpful.
By Thomas Berry
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 pointThe 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 timeI 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 outboil 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
44 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
By S. Lamont
I love my Cuisinart 4-cup rice cooker! It's just the right size for a single cook or for a couple. I've made brown and wild rice in it with good results, and steamed broccoli and tofu in the steamer basket at the same time for a quick, easy meal. It's also wonderful for making oatmeal in the mornings with no stirring or burning. So nice to have breakfast waiting when you get out of the shower! The non-stick cooking surface makes for easy cleanup, too.Tip: If you spray the inside of the cooking pot with a bit of nonstick cooking spray, you won't have any trouble with boiling over.
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