Sistema Microwave Collection Rice Cooker, 87.2 oz./2.6 L, Red

great to have when traveling on the road and easy to clean up.

My electric rice cooker started overheating and shutting off half way through the cooking process. This, of course, was inevitable because I used it everyday at least once oft though I would have to cook a second pot of rice. Now my big pressure cooker can cook rice too/I prefer to save this 8 quart cooker not take up residence on my counter. I hadn't taken the time to look for another cooker and was using the pan on the stove method. He has no patience. He saw this Microwave Cookware Rice Steamer by Sistema while looking for salad containers for his lunch. I wasn't real thrilled, I think I might be turning into Eeyore. Well, we got this steamer and I read the directions that said not to use fat while cooking. I instantly thought that I can only use water in the steamer to make my rice because isn't chicken broth also have a fat content. I was bummed. I cook using broth and coconut butter and several other ingredients and now I'm stuck with plain rice. Making rice with the Sistema Microwave Cookware Rice Steamer is simple enough. Just put in the right amount of rice to the ratio of the water. I use the normal cooking time depending on what type of rice between 7-10 minutes. The rice comes out perfect each time.I only cook about 3 cups of dry rice even though it says 8 cups cooked which should be about 4 cups of dry. It comes out pretty full and you watch the water bubble up into the lid. I hate cleaning up the mess so I just haven't tried maxing this thing out. After I found the recipes I was much happier with this steamer because then I knew I could make rice the way I normally do. I quickly replaced the water with broth, added the vegetables, seasoning and just a little fat. So much better. So much happier too. I can still do almost all the things I did in my electric cooker: steam vegetables, make soup and stew. I still miss my electric steamer but for smaller batches this is great. I have something that will work for the larger batches. I would recommend this especially if all you are doing is cooking for 1 to 4 people. I finally found the recipes that the reviewers were talking about and my

We have one of those fancy electric rice cookers which can be set to cook all kinds of rice and a few other kinds of things... it was an extravagant gift a number of years ago and used many, many times until this little, red rice cooker appeared and it was put away. That big, fancy, electric cooker hasn’t been used since. This,little device is,wonderful. Put in your rice, water, bit of salt if you wish... pop it in the micro ... few minutes later, perfectly cooked rice! Simple as that! Even my husband, who struggles with Minute Rice, can manage this. I rate this up there with one of my “Best Buys.” On top of the easy use, good tasting rice as the cooker doesn’t leach anything into the rice, easy clean-up, ability to cook a variety of grains and rices, top all that off with it’s a cheerful bright shiny red. What more could you ask for?

Let me start by saying that this smallish rice cooker works quite well. It may not work well with all types of rice. It likely won't work well for rice requiring long cooking times (at least not without some cooking intervention). It's also not super big, so don't expect to feed more than about 2-4 people with what comes out of here in one go. The best type of rice to use with this cooker is precooked rice, such as minute and parboiled rice. The reasons for this should be self-evident. Both minute rice and parboiled rice have some of the starch removed because they have been precooked. Precooked rice means shorter cooking times and, because of reduced starch, substantially less chance of burning. I've read a number of one star reviews on here saying how unsafe this cooker is and showing burned plastic and rice fused together. This won't happen as long as you understand the rice type you're cooking (i.e., how much starch it contains) and you attend to it during cooking. Microwave cooking *requires* stirring, there is no way around this. Microwaves have hot pockets which ensure that you must stop cooking your food at intervals and move it around. Stirring prevents uneven cooking. This is no where more important than when cooking rice. Why is that? Heavily starchy rice can clump together inside this unit and form air pockets where no water exists. Microwaves are perfect for burning stuff when air pockets are present. Because rice is basically starch, when it dries out in an air pocket, it will easily begin to smolder and possibly catch fire. For this important safety reason, you must periodically interrupt the cooking to stir the rice and make sure the water is evenly distributed. This pot won't do this on its own. Stirring ensures that each grain of rice remains evenly coated with water and cooks thoroughly. How do you know if your rice is starchy? Any rice that is not precooked has a much higher amount of starch. Though, some rice has more than others (i.e., short grain sushi rice, Arborio rice and sticky rice). This means that you shouldn't try to create Risotto in this pot without stirring. You should also rinse your rice thoroughly until it runs clear before cooking (as the unstructions suggest -- not a typo), you should be prepared to stir the rice at least every 5 minutes of cooking time, being sure to add more water when it gets low and breaking up or removing sticky clumps. The one downside to this product is its unstruction phamplet. I'm calling it unstructions because it really doesn't instruct you on anything and gives only vague suggestions of cooking times based on metric weights. The lack of instruction is the reason for the reduction in a star on this review. However, if you've cooked rice in the past, you know that the cooking proportions to be 1 cup of rice to 2 cups water. Though, because the microwave is excellent at boiling water heavily, I might suggest a little more water than that ratio. Also. if your rice is particularly absorbent, you'll want to add even slightly more water. About every 5 minutes, you'll want to stop the microwave, open the container carefully away from your face so as not to get burned and stir the rice (adding more water if needed). After cooking has completed, you'll want to stir the rice one more time and let it sit for about 5-8 minutes to complete the cooking. I'd also suggest that if your rice requires longer than 25 minutes of cooking (i.e., brown or wild rice) not using this cooker and instead use a dedicated rice cooker or the stove top method. Leaving foods cooking unattended in a plastic microwave container for excessive amounts of time is a recipe for failure. Better, if you stick to using precooked rice in this container, you should be able to serve fluffy rice each time. So, how long should you cook the rice? As the unstructions suggest, you should start with 9-12 minutes (stirring once during cooking) and then add time in 3 minute intervals. Remember that you're also to let the rice sit for 5-8 minutes for additional cooking time. If you do want to use brown rice, I'd suggest minute brown rice or stir your brown rice frequently and test for doneness every time you stir. Finally, be sure to close the top so that the inner holes are not aligned directly over the outer holes to avoid spillage while cooking. I will also caution that this cooker gives off excessive amounts of moisture in the microwave. If your microwave is sensitive to high moisture content, you might not want to use this. Some less expensive microwaves do not properly shield their electronics from excessive moisture buildup and can cause the microwave's controls to fail or the microwave to act up. This product is also not safe for microwave & convection oven combos when using convection cooking. For these microwaves, use only the microwave mode.

When my wife bought this I was a bit dubious that it could make proper rice in our low wattage RV microwave but I have to confess that it produces proper rice as advertised. I’ve used it dozens of times with all types of rice: Long grain, short grain pearl sushi rice, Jasmine, Basmathi, etc. For an RV’er, just follow the instructions and trust it will do its job. No disappointments.

It works as it should in the microwave fairly quickly, a little over 12 minutes for 2 cups of white rice. However, the rice came out somewhat sticky and not as fluffy, so you may need to re-cook it in the microwave for additional minutes depending on how much water you put in. The quality of the rice leaves much to be desired, and really depends on your taste. The product came uncovered in an Amazon box (no manufacturer box) and was a little stained and had scratches. It was disappointing that it was delivered in this manner because it’s supposed to be in new condition, since I didn’t pay for a used product. The product also came with a product insert that had general directions (which did not specifically tell you whether you had to cover it with the lid while cooking in the microwave). I just covered it with the lid and hoped for the best. Luckily it didn’t burst. For now I will continue to use my tried and true regular rice cooker for great tasting fluffy rice, and will use this product on occasions when I’m in a hurry for cooked rice.

I bought this rice steamer and I think it is going to be really nice. Simple, quick and easy to cook rice. I have two other rice cookers (counter models) that work well, but this is going to be so much easier...once I get the hang of it. Yeah, I pretty much nearly burnt the house down the first time I tried to use it. The thing is, they didn't suggest a cooking time for brown rice. The time they suggested for white rice, however, was so short (can't remember exactly) that I couldn't believe it and thought that surely the brown rice might be different, to the extent that I set the time to 20 minutes. I usually steam brown rice for 60 minutes, so 20 makes sense to me, right? So I put it in there and went in to work on my computer. Before long I started smelling something weird. I went in and the whole house was thick with this awful, acrid, chemical smelling smoke that burned my eyes and throat. Not good. You should have seen the rice cooker. It has been a couple weeks, and the smell still lingers. The microwave still reeks. Have to scrub it again and try some odor remover, I guess. Anyway, don't do that. But it seems like it would be so slick that I am foolishly, I suppose, going to get another and try it again. Maybe for 7 or 8 minutes next time. Maybe 5...

This is great. For this first time in 25 years, I made rice in the microwave with it boiling over and making a mess. I have been using a Pampered Chef microwave pot to make rice, every time it boils over and makes good rice. I like the two lids, no boil over. I thought this came with a measuring cup, but it did not. It also comes in 13 Languages, so you know it is a world wide product. The few draw backs. It uses 8.8 ounces of rice and 16.9 ounces of water. What ? Also you need to cook for 8 to 12 min in and 800 watt microwave, well I have a 1000 watt microwave. So I put 1 cup rice, 2 cups water, and did 70% power for 17 mins. I needed to add a little extra water and microwave it at little more. The rice was very good, and I did not have to clean the microwave. I will play with the rice to water ratio, and the timing and I am sure it will all work out.

The best microwave rice maker I have ever used 😋

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i had success on my first try! wasn't sure i would after reading some reviews about quantities and timing but i made coconut rice and it turned out perfect. I have made it several times again with the same results and ordered one for my sister my recipe which i hope works or is a guideline for others - 100g or 2/3 cup basmati rice (rinsed a couple of times) 1 cup water 100ml coconut cream brown sugar (depending on sweetness preference either 1 or 2 dessert spoons) cook on high for 10mins (1100w inverter) and let rest for a couple of mins

Works fairly well ,hit and miss to get the rice right

Práctico pero solo para pequeñas porciones