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Cuisinart CRC-800 8-Cup Rice Cooker | 
| Brand: Cuisinart
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $112.00
Buy New: $76.30
You Save: $35.70 (32%)
New (12) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $30.00
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 19449
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.9
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 11.3 x 11.1
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MPN: CRC800
Model: CRC-800
UPC: 086279007667
EAN: 0086279007667
ASIN: B0001XAG8M
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 8-cup 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 | | • | Measures 9 by 9 by 10 inches; all removable parts dishwasher-safe; 3-year warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
Healthy cooking and sleek modern design meld in this rice cooker from Cuisinart. Finished in a handsome brushed stainless steel, the square cooker features rounded corners, chrome-plated handles, and a glass lid with a stainless rim, chrome knob, and steam vent hole. Inside you'll find a high-quality, stainless-steel steaming basket and a nonstick cooking bowl that produces 8 to 15 cups of rice. The cooker also steams vegetables and thin cuts of meat, creating a complete, fat-free meal with little effort. Besides various types of rice, the cooker cooks couscous, polenta, oatmeal, boiled eggs, shrimp, and much more. An included booklet presents gourmet recipes for such mouth-watering meals as Creamy Parmesan Risotto with Asparagus, and Teriyaki Steamed Chicken with Cranberry Wild Rice. Cuisinart gives this upscale rice cooker extra panache with a cord that pulls out and then retracts for storage. One lever is all that's required to flip the machine on. Two different colored LED lights illuminate, one during the cooking phase, and the other when the machine automatically switches to warm when cooking is done. Included with the machine are a textured plastic paddle for stirring and serving, and a plastic measuring cup calibrated specifically for rice. All the unit's removable parts are dishwasher-safe. The cooker measures 9 by 9 by 10 inches, and is covered by a three-year warranty. --Ann Bieri
Product Description
Cuisinart CRC-800 8 Cup Stainless Steel Rice Cooker - Now making the perfect rice dish is easy with the new brushed stainless Cuisinart CRC-800 Rice Cooker. Its steam vent helps to prevent splattering, while its chrome-plated handles stay cool to the touch. Use the built-in tray to steam other foods while the rice is cooking; when you're done, the non-stick coating and durable construction make cleanup a breeze. There's a convenient Keep Warm mode once your rice is cooked, so it's ready when you are. Other features include Warm and Cook indicator lights, a traditional lever control, glass cover and retractable cord storage. All removable parts are dishwasher-safe. Comes with measuring cup and rice spoon plus a variety of recipes.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 MUST READ: I learned the secret to using this tool!!! July 31, 2008
K. Lyons
I purchased this rice cooker without reading any reviews. At first I cooked long grain rice and had no problems with boil over. Then I tried making Jasmine rice and the explosions started. Frustrated, I went online to read product reviews. After my 100th review, I, too, hated this product and would've given it a really bad review. It was going in the trash. However, I have a Cuisinart blender and toaster that I love so I kept reading more reviews. There's an earlier post in this thread that gives a very scientific review of how the instructions are wrong. And instead of using the glass cover you should use the steam tray as the top when cooking rice. I had nothing to lose, so I tried it using Jasmine rice.
The results? No boil over and absolutely no mess whatsoever. I must say that my Jasmine rice taste a little like long grain rice as it's light and fluffy and not mushy how I like it. BUT, I didn't have any spill over, there was no mess on my counter, and the rice is delicous. So I completely agree. DO NOT USE THE GLASS COVER, use the STEAM TRAY instead as your cover and you will not have any spill over. The other review wrote something about the heating plates needing to be extra hot to steam the food so it was set up more for steaming than cooking rice. The hole in the glass top didn't provide enough air...
Just use the steam tray instead of the glass cover. For my more mushier rice I will just add a tiny bit more water or not. This is now a great product in my book. I just wish CuisinArt would've gotten their directions right.
So 4 stars for having me to clean up the mess on my own and go online for the truth, and wasting my time. Otherwise, 5 stars because I now have excellent rice and a beautiful rice cooker/steamer.
 Stay away if you don't want to have to clean up boil over 70% of the time July 28, 2008
Biggie Kay (Chagrin Falls Ohio)
Got into brown rice with a change to more macrobiotic diet. Bought Cuisinart because of the brand - assumed top of the line. This is the bottom line-it is poorly designed. First time I doubled the recipe (box says 8-15 cups). I used the measuring cup provided accurately doubled recipe. TOTAL MESS. Went back and read the fine print "do not make less than or more than the amount is the instructions. That means 2-4 or 3-5 servings. So I did it again and made the smallest 2-4 batch of brown rice. Precise measures etc. I watched it boil over - not as big a mess as first time, but enough to drip down the sides and spatter the outside of the cooker. The reviewer who cut them slack with info about bubbles and using the steamer goes too far. It should work just fine without the steamer. Note his cautions about the steamer getting hot, etc. You should be able to enter the ingredients, walk away and come back to perfect rice and one pot to clean. Returned it today and spent the extra money for Zojirushi NS-ZCC18 10-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer. Wish me well.
 Not worth the trouble. May 29, 2008
D. Brewster
Hubby purchased this as a gift for me. I wish he would have read the reviews. The rice it makes is fine, the mess it makes is completely unacceptable. You can't adjust the temperature so it constantly boils over. I've tried different types of rice, soaking, rinsing, etc. I always end up with cooked rice plus a nice mess to clean up. I've resorted to using it with the lid off. Save your money and use your stockpot on the stove. The rice is just as good and you won't have a giant mess to clean up.
 Rice Cooker Overflow Problems January 31, 2008
Joseph J. Oswald
I don't know what I am doing wrong. Cuisinart wasn't much help. When cooking only 2 cups of rice in 2 cups of water and after washing the rice, my cooker still overflows, making my counter a mess. Also, the rice is lumpy and looks like I could make sushi with it. It cooks for so long--I timed the cooker at 30 minutes before warm came on. This is second one. I traded the first one because I was told the heating element might be bad--but the second one does the same thing. I thought rice cookers were great--doesn't anyone know of a "great" one! Very disappointed in this concept--I cook rice better on the stove but I thought this would be a help. Do manufacturers actually test market their products--if so, they must know a secret that I don't!
Don't waste your money. January 31, 2008
Thomas R. Kueny (Milwaukee, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Generally I like Cuisinart products, so I thought I would try their rice cooker. I read all the negative reviews about it boiling over, but dismissed them because I thought people were just not following the directions properly. How would a good company like Cuisinart release for sale such a flawed product? But, after months of trials, I never have figured out how to keep it from making a mess on my kitchen counter. It's in the trash now.
This produce deserves no stars at all, but I didn't have that option.
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