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Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker

Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker


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Brand: Cuisinart
Category: Kitchen

List Price: $70.00
Buy New: $49.95
You Save: $20.05 (29%)



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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 85 reviews
Sales Rank: 951

Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.8
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 10.1 x 9.9

MPN: CRC-400
Model: CRC-400
UPC: 086279007650
EAN: 0086279007650
ASIN: B0001XAG8W

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • 4-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 7-3/4 by 7-3/4 by 9 inches; all removable parts dishwasher-safe; 3-year warranty

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Use to cook rice or steam other foods. Keeps rice warm automatically after rice is fully cooked. Built-in steaming tray to steam other foods while rice is cooking. Calibrated measuring cup measures proper rice-to-water proportions. See-through glass lid with steam vent. "Cook" and "warm" LED indicator switch. Cool touch chrome-plated handles. Includes paddle to fluff and coop rice out of the pot without sticking. convenient retractable cord storage.

Amazon.com Review
Healthy cooking and sleek modern design meld in this rice cooker from Cuisinart. A smaller version of the eight-cup cooker, this one also features a handsome brushed stainless-steel exterior, a square shape with 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 4 to 7 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 7-3/4 by 7-3/4 by 9 inches, and is covered by a three-year warranty. --Ann Bieri


Customer Reviews:   Read 80 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars Does not work   November 18, 2008
Jim Kennedy
After repeated efforts, my experience has been that rice rarely turns out well with this rice cooker. I have tried to make adjustments to the amount of liquid but the rice is usually undercooked by varying degrees. It is very inconsistent on how long it cooks for a fixed quantity of rice and water, and often burns the rice on the bottom before cooking all the rice. I give up and am looking for a different rice cooker.


5 out of 5 stars Simple and great   October 21, 2008
T. Mitchell (Cadiz, Spain)
Hands down the most stylish and useful little rice cooker on the market. We use it almost daily. With jasmine rice from Thailand and a 1:2 ratio, there has been no mess. When we first got this or if my spouse first used it, it would boil over. Right now we could not be happier with it, Stainless steel was the draw, the performance made it a keeper.


1 out of 5 stars Waste of money. Stay away from this item   September 25, 2008
S. Green
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is the worst rice cooker I've ever used! I'm Asian, so I know what a good cooked rice should be like. This rice cooker does not cook!! Rice always come out undercook. I tried following the direction in the manual, tried different ratios of rice vs water, followed instruction in the rice package, tried different type of rice. IT ALWAYS UNDERCOOKED!

You're better off buying a non-branded rice cooker from your chinese supermarket or store.



5 out of 5 stars It cooks rice consistently perfect   September 21, 2008
R. M. Czarnecki (Affton, MO United States)
This little cooker does exactly what it is supposed to do... cook rice. It is compact, consistent and well built. I have cooked brown rice, white rice and even Uncle Ben's Rice Pilaf box dishes with excellent results. As long as you accurately measure the rice and water you will be fine.


2 out of 5 stars I expect more from Cuisinart   September 8, 2008
K. Fischer (wa, usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I love using the rice cooker. The rice turns out perfect every time. However, no matter which recipe I use, it over flows onto the counter.

The shape is great, the squareness of it makes it easy to store. I still use it all the time, I just make sure that there isn't anything near it when it cooks. The only other complaint I have is that there is not an off switch, you have to unplug it after every use. Maybe they are all like that, I do not know, this is the only one I have ever used.

I love the retractable cord!!! Rice is perfectly cooked and appliance is easy to store. Too bad it makes such a mess, I expected more from Cuisinart.


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