Aroma 20-Cup Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker ARC-150SB

Bottom line

If you are looking for a rice cooker that cooks rice well without all the bells and whistles of an expensive model, the Aroma 20-Cup Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker ARC-150SB will fit your needs, reviewers say. In addition, this rice cooker steams vegetables and meats, and works as a slow cooker. The programmable slow-cook function can be set for two to 10 hours.

Performance

One-pot meals. The Aroma 20-Cup Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker ARC-150SB consistently receives high praise for cooking white and brown rice well. It has digital controls for white rice, brown rice, slow cook, steam and keep-warm, and it has a programmable 15-hour delay timer. When cooking is finished, the cooker switches to the keep-warm function. The ARC-150SB comes with a steamer tray that can be used to steam vegetables or meats at the same time the rice is cooking, and it can also be used to prepare soups, stews, stocks, gumbos and other dishes. The programmable slow-cook function can be set for up to 10 hours.

Ease of use

Nonstick pot makes cleanup easy. Cleanup is easy with the Aroma 20-Cup Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker ARC-150SB's nonstick inner cooking pot, but some consumers complain that the lid does not detach. The rice cooker's digital controls are easy to set, and many consumers say they appreciate the delay timer, which allows them to set the cook time when they leave home so their food is ready when they return. A measuring cup is included.

Durability

Makes 4 to 20 cups of rice. The Aroma 20-Cup Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker ARC-150SB has the capacity for 2 to 10 cups of dry rice, which makes 4 to 20 cups of cooked rice, and it weighs 5 pounds. The Aroma ARC-150SB has a one-year warranty.