From the manufacturer
BLACK + DECKER 6-Cup Rice Cooker
Specifications
- Capacity: 6 Cups (Cooked)
- Color: White
- Dimensions: 10 x 9 x 5.5 inches
- Ready Indicator Light: Yes
- Warranty: 2-Year Limited
Item #: RC506
Dinner is easier with the BLACK + DECKER 6-Cup Rice Cooker. Cooking takes just 20-30 minutes, and the unit keeps the delicious, fluffy rice ready to serve long after cooking is complete with an automatic ‘keep warm’ function. Use it as a steamer too! The included steaming basket lets you prepare healthy meals with vegetables, fish, and more. Cleanup is a cinch with the dishwasher-safe, nonstick bowl and tempered glass lid. Plus, you can use the cooker to prepare soups, stews, and even oatmeal!
Features
6-Cup Capacity
Prepare anywhere from 1 to 6 cups of cooked rice, great for one large meal or to save as leftovers.
Automatic Keep Warm
The rice stays ready for serving! The unit automatically switches to the ‘keep warm’ function after cooking is complete.
Removable Nonstick Bowl
The nonstick cooking bowl is completely removable for easy dishwasher cleanup.
Indicator Lights
Different colored lights show when the unit is cooking rice or keeping it warm.
Steaming Basket, Measuring Cup and Spoon Included
The included steaming basket lets you make healthy meals with vegetables, fish, and more. The measuring cup makes it easy to cook the perfect amount of rice, and the plastic serving spoon prevents accidental scratches to the nonstick bowl.
Tempered Glass Lid
The durable glass lid gives you a look in at rice during cooking with a cool-touch plastic handle for easy removal.
Built-In Lid Holder
The built-in holder props the lid conveniently on either of the side handles.
Steam Vent
The cooker lets off steam at the perfect pace with a small vent in the lid.
Included
Tempered Glass Lid
Built-In Lid Holder
Steam Vent
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j.smith –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works well for what it does.
This is a small rice cooker, about 6 servings max. Can also be used to steam vegetables.Very simple to use. I’ve tried both brown & Basmati rice and both were great.Size is fine for me but probably too small for a family. Comes with a “rice” cup, very important to get proper proportions.
Dick Bryan –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice size for 2 -people and works good
Problem is that the rice, if kept on warm, sticks to bottom of pan and turns brown scorching the rice in just a few hours. I have a large Tiger rice cooker. I can leave rice in the pan 3 days before drying out. Thanks!
Amazon Customer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect little rice cooker
This little rice cooker is the best. Just add rice, water to the fill line, cover and turn on. It does all the rest. The only downside is you have to unplug it when it’s done cooking because there isn’t an off button and the warm setting makes the bottom rice crunchy.
P. Winkler –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great price and perfect rice
My expensive rice cooker stopped working and I didn’t want to spend the money right now. Rice came out perfectly. It just has one setting and that is “cook”. Looking forward to trying the steam basket.
Jerzie Doll –
4.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 Stars
This rice cooked is excellent and believe me my family has gone through some rice cookers. Not a meal w/o rice. You can even flip the lid when storing since there is a handle on that side. No more using a nutter knife to lift the lid after storing in fridge when dinner is done. I’d give this 5 stars but there is no place to put the spatula.
Omar –
5.0 out of 5 stars
I can finally make rice!
I live alone. This is perfect size for me. One to four people , this size is perfect. Cooks rice better than I ever made it in pot .
Lana Gramlich –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good (but you’ll need a towel)
This is my first rice cooker. I’ve made rice twice, and it’s come out well, but I have to put a towel down wherever the vent hole’s facing, as it bubble/mists starchy water all over the place during the process (regardless of how much I rinse the rice in advance.) Steaming (broccoli) was definitely less messy.Either way, I’m happy with the cooker. A decent price for a decent product.
Cassie –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use but instructions mildly confusing
I like how I can made just a small amount of rice 1-2 servings. I need to learn my water to rice ratio but otherwise I’m super happy with how small it is. Makes good rice.
Lady Enyce –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great rice cooker!
Easy instructions and made rice lots of times already. I love it. Saves me time standing over the stove making rice. Makes lots of other things as well, soups and stews.
Jed –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rice is a staple food for my culture; good for one person (i.e.: college dorm, office drawer, etc).
I used to easily thrown down 3-4 cups of COOKED rice with the main course -but that wouldn’t work out getting older. After some health education over time and having moved into my own place -the measuring cup provided with the item measures constraints for portions with restraint in cooking.This small item boasts holding 3 cups (of cooked rice) after cooking 1.5 cups (of uncooked). There is how much you can/want to eat VS how much one should eat, so think about REASONABLE portions. Let’s put a dent in cardiovascular disease and diabetes, people! (Who I am kidding? I could see many of my culture take two more cups to the plate with disgusted defiance).
2 people found this helpful
sandra light-lockard –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don’t load too much water or rice. Follow the directions.
It is light and easy to move. Cleaning is super just wipe it down if you prefer. It makes the best rice.So good.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
cocion rapida
Fue un regalo para mi hijo le encanto hace el arroz muy rapido.
Ron –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best investment ever!
I purchased this rice cooker in 2020. I use it often. I’m now at the end of 2023 and not a single problem with this cooker. Never a bad batch of rice ever. It has always performed perfectly. It also does very well with steaming vegetables. I thought I would at least have one bad batch of rice or vegetables. Not with this device. It is my go-to rice cooker and vegetable steamer. No disappointments. Highly recommended!
8 people found this helpful
chris –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
I haven’t used this one (the one from this order), but I have bought more than 10 through the years and they work perfect. Everyday use. Perdect for a one person.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great little cooker/steamer
Black and Decker never has disappointed me. Great rice cooker and steamer. Very nice finish and a great replacement to our old Emerson cooker.
Axil –
5.0 out of 5 stars
You have to place the pot to make the power works.
It’s ok. I will counter one of the bad reviews that says the power button does not work. He needs to put the pot inside with rice on it to make the power button works. Without cooking something and without the pot the power button will not work.
Brenda Kirkwood –
4.0 out of 5 stars
No steam pan
This product was advertised with a steam pan, it does not have one.
David –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great
This was a gift to my sis and she uses it all the time.
Diane –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
It was everything I hoped it would be!
TechGirl –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good little cooker
Works as expected. Dont leave cooked rice in warmer mode long because rice will start to brown on the bottom
Frances Palacio –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loving it!! ❤️
I love brown rice but it always comes out undercooked, this rice cooker makes my brown rice perfect! Very impressed!!
Jonathan Nichols –
5.0 out of 5 stars
It totally makes rice.
Other reviews note that the box says “6 cup” and the cooking insert only showed “3 cup.”This is normal.”While a conventional cup size in the United States is 240 milliliters, a rice cup is substantially smaller, at 180 milliliters.”I tried the unit out today and made a teriyaki chicken rice bowl for lunch. It made rice, as I expected a rice cooker would do. I suspect that it will make more rice the next time I use it.Next time I might even use the steaming basket.
3 people found this helpful
Shuvo –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for cooking both sticky & unsticky rice
Previously I was using Aroma rice cooker and now using this one. Both of them can cook well. Just the difference I got between them is that this one B&D is lightweight.
David Ruymen –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Machine Washable, Perfect for No-Frills Rice
This Rice cooker uses the old reliable magnet method to produce rice that is cooked just right (as long as you get the rice to water ratio right). I LOVE that it is machine washable! The only drawback I can see compared to more expensive cookers is that it only makes rice, it doesn’t steam vegetables and it doesn’t have any fancy settings.
4 people found this helpful
Sharon –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little cooker
Cooked rice well. No spilling or boiling over. Good price for black and decker. Was a Christmas gift. Love it
José J Acosta –
5.0 out of 5 stars
versátil, útil y eficiente
Olla arrocera muy práctica versátil y útil y tamaño muy recomendable
Jude hammer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Small
This works well for what it is. It gives you 3 cups of cooked rice.
One person found this helpful
marla m echevarria –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rice cooker and steamer
I can’t say much about this because it’s a Christmas present for my daughter but I looked at it the box and I read on the box what it does and everything and as far as I see it’s going to be awesome gift and I know she’s going to love it I probably will give another review after she uses it
Patricia A. Owens –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Product
I love this product! I tried cooking brown rice, the 3 minute kind, and it was still “hard”. I bought this product, cooked the 3 minute brown rice in it, OMG it made a huge difference!!!!! Brown rice is AWESOME now!
Sarita –
5.0 out of 5 stars
How it works? Perfect!!
It’s perfect!! Perhaps I’ve order one little bigger, but it’s cute and works perfect!!
Knuckinfutz –
5.0 out of 5 stars
It cooks rice well
Works, rice came out fluffy!
JanetLovesHugs –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great work
I’ve never used a rice cooker before. So I had to read the instructions first. I was confused at first then I understood. I measured 2 cups of uncooked rice and added water to the 2 cup line inside the cooker. Rice came out better than my stove top rice. So it’s a good buy for me.Cooked the rice perfectly. Not mushy.
One person found this helpful
King66 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really small
Wife thought it was a little bit bigger, other than that works great,
Brenda Cown –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grandson loves rice.
He is making his own and loves it. So does his mom.
Dennis –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Good
Aparna –
5.0 out of 5 stars
It’s great
It’s great! Worth every penny spent. Works as expected.
Andrew Straw –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smaller than I thought, but works great!
Super easy to use, clean, and store.
Daniel A. Bruno –
4.0 out of 5 stars
easy to use
works very well but had one 3 years ago and just stopped working so had to buy a new one. not sure how long they are expected to last
4 people found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works well for Rice, boiled eggs, and cooked cereal
Rice with lid, it does boil over, so I set it in the sink when I cook rice, I use a quarter cup of rice, and three quarters cup of water. Like I said it will boil over a little.Without lid I can boil four eggs, or cook a bowl of hot cereal, it won’t boil if the lid is off and it’s not too full.It is good for one person, but much too small for a family sized meal.The price is great! I am very pleased with it!
2 people found this helpful
N. BajzaN. Bajza –
5.0 out of 5 stars
We have a winner
I always have problems making rice. I got this little 6 cup to help with my meal prep because I love rice as you can see by the photo I’ve got my five meals with rice and also I used the rice cooker to steam my brussels sprouts almost perfect a little overdone so shorter cooked time.This is so much easier to use than the stove top. It’s lightweight which makes it easy to clean and move around with the pot. The simple on , warm and unplug to turn it off is great . I followed the timing instructions for the brussels sprouts and it was pretty accurate.The paddle included was very handy to stir the rice after it was cooked it’s a nice shape and good size. I might try hard boiled eggs next.
17 people found this helpful
JonathanLopezLLD –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rice Cooker – Perfect Rice Every Time
This rice cooker is a standout kitchen appliance, delivering consistently perfect rice with minimal effort. Its user-friendly interface makes it accessible to cooks of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced chefs. The cooker’s versatility extends beyond just rice; it can be used for a variety of grains, making it a valuable addition to any kitchen. Its keep-warm feature ensures that the rice stays at the ideal temperature until you’re ready to serve. Compact and easy to clean, it fits well in any kitchen setup without taking up much space. For anyone seeking convenience and consistently excellent results, this rice cooker is a top choice.
5 people found this helpful
Iona Iona –
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Most Flexible & Adaptable Small Appliance You Never Heard Of
OVERVIEW & BACKGROUNDBoth model sizes are best for: 1-2 servings; Mainly for individuals, couples, a bit more can be squeezed out of them if servings are kept smaller.Covers most cooking, even baking style options except for much higher temperature sort of cooking/baking like frying, broiling, grilling, roasting. These types of cooking methods are best done in another higher temperature (usually over1000 watts if electric powered) appliance like a regular range stove top, grill, or the portable stove tops sometimes called a hot plate.I did not just buy ONE, but TWO Black And Decker Rice Cookers-though a month apart from each other. They are the smallest (RC503) and the second smallest (RC506) models which are currently offered on their present model line up. I will discuss them both here equally in the Overview & Background section. Then in their respective individual model sections, I will discuss each one separately in far more detail. Overall, I have found them both to be so very adaptable, flexible, and meeting my food preparation and nutrition needs very well, sometimes exceeding my own wildest dreams as these cookers are definitely not a One Trick Pony. I bought them both because:-1. The huge global inflation that is causing food prices to skyrocket without an end in sight and-2. The global supply chain breakdown which has impacted, plus severely limiting, packaged frozen food for individuals and smaller groups to my local grocery stores in a dependable, predictable, and timely manner.While I usually prepare a 1 Pot meal or snacks using just one Rice Cooker at a time when cooking just for me, both of them can be used to make not only more food, but a variety of food when needed-generally one to two servings. I can feed up to about 4 servings depending on the size of the portion served separately intended for each person. These cookers take very little space either when stored or in use. They are very inexpensive (together I paid under 40 dollars for both at the time of this writing) and with the right recipes and ingredients, can do a wide variety of main and side dishes with so little clean up afterwards. When you do clean up the Inner Pot, use only soft non-abrasive sponge, rag, wet paper towels etc. or soak in soapy water before you start to wipe clean. Plus NEVER use metal utensils in these cookers or you will ruin the non-stick cooking surface. It is very easy to scratch it! Completely dry the insert itself before placing it back into the electric base.I had an unexpected side benefit of lower salt intake as well as consuming more nutritious food of grains (other than the expected rice), vegetables and controlling meat amount inclusion which helped me to lose 10-15 pounds without even knowing it! They are ultra portable and can be moved from not only from room to room, but travel if I ever do that again.I am a single person on the SNAP (food stamps) program right now. I am on a very limited food budget of hovering just under 200 dollars per month. That means I have to be very careful even before this huge inflation wave happened. While I always hunted for bargains, used store discount cards, and coupon clipped in the past, that proved not to be enough anymore, especially now with the double whammy of inflation and supply breakdown. I decided I need to eliminate food waste as close to 100% as possible. So I purchased the tiny RC503 first with my Stimulus check. I noticed such a huge drop in waste (approaching the upper 90 percentile), I decided to buy the RC506 a bit later as it is the smallest model to offer an included Steam Basket. Plus I needed a bit more “room” for a little more food. This combo proved to be the best means to reach, even exceed, my goals.***Reasons To Buy Any/All Of These Rice Cooker:s***-*Rice Cookers can be used in less than ideal situations. If you don’t have a traditional kitchen available and need to set up some sort of makeshift portable/temporary/transitory/even an emergency sort of meal prep area, station, or center, all you need is a reliable power source (preferably an electrical outlet-otherwise a generator) to power up and operate the Cooker(s). RC503 is only 200 watts, and RC506 is 300 watts. So easy on electricity unlike the higher wattage appliances out there.-*Addressing Special Dietary Issues. If you or someone in your group has a special diet be prepared just for them, it is very easy to do in a rice cooker such as these. Even if you visit outside your home or residence at someone else’s place, it can be easily done right on the spot. Especially great for Diabetics, people with food allergies, personal/religious belief dietary restrictions (i.e. veganism, keeping Kosher etc.). You will still be able to dine with others without calling undue attention to the food in front of you just like everyone else.-*Faster than a “Slow” Cooker. Most meals average around 30 minutes or so.-*Not heating up the kitchen when the weather is very hot, especially hot and steamy, times of the year.-*Easy to use (only 1 Device Operating or Control Lever) and ability to prepare as simple or elaborate meals/snacks as you want.-*Cheap on the food budget without sacrificing nutrition . -*Proportion Control practiced without undercutting with a decent amount of food per person. Leftovers eliminated unless intentionally desired by the user.-*Numerous “Rice Cooker” recipes available both online, at your local public library, and in purchased cookbooks specializing in preparing raw ingredients in a rice cooker. I collected several books and searched online and I now have a huge selection of entrees to choose from. Just like eating out in a restaurant-without the cost!RC503The smallest (and cutest) model offered. It DOES NOT come with a Steamer Basket. Still it is great for very small proportions (like a side dish or a snack). I cooked white rice in it just for me and it came out perfect! Just remember to use the included rice measuring cup and the spatula/spoon/scoop included in your box for best results.The included rice measuring cup is great for rice measuring accuracy within this Rice Cooker unless otherwise specified by your chosen recipe. Then I use the regular cups used by most people.. The usual regular measuring cups might make your rice overflow as it is somewhat bigger than the included rice measuring cup.RC506This is the one size up model. I usually prepare my main 1 Pot course, a bit bulkier items (like ribs shown being prepared and served in the included photos), and could be pressed to squeeze out an extra proportion for an unexpected guest far easier than the micro mini RC503. The included Steamer Basket allows me to steam a little something extra within it without having to use my little RC503 all the time just for a very small extra amount of food. Just remember to use the spatula/spoon/scoop plus the rice measuring cup included in your box for best results.The included rice measuring cup is great for rice measuring accuracy within this Rice Cooker. . The usual regular measuring cups might make your rice overflow as it is somewhat bigger than the included rice measuring cup unless otherwise specified by your chosen recipe. Then I use the regular cups used by most people.
232 people found this helpful
The Warren’s –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for downsizing
We are (almost, we are so close) empty nesters. The last one hardly eats at home anymore, or eats what has been made, so I’m mainly just cooking for my husband and myself. I had a huge rice cooker that did a whole bunch of other things that I never used it for (like make yogurt and stews and soup) and it was great for a large family. I noticed it was starting to get scratched up and the coating was getting worn so I started looking for a smaller rice cooker. Also, we have a travel trailer we like to use and I was thinking a smaller rice cooker could also be used in the trailer. I bought this little rice cooker and it is perfect! It takes up so much less space on my counter. It easily makes one cup of rice for us to share, if my little bird wants rice I make two cups. It cleans up easy. I love that the only controls on it are a button you push to start it. It has two lights, red and green and one button. Simple, easy, perfect, and easy on the wallet.
5 people found this helpful
James W Stovall –
4.0 out of 5 stars
I bought the 6 cup
I’m glad I bought the 6 cup as I thought the 3 cup would be too small after watching the videos. I was right. I used it for the 1st time to cook brown rice. 2 cups water and the measuring cup to 120 (slightly less the full). I also put some olive oil in the pot. I think my measurements were correct but it didn’t go to warm. After a hour and 10 minutes, I turned it to warm manually. Some rice burned on the bottom but it cleaned up easily. Next time I will turn it off after 50 to 55 minutes so not a big deal. Maybe because it was brown rice? Anyone else have this problem? The rice was very good. I will only use it for brown rice as it is healthier. Maybe I’ll try a brown rice / wild rice mix. I used it with RiceSelect Organic Texmati Brown Rice, Long Grain, Whole Grain.My 2nd try, 1 cup brown rice 2 cups water and some olive oil. I turned it to warm at 55 minutes and it was perfect. I don’t know it the auto turn to warm works but it doesn’t matter.
12 people found this helpful
GloGlo –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ease of use and clean.
Like it’s size. Suits a single or two persons needs.It’s awkward that it doesn’t have a on/off switch. It starts when the pot have some weight, the cook light lit and it starts at once. It ends at the minimum time of cooking as per the cooking chart in the instructions booklet, and goes to the warm mode automatically. For warm mode there is no timing. You have to keep an eye on it.I used short rice and get what I expected… A little mushy rice because is no the one included in the instructions, but good to go. It is amazing how fast it cooks the rice and always turns out fluffy.
2 people found this helpful
Cheri7 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wife Loves It
I bought this for my wife because she always complains that her rice turns out gummy and it always sticks to the pan making washing a chore. She used this the first time and fell in love with it. She says it’s very easy to use and the rice turned out perfectly. Cleanup only took a minute or so. It may be too small for a family but since there are only the two of us, this is a perfect size.
AmyP –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product
Makes awesome rice. Easy to use and easy clean up. Way better than the microwave bags of rice. Was a gift, didn’t think we would use it much but we actually use it all the time. Plus, a big bag of basmati rice is very inexpensive, this will pay for itself over time
2 people found this helpful
Tiberious –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works well enough
This little guy is fairly okay. I had a much larger fancy digital one in the past and it was pretty well better all around, but it was a lot larger and more expensive so, trade-offs. The only real problem I’ve had with this one is trying to make 1 cup of rice just for myself, it scorches on the bottom right after going into keep-warm. And while it’s better with 2 cups it seems to be so hot still that I suspect it would do the same in a fairly short time. My old cooker would literally keep rice warm for 12 hours or more, make some for lunch and finish it for dinner. With two cups, and this is with exactly the right amount of water, rinsed rice or non, using plain white rice, toward the latter part of the cooking cycle it bubbles up through the vent hole and deposits goo on the rim of the lid that is a little annoying to clean off. I tried using the steaming basket while making rice once and the way these work is they kick off from cook to keep-warm by weight, the water cooks out the weight decreases and it knows the rice is done, but you add the steaming tray and whatever you have in it and it keeps it on “cook” longer than it should be. I think my old digital one did not have this problem and it’s a limitation of the mechanism on this one. It’s a very clever mechanism, but limited. All in all I’m okay with it, does what I needed, cheap, takes up little space. If I could buy a tiny version of the digital one I used to have I might though.
sjgadlt –
2.0 out of 5 stars
INCONVENIENT TO THE MAX!!!
Let’s stop lying about this product. It is the least convenient way to make rice I have ever seen. It is much easier to cook rice in a microwave.Like so many people, I watched my Asian friends cook rice in rice cookers. It’s so convenient: They scoop the rice in the rice cooker, add water, push the “COOK” button, and it works more-or-less like a toaster. It cooks the rice automatically, and shuts off. They can load it in a minute, start it, and forget it. But NOT this rice cooker. Let’s do this in chronological order: The first time I used it, it stunk up the entire house with the smell of burnt transformer windings. I was afraid to eat the rice. Even though I washed it before use, I feared the smell might have been some coating left on the cooking pan which is part of the device. But the real problem is one of “weights and measures:” This is rated as a “3-cup” rice cooker. That means it is supposed to produce 3 cups of rice. For context, a “cup” is defined as a volume of 8 fluid ounces. So, when loaded to the maximum, it should produce 24 ounces of rice. It does NOT. Here is where the story gets really complicated: How do you know how much rice and how much water to add to cook a serving of rice??? This should be simple, BUT NO!!! They caution you to use the supplied measuring cup. If you read the small user’s manual accompanying the cooker, you will find it contains the caution that their “CUP”, the supplied “MEASURING CUP” is NOT 8 ounces. They claim it is 6. And they claim that if you fill the cooker completely with 1.5 of THEIR 6 oz. cups of rice, it will produce 3 OF THEIR 6 OZ. CUPS of cooked rice. OK. Write this off to misunderstanding due to poor translaation of Chinglish, and move on. BUT that’s not the full story: To use this cooker at all, you must follow the instructions VERY CAREFULLY. The instructions say to do things in the following order:1. Measure the desired amount of uncooked rice into the supplied MINIATURE measuring cup. (This numerically represents half of the cooked volume of rice you wish to prepare;)2. Pour this rice into the cooker. N.B. this is BEFORE you add water to the cooker.3. Add water to the cooker (already containing the uncooked rice) up to the numeric measure line whose label matches the amount of uncooked rice you previously measured into their special supplied miniature measuring cup. The first problem everyone seems to encounter is that the nonstandard volume measurement markings on the 2 independent devices do not match any standard volume, nor do they match each other. It is very difficult to make sense of them or the instructions about them. E.g. who has ever heard of measuring water into a vessel AFTER a bunch of other solid pellets have already been loaded? And, trust me, if you add water up to the appropriate marking in the cooking pan BEFORE you add the rice to the cooking pan, it will result in the rice cooker boiling over, making a tremendous mess on the counter, AND there will be lots of dried rice material glued to the bottom of the cooking pan. So be careful to measure the rice and water only precisely as it says in the manual, and only using their “supplied” “measuring cup”, and only in the order dictated. Further inconvenience includes:1. The rice will stick to the bottom of the pan if you don’t take the lid off and stir the rice at least every ;5 minutes during the cooking cycle;2. You MUST use a non-metallic – either teflon, plastic, or wooden – utensil to stir the rice, or you will scratch the teflon off the supplied cooking pan, ruining the cooker;3. The plastic spatula supplied with the cooker is MUCH TOO LARGE to use with the cooker;4. The numbers embossed in the tupperware-like “measuring” cup supplied with my cooker are virtually impossible to see. They are so lightly scratched into the clear PVC that you have to hold the cup near a light, and at just the right angle, to see the markings at all;5. The markings indented into the side of the black teflon cooking pan are even more difficult to see. Since you must compare them to the level of water within the pan, you can only use them from the inner teflon-black side of the pan. It’s best to bring a flashlight, OR you can carry the pan – already loaded with rice – to a location near a lightbulb where you can add the water while viewing the measurement levels. I know a bunch of you are wondering: “Why can’t I just measure the proper amounts of constituents once, and use a real measuring cup henceforward?” Well, you can, but here’s the rub:It turns out the supplied cup is not actually 6 ounces. It’s closer to 5 fluid ounces. So if you want to make 10 ounces of cooked rice, use 5 real ounces of rice. But you still have to determine how much water. By carefully measuring the amount of water required to match the “number 1” marking on the cup and the side of the pan while it already contains one of their “measure” of rice, I determine that:A smidgen over 5 ounces of rice requiresAbout 8.5 ounces of water.You don’t want to make more than 1 of their uncooked cups of rice, because cooking only one of their (5 oz.) “cups” of rice will cause the cooker to boil over, and the mess it makes is even worse if you fill it further.I have tried the trick suggested by previous reviewers of draping a small towel over the top of the cooker, including the steam-vent hole in the lid. This suggestion certainly helps. But it, in no way, prevents a mess when the thing boils over. The best thing is to just watch it carefully, and when it boils up, remove the lid, and let the boiled-up bubbles recede. If you can catch it before it boils over, at least that is one less mess to clean up.The cooker will automatically switch from “COOK” to “WARM” after about 15 minutes. But, according to the company’s directions, you have to warm the rice for 15 minutes more to prepare it properly. (I’ve tried the shortcut of skipping the “WARM” cycle, and it doesn’t result in good rice.)Don’t forget that it doesn’t have an OFF switch, so you have to unplug it after every use. (Which means you have to wait around for it to finish cooking entirely before you can move on to whatever you had scheduled to do next.) This thing is terribly inconvenient to use. It saves no time; it wastes your time. Rather than start-and-forget, you have to mind it throughout the entire 30 minutes or so of cooking cycle, stirring the rice every ~5 minutes, AND UNPLUGGING THE COOKER WHEN YOU ARE DONE. This cooker NEVER shuts off automatically. It stays on “WARM,” which may well be hot enough to catch fire after it dries out your rice completely. AND the claims of how much it rice it will prepare, being derived from the assumption that a “cup” is 5 ounces, are fraudulent. I have been using Black & Decker tools for most of my life. They are usually reliable, dependable, and very high quality. But for Black & Decker to put their name on this product IS A SHAM. FOR SHAME!!! Whoever approved or tested this product at Black & Decker should immediately be fired. SHAME ON YOU, BLACK & DECKER!!! SHAME ON YOU FOR SOILING THE REPUTATION OF YOUR HONORABLE BRAND!!!
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Thomasene –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Rice Cooker
GREAT little cooker. I always envied how perfect the rice was at my favorite Indian restaurant. Their rice is never sticky and each grain is perfectly cooked. I watched a lot of videos on how to cook the “perfect rice”, but I never got the results I was looking for. So I took a chance on this rice cooker and I am SO HAPPY I did! Perfect rice every time. The key is to follow the instructions that come with it. If you do that, you will have perfect rice each and every time. My only regret is that I did’t buy a bigger one. Next time…
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Sue Wang –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally I got my perfect rice cooker 🙂
Perfect size that I can fit my cornel bowls in the steamer! Everything looks perfect and nice and I will update for more information later. Happy New Year!
Zachary Towndrow –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth it
Xmas gift for mom and grandma, they absolutely love it, easy to use and clean and its a perfect size for making dinner for 4 and doesn’t take up much space aswell
Amazon Customer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
never had an issue. it cooks rice and steams stuff.
I used mine for cooking rice mhmm.. It was good
Agent Smith –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice little rice cooker
Works ok, like a lot of these value rice cookers this can and will get rice stuck on the bottom that starts to burn. you really gotta watch it when it gets close to finishing. You really need to wash the rice well to get any excess starch off the rice and this will help a lot… and don’t stir it. But if you just do what you’re supposed to do and let it cook and not touch it… you’ll have a ton of burnt rice at the end.
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Grammy –
5.0 out of 5 stars
BACK FOR THE 28-CUP RiCE COOKER
The rice for my Xmas eve gumbo was cooked perfectly! The only problem was I had to prepare several batches of rice, in order to accommodate family and friends who wanted multiple servings of the gumbo.Yes, I am preparing for Xmas eve 2024; i plan to use both the 16-cup and the 28-cup rice cookers.
Hollywood –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use
Tired of cooking rice in a pot on the stove or microwave? Put the rice in this cooker and walk away. Easy cleanup. Wish I had bought the larger size!
David NeilDavid Neil –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works for me….
Hello, Amazon people. I had this for 2 days now. Followed the b/w direction manual serving instructions also using the steam tray with veggies. At first I was expecting some sort of screw up on my part but hey all went well and the rice and veggies were good. I took the advice from other’s and avoided the max capacity. Still, more than plenty for a single dude. My only complaint is that the serving spoon was missing from the original packaging.
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Melanie O. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little rice cooker!
I have another larger rice cooker, but I absolutely love this one. We use it all the time. It’s compact and so easy to clean. My larger one has so many parts, making it difficult to clean. It quickly cooks enough rice for 4 servings and the rice is perfect every time. Loved it so much I bought my grand daughter one as well and she loves it too.
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Rick D. Huff –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Cooker
It’s a 2 cup size which is more than enough for two or three people.Cooks rice perfectly. I have yet to try the steamer.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Olla Arrocera
Me agrado pero la voy a devolver porque me es muy pequeña.Y voy a comprar la de un tamaño más grande.