Houseware Reviews

this a good one. it didn't burn my rice. good value.good buy everyone.

I previously bought the Aroma ARC703G, which deserves all the bad reviews it's gotten from other ... customers. This one, however, is well worth the extra money. It makes perfectly cooked rice, from your basic long grain to your basmati and wild rice; even arborio, used in risottos, come out great. The key to buying a rice cooker is its pot -- is it nonstick or not? This one is nonstick, making cleanup easy and hassle free -- unlike the ARC703G's aluminum pot, which requires so much elbow grease to clean you'd be better off making rice the old-fashioned way. Like many other rice enthusiasts, I say Zojirushi is the best brand for rice cookers, but this Aroma model is great for those who make rice only every so often or have suddenly been intrigued by rice thanks to "Survivor II."

I was given this item as a gift years ago and it has been used regurlarly since. I'm glad to find it's still available! All my friends and family have asked where I got it. Now I've found it! On the down side, the Teflon has worn somewhat but other than that, not a problem one. I'm a single guy and I love it!

I love this unit. It's inexpensive and it grills to perfection in no time.

I am not a cook. I ate out every night of the week until I had kids. This makes grilling SO EASY and it takes less than a minute for cleanup. I would TOTALLY recommend this grill to non-cooks and cooks alike! Especially for those who do not have outdoor grills-- a great substitute for grilling steak & burgers.

Well, this product was okay for a while. Then it simply stopped working. Looking back, I didn't care much for the functionality of the design, although it was cute. The water collector and the rubber gasket lid caused many cleaning problems. I've switched to a Zoji rice cooker with a removable lid. No problems. I'd check out that brand instead.

The ads for this rice cooker gives wrong information.
I am very disappointed with it.
I have an Aroma ARC703-G 3 cup rice cooker, it said 3-cup where I can cook 3 cup of rice before cook, I love it.
But this 12-cup rice cooker can only cook 5.5 cup of raw rice...
The lid is hard to open because of bad design (or maybe it happen to be bad product), and it takes two hands to open it because you need to use another hand to hold on to the rice cooker.
Good thing about it is the rice doesn't stick on the cooker, and can be easily washed.

I have to agree with the first review. We actually made a fondue first and it worked so well that I could not wait to try a stir fry... What a disappointment: it does not eat enough and the food steams slowly, very slowly...

I was given one of these for Christmas. I thought, great! I can now use a wok that will actually be hot enough to cook in (I have an electric stove, not a gas one). But boy, was I wrong. This thing does not have the heat to make anything more than about 1 serving. Want to make fried rice? Go ahead and do it in a frying pan on the stove. That will be twice as hot.

The fondue pot works well however. But get serious. How often will you actually use a fondue pot? Although, now that I'm thinking about it, I might make some chocolate fondue tonight....

My husband and I use our wok a few times a month for stirfry. It heats up just great for us and makes enough for two AND enough leftovers for both of us to take to work for lunch the next day. We have had a great time experimenting with recipes - this is a great purchase. The fondue pot works great as well.

We puchased three of them. The first two "burned out" after about 45 min. the first time they were used. The other one did the same the second time used. Would certainly not recommend it.