Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker

Pros: Makes good rice. Lower price. Easy to use.

Cons: Can boil over. A little hard to clean the lid and basket.

The Bottom Line: For the price it's ok, and there's no aluminum in the bowl, but maybe we'll look next time for a brand that doesn't boil over at all.

Review: My wife wanted a rice cooker. We looked at lots of them. We had fun on our days off searching around at Macy's, Chinatown Oakland and Chinatown San Francisco, Long's drugs, and a few other stores. Little did I know that there were so many brands,...

Pros: Initial excitement

Cons: Eventual disappointment...and a really bad dinner

Review: I am not impressed. Agree with most comments below - lid hard to clean, rice doesn't come out well. Directions could be so much better. I made a dish tonight TO THE "T" - rice with steamed fish - it was awful. The fish was overcooked even though I...

Pros: Affordable, convenient, attractive, quality made product.

Cons: May spill over if cooking maximum capacity of cooker.

The Bottom Line: Recommended for convenience and ease of use. Cooks rice and oatmeal perfectly. Stove-top rice? No way, not any more.

Review: Not only does this rice cooker make rice, but you can also make oatmeal and steam vegetables with it. I bought this rice cooker on the recommendation of one of my sisters, who uses it almost every day.

I have found that when I make the...

Pros: It looks extremely nice.
It is very easy to use and turns off and warms automatically.

Cons: It spurts and bubbles all over the unit and your counter.
There is a design flaw.

The Bottom Line: Buy a different brand, this one is a huge mess!

Review: I LOVE Cuisinart. I have 6 other Cuisinart appliances and love that this one matched. Unless this was just horrible, I would definitely keep it just because of the sleek look and Cuisinart name. I also read others reviews but thought my rice would...

Pros: Attractive, compact; retractable cord

Cons: Messy; can't be left unattended due to over-boiling

Review: I purchased this product because I have another Cuisinart product, which is the 12-cup coffee maker. The coffee maker is fantastic, so I thought I'd try out their rice cooker. Sad to say, I've since returned it to the store I bought it from. Reason...

Pros: looks good

Cons: soggy rice, burned rice, too many parts

Review: I thought I could rely on the Cuisinart brand name as I have been happy with their products in the past. Unfortunately this rice maker is really poor. It makes rice that is soggy AND burned on the bottom! How do they do that - and why?

The...

Pros: 3 Year warranty Attractive

Cons: Messy No on/off switch Impossible to clean

Review: I bought this because it was stainless and had a three year warranty. I have other Cuisinart items and am happy with them, so I thought I would take a chance with this item. Past experience does not translate to a good experience with this cooker...

Pros: easy to use, safe

Cons: none

Review: I never managed to cook rice before. I am from the middle east and rice is a very important part of our food and not being able to cook it was a constant argument with my hubby. Now I truly can cook it with no effort what so ever. All you do is put...

Pros: Stainless steel design, retractable cord

Cons: Soggy rice, burns the bottom of the rice, hard to clean, the burnt part sticks

Review: I bought this rice cooker because of it's good looks, thinking it might cook my rice good too. On my first day of using it, my rice was soggy, thought it's my fault so I cook the next day & burnt my rice on the bottom & burnt the unit too.