the rice cooker has been working well, porridge mode is an excellent idea.
i am still working on cooking different kinds of rice.
being a full time working mom i need a good machine helping me with cooking so that i have more time for my little boy.
the timer feature is so convenient for busy working people.
it had been working fine for a few weeks before something went wrong.
i love this steamer, i've had it for about 4 years now and has been working extremely well, it's very easy to clean, i mostly use it only with one basket on because i don't need the extra capacity, i
i have owned an older model like this one and loved it but after 10 years the timer stopped working.
i had one of the earlier and smaller versions of this steamer, so when the timer finally quit working after many years of use.
it had just stopped working when i purchased this new one.
also the timer stopped working, and i had to set my own timer separately.
i purchase this for my new year so, i can start eating healthy and so far it's working great food taste great and it's easy clean up love it
i've owned so many because the prior ones broke: would not turn on (wondered if water got inside the base when cleaning it?), the timer turn knob stopped working (since then the model has switched to
i am a busy working mom and this allows me to do so much in the kitchen without the need to stand over the stove!
i like the steamer, but after 3-4 uses, it stopped working.
even when i am tired from working all day and battling traffic, i have energy to fix dinner in this steamer.
the buttons are very simple to figure out, and the timer setting is really great for people like me who are very busy working people and need to have the rice ready when you get home.
i bought this rice cooker to replace my 8 years old national 8 cups white rice cooker/warmer,which is still working fine only it was too big for our family.
of the many japanese nationals working in my office the majority said that sanyo was the preferred rice cooker for their families.
i am unhappy that it will eventually need to be shipped to sanyo for a battery replacement so the timer function will keep working.
i am using it everyday for probably 2 months and so far it is working great.
i have been using one for over 20 years and is still working.
and the "keep warm" function is sooooooo useful when people are in and out at meal time -- or when folks are sitting up late working and need a second helping of something warm and good.
and the 'warming' feature works great if u are a working professional.
still working flawlessly, even though there is still rice in the innards due to my carelessness.
i had a little cheapy rice maker before that wasn't bad, but was pretty difficult to clean up, not to mention that it stopped working for me after about a year.
my aroma 10 cup cooker heat function cracked from the heat and my salton 3 cup cooker heating element stopped working after a short time.
i'm working on my sushi technique, but it's already tasting good if looking funky.
other than the size not working for us, this cooker is great.
for a busy working mom like me, it's nice because i can set the timer for when i want the rice to be ready.
it seemed a bit slow at first, and we couldn't tell if it was working, but it really doesn't take any longer than our old hitachi one which we used to death.
i also used the programmable time function quite a bit when i was working nights.
finally it just stopped working properly.
instead of constantly burning the rice on the stove or having to keep tabs on it, i start it while working on the rest of dinner and it takes care of the rice perfectly.
i owned a similar rice cooker for over 30 years and it just finally quit working.
anyway it was delivered in a perfect shape and started working immediately.
however, i'm still working out cooking regular rice in it.
if not, there will be a brand new one of these working hard at my house very soon.
after years of abuse the inside pot has been retired...i just ordered the replacement part from panasonic: http://www.pstc.panasonic.com/epartr/partslistchoice.asp and it arrived in 4 working days.
my only advice is to be careful not to scratch the non-stick bowl (i scratched my old one - which lasted several years and was working as perfectly as the day i got it - and wound up buying the same
i've been using this rice cooker for almost 10 years and it's still working great.
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