Panasonic SRG06FG 3.3-Cup Automatic Rice Cooker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Panasonic SRG06FG 3.3-Cup Automatic Rice Cooker
Customer Review: wonderful rice cooker but low lifespan
Summary: 3 Stars
I really enjoyed using this rice cooker to cook brown rice. It also works amazingly well with oatmeal, it automatically adjusts the cooking time to ~5 min. I also made Quinoa and Amaranth in it. And was always happy with the results.
The cons, the nonstick coating pealed off around the volume markings after less than a year. and you don't want the aluminum to be in contact with your food during cooking. So even though you will be good with just changing the part of the rice cooker that holds the food during cooking, these are hard to find. so I consider the lifespan of the utensil to be under a year.
Tip 1, don't add all the water for the recipe with the rice, that may cause the water to overflow during cooking, instead add the water after the cooker shuts off, it will taste the same.
Tip 2, nutritionally speaking add some legumes to your grains for a better nutritional content for your meal.
Thanks for reading my review, adam
Customer Review: Great basic rice cooker
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a really great, basic rice cooker. It doesn't have the bells and whistles of the more expensive rice cookers (no warming feature, no different settings, etc.), but it works well for cooking rice, it's compact, and reasonably priced. Prior to buying this one, we had another basic model made by another company that broke. We replaced with an identical one, and it broke as well. After going through two rice cookers, we decided to pay $5 more to get a different brand- this Panasonic. We have had no problems with it, and we also like the non-stick pot. With our old rice cooker, the rice would stick to the bottom of the pot, so we couldn't eat all of it. The Panasonic doesn't have this problem, so we can make smaller quantities of rice without wasting most of it. I have made white rice, brown rice, and quinoa in the rice cooker, and all have turned out well.
Update: March 2011- still going strong, although the non-stick coating is starting to show its age.
Customer Review: Here's how to measure
Summary: 5 Stars
This simple, compact cooker makes great rice. But the instructions are unclear, incomplete, and filled with typos. Here's what they should say.
1. Using the included measuring scoop, measure 1, 2, or 3 level scoops of uncooked rice into a strainer. (The scoop is 3/4 cup. If you've lost it, use a measuring cup to measure 3/4, 1-1/2, or 2-1/4 cups of rice.)
2. Rinse the rice in the strainer under cold running water.
3. Dump the rinsed rice into the cooker pan.
4. Add cold water to the pan so it just reaches the 1, 2, or 3 cup mark on the side of the pan. For example, if you used 2 scoops of rice, add water to the 2 cup mark.
5. Place the pan in the cooker, put the lid on, plug in the cooker, and press down the switch to turn it on.
6. After the Cook light goes out, wait 15 minutes for the rice to finish cooking.
7. Gently stir the rice, and serve.
Customer Review: I prefer a steamer
Summary: 2 Stars
i used a black&decker steamer to make rice for 10 yrs and it finally broke. I should have just replaced it, but i decided to get a dedicated rice cooker instead.
Maybe it is just that there is a 'learning curve'. But the brown rice i make with this rice cooker is undercooked.
With most steamers, you can check the rice and then put it back on for another 5 minutes. With this cooker it has a 15 minute timer. So either you cook for 15 min or another 15 min.
It is possible that i will discover that if i add extra water or run 2 cycles that it will make perfect rice, but i can't give this a great review because i haven't managed to make great rice.
Also this low end model does not have a warming function.
Spend a bit more and get a better rice cooker.
Customer Review: Solid Rice Cooker for the Price
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall a great product.
I've had the cooker now for about a month. I've cooked several batches of brown rice and regular rice and so far each batch has come out well. It is a bit on the slow side when compared to a stovepot preparation, but the lack of mess to clean up afterwards and the warm feature creates a natural steaming environment for fluffing the rice, so that's a definite improvement to be sure. It also takes up almost no countertop space so you can tuck it into a corner and let it work it's magic. Wish it came with the steamer basket though. :( It seems this particular model variant does not include it.
My only complaint so far is the screw securing the lid to the lid handle has come loose and has required re-tightening a few times.
Otherwise, so far so good!