Sistema Microwave Collection Rice Cooker, 87.2 oz./2.6 L, Red

We have one of those fancy electric rice cookers which can be set to cook all kinds of rice and a few other kinds of things... it was an extravagant gift a number of years ago and used many, many times until this little, red rice cooker appeared and it was put away. That big, fancy, electric cooker hasn’t been used since. This,little device is,wonderful. Put in your rice, water, bit of salt if you wish... pop it in the micro ... few minutes later, perfectly cooked rice! Simple as that! Even my husband, who struggles with Minute Rice, can manage this. I rate this up there with one of my “Best Buys.” On top of the easy use, good tasting rice as the cooker doesn’t leach anything into the rice, easy clean-up, ability to cook a variety of grains and rices, top all that off with it’s a cheerful bright shiny red. What more could you ask for?

I live alone, and every once in a while I get a craving for rice. I hate the boxed rice available, especially the parboiled king, and buying already cooked is just too expensive. Even so, cooking rice in a pot on the stove is not a trivial process to get good results. A couple years ago I bought the Systema Noodle bowl, and loved it. So I decided to try their rice steamer as well, and I'm glad I did. A cup of rice, and two cups of water, and 10 minutes in the microwave makes three cups of perfect steamed rice. And I mean perfect. Fully cooked, just slightly sticky but not clumped at all. Then just add some peas or corn, and some meat (or use it as a side), with a little salt and pepper, and one has a great meal that is easy to make and very cheap. One batch makes enough for two or three meals, then I put away until I get the craving away.

I've had this cooker a few days now and have used it to cook rice, macaroni noodles, spaghetti noodles and stovetop dressing. They all turned out perfectly. We are especially happy with how it cooked Jasmin rice. We like sticky rice so we can use a fork or chopsticks. One cup of Jasmin rice, two cups of water and hit the cook rice button on the microwave and rice for four in no time and perfectly done. We'll experiment more but so fa so good. I was a bit confused about the dimensions of this cooker as the product description seemed fuzzy to me so when it got here I measured it myself with just an old ruler. We only have a medium size microwave. The height is 6.5" from the bottom to the peak of the cover. From the tips of the handles it is 8.5" wide. The interior (where the food actually goes) is 6.75" all the way around. It is perfect for our microwave. The double tops and four clamps are nice. I like the legs vs. it sitting flat on the bottom. The scoop that comes with it is a nice touch. It is perfect for our microwave. I would recommend this cooker and am going to look at some of their other microwave products.

Let me start by saying that this smallish rice cooker works quite well. It may not work well with all types of rice. It likely won't work well for rice requiring long cooking times (at least not without some cooking intervention). It's also not super big, so don't expect to feed more than about 2-4 people with what comes out of here in one go. The best type of rice to use with this cooker is precooked rice, such as minute and parboiled rice. The reasons for this should be self-evident. Both minute rice and parboiled rice have some of the starch removed because they have been precooked. Precooked rice means shorter cooking times and, because of reduced starch, substantially less chance of burning. I've read a number of one star reviews on here saying how unsafe this cooker is and showing burned plastic and rice fused together. This won't happen as long as you understand the rice type you're cooking (i.e., how much starch it contains) and you attend to it during cooking. Microwave cooking *requires* stirring, there is no way around this. Microwaves have hot pockets which ensure that you must stop cooking your food at intervals and move it around. Stirring prevents uneven cooking. This is no where more important than when cooking rice. Why is that? Heavily starchy rice can clump together inside this unit and form air pockets where no water exists. Microwaves are perfect for burning stuff when air pockets are present. Because rice is basically starch, when it dries out in an air pocket, it will easily begin to smolder and possibly catch fire. For this important safety reason, you must periodically interrupt the cooking to stir the rice and make sure the water is evenly distributed. This pot won't do this on its own. Stirring ensures that each grain of rice remains evenly coated with water and cooks thoroughly. How do you know if your rice is starchy? Any rice that is not precooked has a much higher amount of starch. Though, some rice has more than others (i.e., short grain sushi rice, Arborio rice and sticky rice). This means that you shouldn't try to create Risotto in this pot without stirring. You should also rinse your rice thoroughly until it runs clear before cooking (as the unstructions suggest -- not a typo), you should be prepared to stir the rice at least every 5 minutes of cooking time, being sure to add more water when it gets low and breaking up or removing sticky clumps. The one downside to this product is its unstruction phamplet. I'm calling it unstructions because it really doesn't instruct you on anything and gives only vague suggestions of cooking times based on metric weights. The lack of instruction is the reason for the reduction in a star on this review. However, if you've cooked rice in the past, you know that the cooking proportions to be 1 cup of rice to 2 cups water. Though, because the microwave is excellent at boiling water heavily, I might suggest a little more water than that ratio. Also. if your rice is particularly absorbent, you'll want to add even slightly more water. About every 5 minutes, you'll want to stop the microwave, open the container carefully away from your face so as not to get burned and stir the rice (adding more water if needed). After cooking has completed, you'll want to stir the rice one more time and let it sit for about 5-8 minutes to complete the cooking. I'd also suggest that if your rice requires longer than 25 minutes of cooking (i.e., brown or wild rice) not using this cooker and instead use a dedicated rice cooker or the stove top method. Leaving foods cooking unattended in a plastic microwave container for excessive amounts of time is a recipe for failure. Better, if you stick to using precooked rice in this container, you should be able to serve fluffy rice each time. So, how long should you cook the rice? As the unstructions suggest, you should start with 9-12 minutes (stirring once during cooking) and then add time in 3 minute intervals. Remember that you're also to let the rice sit for 5-8 minutes for additional cooking time. If you do want to use brown rice, I'd suggest minute brown rice or stir your brown rice frequently and test for doneness every time you stir. Finally, be sure to close the top so that the inner holes are not aligned directly over the outer holes to avoid spillage while cooking. I will also caution that this cooker gives off excessive amounts of moisture in the microwave. If your microwave is sensitive to high moisture content, you might not want to use this. Some less expensive microwaves do not properly shield their electronics from excessive moisture buildup and can cause the microwave's controls to fail or the microwave to act up. This product is also not safe for microwave & convection oven combos when using convection cooking. For these microwaves, use only the microwave mode.

This rice cooker works very well with no splatter. Wash the rice, put it in the microwave for approx 10 minutes and it is done. Easy to clean. Recommended.

Buena capacidad, fácil de utilizar me gustó mucho,tiene buena calidad

Really amazing product. I tried to use the amount of water that was suggested in the instructions but for the Japanese rice it was too much. So after some attempts I found the perfect combination of water (for me it's 410mL of water for 250g of Japanese rice) and microwave power and time (maximum power for 11 minutes). It really takes no time to make rice and it's perfect for someone living alone like me. Don't worry for some reviews that said that it melts in the microwave because I think that these people used it in a wrong way (maybe they tried with really small amount of water).

Esta olla fue una de las mejores compras realizadas en Amazon. He probado muchas antes, pero este es sin duda la mejor. Además del arroz, cocino todo: patatas, verduras, pasta, pollo, carne, etc. Está compuesta por un contenedor y dos tapas, estas últimas se colocan con las ranuras desplazadas y aseguro que no se derramará una gota de líquido. La cocción del arroz es perfecta, solo ponga el arroz y el agua y si desea una pizca de sal (los chefs no recomiendan poner sal en el arroz durante la cocción para no arruinar los granos), ponga la olla en el microondas y solo espera a que termine de cocinar. ¡NO TIENES QUE HACER NADA MÁS! Las dosis que hago son las siguientes: - 1 dose de arroz, 2 dosis de agua (ejemplo: 200 gramos de arroz y 400 gramos de agua) - Cocinar a 700 vatios durante 15 minutos Por supuesto los tiempos pueden variar según las preferencias. UN CONSEJO: Siempre enjuago el arroz antes de cocinarlo para eliminar el almidón, esta operación se hace mucho más fácil porque hacia el arroz en la olla, inserto la tapa superior y luego dejo salir el agua de las grietas. Repito esta operación hasta que el agua esté clara. DOSIS MÁXIMAS: - Cociné hasta 500 gramos de arroz sin problemas. ALTURA DE LA OLLA (importante para aquellos que tienen un pequeño horno de microondas): - La altura total, incluida la tapa, es de 16,5 centímetros. LIMPIEZA: - La limpio en el lavaplatos (ver foto), pero incluso a mano su limpieza es muy fácil y rápida. JUICIO FINAL: - Muy alta calidad - Muy fácil de limpiar - Maxima seguridad - Arroz perfectamente cocido LA COMPRA ES ALTAMENTE RECOMENDABLE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNA RECETA SIMPLE DE EJEMPLO: Preparo esta receta muy simple en unos minutos cuando tengo poco tiempo, con resultados extraordinarios: ARROZ CON BROCOLI Para 3 personas: - 250 gramos de arroz para risotto (preferiblemente Carnaroli) - 300 gramos de brócoli. Lave bien el brócoli y córtelo en trozos pequeños. Ponga el arroz y el brócoli en la olla arrocera junto con 450 ml de agua fría y una cucharadita de sal gruesa. Cocine a 500 vatios durante 11 minutos. Dejar reposar durante 10 minutos. Cubra el arroz y sirva con aceite EVO y pimienta negra recién molida. Esta opinión es el resultado de una experiencia personal, ya que el objeto ha sido comprado, utilizado, probado y revisado personalmente (de hecho, es una "Compra verificada"). Nadie me envió el artículo en forma gratuita a cambio de una opinión positiva.

I am loving it, only wish they could make one bigger than the 2.6L