Kambrook KRC400 / 405

Probably the best low end rice cooker – This machine gets a fair amount of use in our household, We typically cook about 10 cups of rice in it every week. We only use it for cooking rice, and have not ever used it to steam veg or anything else. For cooking rice - it does an good job. Is it as good as the rice I make on the stove top? - not really.... but it's pretty close. it seems to do a better job of smaller amounts (say 2 cups) than it does for larger amounts - but again as the first reviewer says - it depends upon how long you leave it on 'warm'.

If you leave it on warm for too long the rice (obviously!!!) overcooks in the bottom levels - so you really need to switch it off when it's done. I wouldn't let it sit on warm for any longer than say 5 minutes.

I think it's a good product for the money (I paid $44) I'm a bit dubious of the really cheap ones (like anything from ALDI)

If you just want a cheap rice cooker - then I think this is the one for you.

it looks a bit heinous - but this isn't the type of thing you leave sitting out like a coffee machine.

The only style of rice cooker to buy – We had purchased a $14 rice cooker to see if we liked the idea of a rice cooker and were bitterly disappointed. We had originally bought one that doesn't completely seal and just had a lid like a saucepan. So we returned it and went to Retravision and bought this Kambrook. I had remembered seeing other people use the jar style and decided this was what I wanted.

Doesn't spit water out and down the sides, great capacity and makes cooking easier by not having so many pots on the stove. Fully enclosed so no water spitting out the top like other style rice cookers. Can use for 2 people or more due to large capacity. Comes with recipes in the instruction booklet. Can even cook risotto in it! Having to hand wash hahaha. When doing smaller quantities you do need to add more rice than stated. But in the end it all comes down to how long you leave it sitting on warm for. The instructions do say to add more water for fluffier rice though.