This review is from: Panasonic SR-DE103 Rice Cooker, 5-Cup Uncooked/10-Cup Cooked Rice CapacityCustomer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
I didn't really have it in mind to retire my old banged up rice cooker. After all it still worked to some degree. However, when given the opportunity to take the Panasonic Microcomputer SR-DE103 Fuzzy Logic model for a test drive, things changed. After a little over three weeks use these are my thoughts.Out of the box, this white finished model comes with a steaming basket, measuring cup, rice scoop, instructions, recipes and warranty. After going over the instructions I was ready to begin. Right off the bat, I knew this was no ordinary rice cooker. The programmable menu options allows for making not only rice, but soups, cakes, oatmeal and etc;. The Advanced Fuzzy Logic Technology is not rocket science by any means. Pure and simple it refers to the automatic adjustment of power and cooking time. It easily cooks up to 10 cups of rice.Some of the features that makes this a keeper besides the programmable menu are the carrying handle, the push button lid release, and the easy on the eyes LCD Control Panel. I like the Dual Cooking and Warming Indicators. The unit automatically switches to the Keep Warm Mode after cooking is complete. I like that this unit will automatically turn off after cycling through the 12 hour warm mode. The timer works like a charm. I can preset it up to 24 hours.Someone in the lab was really thinking when they designed this unit. The domed lid design helps prevent water droplets from falling on to the cooked product. Cleanup is a breeze. The power cord is detachable and the inner lid removes easily. The inner pan is aluminum and coated with a black non stick surface. Power wise, cooking rings up about 750 watts. In warm mode, its 52 watts of juice. So far we've made dumplings, soups, vegetables and cakes with great success. It works great at steaming fresh vegetables. Surprisingly the devils food cake that we cooked came out extremely moist.Overall I found that my older unit did cook rice faster then this Panasonic model. However, my older cooker also required constant monitoring because it usually overcooked and burned food. Time wise, the Panasonic SR-DE103 Fuzzy Logic model is slower then my older unit. I can live with that because the Panasonic model delivers on perfectly cooked food each and every time. Without a doubt, it works as advertised. Its a keeper....This review is from: Panasonic SR-DE103 Rice Cooker, 5-Cup Uncooked/10-Cup Cooked Rice CapacityCustomer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
My original review can be found below beginning with "The bad news is...". However, after writing the review I did a head-to-head comparison with my old school, non-fuzzy logic Aroma ARC-820SW rice cooker (see customer photo). I began cooking at the exact same time with the exact same quantities of Calrose rice (2 cups) and water. I wanted to see if the fuzzy logic machines cooked any better than the old school rice cookers that most of us have used.The rice was finished cooking in the Aroma cooker probably 15 minutes before the Panasonic finished cooking. You could hear the Panasonic's fuzzy logic constantly cycling the heat on and off during the cooking cycle. The differences between the two were dramatic. The rice cooked in the Aroma was somewhat dry, very unevenly cooked and somewhat burnt and crispy on the bottom. It was still edible and even enjoyable in a way, but crispy on the bottom nonetheless. The rice cooked in the Panasonic was moist, plump, fluffy and uniformly cooked throughout. I had thought that the differences would probably be subtle. That was not the case. The Panasonic fuzzy logic rice cooker did a much better job than the Aroma without any question. The differences were substantial. Now on to the original review... The bad news is that the operating instructions manual isn't super clear if you are an English speaker. There's an awful lot of Japanese text and other languages jumbled about and you really have to pick through the mess to find the English and even when you find it, it's mixed in with other languages. Confusing and unclear. I was also somewhat confused by some of the listed water levels. While white rice cooking instructions were quite clear (ex: fill to the #1 water level for 1 cup of rice), things like sticky rice are a bit, well, stickier. For example, it lists the water level for one cup of sticky rice at 180ml. What is 180ml? Certainly that's not marked on the water scale and I can barely understand ounces! Then, it shows the water level for 2 cups of sticky rice at water level 1 and then in parenthesis (+90ml). What does that mean? Anyway, it's somewhat confusing.Now the good news. This is an outstanding rice cooker that is generally very easy to use, confusing instructions or not. When I opened the box, I was surprised to see that the time was already set, albeit 2 hours ahead of my west coast time. Apparently, a lithium battery keeps track of the time for about 5 years. That's a nice feature.But we're most interested in how the thing cooks rice. The answer is, quite nicely. My rice came out absolutely perfect. Not too moist and not too dry. Each grain was absolutely perfect and uniform. Nothing was burnt and no part of the rice was overcooked or undercooked. It also seemed to be more flavorful than what I was previously used to.The settings are easy to understand, especially if you don't read the manual. You can choose between brown rice, white rice or sticky rice. Just set what you want on the LCD display and press start. Once cooking is complete, a gentle and somewhat soft alarm sounds a few times and the unit goes into the keep warm mode.There are also modes for porridge, cake (yes cake), steam, quick cook, and slow cook. You can also set the timer to cook for a specifi...
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