Rice Cooker Review Introduction
Topics: About This Rice Cooker Review Site, How We Research & Rate, How YOU can Help!
A Short "About Me"
Greetings, my name is Matthew, and along with the much appreciated help of my friend Dave have aimed to construct one of the Net's largest rice cooker review and research guide. My story begins when I one day searched the web for a well-built and reliable rice cooker, but did not come across any really helpful information supplying useful feedback for making a final decision. There was no centralized "hub" as far as rice cooker reviews went and it took some time to make good product comparisons. My only good source at the time was Amazon's Customer Reviews. After already owning a Cuisinart CRC-400 and wanting something a bit more upgraded, I made my latest decision on a Sanyo ECJ-HC100S which performs without issue and makes great tasting rice! But still, no good rice cooker guide site existed...until I had a great idea! I would create one myself!
Already having some web knowledge thanks to my friend Dave who runs a tea hobby site, I decided to construct this non-bias "report card" on commonly-searched models with the goal of helping other folks reach a more confident buying decision. I figured that since I like researching every minor detail before buying anything this project would seem more like fun rather than work! But I would still need lots of help.
How We Research All of our articles written on this rice cooker review site are taken from research based on feedback from what other folks who own the specific model had to report. We look for recurring pros & cons along with benefits and features, and how the overall performance of the rice cooker stacks up. We do not simply rate a model based solely on a spiced-up product description, or on what just one person had to say. We slowly research Amazon's customer reviews and eBay customer reviews as well as exploring information we gather from forums, blogs, (in some cases Twitter), along with other related websites. We do our best to filter the true reviews from the sometimes "paid" false reviews...a common and growing problem facing folks who seek honest information. From there, Dave and myself can bring to you some of the most accurate non-bias rice cooker reviews all in one organized website. And although we would love to actually have hands on research of each model...that task can become quite expensive and we would quickly run out of closet room in both our houses storing all of those rice cookers!
And that is where YOU can help…more below!
How We Rate and a Look at Our Detailed Rating System
Our rice cooker review rating system is as follows:
Price Range Expensive: (*$250 or higher) High: (*$150 to $250) Moderate: (*$50 to $150) Low: (*$50 or below) *at time of review
Rice Quality Excellent: (model cooks all *displayed rice types and/or white rice perfectly. Expect some trial and error when cooking other rice types) Very Good: (model cooks all *displayed rice types and/or white rice above standard. Expect some trial and error when cooking other rice types) Good: (model cooks all*displayed rice types and/or white rice to an average standard. Expect some trial and error when cooking other rice types) Decent: (model cooks most white rice types to an acceptable and/or slightly below average standard. Expect some trial and error when cooking other rice types) Poor: (model cooks rice to an unacceptable standard) *Displayed: refers to the rice types that are offered on the onboard menu. Please keep in mind that there may be some trial and error when cooking & experimenting with other rice varieties. Since there are hundreds of varieties of rice...overall quality will vary using any rice cooker!
Benefits & Features Multiple: (model offers a wide-array of menu selections: rice cycles for cooking several specific grain types as well as additional features such as steaming and slow-cooking along with timer, clock, programming, and keep warm options) Several: (model offers only one additional feature such as a steaming or slow-cooking along with rice cycles for cooking several specific grain types as well as timer, clock, programming, and keep warm options) Few: (model uses a basic "rapid-boil-style" method of cooking rice and usually does not offer timer, clock, rice cycle, or programming settings. A steaming and keep warm feature may still be present) None: (model offers no additional benefits, features, or settings as mentioned above with the exception of a keep warm mode) We may also factor in other benefits & features not mentioned on above list such as extended keep warm features, condensation collectors, etc.
Performance Excellent: (all settings and/or additional features work perfectly and with consistency. All removable/working parts are well-constructed and users will not experience boil-over or rice crusting issues) Good: (all settings and/or additional features work at an acceptable level. All removable/working parts are well-constructed. However, folks may experience slight boil-over and/or rice crusting on bottom layer. *Most common with basic non micro-computerized removeable top lid units) Fair: (parts may seem cheap; not all settings will produce consistent results. Folks may experience boil-over and/or rice crusting on bottom layer, "see tips" on Navbar) Poor: (a rare occurrence where settings fail to produce acceptable results. Model may stop working and/or die young, water boils over, and unit burns bottom layer of rice. Removable/working parts are poorly constructed)
Pros vs. Cons Pros Outweigh Cons: (overall, model offers more than it takes away and is worth purchasing. Receives a majority of positive consumer feedback throughout the Net) Balanced: (an equal amount of likes and dislikes and perhaps worth comparing to other models before considering to purchase. Receives an average rating throughout the Net) Cons Outweigh Pros: (too many issues found and worth skipping. Receives a majority of negative feedback throughout the Net)
Overall Rating After combining all of the above sub-ratings along with our own personal views we give a model an Overall Rice Cooker Review rating: Excellent: (strongly recommended and worth purchasing) Very Good: (recommended and worth purchasing) Good: (recommended but also worth comparing with other models before purchasing) Fair: (worth researching and/or comparing with other models before purchasing and not highly recommended) Poor: (not recommended for purchasing and worth skipping!)
How YOU Can Help! At some point in the near future we will give folks the open option on leaving his or her own personal review for posting on this site. Furthermore, folks can also leave their comments in response on what others had to say. It will be a sort of mini rice cooker review community that will extend beyond the scope of our own personal research since many more minor details can be revealed. Right now, Dave and myself are still working out exactly how we are going to run this, but it is a definite plan! More to come!
As of now please see our contact form and let us know what you think or if you have any inquiries. Thanks and Best Regards! Matt & Dave
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