Value Pressure Rice Cooker
The Sanyo ECJ-PX50S 5-Cup Micro-Computerized Pressure Rice Cooker and Steamer is modestly the most precise rice cooker that you can envision . I looked long and hard and did much research before my purchase . I almost aquired the Zojirushi because of all the hype. I was told by people in the know that I had to have a Zojirushi to taste great rice. But tests, user reviews and the specs of the Sanyo kept pulling me back .
So , I purchased it a month ago and was immediately impressed with the overall quality . This was my second 5 quart cooker as my last one, a Wolfgang Puck from QVC started burning the rice . I thought I was happy with the Puck; that is until I got perfect rice from the Sanyo. No matter what you think, read, see or envision, you havn't tasted great rice until you have rice from this cooker. But there is a catch.
The problem is to never believe ANYONE, including me, when they say , "perfect rice." What that really means is perfect rice to them; their individual palette and coveted texture of the end product. I learned by eating with dozens of friends, that what they comprehend is fantastic rice ranges from terrible - to - excellent and many shades in between. The recipe book provided will give you a rough idea for devising basically " good " rice, but to use this cooker requires a bit of patience and willingness to experiment. Let me give you my approach and I hope it works for you.
The rice this cooker produces is so suberb that sometimes I eat it by the portion completely by itself . There is one thing that you must do if you're going to buy a professional appliance like the Sanyo Pressure Rice Cooker; you must use a better quality rice than most Americans buy at their local mall . I can tell you that you will never get amazing rice from low quality rice. Much of this rice is starchy and most probably old upon delivery to your shop . The condition of rice they make is just barely better than anilmal . The cooked grains often are solid in the center yet spongy and uncooked on the outside. Sometimes less expensive rice grains are sticky, crumbly and unpalatable. If you going to use a proper rice cooker, learn about Basmati, Jasmine and Arborio rice . Look into the difference between par-boiled rice compared to short grain generics. investigate the subtle differences between brown rice and NEVER use those instant rice mixtures designed for the microwave !
PROS : Easy to maintain , well laid out , hard wearing , amazing titanium inner pot, retractable cord, extremely accurate always on clock display.
NEGATIVES : I unfortunately can't afford to buy two just in case something happens to this one. I really cant think of any negatives, this is quite simply the best pressure cooker available right now!
