Features:

  • Holds 3 cups of dry rice and prepares up to 6 cups of cooked rice
  • Easy, one-touch operation: start cooking with a single button push
  • Automatic keep warm setting keeps food at optimal serving temperature
  • Inner pot is removable for quick cleanup
  • Includes steaming basket, rice measuring cup, and ladle
  • NOTE: Please ensure to measure rice in the cup that comes along with the product ONLY.The rice cooker is capable of cooking up to 3 full “rice cooker” Oster measuring cups of uncooked rice, or 6 (5.33oz) Oster cups of cooked rice (IB – Using Your Rice Cooker; Note user manual below pg. 6)
  • NOTE: Please ensure to measure rice in the cup that comes along with the product ONLY
Easy to use!

I got this so I could make rice easily as I always burn or forget to check mine. It’s so easy and the rice turns out perfect every time! I used wild rice, quinoa, brown rice .. any rice works great. Another comment mentioned that it burned the rice on bottom.. make sure once it pops up that it is done you don’t leave it too long because the automatic warmer feature (which I love) will keep cooking it a little if you leave it a long time it could become brown on bottom rice. Second thing I saw was someone was mad that it says 6 cooked cups of rice but the inside of the pot says 3 cups only.. it’s because uncooked rice is much smaller than cooked.. if you put 3 cups of uncooked rice in it make 6 cups so it does make 6 cooked cups of rice. Last thing some people were saying that it’s messy.. just make sure you rinse your rice before so the starchy material comes off your rice then put it in and it’s super clean :) I use mine ALL the time we just love it:)

Great purchase, time saver.

This rice cooker is a life saver. I can't imagine making rice on stove top anymore ever since I got a rice cooker. I had a rice cooker prior to this one and it ran its course and it was time for another one. I decided to try this rice cooker and it was the best decision. It works great and its quick. I live by myself so its perfect for me. I do notice that once the rice is done it goes automatically to the "warm" feature. It will keep the rice warm until you turn it off, if you keep it on warm to long it will make the rice on the bottom stick together but not burn it

No spills. Steam, though. And, big stepdown in capacity from 4-cup to 3-cup (the precooked measure of this "6 cup" cooker).

This is a good design, though with a tradeoff. The inner pot has a lip that overlaps the exterior, to prevent your boiling goulash from spilling in between. (This is probably what made my worn-out larger (4-cup precooked) rice cooker, a different brand, stop working.) But (tradeoff:) my old one would collect and condense the steam outflow, where this one has a small hole in the top for venting steam. If you're stepping down from a 4-cup cooker, and you liked the amount of food it made, a 3-cup one's capacity will seem very small. (But this one does compensate somewhat by having the steamer, so you could steam vegetables and then mix them in later.)

Wonderful and super useful!

Have to say this is absolutely awesome. I bought it at discount price around 18 dollars. And it can be used to cook noodles, make rice, make soup, and even hot pot!

Consistently Cooks Perfect Delicious Rice

Rice, so simple for most people to cook, but I regularly managed to screw it up. Half the times it turned out fine, the other times it would come out crunchy or too sticky or too wet or even burned. Of course, most of the times that it came out messed up were the times we had guests. After one spectacular failure, an in-law suggested I look into getting a rice cooker. I said that spending $100's for an appliance that only cooked rice was insane. A week later, she sent me my first rice cooker via Amazon. Some off brand, it was four times the size of this Oster and had no switches, it plugged in to turn on. The included receipt showed the price was less than $30. Every batch of rice I made in it over the next 5 - 6 years turned out perfect. One day it just didn't work when plugged in and I went online to get another. I couldn't find whatever brand it was, but I found this Oster for less than $20 and have used it every since. Smaller, it makes plenty of rice and it's easier to store. The added ability to steam vegetables wasn't an option that I thought I'd use, but I've come to rely on it over time. It has an actual switch to choose cook or warm. If started on cook, it automatically switches to warm when rice is done. I've found the secret to this cooker is to do nothing for 20 minutes after it switches from COOK to WARM. Then, I unplug it and leave it covered for up to 15 minutes. If it goes longer than that until serving time, I stir it and put the lid back on loosely. For variations, I use the same process and substitute stock for water and / or add diced vegetables. Cumin, chili powder, cilantro, bell pepper, tomato, onion and beef broth combine to cook an awesome rice that goes great with Mexican fare. When Quinoa became a regular addition to our diet, I found this rice cooker cooks it exactly right when the proportions are changed to 1.5 cups liquid to 1 cup Quinoa (versus 1:1 liquid to rice). I've now bought three more of these for gifts to family and a friend we've had over that commented on their own rice cooking inadequacies. If you're searching for an inexpensive rice cooker that performs consistently when the easy directions are followed, I highly recommend this one.

Reliable and easy to use

We've had one of these cookers for years and it's still going strong, but we wanted another for larger parallel preparation. Pros * simple grain cooking * simple veggie steaming * reliable * fairly fast (esp. for grains like quinoa and millet) * outside doesn't get particularly hot Cons * scraping out leftover scraps of rice can be a pain * it will sometimes overflow if you don't have the vegetable steamer on top * holes in bottom of vegetable tray are large enough that vegetables in small pieces can fall through (e.g., peas, spinach) * fairly short cord Tips * the rice pot and vegetable tray stack and lock pretty well, but the lid does not, so be careful when transporting * occasionally, grain will be left uncooked; I think this can be prevented by stirring the grain after adding water * adding spices to the grain pot ensures smooth infusion * when steaming a mix of vegetables, put the larger ones (e.g., broccoli) in before the smaller ones (e.g. peas) to reduce fall-through * be sure the lid is securely on the vegetable tray. If there's a gap, the steam may escape without cooking the veggies * during cooking, the pot will get hot, and it retains heat pretty well. Use an oven mitt. Additionally, be careful putting your hands near the air holes on the lid, the steam comes out densely

Great little rice cooker. Note on "cup" sizes.

This is a very nicely made rice cooker/steamer. It works fine, and is attractive on the counter. I have had many rice cookers over the years, and this is my favorite. One note. The "cup" they use is a 6-oz Asian cup, not the 8-oz US cup. Thus, this makes 4.5 US cups of rice. Years ago on another rice cooker I lost the little measure cup. Not knowing the difference in size of Asian and US cups, I put in a full 8-oz US cup of rice, and filled the pot to the equal number. Needless to say the rice did not come out well, and after several failures, I ended up throwing the cooker away. Only years later did I figure out that the different cup size was the problem.

Compact and versatile - makes great food

UPDATE: It's now May 2017 and the rice cooker is starting to show a lot of wear and tear. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to use it for every day, but it still makes a great back up. If you like to make rice, soup, and other dishes in your cooker the way I do in mine, I'd recommend getting one with a better made inner pot. The bottom of mine is stained red/brown where the coating got scratched or worn. And the cook/warm tab is not as reliable. After about 5 months of hard use as a rice cooker, steamer, slow cooker, whole grains cooker, and soup maker, I can honestly say this product is amazing. So far, I've cooked white rice, black rice, red rice, amaranth, quinoa, and pastina pasta in the rice cooker exactly the way I want. It took a few tries and some experimenting, but now I can cook the grains by themselves or with a variety of fresh/canned/frozen vegetables, marinated meat, eggs, lentils, and tofu to make soups, stews, and slow cooked meals. The steamer option allows me to cook fish, steam other veggies and/or meat separately too. I can cook extra for leftovers - to combine with other food for different meals or to freeze for later - or one meal at a time. Plus this rice cooker/steamer combination is the perfect size for a studio apartment without a full kitchen. Definitely recommend it for people who like to cook and use versatile tools.

Love this wee cooker!

Great little cooker, daughter tried to take mine to college but at this price, easy to just get her her own. Makes plenty for 2-4 people. I use it for regular white rice, and also for packaged rice mixes like wild rice, yellow rice, flavored risottos and pilafs. Love making quick pasta and potatoes and soups in it as well. It came with a steamer basket, but I haven't used that much. I usually just toss the veggies in with whatever is cooking in there. I hated how pasta and rice and sometimes peas or lima beans would always 'over-boil' (even when watched closely!) and make a mess of the stove when cooked in saucepan...this eliminates that completely! I use it several times a week and it has held up great now over three years with mine and daughter's is one year old. Hand wash mostly, but it has also weathered the dishwasher just fine.

Simple, Easy to Use

If you want something whose primary and most capable task is cooking rice and cooking it well, this is your product. If you want something versatile, better to go with a different brand or with an InstantPot. But this is my second model of this rice cooker. My first one lasted probably 10-12 years before it quit working, and I loved it so much I decided to get a replacement of the exact same model. There are two settings: cook or warm. Once your rice is cooked, the button flips automatically to the warm setting and stays there until you unplug it. On the cook setting, you must have at least 1 cup of rice in there, with water, for the bowl to be heavy enough to engage the cook setting; otherwise it'll stay on warm. Make sure your ratios are 1:1 (1 part water to 1 part rice), or follow the instructions on your rice package if there's a different amount specified. But if you do it right, the cooker will cook the rice perfectly every time. If it isn't cooking your rice properly, then you are doing something wrong. Also, don't make Spanish rices or any of those prepackaged rices that come with seasonings and stuff in them already. This cooker is NOT for those types of rices. It's only for unseasoned, unflavored, unaltered grains of white or brown rices of any type (basmati, long grain, short grain, sushi, etc.). You can ruin your cooker bowl if you try to add flavors or seasonings to rice IN the bowl, or if you're trying to cook the shortcut and/or meal rices in it (no minute rice either).

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