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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Its A Keeper
By Oceanman
I didn’t actually have it in mind to retire my old banged up rice cooker. After all it still worked to some degree. However, when given the chance 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 popular rice cooker. The programmable menu choices 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 without apparent effort 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 mechanically switches to the Keep Warm Mode after cooking is complete. I like that this unit will mechanically turn off after cycling through the 12 hour warm mode. The timer works like a charm. I may preset it up to 24 hours.
Someone in the lab was in truth 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 regarding 750 watts. In warm mode, it is 52 watts of juice. So far we’ve made dumplings, soups, vegetables and cakes with outstanding success. It works great at steaming fresh vegetables. Surprisingly the devils feed cake that we cooked came out exceedingly moist.
Overall I found that my older unit did cook rice quicker then this Panasonic model. However, my older cooker likewise required neverending monitoring because it normally overcooked and burned food. Time wise, the Panasonic SR-DE103 Fuzzy Logic model is slower then my older unit. I may live with that because the Panasonic model delivers on perfectly cooked feed each and each time. Without a doubt, it works as advertised. Its a keeper.
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Fuzzy logic Panasonic rice cooker vs. old school Aroma rice cooker
By Brad Willis
My firstborn review may be found under 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 client photo). I started out cooking at the precise same time with the precise 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 listen the Panasonic’s fuzzy logic perpetually cycling the heat on and off for the duration of the cooking cycle.
The divergences among the two were dramatic. The rice cooked in the Aroma was more or less dry, very unevenly cooked and somewhat burnt and crispy on the bottom. It was still edible and even pleasurable 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 deviations would probably be subtle. That was not the case. The Panasonic fuzzy logic rice cooker did a much better occupation than the Aroma without any question. The divergences were substantial. Now on to the firstborn 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 in regards to and you genuinely 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 likewise somewhat confused by a lot of of the listed water levels. While white rice cooking instructions were rather 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 may scarcely comprehend 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 great rice cooker that is in general very easy to use, mixing up instructions or not. When I opened the box, I was astonished to see that the time was already set, even though 2 hours in front of my west coast time. Apparently, a lithium battery keeps track of the time for regarding 5 years. That’s a nice feature.
But we’re most mesmerized in how the thing cooks rice. The answer is, rather nicely. My rice came out perfectly perfect. Not too moist and not too dry. Each grain was perfectly perfective and uniform. Nothing was burnt and no portion of the rice was overcooked or undercooked. It also seemed to be more flavorful than what I was antecedently employed to.
The settings are easy to understand, exceptionally if you don’t read the manual. You may choose amid brown rice, white rice or sticky rice. Just set what you want on the LCD display and press start. Once cooking is complete, a tame and more or less soft alarm sounds a few times and the unit goes into the keep warm mode.
There are likewise modes for porridge, cake (yes cake), steam, quick cook, and slow cook. You may also set the timer to cook for a specific time. You may cook quickly or very tardily over a amount of time of multiple hours.
Inside of the mixing up owner’s manual are a few recipes with funky and/or more or less alien ingredients, as least to my American tastes. For example, there is a recipe for spaghetti made with ketchup and another for chicken soup made with sliced green gourd and pickled lemon juice. If you don’t care for either of those recipes, you could undertake cooking the cereal porridge made with boiled Job’s tears and boiled Lotus seed. Good luck finding those ingredients.
But the cool thing is that you may genuinely make things like soup, curry, porridge, spaghetti and cake in this rice cooker. Clearly, it offers a lot of versatility.
You might wonder what’s up with it is fuzzy logic programming. I too wondered with regards to this and I came upon that most cookers of this type are either on or off. This machine may perceive terms like “almost” or “close” and make continual adjustments to make sure that the product comes out just right.
Out of the box, no assemblage is required. Just plug the cord into the side of the unit and you’re good to go. The only other supplied accessaries are a textured rice spoon thingy (I’m sure there’s a Japanese name for it), a rice measuring cup and a steamer insert just in case you prefer your Job’s tears or green pickled gourd steamed rather of boiled.
But it’s a great rice cooker for sure. Panasonic makes fantastic products. I can’t tell you how a good deal of of their electronic items I’ve owned over the years. This machine is no exception and the quality of the cooker is rather evident. Makes my simple “on and off” rice cooker look like it’s from the stone age. The price is very reasonable as well. You may surely compare it rather favorably to much more highpriced rice cookers.
I wouldn’t think to rate it less than 5 stars. If you’re looking for a very high-quality rice cooker that may also do much more at a reasonable price, this is an magnificent option for you.
0 of 0 persons found the following review helpful.
Great performance, multiple uses.
By Rene C. Borbon
Great for cooking rice, though it gives rise to more or less overcooked rice if you add oil to your rice. Nice pushbutton menu that allows you to select dissimilar rice types. The steamer is great to steam vegetables or gyoza. It does a great occupation steaming. Fairly easy to clean and use. I commend it.
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