- Sales Rank: #11376 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: 5-Cup
- Color: White
- Brand: Panasonic
- Model: SR-DF101
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.80" h x
13.90" w x
10.20" l,
6.60 pounds
Features
- Micro-computer fuzzy logic controlled adjusts power depending on how much rice is being cooked for precise cooking and more consistent results.
- Easy one-button operation with convenient cooking icons
- Includes steaming basket, rice scoop and measuring cup, detachable power cord
- Menu includes White Rice, Brown Rice, Porridge / Soup, Steam / Quick Cook, Keep Warm function
- Measures 10-1/4-inch (d) by 13 13/16-inch (w) by 7 3/4-inch (h), 6.6-pound., white finish
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
By I. Tysoe
This is the third rice cooker we've owned. It replaces a cheaper and smaller Panasonic model we have been pleased with for several years.This cooker is a little larger than anticipated. We really like the bigger bowl we have for cooking the rice. And, as you would expect, it is well made and has a rubber seal around the inside of the hinged lid.Thus far, we have used the cooker mostly for rice. However, we have tried the steamer and found it to be a big plus. We usually mix frozen assortment of vegetables with rice after cooking the two separately. The large steamer in the rice cooker means we can cook the vegetables at the same time as the rice without wasting energy or having to use multiple appliances. That has worked out quite well for us. Another other bonus is that when we cook a pre-prepared meal we often end up with a plastic sachet of sauce (e.g., Mandarin chicken sauce) that we have to again heat separately. With the steamer, we simply place the sachet in the tray with the veggies and everything is ready at the same time.We primarily eat Jasmine or Basmati brown rice from Trader Joe's and so have tried both white rice and brown rice setttings. I don't think our brown rice is quite the rice intended for the brown rice setting because only the white rice setting works well with the brown level of water whereas when we use the brown rice setting, the rice comes out either soggy and water-logged or burnt and stuck to the container.Other than that, there is only one problem I found with the product: the coated rice bowl the cooker uses has the water levels pressed into the side. And since it's a dark brown/charcoal almost black, the levels can be very hard to read without a strong light in the kitchen.Other than that, we had no problems whatsoever.The only thing I can think of that would improve this product (other than a different, lighter color for the rice bowl) is a timer so, I can set it and forget it and have fresh rice and veggies the minute I get home from work. But, as I said, it does its job very well. I much prefer it to our older rice cooker.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By P. Webb
Rice is tricky to cook especially brown rice so the first test of this unit was to rinse some good basmati style rice and see how this handled it One reason brown rice cooks poorly is too short of a cooking period leaving hard kernels or pieces. This unit cooks your brown rice for around 1 hr and fifty mins. The warming feature for the white rice turns off automatically when cooking brown rice so as not to change the flavor. I prefer cooking the rice in 1 cup batches as it has a better fluffy consistency and there is less starchy mess to clean out of the gasket. A rice cooker is a nice thing to have for a good diet and this no stick white and brown rice cooker also heats up and holds stews and soups as well as hot cereals.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
By Crys
I am real big on brown rice and i get tired of always taking out a pot and boiling water and waiting for the rice to finish. I use it as a side with almost every meal, so when i saw this i instantly jumped on it. Now it took me a few tries to get this right with the brown rice and i finally did after the third try. There is a brown rice setting and a white rice setting, however i notice my rice came out soggy and i tried it again and same results. Finally i tried the white rice setting for my brown rice and it came out perfect, so it could be the rice that i am using, i will have to try a different kind of brown rice and see.This little cooker is quite handy and it was a little bigger than i realized but still small, which is what i need for my one bedroom apartment. Its really easy to clean and that's a bonus in itself. I love the fact that u can steam other things in this. i did steam a few veggies and did rice all at the same time and then just threw some roasted shrimp in a bowl with it and had a healthier version of stir-fry. I did notice there is no timer on the cooker, that was a downside for me. This is something that needs a timer and i have to remember to set one every time and that is annoying.
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