Aroma ARC-940SB 10-Cup Rice Cooker & Food Steamer

by Aroma

Product Features

• Perfectly prepares 4 to 20 cups of cooked rice (2 to 10 cups uncooked)
• Steams vegetables and meat even while simultaneously cooking rice
• Simple, one-touch operation switches to keep-warm mode automatically when finished
• Makes delicious soups and stews
• Nonstick inner cooking pot removes for easy cleanup

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 10.8 x 11 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000W2RFBS
• Item model number: ARC-940SB
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,376 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

This cool-touch rice cooker from Aroma makes perfect rice, soups, stews and even steams meat and vegetables simultaneously. It flawlessly prepares up to 20 cups of any type of rice and automatically keeps it at serving temperature until you're ready to eat. Features a water reservoir that channels away excess condensation for rice that's light and fluffy every time. The removable inner cooking pot is nonstick for easy serving and cleanup. Its beautiful stainless steel exterior looks great on any countertop. Includes measuring cup, steam tray and serving spatula.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent rice cooker., February 25, 2008

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D. Schlesinger "dschlesi" (Marshfield, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aroma ARC-940SB 10-Cup Rice Cooker & Food Steamer (Kitchen)

I had researched several higher priced rice cookers (over $100) before buying this one. I came across it at Sam's Club ($30) and thought I should give it a try. I was skeptical at first, because most rice cookers in this price range received horrible reviews. However I was pleasantly surprised the first time I used it. It took 15 minutes or so to cook 3 cups of rice and it came our perfect, just like you would get from a good Chinese restaurant. I've never been able to cook rice like that before. It's great. It's also very easy to clean.

56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So far Jasmine & Brown Rice, January 15, 2009

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The Creative - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aroma ARC-940SB 10-Cup Rice Cooker & Food Steamer (Kitchen)

I ordered this item through Sam's Club because they offer service contract after the warranty, otherwise I would have bought it here on Amazon.

Anyway, I got the rice cooker today and made 2 batches of rice to test it out. First, I made 2 cups of Jasmine Rice. It came out perfect and fast. The package states 15-20 minutes, the cooker got it done in about 10 minutes.

The real test is always, the Brown Rice. I made 4 cups of Brown Rice to yield 8 cups. I followed the instruction booklets recommended amounts. I believe Brown Rice takes about an hour normally to cook, the cooker got it done in the range of 20 - 30 minutes. Perfect rice, fluffy, flavorful. WOW!

I have a bunch of more rice to try. Wild, Red etc. I will update once I get those done. However I have a feeling they will all end up the same.

Cleanup is easy, and the only thing that I had a problem with is the term "Cup". Normally we think of a "cup" being the measure we use when we cook, but apparently there is a a different "cup" measurement for the rice. The booklet states rice industry standards for the measurement. So 1 cup is less than what you get when you normally use the cup measure at home. So it's a bit miss leading when they say 10 cups, its probably closer to 8.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product for the paid price, March 24, 2009

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Santhosh Kumar - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aroma ARC-940SB 10-Cup Rice Cooker & Food Steamer (Kitchen)

My wife bought this product more than one month back and below are some of the details mentioned about her likes and dislikes:
Likes:
1]Cooks rice well --soft and fluffy. Depends on the individuals on how they want the rice to be cooked[For those who want the rice to be fluffy for one measure of rice add 3 cups of water.] Unplug immediately once it turns to warm and keep the rice pot outside else rice becomes bit harder.
2]since its a 10 -cup rice cooker, best for larger families(2+) or for those wherein guests keep coming.
3] Steamed vegetables comes out good
Dislikes:
1] Starch content form the rice which getting collected at the bottom if u dont turn the rice, using the spatula provided, almost at the end while cooking.
2] Cleaning though its nonstick- as u need to clean the vessel lid, steam vent, condensation collector and the inside lid of the rice cooker. Also some starch from rice at the top edges of the cooker. But still no isssues better than Indian Pressure cookers :-) as they are not heavy.