Customer Reviews

Farberware FRA100A 10 cup stainless steel rice cooker

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I only have one word for this pot JUNK!! I'm on my 2nd one and it lasted less than 60 days,the 1st one made it about 3-4 months. My family consumes alot of rice this is not the pot for regular use,it has problems. It's like it just burns up or something. Never-never again,that is if I ever get to speak to farberware you can never reach their CS Dept or their web site. JUNK!JUNK!JUNK!! Hungry in Tampa!!

I was under the impression the inner rice holder would be stainless steel, but it was Teflon. The stainless steel piece was for steaming food, so it is quite misleading to call this product a "stainless steel rice cooker". I am planning to return this item as a result.

From the first day we have owned this cooker, it has burnt the rice on the bottom, every time. Our previous cooker, which we owned and used a couple times a week for over 20 years, worked great! It was a National brand (aka Panasonic). Our college son now has it, and still uses it, so we're stuck with the burnt rice.

I received this rice cooker as a wedding present almost 9 years ago. It still looks and performs well to this day at the rate of using it only 2 or 3 times per month (we're trying to cut down on starch in our diet). We never used it to steam vegetables, although it has an insert for that -- IMHO it's kind of superfluous.

The only noteworthy flaw as far as I'm concerned is that it will cause the very bottom layer of rice to crust and brown (nor really burnt per se) every time. Not a problem if you are making more than the minimum 2 cups of rice at a time, as it is really only a small amount of the overall batch that is affected. Still, for rice fanatics I can see how this would be unacceptable. I usually just discard that part and eat the rest, which is always fluffy and perfect.
Nonetheless, we will soon be getting rid of this 10 cup rice cooker in favor of a smaller one that doesn't "burn" the bottom layer; we just don't need to make that much rice at a time!

This cooker was disappointing from the day we bought it - the lid didn't sit well so it emitted steam all over the kitchen counter. The rice always burnt and stuck to the bottom (which never happened with our Black and Decker one) and it stopped working just over a month after we bought it!!

I have this cooker and am looking for another one. It burns the rice on the bottom every time, no matter what I do. Also, I agree with the person who was disappointed that there was no 2 cup mark--I don't need to make 4 cups every time.

TOTAL piece of useless junk! Looks nice and build well, BUT the bottom line, as another reviewer already pointed out, it burns the rice every time no matter what kind of rice you use or what method you use to cook it. I assume anyone buying a rice cooker is looking to cook rice, not BURN it. So if you are planning on using this for cooking rice, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME & MONEY WITH THIS ONE!!!

I have a friend who has this same rice cooker who bought it, I belive, from your web site. She is always raving about how she can't go wrong with the rice. So I borrowed it last week for a dinner party my husband and I were having and it was wonderful. The rice was very moist and fluffy. So I now have to buy my own. Thanks for carrying such great product.

Unit just died yesterday, smelled something burning and it wasn't the rice. My main gripe was there was no 2 cup mark. The smallest amount that was imprinted on the pan was 4 cups.

This product is of the usual high quality that I expect from Farberware. I use it 2 or 3 times a week. I use it to steam rice, veggies, fish filets. I use it to make pasta. I've even made soup in it. It's super easy to clean, not complicate to use, and it doesn't heat up the kitchen. I love it! I've had it about 3 months and I would purchase it again. And recommend it to anyone.