Customer Reviews

Panasonic SR-W18PB-S 10-Cup Nonstick Rice Cooker/Steamer

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Great rice cooker. Recieved this as a Christmas present, was quite excited. I eat lots of rice so this makes doing so easy. I had built up a love/hate relationship with rice. As much as I loved to eat rice with most of my meals, I had grown to hate cooking it. Always afraid it would burn lest I check on and stir the stuff every few minutes and when using brown rice as I often do, it was quite often for 30 to 45 minutes having to run in to the kitchen every 5 minutes. Using the top tray to steam veggies is quite a good way at keeping the counter uncluttered, no pot with burned on rice to scrub and less mess. Now, what I dislike about it, only one thing. It boils over just about every time, so there is the boil over mess to contend with. Really, my only complaint, but kind of a big one to me. After having my Rice Cooker for a few months I have figured out the cure for the boil over mess. Leave the steamer atop the pot and you should be mess free. Even when not steaming beautiful Broccoli or scrumptious Squash, leave the steamer on. Easy fix!

Good value for the price. High capacity machine and couldn't be easier to use. This is a much better machine than the slightly cheaper machine I picked up at Target. Highly recommended.

We have had the rice cooker for over two a half years now and so far no problems. Rice is a big part of our daily meals so longevity is a key feature for us. We has used it at least twice a day. The non-stick surface has held up. You pay more with this brand and model but it's worth it. Cooking white rice is a breeze; just wash, set water, press to cook and that's it. You may have to add or lessen the water for consistency, depending on the kind, jasmine, long grain, etc. If you have to cook more than 7 cups, split it in two batches. The unit will not cook properly for higher amounts but this is an issue for all rice cookers this size. From experience a rice cooker with a bigger base pot will be able bigger amounts in a single batch. If you experience boil overs, crack the lid open a little.

The steamer attachment is a bonus.

this cooker/steamer does a nice job with rice and is easy to clean up. I've only used it once for steaming and it worked well for that too. I just don't steam much.

this is working really good and I am satisfied with the size and quality of the product.