Customer Reviews

Sanyo HPS-MC3 3-in-1 Nonstick Electric Multi-Cooker

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I am cheap (Asian), and was not keen on plopping down $100 on this cooker. Totally worth it. I got it after I saw some little old ladies at 99 Ranch buying one!

Cooks hot pot like a CHAMP. I was using a single burner with a divided hot pot pot (lol) on top and I had to boil a separate pot the stove to keep up with demand (feeding 4 adults). No more! This thing is sooo convenient. Super easy to adjust the temperature and it heats up quickly.

Nice safety feature that it has a magnetic power cord, in case someone trips over it or you have kids. It stays on just fine.

Also works great as a steamer.

The finish is conducive to easy cleanup.

The grill part...well, I mean...it's essentially a one-sided George Foreman grill. Nothing too special there--but it is very easy to clean.

Buy it! You know if the old Chinese ladies at 99 Ranch were buying, it HAS to be good.

**Update**

Owned it now for almost a year. Still going strong, still highly recommended. It even saved me through a stove issue (2 weeks for the new part to arrive). There are a lot of things you can make with this cooker, I have to say.

I just moved into a tiny place with no kitchen to speak of and this product is perfect for me. With interchangeable grill plate and cooking pot, the one base takes up less overall space in my cabinet. I've used it for eggs, pancakes, stir-fry, steaming vegetables, macaroni and cheese, grilled steak and chicken. I'll make some mean chili this fall I'm sure. The whole thing is nonstick and cleans up easily with a paper towel. I recommend this for a dorm room or as an efficient alternative to a full size cooktop. I first discovered SANYO a few years ago when I bought my first toaster oven. I debated buying an indoor grill but went all out for this "multi-cooker".
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I bought this for my wife so we could do Nabe / Hot Pot/ Shabu Shabu / etc. It's significantly more expensive than buying a pot and a gas burner (which you can get at an Asian grocery for ~$40), but it is very high quality.

We've done Japanese Nabe and Sichuan Hot Pot in this pot and they were both great. The pot cooks very evenly and is more than enough for 4 people (I would think it could serve up to 8, definitely could do 6). The whole apparatus feels very solid like it was built to last.

Included also is a metal rack that that can be used to steam food (we used it for shumai and gyoza / jiaozi / potstickers.) We had been using our rice cooker for this, but the HPS-MC3 is a lot larger allowing you to steam a whole meal's worth and the design is such that it's easy to put it on your table and eat your food fresh from the steam.

The HPS-MC3 also includes a grilling plate which we might use some day but we haven't used it for that purpose.

I would highly recommend the HPS-MC3 for your home hotpot needs. Also, you can find it for less than $100 on other websites, but just make sure to do your math because shipping is free over $25 on Amazon but other websites have different policies.

I was hoping this would live up to all the reviews I read, and it does! I made beef sukiyaki and ginger pork all under 2 hours, it is the best hot pot and I really love it, great for making Japanese dishes, and I was really surprised how easy it was to clean up afterwards, just so people get this beforehand, Wash out each peice very throughly(not the base peice obviously), just run each through the dishwasher to get rid of the coating, don't try burning it off because it has that new nonstick smell lol But all in all this was the easiest easiest!! appliance I have ever had he pleasure to use.

First let me say that I do like the cooker. It has good temperature control and a nice pot with steamer basket and grill to go with it. It seems well made and is a good size for a 4-5 person shabu-shabu or combined pot. It comes packaged well with the lid handle being the only part you have to attach. The very first use did cause a stink as the paint or coating on the pot was heated for the first time. (kind of like when you use a new oven for the first time). I vented the fumes out. I only wish I had taken it outside and broke it in empty.

I could deal with the initial break-in but the detail that ultimately made my decision to send it back was the little tag attached to the electric cord that came with it. It said "please wash your hands after handling it as it contains lead and in the state of California it is known to cause....) What? on a cooking appliance you include a cheap cord. The cord was also a little short for my needs and I couldn't place it on the center of my table. What a shame. An otherwise good product except for the too short cheap cord! The cord is a special magnetic ended cord that can't be easily replaced or substituted either. I know that some Christmas lights I have purchased also have had lead in the cords and that's something I can replace easily, but a middle of the line priced cooking appliance. I couldn't believe that!

We purchased this having missed the tabletop nabe/yakiniku/sukiyaki nights we used to enjoy with friends in our apartment in Japan, and it's been absolutely perfect. The grill mode is just right for cooking thin-sliced meat and veggies VERY quickly to keep up with demand (and with only minimal splashing of grease and no smoke), and the hotpot mode is perfect for stews. I'd definitely recommend picking up a book on Japanese or Korean hotpot with this to maximize its use! If you're not familiar with sitting around a table with others and making a customizable soup or grill, it's a wonderful way to enjoy a hot meal with minimal preparation (and great for heating up a cold house in winter!), and this product was the perfect match.

This multi-cooker is perfect for small kitchens that have limited storage. I can grill, steam, stew, makes great home fries. I wouldn't be surprised if I could bake things like cornbread. With the flat bottom it makes nice looking omelets. Enough said, it's well worth the $85.00 (with free shipping). I try to buy locally, but the neighborhood store didn't want to go lower than their $110.00. Sorry, I need to watch my dollars as much as possible these days. Thank you Amazon.

We have a boat that we live on part time, and in any boat there is not a lot of counter space. So we are constantly on the lookout for space-saving devices that actually work. Well, this was truly a find. It seems to be well made, it's very easy to clean, and it's versatile. We steam Gyoza all the time, and it works great for that. We'll cook Hot Pot style dishes or Japaneze noodle dishes, and it works great for that. We'll use it to fry chicking in one way or another, usually for a Thai dish, and it works well for that (it could be hotter, but that's the bane of most any electric appliance - you need gas to get really hot). The non-stick surface seems bulletproof, and is very easy to clean. Everything you need stacks inside the cooker to store it, so it's easy to store. It couldn't be any smaller for the size of the cooking surfaces, so it uses space well. The clear lid is great to see what you're cooking, too. This and a rice cooker are all that we need for most of the meals we cook on the boat.

We are two people, and this is plenty large enough for us. It should work if you are cooking for up to 4 people. If your family is larger, it might not be the one and only for you, and if you have lots of storage and counter space, you'll probably use your stove instead. But for us, needing space-saving and versatility, this is just about the perfect appliance. We've had it for 4 months, and use it every week.

This multi cooker heats up very fast, and the bottom stays cool for ease of handling if you need to move it. The magnetic plug is a genius idea. We purchased this for Chinese Hot Pot, but am finding it useful to cook just about anything. This cooker will stay out on the counter because I plan to use it daily!

I was a little hesitant when I saw that some people gave this appliance a less than perfect rating but I was really disappointed in the Cuisinart Oval Electric Skillet. The first one the element burnt out after a year and the the second one the cover handles fell off after a few months.This Electric cooker is just great, the pans are perfect when cooking for 2 or 3, the heating element is sealed so there is no chance to burn it out and I love that the power cord is magnetic.