Aroma Digital Rice Cooker and Food Steamer ARC-914SBD Pros and Cons

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Let Aroma do the Cooking for You
Enjoy easy home cooking with the Aroma 8-Cup Digital Rice Cooker & Food Steamer. Restaurant-quality rice. Healthy steamed meals. Delicious one-pot dishes. Prepare all this and more at the press of a button. Aroma takes the "cook" out of home cooking - turning kitchen time into your time. Help the kids with homework, get creative at play time, or pick up that novel you've been waiting to dive into. All while delivering hot, hearty and healthy meals the entire family will love.

Pro and Cons of Aroma ARC-914SBD

Pros

• Easy to use.
• Digital programs with a variety of useful functions.
• Can cook from coffee to soup, jambalaya, rice and chili.
• Compact design that doesn't take much space.
• Cooks pretty fast, 20-25 min is enough.
• Non-stick surface inside, makes it pretty easy to clean.
• Cooks rice very well.
• Very good price.
• Delay cooking option.
• Lightweight.
• Looks pretty good.
• Comes with lots of useful accessories.

Cons

• The non-detachable lid makes the cleaning harder.
• Slower cook times compared to similar products.
• The small size makes it usable to cook meals for only one person.
• There is a strong PVC, plastic smell on first uses, and it take some good amount of uses to go away.
• It has many small compartments inside that makes it difficult to clean.

Conclusion

Aroma ARC-914SBD is a great steam cooker and a must-have appliance if you are a avid rice eater. It has many programs that will ensure you that your rice is cooked properly. It is small and lightweight, and has a nice design. The only major problems you will have with it is cleaning, which will prove time consuming if you want to do it properly. Also be aware that you will not be able to cook large meals for many people, due to it's small size.