COMFEE' Rice Cooker, Slow Cooker, Steamer, Stewpot, Sauté All in One (12 Digital Cooking Programs) Multi Cooker (5.2Qt ) Large Capacity. 24 Hours Preset & Instant Keep Warm, Black/Silver (MB-M25)

This thing is a life and time saver. There are so many options for cooking. I just throw in my oatmeal (not instant) push the oatmeal button and it cooks it to perfection. It is light and fluffy, and once you taste oatmeal out of here, you will never want microwaved or stovetop oatmeal again. (I use Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned for any curious). I don't often make rice in here, only because I generally only cook 1/3 to 1/2 cup at a time, while this has a 10 cup rice capacity. So a smaller rice cooker is quicker and easier, but when I make bulk, this is so convenient. I also cook my dogs food using the slow cooker button, and it perfect for 2 days worth of her food. And let's not forget the keep warm feature. I can truly start this and forget it, because it stays really warm after. I haven't hit an end to the keep warm function, but in general, I've only ever forgotten thing were cooking for a few hours. Not sure how long it will go. It is easy to clean with nothing sticking in the pot. There is a little water catcher under the lid handle hinge that needs to be emptied and cleaned every use or two.

I have a Zojirushi rice cooker, but I wanted a rice cooker with a sauté function which the Zojirushi doesn't have. I had bought another brand with the sauté function, but it was a sauté/simmer function which meant the unit would sauté until liquid was added and it would automatically switch to the simmer function. For some recipes, this doesn't work. I tried cooking 2 cups of steel cut oats in this cooker, and it boiled to the top leaving dried oatmeal on the top of the cooker as well as clogging up the steam release. I returned this cooker and decided to try this Comfee' Rice Cooker. I have had this rice cooker only a couple of days, but, so far, I am happy with the results. So far, I have made steel cut oats that I make in quantity for my husband and I to warm for breakfast. I put steel cut oats, water, cinnamon, brown sugar, and a little vanilla in the pot. The cereal came out perfect using the brown rice setting. I will explain later in this review why I chose the brown rice setting. Tonight, I made brown rice pilaf. I used the sauté setting, melted butter, added and sautéed the onions, added brown basmati rice and garlic, added beef stock and seasonings, and chose the brown rice setting. The rice was perfectly cooked and fluffy. Even though the unit was on keep warm for 45 minutes, the rice was not crusted or burned on the bottom. With my Zojirushi rice cooker, I have to remove the pot from the cooker as soon as the rice is done or the rice at the bottom of the cooker is crusty. Although this rice cooker comes with only a basic pamphlet of user instructions, you can download a more comprehensive manual that includes few recipes. The following is a description of the cooker controls, what can be done with each, and how they can be used. COOKER CONTROLS: - STOP/KEEP WARM Press the Stop/Keep Warm button to stop the cooking process and to keep cooked food warm - ON/OFF/START Press the On/Off/Start button to turn the cooker on or off and to start the cooking process - DELAY TIMER Press the Delay Timer button to delay the start of the cooking process for up to 24 hours. Use the + and - buttons to adjust the length of time. - "-" Decrease time or temperature - "+" Increase time or temperature - TEMP Press the temp button to raise or lower the temperature, and then press "+" or "-" to adjust temperature. Can be used only with Sauté and DIY cooking functions. - TIME Press the Time button to adjust the cooking time, and then press "+" or "-" to adjust cooking time. Can be used with the Slow Cook, Oatmeal, Chili, Pasta, Soup, Stew, Steam, Sauté, and DIY cooking functions. As for the cooking programs, I'm not sure that all of them would be useful as temperatures are not stated for any of them. - The 3 rice setting are pretty basic, Quick Rice cooks white rice in a shorter amount of time, White Rice cooks white and short grain rice, and Brown Rice cooks brown rice and long grained rice. - The Oatmeal function cooks traditional rolled oats and can use the delay timer to have oatmeal ready for breakfast. For steel cut oats, I used the Brown Rice setting that has the longer cook time required for steel cut oats. - Soup, Soup, and Stew functions provide a simmer at a low temperature, but the temperatures are not stated. - The Slow Cook function does not allow Hi and Low slow cooking. The temperature is set at 300 degrees that is equivalent to the Hi temperature on slow cookers. If you want to slow cook on a low temperature you could set the temperature to 190 degrees on the DIY function. - For the Sauté function, you have control over both time and temperature. This is one of my favorite features as it works to sauté onions and garlic for rice pilaf and risotto as well as for browning meats used in soups and stews. - For the Steam function, you have control over the time which is really all you need for steaming. - To change the cooking function or the time and temperature, press "stop" and then select the function, and time and temperature. I have pressure cookers and other multicookers that have multiple preprogrammed functions, and, honestly, I don't use them most of the time. For some foods, I think a slow simmer produces a better result than cooking with a pressure cooker. My primary purpose in buying this rice cooker was to have the sauté function for making rice pilaf and risotto. Happily, I have now found that this rice cooker does a better job of cooking rice than the expensive Zojirushi rice cooker I have. After hours of research and reading reviews, I have finally found a rice cooker that works for me. For me, use of this rice cooker is not complicated at all. It's pretty straight forward once you know how to operate it. The downloaded manual does help, but some of the operation is learned by trial and error. UPDATE 7/11/22: For those of you who like steel cut oats, which my husband and I prefer over rolled oats, this is my recipe for steel cut oats cooked in this rice cooker. This make 1 1/2 quarts that lasts my husband and I 4-5 days. - 1 1/2 cups steel cut oats - 4 cups water - 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract - 1 tsp. cinnamon - 1 tbsp. brown sugar (I use coconut palm sugar) - 1/4 cup or more raisins Place everything in the rice cooker pot, stir, turn cooker on, select brown rice function, press start. To warm the oats for breakfast, put desired portion in a bowl, add a little milk, and microwave for about 1 minute on high. What could be easier?? I have used this rice cooker multiple times since I bought it, and, so far, I am very happy with it. UPDATE 09/30/2022: As mentioned previously, I have never been a fan of rolled oats. To me, cooked rolled oats always tasted pasty. My husband likes them so I made a batch for his breakfasts. I added all ingredients to the pot and used the oatmeal setting. Ingredients I used were: - 3 1/2 cups water - 2 cups rolled oats - 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract - 1 tsp. cinnamon - 1 tbsp. brown sugar (I used coconut palm sugar) - 1/4 cup raisins or more as desired It looked pretty good and tonight I decided to try it. I spooned some into a bowl, broke it up into smaller pieces, and added some milk. Then I warmed it in the microwave for one minute. WOW!! It was really good!! I guess it make a difference on how it is cooked. I will definitely be making rolled oats for breakfasts again. UPDATE 01/13/24: I have had this rice cooker for almost 2 year, and I still love it. I have experimented with a couple foods, and have come up with a couple of new recipes that come out perfect with this rice cooker. I have added cream of wheat to my husband's choices of breakfast cereal. This recipe is basically the same as the the rolled oats recipe mentioned previously except the water to cereal proportions. For cream of wheat, use 4 1/2 cups of water to 1 cup of farina. I now make our rice pilaf in this rice cooker. I use brown rice for the health value, but white rice can also be used. The only difference would be to select the white rice setting for white rice. You can also add vermicelli to this rice pilaf and need only to brown the vermicelli in butter before adding it to the other ingredients. I do this in the microwave, but it can also be done in the rice cooker. This rice pilaf make about 18 4 oz. servings. It freezes well and can be thawed and warmed in the microwave. This is the recipe for rice pilaf in this rice cooker. - 6 tbsp. butter - 1 large onion, diced - 3 cups long grain brown rice or brown basmati rice - 6 cloves garlic, finely minced - 2 tsp. fresh rosemary minced or 2/3 tsp. dried and finely chopped - 1 1/2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 tsp dried - 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt or 1/2 tsp. table salt - 1/2 tsp. pepper - 6 cups chicken, homemade, or vegetable broth - 2 tsp. lemon juice, fresh or bottled - 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce - 2-4 large bay leaves - 3/4 tsp. paprika - 4 tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped - 4 tbsp. shredded carrot 1 - Heat rice cooker in sauté mode. When hot melt the butter. 2 - Add onion to the pot and sauté until translucent. 3 - Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, until all of the rice is coated in butter. 4 - Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant. 5 - Add rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, and broth. 6 - Close the pot and select the brown rice setting (white rice setting if using white rice). 7 - After the cooking has completed, fluff the rice with an fork, add chopped parsley and carrot, and stir 8 - Let sit a couple of minutes and serve. I freeze this rice pilaf in 8 ounce packages for two of us, and serve it with brochettes, fish filets, pepper steak, and so much more. I have had this rice cooker for almost 2 years, and use it quite often. I sold my Zojirushi rice cooker since I have been using only this one. If this rice cooker ever quits working, I would most definitely buy another one. I hope this review was helpful for you. I will update this review if my opinion changes.

I’m so happy with my rice cooker. It’s a quality rice cooker. It functions exactly like it should. I made so much rice and didn’t have to make separate double batches like I used to. Love the rice capacity. No noise at all. No burning of rice. PERFECTION! I can’t wait to use the other settings.

As someone who previously owned a Hamilton Beach rice cooker I have to say I loved it for its ability to not only cook rice, but also steam vegetables and hard-boil eggs. I can't imagine doing any of those things now. So when I needed to replace my veteran rice cooker and saw this item I decided to give it a shot. So let me say, functionally it works very well. The rice I have cooked with it, and the versatility of its operation, is truly awesome! However, the instruction manual may as well have been thrown out at the factory. It does not explain the full functionality of the device, much less the meaning of its interface iconography. Allow me to explain further. The first time I used this I cooked two cups of white rice. I pressed the white rice button, and walked away. I checked on it a few times as it warmed up, but all I got was this devices equivalent of a generic progress bar. Later, I heard a beep. When I returned, there was a new icon lit up, and a timer displayed. I figured that the water was finally steaming and it was cooking. However, instead of counting down, the counter was going up! So I decided to see what the heck was going on and opened it up. Inside I found perfectly made rice. Fluffy and unburnt rice. Even at the edges of the cooking surface, it was all perfect! So I checked the manual to see what I failed to read. And guess what? The documentation doesn't explain the icons on its interface, what they mean, and even explain the cooking modes in any detail that is useful. Since then I have experimented further with this and the results are always great. But using it always feels like guesswork as I suspect they never hired a translator to properly translate the full instruction manual. So I am torn as to how many stats to give here. On one hand, instructions are kind of a basic expectation. But that said, the results I get and the ease of cleanup are so spectacular that I have to give it four stars. It it came with a useful manual, it would be an easy five stars.

This really is the best kitchen appliance I’ve ever purchased. It got us through not having a kitchen for three months, and I continue to use it at least twice a week.

I purchased this because I was interested in the multi-cook function and the rice functions. It is hands down my favorite appliance of all! It does everything. Using the DIY mode you can set your own time and temp for slow cooking. You can brown things first, then add to the nice big 10 inch pot. Food cooks evenly and comes out so tender! There is a delay cook function which I have not used but many people like. It is easy to clean with the pot being much lighter than a traditional ceramic slow cooking well yet feels sturdy and reliable. The inner lid liner underneath the lid comes out easily to clean. There is some condensation inside the upper gasket after cooking; I remove it with a dry paper towel so that it does not drip down the outside of the bowl into the cooking unit itself. There is no bubbling or excess steam on the counter during cooking. It also cooks rice very well, not like my expensive Japanese cookers, but still very good! I have cooked brown and white rice and both came out quite nicely. The big size can handle 2 cups of uncooked rice with no problems, something some large cookers have trouble doing. If you use the DIY function, read the manual first for setting time and temp. Once you do it, it is really simple. There is a read out that tells how long it is been cooking and beeps when done. The unit is made in China. The instruction manual is very plain and easy to understand. Interestingly, the manual states that the Comfee has the patented Aroma nonstick. I bet Aroma makes the Comfee but who cares? Get it!

Now, I was using my last one for 13 years, before I forgot the eye on the stove was hot and set my 10 in 1 on it and melted the bottom. Sad day. I ordered this one and I am still getting use to it. When cooking beans I notice when using slow cook it gets very hot and bubbles through the top, I may have had too much broth in it, but I did a DIY setting and worked perfectly. Will cook different types of rice and I use fast rice the most, but each one cooks perfect, never burned my rice. I have not used all the setting yet, but so far it is doing its job. No water leaks except if you over fill like I did, everything I cook in it comes out tasty. Easy to clean, the pot does come out. The rubber on the inside you will have to clean after every use so no mold develops. I wipe and dry after every use. Good product for your money.

Me encanta excelente producto muy duradero

Es una excelente inversión para la cocina cuando se es soltero. Ya hice arroz blanco, arroz integral, spaguetti, huevos cocidos, y lo más importante, yogurt (aunque no trae el modo Yogurt, pero sigue leyendo). La olla se saca y se lava muy fácil. Lo que no he intentado es lavar el sello de silicón. Un día hice un spaguetti con sabor fuerte e inmediatamente comencé a hacer yougurt. Creí que iba a tener un yogurt sabor a pasta a los 4 quesos, pero no, no guardó los sabores. Espero que siga así. En cuanto a recetas cualquier recetario para arrocera (que no sea de presión) le sirve. Sólo le he encontrado 3 desventajas: a) La temperatura está en grados Farenheit, y no se puede cambiar a grados centígrados, necesitarás una tabla, calculadora, o al asistente de Google. b) Los pasos en la temperatura van de 5 en 5 grados centígrados (aprox. de 9 en 9 grados Farenheit). c) El tiempo máximo de trabajo es de 8 horas. Aunque es suficiente para muchas recetas, para el yogurt se necesitan 10-12 horas. Se soluciona fácil, pero sería mejor que trajera más tiempo. RECETA PARA EL YOGURT (así lo he estado haciendo) 750 ml de leche entera, de esa que dura 3 días. 3/4 de Yogurt natural (el único que conseguí es Alpura de 125 ml). Opcional (siempre le pongo): 3 cucharadas de mermelada de fresa y dos sobres de azúcar tipo Splenda. EL YOGURT DEBE ESTAR A TEMPERATURA AMBIENTE, frío no sirve. También la mermelada, si la usas, debe estar "al tiempo". Equipo: La Comfee y (muy deseable) un termómetro. Debes saber usar el modo DIY (Do it yourself). 1. En el modo DIY establece una temperatura de 176 o 185 grados Farenheit (80 y 85 grados centígrados, respectivamente) por 30 minutos (el tiempo por defecto, aunque no la dejarás ese tiempo). Puedes mover la leche cuando se comience a sentir caliente. Cuando llegue a 80 grados déjala así unos 3 minutos. Evita que hierva. 2. Saca la olla y deja que se enfríe hasta unos 40-45 grados. En ese momento agrega el yogurt "al tiempo". MEZCLA SIN AGITAR. Luego agrega la mermelada y el azúcar y sigue mezclando. 3. Pon la olla de regreso en la arrocera y en el modo DIY establece una temperatura de 113 grados Farenheit (45 grados centígrados) por 4 horas. Cuando hayan pasado 2 horas presiona el botón de Stop y repite este mismo procedimiento para volverle a poner otras 8 horas (en total, 10 horas) a esa misma temperatura (113 grados Farenheit). La temperatura que medí de la leche fueron de 43.5 grados centígrados, lo cual es bueno. 4. Cuando el tiempo haya expirado NO dejes que entre al modo de mantener caliente. Inmediatamente saca la olla, y de manera opcional, quítale el suero con una cuchara. Guarda el yogurt en uno o varios recipientes y mételos por varias horas (yo lo hice por 8) al refrigerador. No lo consumas caliente. 5. Disfrútalo.

Excellent preform well.

It came in one piece and works fine and all but the listing felt a little misleading. I was looking for a 20 cup rice maker, and this says 20 cup. But it is actually only a 10 cup rice maker... Not sure if that is what the (precooked) in parentheses is all about... Anyway. It works fine, just disappointed at the seemingly misleading listing...

Works great for rice, soups, stews and slow cooking

La Calidad es buena