How does this rate for clean up? I make a lot of soup, as well as rice, so I'm looking for something that is easy to clean up.
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They clean very easily with soapy water. Just if they get a little discolored on the inside you boil white vinegar and water in them occasionally and it takes care of the stain.
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It is a good heavy stock pot just like the ones my mother bought years ago. The surface is nice and smooth and cleanup is easy. I bought mine to make soup in all winter long. I love the pot and would recommend it for soup or rice.
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I use warm water and dawn foaming dish liquid. A mild scrubber is all it takes. Towel dry do not let drip dry. You should be ok after that.
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This question begets more questions....I guess it depends on how big/busy of a restaurant you are talking about. Remember it IS a SLOW cooker. If you want to prepare soups you need to give yourself 6 hours for the soups to cook and flavors to meld. It will hold 6 quarts (192 ozs) which would only provide 24--8 oz servings. As for rice, I've never tried it to cook only rice, but my guess is you'd be better off with a large electric rice cooker as found in an Asian market....they're large and fast!
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To be honest I haven't cleaned mine except on top w a dry dust cloth or a swifer duster... the material is delicate..rice paper...as long as not next to a stove...hope this helps
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I usually put on one cup of uncooked white rice and it is ready within 15-20 minutes. Oftentimes I do this over my lunch hour and add my rice to a can of soup. Enjoy!
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Hello David. I'm sorry I can't help because I haven't made regular rice yet. I Can tell you this. I've used to make Rice & Peas and a lot goes in it. 4 cups Rice, cocnut milk, black beans, garlic& onion, seasonings & water. My Meals take about 3-4 hrs to cook & the last 40 minutes I start rice & it's ready at the end. I would guess 15-20 minutes for reg rice. I love this thing & I've had many over the yrs. I recommend highly.
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"IF" you want to buy another oxo product, I thought I'd elaborate on my opinions of them. I keep soapy water in my sink before I start a meal prep, so, for instance, after using the colander, I pop it into the soapy water and there's not much to clean up after meals are eaten.I think that speeds up the cleaning and just as easy as putting it in the dishwasher. Hope this suggestion is something to consider.
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It's good for sauteing and for slow cooking Chinese casseroles. I have cooked rice in it once; it came out moist and good. Let me know if you have any more questions. :]
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Plain rice? Why would you buy this device to make plain rice? Maybe 15 minutes....but what a waste! Make a nice risotto instead! BTW, contrary to what "disappointed shopper" stated, I am very happy with this device and it makes really great risotto!
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Try it with something that isn't important that you wouldn't waste like rice and that you could still save ... Let us know...if it is reusable ( I know the type of sauce jar you mean) - I think you should be able to use the canning lid accessory to suction it and not need the canister
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To Sandy P - I have had this rice cooker since 2007 and use it often. I bought it from Amazon, too. I have never had a single time that the rice has gone mushy, even a small part of it. The rice is always thoroughly cooked and the grains are cooked through and separate grains. I do adjust the water if it is unusually humid or the weather is very dry (not often here in Florida). I have left the rice in the cooker over night by mistake and it still does not get mushy. The best thing to do for me, is the fluff the rice up right away when it has finished cooking. I usually just grab a pair of chop sticks and it makes quick work to reach even the rice in the bottom of the cooking bowl. After I fluff it up, I put it in a container to store it. I make sure that the container has a top that seals tightly. I keep it in the refrigerator and then warm it up in the microwave. If it drys out too much in the refrigerator, I put it in a pot on the stove with lots of water, bring it to a boil, turn off the heat, then let it absorb whatever water it needs to reconstitute itself, and then I pour the extra water out through a fine strainer so as not to lose any of the cooked rice. It's like having perfect, almost instant rice, though much, much better! I would not be with out my rice cooker. Yumm. And so easy! If you have the small 3 -Cup size ... be sure and keep the overflow area clean, along with emptying and cleaning the little cup on the back of the rice cooker. If the valves in the lid or back openings get stopped up, I think that might give anyone some trouble with moisture collecting somewhere else, rather than being drained off and discarded by the user. Just saying. Ruth Ditmore Craig
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I never made chili or chicken soup. I can tell you that I made a lamb stew and had 2 large legs of lamb, 5 yams, 5 potatoes, 3 Turnips all cut in quarters, plus carrots, tomatoes and quartered onion. Fed 10 people and had left overs. The pot is great. Any larger and it would not fit on my stove because of the exhaust fan over the stove. It is great for large quantities. My guess is that if there are 4 cups to a quart, you would get 80 cups of soup. That is a guess though.
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Not so much with the rice. I put some basmati in some soup and a little over three hours, it's still hard.
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I like it. I made pulled pork in about an hour and rice in about 30 minutes. Easy to use .
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Well, it certainly is easier because the cooker automatically goes to warm when the rice is finished cooking...therefore, no overcooked (or undercooked) rice. I also use it for quinoa, yum.
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Worth it? That's up to you. Will it last....had mine 8 years, it is like new! My cuckoo does a great job of keeping warm. Worth a look! This rice cooker does the rice pudding breakfast thing. And that is fabulous. I use two rice cookers. Takes a bit of space but I do rice so often so many ways that I need both. My Zojirushi is a work horse and it is good today as it was some many years ago. To answer your rice warm question....rice is nice for just so long! I like mine right out of the cooker when it is just done. Gosh, you can warm rice in a microwave with a semi sealed container!
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Yeah I know ..very easy..Wash rice and fill adequate amount of water for the corresponding amount of rice,say 1 cup of rice needs 2 cups of water or so.Wait for the whistle(usually 1 or 2 whistles is needed.It depends on type of rice).Let the cooker gets cool down its own or place it below running water.Remove the whistler first and then the lid,filter excess water if any..If the rice is not done boil rice for another whistle..It all takes only 10-15mins..Enjoy rice!!
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i haven't cooked rice in it as yet, i wanted it mainly for steaming veggies & it works out quite well for that, i'm a lover of brussel sprouts & love to season them & steam them, as my husband isn't a 'veggie' person, this item works out well for my side items, i'll have to give the rice a try next ! maybe someone else has done rice & can help ?