how long/how many hour could this keep the rice good until dry out or become yellow for the warmer feature?
1526814
Probably around 6+ hours. ... had it in for most if the day and it was fine...
1526815
It will hold it all day-no problem. However both units I have jobs stoped working after two years! Don't recommend buying.
130127
White rice will take less than an hour, but it depends on how long you want to keep it on warm before eating. After it's cooked, I let it sit for another 10-15 min.
680416
It hasn't effected anything for me. This machine is designed for keeping rice fresh, warm and tasty for 72 hours, I take it much longer and it's still good. Stir occasionally and put on (extended heat) button.
1453808
Cookign time. I don't believe there's a programmable keep warm time. When cooking rice, if you don't manually stop it when it beeps, the timer will start to increment, it's hard to tell if it is 10 min overcook is 10 min unercook if you were not there when the timer was 0.
2015436
yes, put rice in after it sits in the water for 8 to 10 hours. Works great.
1783079
I use it to steam rice all the time, brown rice mostly. It comes with a basket (see the photo--that white basket inside of the steamer that is it). 1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water inside the basket. For brown rice, it is 50 minutes. I imagine it's a bit less for white rice. I followed the booklet that came with the steamer. Good luck!
471171
Usually we do not leave the rice on the warm setting for over 24 hours. Our climate is very humid here so cooked rice does not last longer than 24 hours unrefrigerated.
1198314
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!
2036377
I don't know because I've never tried to keep the rice warm for that long. I have a feeling that the rice begins to dry out after about 3-4 hours in the warm mode. I'm not sure how the steamed rice would smell after 1-2 days but I'd guess it does not smell as good as it does when it's freshly steamed.
995125
I'm not great with details but I believe it takes 30-40min for white rice and 45min to 1hr for brown rice. Also, I use equal parts rice and water so the rice doesn't turn out mushy. :)
1726710
I cook mine 14 min. high pressure. Not the rice cooker. It is a bit moist at first, but let it set a while. 2 to 1 ration.
1229796
Yes, it keep food warm. And tells you how long time has passed. I usually wait for 30 minutes after it finish rice cooking, so that any extrac steam gets dried up or consumed by the rice
1788081
The package says 25 minutes and I've found this to be accurate. The 10 minute waiting period is crucial, otherwise you'll end up with soupy rice.
1773052
Not that long, around 30 - 40 minites. Time isn't an issue because you can make it ahead of time and leave it on warm for days and use it over several days. Stays just as fresh as when first done. Love this rice maker!
1496815
it is great for quinoa, just treat it like cooking rice. It's that simple. I haven;t tried it with brown rice but I think it should be the same.However, I think you shouldn't leave cooked rice or quinoa in the rice cooker for 24 hours to keep it warm (as claimed by the company). I found it yellow my rice or quinoa. Otherwise, it's all very good.
2016509
I rarely use the keep warm feature as most dry out. I would suggest that you add 1/4 cup warm water if you use the keep warm feature. As the rice cooks it utilizes all the water. After it cooks is when I would add water to bottom so the keep warm feature heats and drys that instead of the rice. The real expensive rice cookers have better heat control but most are too big for my use. Hope this helps.
1524549
It depends on the rice. White is the shortest maybe 20 + min. Brown rice will take longer. How this inexpensive little rice cooker knows. is a mystery.