Does this rice cooker stay on keep warm for days or is there an automatic shutoff after a certain time frame?
2064107
It stays on warm for days on end without making the rice turn dry or brittle. It is THE perfect rice cooker, and the more we experiment with it (porridge, sushi rice, nurungji rice, etc.) the more we love and appreciate this amazing rice cooker!
326044
The Egg Cooker does not have an automatic shutoff. It detects when all of the water has evaporated during the cooking process and then emits a very audible beeping sound. You then have to manually switch it off. It would be more convenient to have an auto-shutoff but it is not a big deal as long as you are in the general vicinity of the cooker--the beep is loud enough to be heard a few rooms away. It works great.
729417
Yes, when you cook your food using the program mode it switch to warm and after 14 hrs of continuous use it turns itself off.
1895807
it has a timer and a warmer setting and I have not left it alone to see if it will shut off by itself. I know on the warm setting it still does cook.
1453806
Once the rice cooks, you can leave it plugged in, and it will keep warm for up to 12 hours - white rice usually cooks in 20 mins and brown rice in 40 mins. There are different options for cooking rice, soups etc but there is no option for high or low
2156392
technically it does, it will automatically switch to warm after cook timer had expired then after 8 hours turn itself off. On another note, this is the best kitchen appliance I have purchased in years.
1318719
I'm looking at mine right now, and the switch has 2 positions, 'WARM' and 'COOK'. My own experience agrees with the owners manual, page 8, step 11. "When finished serving rice, unplug the power cord to turn the rice cooker off." Hope that helps.
2052659
It doesn't shut off automatically. It'll cook as long as you leave the lid closed.
691839
Yes, you can set how long you want your rice to stay warm. They do not reccommend keeping rice warm for more than 12 hours.
2156390
Auto shut off is the reason I purchased this cooker. Although cooking is timed before defaulting to warm, it will shut off completely after a few hours. I made Mexican pozole around 11PM, set it to cook all night and woke to find it on warm. I left for a few hours and when I came home it had shutoff completely. Since the lid doesn't vent, food doesn't reek through the house like some, and liquids stay inside the pot until it shuts down. Even if you cook without the timer, there are defined shutoffs for each function, outlined in the instruction booklet. It's a very safe machine in my opinion and experience. Auto shut off is the reason I purchased this cooker. Although cooking is timed before defaulting to warm, it will shut off completely after a few hours. I made Mexican pozole around 11PM, set it to cook all night and woke to find it on warm. I left for a few hours and when I came home it had shutoff completely. Since the lid doesn't vent, food doesn't reek through the house like some, and liquids stay inside the pot until it shuts down. Even if you cook without the timer, there are defined shutoffs for each function, outlined in the instruction booklet. It's a very safe machine in my... » Read More Auto shut off is the reason I purchased this cooker. Although cooking is timed before defaulting to warm, it will shut off completely after a few hours. I made Mexican pozole around 11PM, set it to cook all night and woke to find it on warm. I left for a few hours and when I came home it had shutoff completely. Since the lid doesn't vent, food doesn't reek through the house like some, and liquids stay inside the pot until it shuts down. Even if you cook without the timer, there are defined shutoffs for each function, outlined in the instruction booklet. It's a very safe machine in my opinion and experience. « Show Less
942596
No it doesn't have a timer or automatic shut off. My son usually leaves his on 24 hr. a day and it never gets hot.
1445953
No, it does not shut off automatically at the end of the cooking period. But, it has a beeping sound that goes off once it has reached the preset time.
74055
The unit has an animated indicator display during the cooking and switches to a countdown timer for the final minutes. When done, it beeps and goes into keep warm mode automatically. The unit cooks based on moisture level remaining so the times vary based on the amount of liquid added and whether you punch the white rice or brown rice button.
1318720
Yes, else it will default to Keep Warm option. I would unplug the cooker when done for 2 reasons: 1. Saves power used in keeping rice warm 2. Keeping it plugged after rice is cooked causes some sticking of rice to the bottom of cooker.
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.
202178
No auto shut-off. It has a buzzer when it's done and you just flip the power switch off so it's NOT a start and do something else cooker. I've not had much luck with those anyway since these egg cookers mostly all cook with steam and even if the thing shuts off automatically there's still residual steam so you can very easily overcook in a short period of time. Results are better just having a "done" buzzer and doing the final touch yourself I think.
1642335
It has 2 buttons cook & warm. Just push cook, a beep will sound when the cooking is finished & the cooker switches to warm. The directions recommend waiting 10 minutes before opening cooker.I make brown rice in it, I soak the rice for a few hours then wash it in a special bowl for washing rice that I found online when I ordered this rice cooker. The instruction book that comes with the rice cooker is very informative.