Does this cooker have to be unplugged to shut off? or is it powered on with the switch? Thanks!
1318712
Yes this rice cooker has to be unplugged to shut off, meaning when your done cooking (after you left the rice cook in the warm setting) you have to unplug it to turn it off :)
1318713
It will stay on warm until unplugged. It is powered on with the switch when plugged in before use.
1318714
You have to unplug it to shut it off. Otherwise it just switches over to the "warm" setting and stays on.
1318715
The cooker has two modes, cook and warm. Warm mode is the default. In order to cook the rice you press the lever in the front which switches it into cook mode. When the cooker determines that the rice is done, it switches back into warm mode. In order to turn it off completely it has to be unplugged.
1318716
Instead of unplugging it, plug it into an appliance timer. Set the timer to shut off at the desired time if you aren't going to be home to unplug it. I do this with my crockpot to turn on early or mid afternoon. just be sure to set the setting on the appliance to any non-off setting.
1318717
It may have an auto-off but the button is for on or warm, it goes into warm when done. We unplug it.
1318718
It needs to be unplugged to power off. This is the only RC that I have had that actually cooks brown rice well :)
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.
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.
1955876
Yes, you unplug it to turn it off. My understanding is that it is safer to leave it in the liquid for half a minute or more after unplugging it to let the heating element cool down. If you plug it in when it's not in liquid, it can overheat internally and stop working. I use mine every day at work.
1874153
There is no power switch. You have to plug it in to power on and unplug to power off.
1953023
No, I'm almost certain that you have to pull the plug to turn-off the cooker.
499023
No, when I leave home, I unplug it. The pot warmers do have on and off switches.
1202037
No, the cooker goes from Cook into Keep Warm mode until you unplug the device.
1607911
Kind of.... it has a small low-med-high knob that is turned by hand. I can't say for sure if the low extreme is 'off', though. I believe it is advised to keep unplugged when finished, so that might be the only way to totally shut it off. I have, on occasion, ran it (and the coffee maker) through a timer switch on the wall socket. The heavy duty kind for heaters and other high draw appliances. This is the kind that has the little on the top the over ride the on-off cycle.Intermatic TN311 15 Amp Heavy Duty Grounded Timer
1796267
The machine will make a high pitched noise to let you know that the cooking is done and you then need to unplug. There is no auto shut off.
2193640
No you have to unplug it to shut it off. However, it is designed to provide low heat. This is the second one I have owned. I wore the other one out. Usually we do not get temperatures below low to mid 20's and not many of them.
859834
Mine broke a long time ago. I was very disappointed with this appliance. We just bypassed the switch so it is always on unless unplugged.
462784
There is no on and off switch--it comes on when you plug it in and unplug to shut it off. Not what I would prefer, but I haven't had any problems.
317754
It has to be unplugged, but they have made that a bit easier as the cord has a separator on it, so you can leave it plugged into the wall and just disconnect the wire close to the unit.
605973
It has no on off switch but you can unplug it. I tested mine out and found that when nothing is using it it consumes about 0.1 watts and when it is in use that goes up to around 0.3 watts. I wouldn't be worried about leaving it on all the time.
1428470
It is always powered on. There is no on/off switch. Just unplug the 12dc wall-wart.
1202034
Yes it turns off cooking mode automatically when the rice is done, but continues to stay warm mode until you unplug. The button pops up and the light inidcator changes when it is done cooking.
1731355
No. This slow cooker is manual, so it must be physically turned on and off.
1538184
I can only surmise that since this coffee pot does not have an automatic turn off it is prudent to unplug it when not in use. I have noticed the on/off switch is not lighted therefore it is possible to overlook the fact it is still on.