Cuisinart 8-Cup Rice Cooker, Silver, CRC-800NAS

Make sure you realize the size of it is pretty small. Only enough for two people max.I got it 9 months ago and still very happy about it.

Looks good and cooks well.

We own many Cuisinart appliances and find them to be worry free and worth the few extra dollars. Looks great on the counter, and works perfectly. I'm going to start using it for things other than rice... steel cut oats and hardboiled eggs. Can't believe I went this long without one. No more m3ssy stove from water boiling over!

Nice small size, worker well nice looking

this is such a poorly designed rice cooker for a lot of little reasons and a few big.1: the rim where the lid rests has divots/dimples that do not allow the lid to nest flushly. inexplicably there are three evenly spaced along the edge of the inner rim. aligned and flush on one side, there's a huge gap on the other and vice versa. there's just no way for it to sit flush and neat with a seal of any kind. such a major fail that it presents several issues.-the first of which is a huge mess, even when cooking small amounts the water bubbles up and out and over the edge. I have to clean the exterior of this thing every single time, not just the inner pot. I am not this messy. this pic is after one use.-the rice inside spoils very quickly or dries out without an ability to close properly-the glass lid is incredibly unstable whenever moving the unit as it dangerously wobbles2: glass lid. this has already had to be replaced simply because it is dangerously insecure and wobbly. it has fallen to it's death once already and come close a few times more.3: no auto shutoff. if you make rice, scoop some and walk away, the following morning you'll come back to the unit still on as well as with dried out rice. not only is this a huge headache, an issue that every rice cooker I've had in the past has been able to contend with but it's a major electricity parasite not to mention waste of rice.whoever designed this needs to reevaluate their life or Cuisinart needs to hire a halfway competent r&d dept. save yourself a headache and buy any asian brand that figured these minor issue out from the get go. I tried to buy American but unfortunately it's backfired again.

I did a ton of research on all rice cookers out there, on/off and fuzzy logic, and then every brand and type within that category. This is why I settled on the Cuisinart after all the research, and despite the so-so reviews:-- I wanted something with a small footprint. I live in a NYC apt and cook only for myself, my baby, and sometimes a meal for 2 w my boyfriend. I wanted a 3 or 4 cup cooker.-- I wanted a steamer. I knew I would likely use the steam function as much as the ricemaking function (hello healthy and convenient meals), to steam veggies, fish, chicken, dumplings, buns, etc. Because I cook for my baby, the steam function is also really important so that I can steam veggies and other food, and then blend them for him.-- I wanted something that could cook rice AND steam at the SAME TIME. I am a busy woman, and like to multitask, and want my appliances to as well. Many of the rice cookers that also come with a steamer tray only allow you to steam OR cook rice (the steamer tray sits at the bottom of the rice pot). Or the ones with a steamer that sit on top and allow you to cook rice underneath are usually 5 cup or larger ricemakers. I couldn't find a single one that combined all three of these elements together.(FYI, in case you are looking for it, I was able to find only ONE fuzzy logic ricecooker that was small (3 cup) and also had a steaming tray and steaming function--the Zojirushi Rizo Micom with the cool design. But the steam tray sits at the bottom of the pot, so doesn't allow you to cook rice and steam food at the same time)So now I have had this Cuisinart for a while and am very happy with it. It cooks brown rice beautifully (I cook with low-sodium chicken broth for flavor, and have never had a problem with bubbling over), I steam veggies on top, and my meal is done when the switch flicks off. It's nice when the flavor of whatever is steaming on top (and the marinades) drip down to flavor the rice. Of course I have to play around with timing to make sure it all finishes at the right time, but it's not a big deal. It's small, cleans up easily (all parts dishwasher safe, although a quick scrub in the sink usually does it), and is just fantastic because I feel like it's a machine that's equal parts rice cooker and steamer (rather than a ricecooker that you can use to steam as an afterthought).If you are big on making perfect rice and you're all about the rice, then this is probably not the machine for you-- you can find something better out there. But if you're big on steaming food and want to cook rice too (and often see yourself doing both at the same time), this is perfect. I'm buying 2 as Christmas presents for my friends!