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(84 customer reviews) 81 of 81 people found the following review helpful
Makes great rice and bread!,
June 18, 2008 Great White Chihuahua (PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sanyo 3-1/2-Cup Micro-Computerized Rice Cookers/Warmers with Bread-Baking Functions (Kitchen)
When I saw it had a bread baking function, I was curious. I didn't expect a whole lot but I figured if the bread baking isn't great, I'd always have an oven anyway. So I took the chance.
I just used frozen bread dough (the one with 3 loaves in a bag). 1 loaf was a bit too big so I pinched off the end to make it smaller.
after 90 minutes I opened the lid it was all the way to the top. I then flip it over to brown the other side. Now the instruction says after 40 minutes you have to punch it down. Well, I didn't because I didn't hear the buzzer. But since it baked fine, I don't even bother to punch it down. It bakes fine without doing so. I used Pizza dough. What's great is that for a quick loaf, it won't heat up the whole kitchen. It doesn't use unnecessary eletricity(or gas) because you don't have to turn on the big oven. When we decide to have Italian, I just pop one piece of thawed dough. By the time the dinner is ready, bread is done. It doesn't produce dark crust,...Read more
72 of 75 people found the following review helpful
Rice is nice, but Bread is Best!!,
January 2, 2009 Amy Y. "Tell me, what is it you plan to do wi... (FREMONT, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sanyo 3-1/2-Cup Micro-Computerized Rice Cookers/Warmers with Bread-Baking Functions (Kitchen)
I bought this because I thought it would look pretty on our black granite counter. We eat rice all the time with all sorts of dishes from stir-fry and teriyaki to Chicken & Broccoli casserole and Beef Stroganoff and the ricee cooker ends up getting left out on the counter *all* the time. I got tired of looking at that ugly old rice cooker we had that clashed with our recently remodeled, sleek, new kitchen. (I know, I am so kitchen-vain!)
Woo baby!! Now I am making bread, from scratch- every single night before I go to bed(or setting my alarm really early) because my family *loves* the bread this thing makes!! It's amazing really!
I make a loaf and it is gone before the day is over, guaranteed- it is so yummy and chewy. The crust is just crusty-perfect on the outside and the inside is soft and chewy. The kids love it for breakfast instead of toast- just straight out of the rice cooker with a little butter and homemade strawberry jam. My husband makes...Read more
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Good Rice Cooker,
April 11, 2008 SD Haley "Hale" (Rochester, MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sanyo ECJ-S35S 3-1/2-Cup Micro-Computerized Rice Cooker/Warmer with Bread-Baking Function, White (Kitchen)
I've had this rice cooker for about a month. In that time I've used it 8-10 times. So far the quality of this product is very good -- I've had no problems at all. It has a solid and well built feel to it.
This appliance is very easy to use. Unless you're programming it for a later start, you simply pour in the appropriate amounts of rice and water, select the kind of rice from the menu button, and press the start button. That's it. I usually prepare white Jasmine rice, and cook time is roughly 45 minutes. I used to be able to cook this rice on the stove top in roughly 25 minutes, so at first I was a bit concerned about the longer cook time. However, it's turned out to work just fine. The value of a rice cooker like this Sanyo is that you can put in the rice & water, turn it on and walk away. When preparing on the stove top, I couldn't leave it unattended. So now when I come home from work, I can get the rice started and then go walk the dogs or begin prepping the...Read more