Vitaclay Smart Organic Clay Rice Cooker & Slow Cooker - Toxin Free Clay Electric Pot for Cooking Rice, Slow Cooker, Soup Maker, Warmer, Stew Pot with Natural Earthen Clay Crock, 6 cup / 3.2 qt

The real reason I have nothing negative to write about this Rice and Slow Cooker is because I had no expectations that it would be the same as the other non-stick surface rice cookers and slow cookers. I expected it to - be different - cook differently - and I expected it to - contribute to my general health. IT HAS NOT DISAPPOINTED ME! I use it daily. I have cooked brown rice, white rice, wild rice mix, oatmeal, beef stew, lamb stew, chicken fricassee, split pea soup, lentil soup, black beans, ....... the list is just too long. I am COMPLETELY SATISFIED with this ceramic cooker. It is true that there is a small amount of rice that always sticks to the bottom of the pot. The reason for this is that I wanted to get rid of the poisonous non-stick surface on my previous rice cooker. This does not bother me. It is a very small amount of rice and it does not represent a large waste of food nor a large amount of money. My estimate is that it represents about $5.00 a year if you cook rice almost every day as I do. I am oh-so-very pleased to be rid of the teflon coated rice cooker. It's sitting in my Goodwill Industries take-away box. If you are wondering... do I buy it? Do I not buy it? The answer lies within your expectations. Do you want to be healthy? This is not a non-stick surface! Yes... the rice WILL stick a bit only on the bottom. I soak it for 30 minutes and the rice comes right off. I handle the pot and the top with GREAT CARE. I follow the instructions that came with the manual. No extreme changes in temperature. You can't take the ceramic pot out right after cooking and pour cold water in it. If you think you might be banging the pot and top - don't buy it... you will break it. It is not your old metal rice cooker. It is ceramic. It is somewhat fragile as all ceramic pots are. Do you want delicious food? Buy it. Do you want beef, lamb and chicken that you can cut with a fork it is so tender and juicy? Buy it. Do you want enhanced flavor in recipes you have been cooking for years? Buy it. The product, the packing and the shipping were Amazon's usual EXCELLENT. I had it at my door 2 days after buying and it was packed extremely well. I DO HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COOKER to anyone that genuinely cares about their health and that is willing to be realistic in accepting that they are purchasing something different than what they are accustomed to. You will fall in love with it and use it many many times as I do! UPDATE: June 29, 2012 Still 100% pleased with this purchase. I use it almost every day. Today I put some navy beans, water, carrots, potato, onion, garlic, swiss chard and lamb in my pot... pressed soup and went out with family. When I got back I had an excellent Tuscan Navy Bean Soup waiting for me. My apartment smelled DEELICIOUS!!!! I love this pot. I've cooked about 20 different types of rice in it and the more I use it the more I value it and am so glad I took the risk and bought it. UPDATE: May 16, 2012 Still 100% pleased with this purchase and use it almost every day.

This is a nice basic rice cooker. Well maybe it does more than that but it cooks my rice real nice. Pro - You’re not eating non-stick nastiness and can feel morally superior to your plebeian friends. Con - The digital display was programmed by a puppy. It counts down while cooking in 00.X format. Then it beeps when done. Great. But then it starts counting back up to let you know how long it’s been done cooking. And you’d think “oh cool they have three digits and a decimal to work with I’m sure they figured out a smart and simple solution to display this time elapsed that’s totally different from the cooking countdown” but you’d be a silly goose for thinking that. Nope, they used the same exact 00.X format. It makes for a fun game when you come into the kitchen and see 00.2 and don’t know if it’s still cooking or if it’s been done for 20 minutes. Also the clay pot is very nice and I don’t want to wash it while it’s still too warm and potentially crack it from the change in temp, so that just adds a little time to the cleanup.

This is an amazing little device. It's pretty to look at, cooks rice perfectly, and I just served up the most perfect pot of beans on my FIRST TRY! The water recommendations that come with the device are not correct, so you will need to experiment and adjust for yourself. My first pot of brown rice was a bit drier (not crunchy or undercooked, just chewier) than I like, so I just went back to my old 1:2 ratio, and voila! Perfect brown rice! This morning, I put some cheapo dried beans in. Now, I have NEVER been able to cook beans that I like. My old slow cooker always made them mushy and slightly burned, so I just resigned myself to the metallic taste of the canned kind. I wasn't expecting much, to be honest, so I didn't bother seasoning them or anything, and I even forgot about them! I remembered to check about 4 hours later and found, underneath 4 cups of water (where DO they get their water recommendations???), plump sweet perfect little beans!!! They were so good, I was eating them without any salt, seasoning, or ANYTHING! CRAZY! Yeah, the clay pot is like a cast iron skillet, meaning you have to use some care and common sense with it-- clean it before it gets too gross, no sudden temp changes, banging it around, or dropping the lid. But I think that's an acceptable sacrifice we make to be healthy. The coating on the pot is smooth and non-stick, not rough like a regular clay planter-- just keep it moist and the food comes right off. Plus, replacements are reasonably priced and available from the company website. I'm getting one for all the women in my family this year!

Execelente producto. Nos hace la vida mas facil. Envio rapido. Cocina en manera fabulosa y sana para todos. Me encanta.

Is so good I bought more than one. Best rice cooker product that does not use a non stick aluminum pot but a ceramic pot.

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I have one of these rice cookers and have used it for over 10 years. However after all these years my clay pot has crack in it and therefore the reason for my new purchase. I just opened my box and noticed that rice cooker is broken at the spot where the lid locks. The plastic is cracked. As for the clay pot, it is not the nice smooth pot I have been using all these years. The new one is more porous and the clay is a darker colour. Doesn’t look and feel like my old one. As the cooker is cracked I will be returning it.

I love it due to its healthy way of cooking but unfortunately the clay pot cracked after a few months, I was able to use it for a year though until it did not work anymore due to the on/off button was not working. I think the wire was busted. I am quite disappointed because I expected a lot from this product. I decided to make a comment because I bought a telescoping ladder just a week ago and the auto locking in one step is not working. I hope amazon will be able to help me with this. I still believe in the company's dedication to their customer service.