Factory-Reconditioned Breville XXRC19XL 10-Cup Gourmet Rice Cooker/Steamer Duo Model

>>>OH Dear... Changed from 5 Starts to 2 Stars<<<

UNIT ONLY LASTED 2 YEARS!!! (...Oh well!)

Read below Review only for its historical purposes ...hahaha!

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Though stated as reconditioned the unit was as-new.

The only thing that would separate it for a store bought item was that it came in a generic brown box and the operation manual was a bit crunched. All other utensils and implements were wrapped like it was purchased new from a store.

Overall a nice *expensive* Stainless Steel looker. Matches nicely with the rest of our other stainless steel kitchen appliances.

I only buy refurbished by the manufacturer. I bought something just labeled as "refurbished" and it was pretty scratched up with no manuals. Experience is just like buying from a garage sale -- so never again.

So it works well ... so why pay more?

The rice cooker is about the same at the rival. The rice cooks so fast that the steamer isn't as much use at I thought it would be as the rice is done far faster than the frozen broccoli or shrimp is.

Product stopped working on 35th day of purchase - fourth time it was used. I had bought it in refurbished state with 30 day warranty. The company refused to fix it. I don't think the name Breville has any brand value. Don't buy this product.