Oster 3071 Smart Digital 20-Cup Rice Cooker

I have always wanted a digital rice cooker and when my conventional Gaunaurd rice cooker died, the hunt for one was on. I didn't want to spend too much on one (i.e. Zojirushi). My criteria were simple, I wanted one with more than just a "cook" and "warm" setting. I wanted to be able to turn it off. It had to be digital but not necessarily programmable. My husband and I were also looking at the Krups FDH 212 before I saw this rice cooker. The only difference I notice between the two so far are: Krups has 3 setting, Oster has 5; Krups allows delay cooking by 9 hours, Oster by 8 (why Oster didn't do 9, have no idea... wasn't like it was an extra digit); and the power cord on the Oster is detachable, the one on the Krups is permanently attached to the unit.

I was a little hesitant to buy a rice cooker made by Oster because I read some reviews on their other rice cookers where people were complaining about burnt rice. I made rice in it the day I got the cooker and the rice...Read more

I agree with the last review that the cord is a bit on the short side. Oster said it's to avoid accident, so it's good for people who don't know how to adjust the length by tying it up. My main problem with this rice cooker is the collection of water on the top of the lid. I don't think I have done anything wrong as I had many Japanese rice cookers before that never had problems like that. I doesn't matter how much rice I cook or how much water I use, the end result is water spurting everywhere over the counter during the 1+ hour of cooking and a pool of hot water collected on the top which prevented me from opening it without either water spilling all over or risking scalding my hand to soak up the puddle. It has reached the stage that I am scared of using it and I have to switch to a Panasonic instead. In all fairness, apart from this issue, it cooked perfect rice. I used it mainly for brown rice and occasional white rice but had not tried the other functions. It seemed like a...Read more