Sanyo ECJ-B35M Micro-Computerized Rice Cooker and Warmer, Light Blue/White

This appliance appears to be the functional twin of the Sanyo ECJ B35M, which I have and use frequently.

OVERALL, in balancing its features and price, this small capacity rice cooker is an excellent value. It has a number of excellent features, few of which are mentioned in the brief editorial review. They really should have been, to do this appliance justice:
* fuzzy logic microprocessor control produces EXCELLENT rice: Without reservation I can say that this rice cooker makes the best rice I've ever cooked. Grains are fluffy and don't stick to one another. There's no goo on the bottom, no browning of the rice, and absolutely no burning.
* THICK cookpot (5 mm) makes for even cooking
* titanium non-stick finish makes for easy clean up
* retractable cord of reasonable length
* multiple settings (white rice/mixed, brown, porridge)
* clock with timer for autocook at later time. The default cook time (the one last entered) remains the same until changed,...Read more

I've had one of these for several years and am generally satisfied.

Making Rice: I always add a bit more water than is indicated on the bowl or it's a little dry.

Making Oatmeal: This is where a rice cooker can really shine. We use steel cut oats and it's great. Two things:
--- DO NOT accidentally use rice mode. It will boil over and make a huge mess. We've done this a couple of time and the cooker comes out fine but it takes a while to clean.
--- For some reason, the cooker doesn't go into keep warm mode when it's making porridge. We like to start the oatmeal in the evening and let it go all night in keep warm mode. We have to start it earlier and manually put it in keep warm mode.


Finally, the battery in this thing is not user replaceable. After two years, we are going to have to take it in. A bit of research seems to indicate that the battery is part of a PC board so we will have to replace a whole...Read more

I use this rice cooker for both white rice and porridge. The rice comes out fluffy, moist, and tender (using their recommended water amount), and the rice does not brown on the bottom. I prefer stickier rice so have to use slightly more water. I only make 1-2 of their cups of rice at a time, so have no experience with spill over that was mentioned elsewhere.

The porridge doesn't foam as much if I add a tad of oil (teaspoon). It's not as mushy as some Chinese porridge I've bought; the rice is still distinct but very soft. I wish I could make bigger batches, but I like the small size of this machine better. We can get about 3 large servings at a time.

I like the cleanup on this machine. The non-stick pot cleans up quickly after rinsing with warm water. I was trying to get away from the aluminum pots of the more traditional rice cooker.

The only annoying thing I've encountered was the condensation that rolls off the inner lid and down by the hinge of the lid after making porridge...Read more