Side by Side Comparison of: Cuisinart vs Black & Decker

This is a dandy little rice cooker! ❤ It's size is perfect for a small space in the cabinet and /or on the counter top. Lightweight and easy to use this product is simply convenient all the way around. The container and lid is dishwasher safe. I would recommend it highly! ❤

I love this little thing! I cook rice in it nearly every day but haven't tried anything else. There were several comments in other reviews that it bubbled over when making rice. Resolve this by using the steamer attachment - put it on so that it's sitting atop the cooker as you would if you were steaming something. The bubbles then just come up to the bottom of the steamer attachment and stay within. Yes that means there's one more item to clean - but just stick it in your dishwasher.... Everything goes in the dishwasher (top shelf) except the electric appliance its'elf. This is a perfect size for me - I cook for two.

This little steamer is perfect for the two of us. The first cooked rice came out perfect. It gets a little messy around the steam vent and it tendsto spit out the "ricey" water but the rice was great. Can't wait to try putting vegetables in steamer basket while cook rice.

Best rice cooker around. I've had this same rice cooker for 8 years, and never had a single problem, despite hundreds of uses (I've honestly used this rice cooker at LEAST once a week since I got it). Nothing has malfunctioned or needed to be fixed at all. Even the non-stick basin is just like new, and I wash it in the dish washer every time I use it. I love it so much I just got my sister an identical one for Christmas. Simple one button use makes any recipe a breeze. Makes delicious rice, noodles, steamed veggies, and my favorite, mac n cheese. All from scratch, in one pot, in just minutes, and so easy.

This rice cooker is excellent. For my first dinner -- I cooked rice, broccoli, salmon, and two eggs. I put one egg directly in with the rice, and I placed the second egg in the steamer with the broccoli. Since I filled the steamer basket up with broccoli & an egg, I only had room for a very tiny tiny piece of salmon but I put that in the steamer basket too. As for the rice, I used two cups (measured with the cup that came with the rice cooker), and I filled it up with water to the line that read 2 inside the rice cooker. I must say, I am really impressed with this rice cooker. My dinner turned out great, and it was ready in about 21 minutes flat. Now I have to think of other things that I can cook with it. As for the clean up, it was very easy. I rinsed everything in warm water, and then washed everything in hot soapy water. As a side note, I had NO ISSUES with boil over or anything like that, but I did use the steamer. And finally, my two eggs were 'steam boiled' perfectly. I am very pleased with my purchase, and the trusted Cuisinart name. KennyG in Seattle

Tried it out 30 minutes after it arrived and it worked great and cooked the long grain, wild rice I made perfectly. I added a little olive oil and had no splattering as others seem to have reported. It is a quality rice cooker and looks great too. Perfect size for me. Also, people have complained after the tefflon coating scrapping off. My brother has had this exact model for over 3 years and hasn't had a bit of problems with the non-stick coating becoming scratched. He does however use only the spoon that came with the unit when stirring the rice or taking it out of the cooker. NEVER USE METAL utensils on these types of surfaces because it can, and will eventually,scratch it and then it will peal off. Also wash it in the kitchen sink instead of a dishwasher. Very easy to do especially since nothing really sticks to it so hot, soapy water and a sponge or dish rag will clean it in seconds. I will be using this probably 2 times a week since I love all types of rice and am trying to eat healthier. Good luck in your purchase of this item and I don't think you'll be sorry!

I have had this rice cooker for three years now but used it to steam using the steamer insert for the first time today. I originally purchased this cooker to use with a PID controller for sous vide, which works perfectly. I have used it for rice and thought it was okay but my Zojirushi is better. Today I used it to steam frozen tomales...perfect! I didn't have to thaw them. I put water in the bowl, left the tomales in the husk and clicked "Cook". In about 35 minutes the tomales were ready.

We've had this rice cooker for going on a year. It works perfectly every time. Of course, one has to measure the rice and water correctly, and remember, a Japanese Go, that the cooker comes with, is not a US measuring cup in size. The non-stick is still in fine condition. Of course, we clean only with a sponge to keep it in good condition. I hope it keeps working for many years to come.

Wish the plug disconnected but good size for my apartment kitchen and cabinets. Love the grey pot! Won't show discoloration when cooking healthy black rice (purple stains on cookware). Don't have the overcook issue that others did. Could be from cooking less than 2 cups of rice. Hope it lasts.

I love this rice cooker! I was so nervous to purchase it due to some of the previous reviews. I am glad I went ahead and purchased because it works wonders. I have used this about 7 times with a variety of foods from rice to baked beans, spaghetti and meatballs and even scrambled eggs. I have not had any problems with it and it actually cooks a lot at one time. It usually cooks enough for 4 adults and have leftovers. The steam tray is perfect for steaming veggies or even chicken breast. I also love that it is a non stick pan so clean up is a breeze. I will be purchasing another one very soon.

I like this because it is simple. I had an oversized one which took up way too much space and had a silly hinged lid which quickly broke. It also had a weird steam vent which constantly clogged and was a pain to clean. This lid is very simple, like a pan lid with one little hole for a vent. EZ-PZ. Don't pay any attention to the cup size that they say it holds. Their included cup is not a full cup. However, that's just fine because it still makes plenty of rice for most people's needs. It has a keep warm function, too, but I think the rice is better if you unplug the rice after it's cooked rather than warm it.

This rice cooker was just the right size and price for me. It has a simple two-position cook/keep warm front panel switch, an inner light aluminum pot, a glass cover, a steam basket, and a 1-cup measuring cup. It's great for cooking plain white rice, and getting it just right and fluffy.This is not suitable for cooking packaged rice mixes such as Knorr's rice sides, which are best cooked in a regular pot, following the packet directions. Also, I found that brown rice, which takes more water to cook, does not do well in this rice cooker (water boiled over!). However, regular white rice which requires a 2:1 by volume mix of water to rice does very well.Remember, you turn off the cooker by unplugging it. After the rice is cooked it automatically switched to the "warmer" setting, but does not switch itself off. Empty the inner bowl soon after it goes to warm, or it continues to cook and absorb water, and may become dry and sticky.

This cookier does a good job of preparing the rice. I noted the comments about the rice burning, so we do not leave it in the cooker very long after the cooking operation. This seems to take care of that. Also, the rice was less sticky if we rinsed it with hot water before putting it in the cooker. I would recommend this item.

Have to be carefull with the rice because it does get burn

Enjoying however sometimes I think the timer isn't too great as sometimes the rice isn't cooked before it stops cooking.

I like this rice steamer, but don't use the glass lid to cook the rice, use the metal steamer lid! When I used the glass lid, the hot steam and water from cooking the rice boiled over and made a huge mess on my counter! When I used the metal steamer lid this didn't happen. I believe several other people who reviewed this steamer said the same thing.

Though many are unsatisfied with this product, it suits my needs. To prevent overflow, like others, I place the stream basket on top. Compact and stylish. It did overcook my broccoli with brown rice, but brown rice seems to take longer than white rice. Cooks quickly too. Ended up with under cooked sweet yams, but kind of expected that. Had to try though, lol. I Dill really like the product, but might not use the steamer as much... still messing around with it.

My girlfriend and I use this on a daily basis since purchase. It is perfect for serving 2-4 (4 Cup Rice Cooker). We also purchased TexMati Rice also available on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EH4XYI/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1We don't have to stir the rice and we also use the included basket to cook veggies. No need for setting timers or watching your food closely.... simply press the button down and check back when convenient for you, when your rice completes it will be stored at ready to eat temp.Tips for using and cooking quick rice/veggies:Open lid and spray down with cooking sprayadd rice/water/butterinsert additional steaming colanderadd canned veggies/fresh veggies/seafood etc of choiceadd the lid to the toppress the buttonwait until unit switches from cook to warm.I only took off one star because the design of the colander could have been a bit better.. they could have added a handle or something to make it easier to dismount keep hot pads handy because obviously when it's been steaming for a few minutes it will be hot.

Works well,size fits my needs but beware they use a 5 oz measuring cup so order a larger size pot if you make rice for several people. When it boils it sometimes does spew bubbling foam/water from vent but you lift the lid to defuse heat.

I thought, do I really need a rice cooker. I guess it is not a necessity but at this price, it is worth the time that it saves. It is really only suitable for white rice. It says that there are different markings for brown or other rice but this particular model actually does not have those markings so you have to just sort of guess (a messy process that I have yet to perfect.)

I love how the rice cooks in this cooker and that it didn't cost an arm and a leg. The directions however are very unclear in regards to the measurements of rice and water. We use the same measurements we do when cooking on the stove 1 cup of rice to 1 cup of water. We had to do trial and error until we found what worked. But now we use it all the time!

I was very happy to receive this product and try cooking my first batch of rice. The directions did not give enough information about ratio of water to rice.So, the two times I tried, the rice was not completely cooked or cooked to much. I was going to return the above product, but I read a review below that suggested 2-1 ratio. I will try that today. Then, if my Japanese rice is not cooked correctly, I will contact the seller and Black and Decker, return it and buy a different brand, like Cuisinart.

I like this rice machine but it has a few drawbacks. For one, if you add the recommended amount of water to rice ratio, the water bubbles out the top and the rice is mushy. This was easily corrected by simply using less water, but I found it frustrating that the manufacturer's instructions were inaccurate. Also, if you don't time the preparation correctly and allow your rice to sit for more than 30 minutes on the keep warm setting, it will become hard. I haven't found a solution for that issue yet.

I gave it a 4 because of the 14 cup size. I am not getting 14 cups of cooked rice out of this more like 10 . I don't know what size cup they are using for measurement but otherwise it is fine. You do need to follow the directions initially as they do not use standard size cups for measurement and get a feel for the water to rice ratio. All rice is not equal. I buy 25 lb bags for my dogs and find some needs a little more or less water than the previous bag and of course if you are using brown vs white and basmati vs jasmine. I have had no problems after the first batch with foaming over or making a mess.

Makes great rice BUT you have to basically cook it in the sink because the water boils right up and over the sides of the cooker, down the sides and into the counter top....leaving a right bloody mess! Bad design by cuisanart on this one. It does make great rice though so I'll keep cooking in my sink!

This thing cooks too hot for rice. It's fine for steaming other foods like vegetables. water splatters everywhere because it's boiling so hard and the rice on the bottom is burnt. Soggy sloppy rice like int he Army. I can make way better rice in a pan.

This is one of the messiest rice cookers I've owned! It makes rice like its suppose to but for some reason the lid design allows a lot of steam to bubble out and all over the appliance. It works like any basic twenty dollar rice cooker. There is nothing about the functionality of it that deserves a higher price. Buy it on sale, and love it's drooly dysfunction.

We bought this to replace our 10 year old model, which works fine, but the bowl lining had scraped off, and the lid handle had irreparably fallen off. The new one is, well, shiny and new - but the major downside is that the cord is no longer retractable! This was a great feature of our earlier model, and one of the things I loved the best - no dangling cord to deal with when it was stored. Now, I think we'll use the bowl and lid from the new one, and the body of the old one. A bit of a waste.

I like very much the style and size. It is small enough for my small space and to feed just 2 people. The style is great and functional - but it doesn't do its main job: to make good rice. It has just an on and off button which switches over to warm when it senses the rice is cooked. However, with brown rice it isn't cooked enough when it turns to warm. Instructions say to leave it on warm for 2 more hours to complete cooking! Really? So I tried it with white rice and it does better but the rice wasn't cooked as well or taste as good as I would expect from a Cuisinart.

Is this a bad product, no. It does exactly what it say it will do. However less expensive rice cookers and steamers that do exactly the same thing are available. It boils the rice and steams what ever food is in the steamer pot above. The stemer pot is light weight and somewhat flimsy. I was attempting to check the food that was steaming and the slightest touch knocks the steamer pot off balance.Another reviewer stated it cooks sticky rice wonderfully, but I did not find that to be the case, so it may be I don't know how to cook the rice except in an actual steamer. It has a warmer to keep the food warm until iam ready for it. I can also cook other foods that require boiling in it.It also much nicer looking then my current cooker and has taken its place on the appliance shelf. Although, I'm going to keep old faithful.

My cooker is broken after few months using, how could i get repair it?

Does not work very well. If not unplugged right away it burns the rice. Keep warm function is too hot. Works great if turned off right away

I have a 3 cup cooker, but needed a larger one. As many mentioned, these rice cookers work well for their price with 2 issues: 1) they always make less rice than they claim. My 3 cup cooker can make max 1.5 cups. I have not tried the max for this one, but it won't be more than 4 cups. 2) rice can get stuck to the bottom if you leave it on warm. I always manually turn it off even before it switches to warm and unplug it. If you do that, you will get nice quality rice.

Cooks rice well...the only annoyance is that the steam splashes all over the place. The lid is definitely not heavy enough and can easily be displaced by the steam build up when rice is cooking. But, this was cheap and does it's job - just need to place the product somewhere you won't mind getting some water splashes that can easily be wiped off with a wet wipe.

The rice will stick to the bottom. When cooking, the starched water will come out of the lid. The rice almost always will come out very moist. Not a great product overall. We are planning to get another one, maybe a Aroma or something like that.

Thought it would have a 'brown rice setting' -- it's actually in the instructions that there is a button somewhere. We weren't able to find the 'button'. I think it's imaginary. Anyway, it works. Pleased about that. :) We are keeping it and using it.

We are habitual brown rice eaters. We'd read that this product worked for brown rice. The manual includes brown rice recipes.We follow the manual. Rice water sputtered all over, even with the smallest proportions.We tried variations on the manual stipulated proportions. Rice water sputtered all over.We put it in the closed. No rice, No water, No electricity: No sputter. Problem solved.

The water even at below the recommended level tends to overflow. It's a messy situation. Appearances are deceiving.

I've replaced the rice cooker and still have problems with it shutting off before it's done. I'm thinking of going back to an inexpensive, unknown brand, I didn't have any trouble with it, except age.

When cooking the rice, even a small amount 2 cups of dry rice, there is a ton of splattering of liquid all around the rim and it spills over the sides of the pot. The rice tastes good but it makes a huge mess. Not satisfied with this product.

... almost every time. Follow instructions to a "T" and it still boils over. We've used it several times, with different kinds of rice, and while the rice is well-cooked, all but once it boiled over and created a mess on the counter. This isn't rocket science. Cuisinart should be able to make a device that cooks rice without creating a mess. Find another make.

I purchased this rice cooker about two months ago and am disappointed.I read and followed all instructions and still had trouble. It does a wonderful job cooking the rice and the end result is good, however, it splashes sticky rice water all over. I even read the other reviews that said to spray non-stick cooking spray on the pot before turning on -doesn't help.Also, I ran the cooker with different amounts of rice and water. One cup all the up to four cups. Four cups really make a mess. I did not rate it one star because of the design and overall appearance of the unit, which in my opinion are stylish and modern. I confess, this , along with the brand were the reasons I purchased this rice cooker. Go with a top rated version with a locking lid and save your money. Wish I would have!

This is a budget rice cooker I would only recommend to people who don't have a stove. If you follow the directions on the box, you will end up with a layer of rice burnt to the bottom of the rice cooker. This device is sitting in my closet while I use my stove top to cook my rice.

This worked great for a while, but it suddenly just broke. I've only had it since December 2016, and have maybe used it 12-15 times since purchasing it. I would appreciate if I could get it replaced, or at least exchanged.

It stopped working after 4 months. I'm in the process of trying to get black and decker to respond to me.

This product was working good till first 3 months of my purchase, later I was having problems.Status goes to keep warm even though base of the cooker is not wet leaving the rice uncooked.It is better to buy this product in Wal-Mart as they provide 1 year warranty with replacement but this provider in amazon is giving only 2 months return warranty in case of any problems.

I decided to give this very inexpensive rice cooker a shot. One thing that I noticed was that there was this snapping sound while the rice was being cooked. It sounded like the metal was expanding. I never had this happen before, but it didn't seem to affect performance.We babied this rice cooker, making sure no utensils touched the non-stick coating other than the provided plastic spoon. After using the rice cooker for about 6 months (using it approximately once a week), we're starting to see chips in the non-stick coating.The rice cooker cooked rice well. We never had any issues with burning the rice on the bottom. However, it's hard to give a higher star rating because I believe the non-stick coating should have lasted much longer than 6 months. That was quite disappointing.

I use 2 cups of rice and 4 cups of water and that is the max it will cook . I think it is misleading to call it a 14 cup rice cooker, I have no idea why they call it a 14 cup cooker. If you cook even one grain of rice more it bubbles over and makes a mess to clean up.

 Despite glowing reviews, I offer a contrarian view .... It boils over and makes a huge mess, which is precisely what we hoped to avoid when we bought a rice cooker. Our water is soft, so I tried bottled water. No effect. I thoroughly washed the rice before cooking it. No effect. Followed the directions to the letter. No effect. My advice: my the largest size even if you're only cooking 1 cup of rice. Perhaps the extra head space will make a difference.

Great looking but poorly performing product. It boils over when cooking even half a cup of rice and makes a huge mess everywhere. I've, unfortunately only after opening and using the product, seen the other reviews that suggest using the steam basket to alleviate this problem. I'll try that, but I still don't see why I should have to. The whole idea of purchasing this product was to have a smaller, better looking rice cooker in our kitchen. Now I need to have this steam bucket handy as well? Undue hassle. Do better Cuisinart! Very unhappy.

Worked well when it did work. Did not last 6months. It gave up the ghost in October 2015. I used it for steaming veggies twice a day and rice at least once a day. Would I purchase this product again?? Yes but not from this supplier. Would I recommend this product? Yes. Maybe mine was defected. I gave my daughter one of these that I have been using for over a year. Her's still works, so as I said maybe what I was sent was defected but I will not take the chance to purchase another one from this seller. But that's just my two cents. It really is a very compacted device.

Bought this bcoz my friend said it cooks rice in 20mins.....it does...but, not the fluffy, soft rice as a cooked rice should be. It heats up to high temp..esp at 15 min..water splutters/splashes..evoparates and rice gets "done" prematurely...it is firm/harder...even if I add more water.A good rice cooker usu takes 40-50 mins, does not overheat and explode like this one...looks fancy, but a bad rice cooker...can't return it now!

The bottom of the unit melted after about 10 uses. Tried to email Cuisinart to have it replaced and got the run around. I work too many hours to deal with it so I just threw it away.It boils over every time it's used. With the steam basket I figured this would be great for easy lunches at work but they missed the mark badly when they made this unit.

I received this today. I cleaned it, read directions and used for dinner. As the rice began to cook, the cooker spewed hot starchy rice water all over my counter top and floor. I had to move the unit as far back as possible and put towels all around it. The mess is unreal! It's horrible. I am immediately returning this unit!

This cooker was great for the money, but I've had it 11 months and it stopped working. No lights or heat. It's like the power isn't getting through the cord. A rice cooker should last longer than a year. As I've looked at other reviews this seems to be common with this item.

I bought this cooker many months ago and cooked several several times. Always over cooks and the bottom portion of rice burns each time. Tried cooking several types of rice but same results. Fed up. It's lying idle in my dark storage cupboard now. Back to gas top pressure cooker.

Brought it on December 1 2014 and worked till August 1 2015 and all of a sudden the light got shutoff and is not working any more.I was confused with reviews but now it is clear .Based on My experience i rate it 1 star

I purchased this rice cooker and used it twice before it stopped working completely. Will no longer turn on. It never moved off of its spot on the counter and was unplugged when not in use. To it's credit, it worked pretty well for a $20 rice cooker when it was functional. Unfortunately without the box I am unable to return this. Spend some extra money and save yourself the hassle of getting stuck with a broken rice cooker.

It arrived perfect. We did not have to use this for 2 weeks. It stopped working after 1st minute it started. Then I noticed the name of the brand "Black & Decker" which is not according to the real one, as I used this before. It seems that the seller sent me a FAKE rice cooker but took more price then it should be. If anyone buy this, then please check this after it arrives. I would like to return this item. But who will going to pay for the harassment. I have attached the picture of the trademark. Please be sure before buying this item..

When i purchased this rice cooker I gave it good ratings, however, just after 4 months, it has stopped working. the lights don't turn on and it dosen't heat. tried calling customer care but no one picks up calls. I cant return it also, as it is 4 months old. the warranty is a sham. avoid this and go for a better brand even if it costs you more.