Sistema Microwave Rice Cooker & Round Microwave Food Container Set | 2.6L, 915ml | Food Containers with Steam-Release Vents | BPA-Free | 2 Count

I had to return the first first one because it had a 40 lid one of the clips wouldn’t stay in place, getting it exchanged was no issue & the new one arrived in no time. Have you used it to cook rice for a few meals & each time it has come out absolutely perfect. I would highly recommend this cooker. Even when you let the rice sit for a few minutes it keeps the heat and doesn’t let the rice go cold perfect design large cooking capacity. It’s a quality piece.

This rice cooker is RIDICULOUSLY EASY to use and clean. Instructions are short and clear. Obviously your must find the right exact cooking time through a couple of experiments, but even then I can't imagine how you'd be able to ruin anything. I used to never cook rice at home. Now I'm cooking brown & wild basmati rice and pearl barley every week at least once. Both need 450-500ml water per 250g rice/barley. My microwave cooks them perfectly in 24 minutes. Life can be easy!

Makes perfect rice!! So super easy. My only complaint is it's too tall for the microwave. The plate can't turn round properly because the top of the container touches the roof of the microwave. Makes it very hard to get in and out too. So perhaps take measurements before you buy.

This product is really good, cooks rice perfectly and fast.I pick this product as it was highly recommended. The quality is ideal for me as I only use 125g and the the rice quality is perfect. The rice cooker keep the heat in after cooking. One important thing is you need a fairly large microwave to put the rice cooker in as it is quite large.

Absolutely amazing product. My only previous experience with rice cookers was with a resihunger cooker that cost 4x more, and it always produced burnt/very dry rice.Not only does this product not do this for a fraction of the cost, it's better in pretty much every way.- rice always comes out fluffy- Is actually cheaper and more energy efficient- more convenient as it's much easier to clean/much less spillage and is also smaller than a normal rice cooker - whilst holding 2x+ more rice/water-usually cooks rice quicker than rice cooker and especially saucepan, and is just quick start to finish (prep, cooking, cleaning, putting away)-has double the capacity of most full fledged rice cookers, but actually takes up less space, is also like 10x lighter, literally.- cooks other things, such as large amounts of pasta if you don't have access to a hob.The only advantages my last "fully fledged" rice cooker may have, is that arguably the fully featured rice cooker has a "warm" function, which quite frankly burnt my rice even further.A fully fledged rice cooker also takes up less space in total, as it doesn't need a microwave, however if the space constraints aren't too bad, I'd definitely get the sistema microwave rice cooker and a microwave instead, as it's not that much more expensive than the cheapest rice cookers, is more versatile, and makes better rice far more consistently and conveniently in my experience. But yes, the microwave rice cooker is technically less portable if you are required to take your microwave with you too.Also, if you want to make rice on the go, you'd probably be better off with a good old fashion sauce pan and a firepit or butane stove, or better yet, one of those "cook rice in a bag" things they sell in shops now.I'd like to add some instructions that I personally use to make rice in this, as the instructions that came with this product aren't accurate and in-depth instructions for microwave cookers are hard to find.° First, measure out 100ml of rice, which is about 1 medium portion, and put it in the cooker.° The next step is to clean the rice (very important!), pour water onto rice, stir until cloudy, pour out water and repeat 3 times or until water is at least 90% clear. This cleans the starch, making the rice more fluffy when cooked and lets you pick out bugs that are quite common in rice° Pour the water out of the rice cooker one final time really well and (optional) some people say you can leave it to sit and dry slightly for 5 minutes to make the rice firmer when cooked, but I find there's no difference.° If you are using generic long grain rice, I'd suggest a water:rice ratio of 2:1, so 200ml of water for 100ml of rice. For basmati I'd suggest 1.8:1. 100ml of rice is a medium sized portion, so I will be using this as an example.° For every 100ml of rice, I'd add 1/2 tsp of salt° Cover rice cooker, and make sure that the vents in the inner lid are not directly below the vents in the outer lid, this allows the rice to be cooked a tad bit quicker with pressure° cook for 10 minutes in a microwave (this is for 800w, add about 50-60 seconds for every 100w below, and subtract the same amount for every 100w above).Edit 10/05/25: do about 7.5 minutes per portion of rice extra, previous suggestion a bit too long, 13.3 grams of raw rice per minute, but a minimum of 10 minutes if under 150g/120ml, add appropriate water. Make sure to occasionally check the progress after 2/3 done and record the time it takes your exact microwave to cook so you can just put in the exact value next time and forget about it, my instructions are only a guide :)Example of quantities/time:360g raw rice (4-5 portions)Multiply *grams* by 2.25 for 810ml of extra water.Or multiply *mls* of raw rice by 1.8 for 810ml.1-1.5tsp of saltCook for 27 min in a 800w microwave.This got me the perfect rice the first time.° when rice is cooked, you may open it to check if everything is okay. I suggest leaving it shut to rest for 5-10 mins after cooking to firm up the rice so that it doesn't break into lots tiny pieces when you mix it to fluff before serving, but you may not need this depending on the rice.This gets me great results every time, but I still haven't tried other types of rice, so you will have to experiment if that's what you want.I also highly suggest avoiding "easy cook" rice (normal long grain is fine and cheaper). Tastes awful, unless you really like cheap school cafeteria's food. it's also not any "easier" to "cook" compared to normal rice since you're using a rice cooker which is already the pinnacle of convinience.Both generic "long-grain" rice and easy-cook rice tend to overspill a very small amount with this, even in small quantities, however basmati does not, even with 3 portions of rice. I also haven't made massive amounts of rice with this, but I would limit myself to using 2 out of the 2.6 litres of the container to be safe, which is still about 6 portions of rice, or 3/4. However, from the product photos, you can see the rice comes up to the really tippy top, so I guess you could use the full capacity of the rice cooker, but I'd make sure to monitor the rice carefully throughout cooking. 2.6l should make 8 portions of long grain rice, or 9 portions of basmati. I'd be far more confident filling up to the top with basmati than long grain though, since it doesn't spill for me.Overall, this is an amazing product. I'd recommend it to anyone with a microwave, even if you have access to a hob, this is just more convenient than a hob and even a fully-fledged rice cooker. If you don't have a microwave and want to buy a full featured rice cooker, I'd suggest getting a microwave instead. It's not massively larger and will probably make better rice alongside this sistema rice cooker.Tl;Dr. Get this instead of a normal rice cooker and save $$ upfront and on bills (even with electricity prices in 2022), and get better rice too.

Excellent. Used daily for years and still working well

Great addition to the kitchen

My Panasonic rice cooker has been giving sterling service for the past 19 years without fail. However, the internal battery became flat on the 6th year and there is no easy way to replace it. This powered the internal clock which allowed me to set up the rice and water in the morning and be cooked when I returned home from work. Its cooking time is 40-45 minutes for quantities suited for 1-2 people. A bit long to wait, unless I fine a socket timer for it.This Sistema took 10 minutes of actual cooking and I allowed it to stand 15 minutes. The outcome was almost as good as that from the Panasonic. In that sense it is very good for a first attempt. However Sistema just rested on its laurels. So here are my suggestions for Sistema. 1. Improve the instructions, such as provide more graphics so as to make words unnecessary. Instruction number (4) I found misleading -"Use the easy lift tabs on the lid to safely pick up the product". What product ? In Instruction (3) Sistema called it "Pressure Chamber Plate" but in (4) Sistema called it a "lid". "to lift the product" implied to me "to lift the cooked rice". That in turn implied I was to put the rice onto the pressure plate (above the actual pot) then the lid on top ? Surely not because the water would just drain into the pot below. What confusion ! It would have been better to just leave instruction (4) out altogether. The second important suggestion I want to make to Sistema is ..... what is the measuring cup ? and or where are the embossed measuring marks inside the pot ?As it was I used exactly the same qualtities of rice and water as measured by the pot from the Panasonic rice cooker for this first attempt. Sistema, you are letting your side down. The Panasonic came with measuring cup and that the pot has measuring marks on the inside (and which are still totally visible after 19 years of use).Therefore can only score a lack lustre 3 stars.Update. The more I think about this rice cooker the more annoyed I become. I have other Sistema steamer food boxes; and I also look at the body of our electric kettle which is made of transparent plastic material. Had Sistema made this rice cooker bowl out of transparent material I could have used a permanent marker pen to put graduated measuring marks on the outside. Come on Sistema, it is time to put your thinking cap on again.