proctor silex MODEL 37533 RICE COOKER Review

One thing every Asian family has (or I would assume they would have) is a rice cooker of some sort. My parents gave one to me when I moved to the United States but it was one that could feed an army. I didn't need such a huge rice cooker unless I was planning on becoming a sumo wrestler or opening a Chinese restaurant. So while I have that saved away for dinner parties I knew I needed a smaller one for everyday use. The Proctor Silex Rice Cooker is the perfect foil to its big brother.

My wife always said it was hard to cook rice since she tried it a few times using a pot over the stove. To me, doing it that way was absolutely foreign to me. Why go through that trouble when a rice cooker will do all the work for you? But to her, a rice cooker was just a foreign. I showed her just how wrong that notion was.

The Proctor Silex Rice Cooker (Model #37533) makes ten cups of cooked rice. Keep in mind this is ten cups of the plastic measuring cup that is included with the rice cooker. I was actually skeptical that ten cups would actually fit into such a small bowl but it really does. Cooking the rice is very easy. I usually measure the amount I want and rinse out the rice a couple of times to eliminate the extra starch. It's easy to see if this is working as the water becomes "foggy". Once you are ready to cook the rice, add 1 ½ cups of water to every 1 cup of rice, cover the rice cooker, and turn it on. That's it. There is no monitor or stirring involved. The rice will cook and indicate when it's ready when the green light turns off. It comes out perfectly all the time-nice and fluffy. The rice cooker will automatically keep the rice warm until you unplug it from the wall.

I love how this doesn't take up much countertop space at all. Once I'm done with it I can easily store it away in my cupboard until I need to use it again. Both the lid and rice bowl are dishwasher safe. And the best part about it all is that the rice never gets stuck after it's cooked. I can easily clean the bowl without any problems.

I'm so happy with my Proctor Silex Rice Cooker and was glad that there was a rice cooker that was the perfect size for my needs. I was also surprised that it only cost $24.99 at the local Walgreens. It's such a great deal, a good investment, and makes rice cooking a piece of cake.