VitaClay VF7900-3 Chef Gourmet 6-Cup Rice and Slow Cooker Pro, Brushed Stainless | 
 enlarge | Brand: Vitaclay
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $71.80
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 5928
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 10.6 x 14.4
MPN: VF7900-3
Model: VF7900-3
UPC: 851942000968
EAN: 0851942000968
ASIN: B000NBUB14
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 6-cup rice and slow cooker with computerized clay-heating technology | | • | All-natural clay cooking bowl; double-lid design creates micro-pressure cooking | | • | Settings for rice, whole grain/brown rice, sweet rice, and slow-cooked meals | | • | Brings food to a boil 4 times faster than conventional slow cookers | | • | Measures 14-3/8 by 10-5/8 by 9-5/6 inches; 1-year warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
VF7900-3 Features: -Slow cooker. -Clay, stainless steel and plastic construction. -Totally programmable. -Free of added lead and teflon from non stick chemical glazes. -Requires less liquid, eliminating the need for heavy seasoning and fats. -Slow cooking breakthrough innovation up to 4 times faster to bring to a boil than conventional slow cookers, then slowly simmer to gourmet perfection, sealing in flavor and retaining texture. -50pct more cooking efficiency, using as much as 50pct less energy. -Extra power to cook larger cuts of meat. -Programmable settings allow you to set it and go with delay timer and auto-warm up to 12 hours. -Slow cooking time can be programmed from 10 minutes to 5 hours with 10 minute increments. -It's easy to use, quick as a wink and saves energy by a half. -Pre-programmed for savory stews, delicious soups and porridge, white, sweet rice, and brown rice. -All natural pure clay captures fresher flavor and food texture , preserves natural juices, all essential nutrients and vitamins. -Makes up to 12 cup cooked rice or 3.2 quarts. -Includes rice paddle, measuring cup and free healthy cooking recipe booklet. -UL listed, FDA, CA Prop 65 and RoHS laboratory tested. -Manufacturer provides one year limited warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 Absolutely wonderful! December 29, 2007
Eve (Pasadena, CA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
My husband and I have loved this rice cooker from the moment we made our first batch of rice. We purchased it because we avoid nonstick coatings as much as possible, and we try to go "natural" when we can.
I searched high and low for a cooker without a nonstick pot, and imagine my surprise when I found one at my favorite marketplace -- Amazon.com!
It makes excellent white rice (we use the Japanese kind), and cleanup is a breeze. I haven't tried the slow cooker cycle yet, but I've made brown rice with good results.
Once, I cooked a packaged medley mix that contained brown rice, wild rice, barley and some other things, and the kernels were a little too firm inside when I served it. However, I discovered later that the portion I had left in the pot had softened to just the right texture. I think in the future I'll let some "harder" things sit on the warming cycle for a while instead of serving immediately.
I guess even a great cooker like this one can't be expected to know how to time every crazy combination!
BEST RICE COOKER EVER. May 14, 2009
F. Leba (CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We are a house full of ASIAN. We know our Rice. This thing is the BEST.
Vita Clay Slow Cooker May 13, 2010
Loves to Read
I love this product! I love brown rice and it has consistently been cooked to perfection in this slow cooker. There is no leakage of 'rice scum' and the pot is made out of clay not aluminum! Everything I have tried in this cooker has come out yummy. I would definitely buy this again.
Good rice cooker without chemical "non-stick" coating May 6, 2008
Oakland Mama (Oakland CA United States)
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
We've been trying to minimize the chemicals in our family's diet, but for a long time we just ignored the rice cooker (which we use almost daily due to my daughter's wheat/gluten intolerance) as there didn't seem to be any alternatives to the Teflon-style non-stick coating. So we were very excited when we read about this product.
I was nervous at first about the shine and smell of the clay pot (that it might not be as non-toxic 100% clay as they claim). I both spoke and emailed with the manufacturer/owner/creator, but due to language issues I didn't get a clear answer. Luckily I live near a ceramics supply store, so I took it down to get their opinion. They confirmed that the shinny clay was not glazed (i.e. that might have chemicals), but had a "slip treatment" (i.e. basically clay in lots of water put on like a glaze) and then probably buffed out for shine.
In terms of function, it's comparable to other hi-tech rice cookers. The fuzzy programming isn't quite as good as our old one, but it works fine (i.e. you can set the timer to a start time, not an end time like our old one). You do need to mop up the water from the top and lid after cooking the rice. And the clay pot doesn't clean up quite as easily, but it still cleans really well.
Overall, it's all totally worth it to not have to worry about serving additional chemicals with the rice!!!
UPDATE: after using it for over six months, I still definitely recommend it.
UPDATE 5/10/09: after using it for over a year, I STILL definitely recommend it. We did break the lid, but contacted the manufacturer [...] and ordered a new one.
UPDATE 5/5/10: Still going after more than two years of 5+ times a week use! We've had some intermittent fuzzy logic issues (kept cooking when was supposed to be warming), but it only happens once in a while. I know someone commented about mold issues, FYI we NEVER store it closed, i.e. we keep it on the counter with the hinged top open so it always can dry out. Plus I wipe down the inside of the top lid when I take the rice out as it can get really wet.
So far so good November 30, 2009
Lukasz
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So far this is a great rice cooker. We get excellent rice out of it. We cook mostly brown rice with other beans mixed in and it does a great job with nothing stuck to the pot. We have also cooked white and other types of rice and they all come out fine. We haven't broken the pot yet either ... The clay pot is a nice change from all the non-stick pots.
The one problem we found is that if you use the recommended amount of water for brown rice, there is too much water left at the end of the cycle. You have to leave it on warm for 30 min - 1 hour before you can server the rice.
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