Product Description
Prepare healthy and nutritious meals with this 3.2 L/10 cup capacity cooker. Cook up to 20 cups of exotic rice and pasta dishes. Slow cook or steam vegetables, meats and fish while preserving all their vitamins and minerals.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #40851 in Kitchen & Housewares
* Color: Stainless steel
* Brand: Krups
* Model: FDH212-76
* Dimensions: 11.40" h x 11.50" w x 12.60" l, 9.95 pounds
Features
* 3 programmable cooking modes for rice cooking, slow cooking, and steaming
* Keep warm function; safe-to-the-touch locking lid; condensation collector
* Electronic control panel with automatic timer; stainless steel body
* Removable steam basket and non-stick coated bowl; dishwasher safe
* Measures 11-1/2 by 11 by 11 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Hats off to the designers of appliances that perform multiple functions! After all, what kitchen couldn't benefit from more efficient use of limited space? The Krups FDH212 10-cup automatic rice cooker is also a slow cooker and a food steamer; select among those three modes and then, if necessary, set the time using the touch buttons on the control panel. The time counter shows remaining cooking time on a two-digit display. After cooking in any mode, the Krups rice cooker will shift to a keep-warm mode; the switch-over is noted by an orange indicator light on the control panel. In its most basic function, this rice cooker yields up to 20 cups of cooked rice. But it's also useful for all the typical slow-cooker dishes; soups, stews, chili, etc. An enclosed booklet includes recipes that range from the home-style Yankee Pot Roast to the fancier Casablanca lamb and apricot stew, as well as including simple cooking instructions for rice.
This is a lovely appliance, too--modern curves in gleaming stainless steel with high-gloss black lid and accents. The lacquer-black lid has a large, curved, stay-cool handle and a click-close lock with a gray release button. On the underside of the lid, a removable steam shield helps keep the scalding steam away from the lid and directs moisture back into the food. The deep nonstick cooking bowl is removable for easy cleaning; a sturdy black plastic steaming rack rests inside the bowl to suspend food above the water. One small but very considerate feature is a condensation collector; a channel running under the edge of the closed lid conducts condensation droplets to a small catch pocket on the side. A small plastic measuring cup and black plastic rice paddle (with attachable spoon rest) come with the cooker.
To preserve the nonstick coating of the cooking bowl, use wooden, plastic, or rubber utensils. Vinegar--used in the cooking of short-grain sushi rice--may corrode the nonstick surface over time. To clean the body of the rice cooker, wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry; the appliance is not immersible. The removable steam shield, steam basket, and nonstick cooking bowl can be washed by hand or in the dishwasher. To re-season the bowl after every few rounds in the dishwasher, wipe the inner surface of the bowl with a little cooking oil. Do not use abrasive scrubbers or cleansers on any part of the rice cooker. The Krups FDH2121 rice cooker measures 11 inches in diameter and 11-1/2 inches high. It comes with a detailed instruction and recipe booklet. Krups guarantees this product with a one-year limited warranty. --Garland Withers
Customer Reviews
Great for grains5
We went on the new Weight Watcher Core Food plan which encourages you to eat whole grains. Sounds great but how do you cook those tough shelled, long cooking, starchy, sticking, burning foods.
THIS RICE COOKER IS IT!! We have thrown every type of oats, grits, brown rice, brown rice/lentil medley, non-gluten cereal, Wheatena in this pot with the right amount of water from the package directions on the rice setting. It makes a perfect porridge every time without burning. You can even set it to have it ready for breakfast when you wake up in the morning.
It puts the warmth in our tummies.
Dandy little appliance!4
I like multi function appliances but sometimes it's case of a jack of all trades master of none. But this machine is nifty - does the basic rice cooking, steams and is also a slow cooker. Very useful for the price (you can get it cheaper at Kitchen Universe by the way I wonder if they will print this now that I've written it)
The steamer basket is too shallow so you have to keep the things you are steaming to a minimum height otherwise it sticks to the lid. That's my only complaint so far
Buttons can feel a little cheap but they work great
Nice addition to my kitchen5
I have had the cooker for a little while now and love it. It works as a slow cooker as well as rice cooker. When using as a rice cooker, you can set a timer to delay the start time for cooking, this is not an option for slow cooking or steaming. As mentioned by a previous reviewer, the steamer insert is only about 1 1/2 in deep. It is probably meant more for steaming while cooking rice or slow cooking at the same time. If you are looking for a steamer, this is not for you. As this is not a handicap for me, it is a perfect appliance. I love the keep-warm mode that it automatically goes into after finishing the cooking.
It took me a few tries to figure out when the cooker is actually cooking. The light that displays the mode goes from flashing to a steady light. Easy to miss.
Overall, a nice addition to my kitchen
