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Perfect Cooker TSV

MKR14 — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:04:23 GMT

I received my CE Perfect Cooker in blue a few minutes ago. It came in perfect condition with all accessories. The insert was also free of flaws. I will clean it and use tomorrow. I may make the cheesecake first and then rice. My decal around the cook buttons also was intact and not bubbled. I was happy with the size and look of it also.

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Mothertrucker — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:45:07 GMT

Good to hear! Hope it works as well as my smaller one..I just love it!

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jewel3 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:44:13 GMT

I received mine in perfect condition, washed it and cooked in it last night. I bought it because our climate is moderate and no one has air conditioning so on warm days I do not want to heat up the kitchen with the stove. I cooked green beans and onions in Chardonnay and it did a good job not generating heat in the kitchen but was very slow. I was not in a hurry so that was not a problem but I will need to plan accordingly. I think it will be just fine for cooking small amounts of food.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:35:30 GMT

My Perfect Cooker arrived yesterday and didn't include the finger potholders or the measuring cup. I guess I can live without both.

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MKR14 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:52:30 GMT

@Kachina624 Look over everything in the box it came in. I found mine wedged in and I thought they weren't there either. I hope you find them. The cup you can replace with a regular measuring cup but the finger grips are neat. If you don't find them let CS at QVC know and they will take something off your bill so you don't have to return it. I received the Chop and Pull and didn't get the second container and they took $5.00 off as I wasn't going to send it back.

i made the rice in the Perfect Cooker and it was perfect. I made the cheesecake today and it took 50 minutes not 30 minutes as the booklet stated. It is in the refrigerator chilling for two hours. I think we will need to adjust the time but that doesn't discourage me as I am retired and have the time.

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ChiliPepper — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:43:54 GMT

Ok, so maybe I missed something.

Something didn't look right about that little measuring cup that comes with the Perfect Cooker.

So I just compared it to one of my regular measuring cups. It measures 1/2 cup right to the tippy top.

What's with the measurements on the side?

Mmmmmmmmmmm..............................

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Mothertrucker — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:17:50 GMT

The cups all seem different..MOST of mine are a "regular" 3/4 cup when full....( the WP and skinny mini).. But the perfect cooker measuring cup is noticeably smaller...That's ok, Imjust use my regular kitchen measuring cups...

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ChiliPepper — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:31:37 GMT

@Mothertrucker wrote:
The cups all seem different..MOST of mine are a "regular" 3/4 cup when full....( the WP and skinny mini).. But the perfect cooker measuring cup is noticeably smaller...That's ok, Imjust use my regular kitchen measuring cups...

@Mothertrucker

Yep, me too.

Seems silly to send a measuring cup with the wrong measurements on it though.

I thought maybe I was reading something wrong.

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Mothertrucker — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 23:51:13 GMT

LOL I can top that ....I bought one of those "eggspress egg cookers"...I love it, but noticed that the measuring cup had a small leak...so the company sent me a new cup...They are TOTALLY different shapes and sizes and the measurements are totally different..one just has a line for SOFT, MEDIUM and HARD..the other has how many eggs, and then the SOFT MED or HARD...for soft boiled one uses almost twice as much water as the other....

How can that BE? Since it senses "doneness" by whether or not the water has evaporated?

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Kachina624 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:12:17 GMT

@MKR14 Thanks, I found it with the cord. Everything was black so I couldn't see it. So what's everyone thinking of making in it tonight? I'm thinking omelet with ham.

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Gokat — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:16:33 GMT

Conspiracy theory...conspiracy theory, @Mothertrucker !

I know the Japanese rice cup measure is 3/4 cup so what Cook's Essentials is doing I don't know, but it sounds like a giant goof on their part. As long as the customer uses equal parts water and rice they shouldn't be too bad off, although I usually add more water than rice here.

Now, the egg cooker is a different thing altogether! I have one and use that measure for poached eggs, etc., so changing it would make a huge difference IMO. Number of eggs? In an egg cooker what difference could that possibly make? Good thing you had one to compare it to or I could see some spoiled egg dishes in your future!

What is this?!? Pop quiz?!? "Time to see if the customer is paying attention?!?"

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MKR14 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:55:17 GMT

I called Breville about the Breville Smart Oven Pro on QVC as the list of functions are from the Australian model. I emailed and called QVC but it hasn't been fixed. That's why I didn't order it. It has crumpets on the list and I would like a USA function list. Perplexing.

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MKR14 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 23:01:12 GMT

@Kachina624 Glad you found the missing pieces of the cooker in the box. I love the finger gloves. . I will be anxious on how everyone's cheesecake comes out. Mine is very good but was not easy getting out of the pan. I used the foil under it and buttered the inside as stated. The pan did clean up easily though. Mine took around 50 minutes to cook not 30 minutes as stated. Let us know what you try.

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Gokat — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:33:21 GMT

I tried Eric's cheesecake recipe in my WP Rice Cooker, @MKR14 , and I found the time to be off as well. Also not sure how one "flips" a half-done cheesecake! Makes me SMH and wonder if they test these recipes before sending them out to us. Mine tasted fine, but mosdef not ready for prime time!

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Lisa now in AZ — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:12:38 GMT

I know what you mean about the recipes @Gokat. It seems like in many cases they try to make the cooker do more things to meet all needs, when the idea of getting something out of it actually is not easy.

I made the brownie cheesecake recipe in Ming Tsai's cooker (which could easily be done in an oven or any of these other cookers), and it is yummy, but getting it out and then flipped over takes some skills and isn't always company-ready. I was thinking that same thing when the vendor demonstrates things like lasagna and then dumps it all out. That is NOT the way I would want it to look, so I won't use that type of a cooker for that kind of recipe.

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MKR14 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:00:56 GMT

I just put my review on for the Perfect Cooker. I made the Mac and Cheese just now and substituted the heavy cream with skim milk. I also used skim milk but less of to replace the water. I cooked the 50 minutes and stirred it halfway through. I added another 10 minutes and let stay on warm 10 minutes. It looks amazing and the texture is perfect. The cheesecake I made a few days ago needs minutes added to the recipe. I am going to make another one in a few minutes for my daughter and kids. I will put on 60 minutes as after the 30 minutes stated in the recipe it was way undercooked. I then added 20 minutes and it was done but a touch too soft in the middle. The taste was really good and it was a creamy texture. The insert is easy to clean. Overall I am pleased. It is small and will sit on my counter.

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momtochloe — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:13:20 GMT

@Gokat wrote:
I tried Eric's cheesecake recipe in my WP Rice Cooker, @MKR14 , and I found the time to be off as well. Also not sure how one "flips" a half-done cheesecake! Makes me SMH and wonder if they test these recipes before sending them out to us. Mine tasted fine, but mosdef not ready for prime time!

@Gokat I have never tried this type of recipe but I was wondering instead of adding the foil on the bottom to lift the half baked cheesecake out of the cooking vessel, could you place a plate over it, flip it out and then slide it back into said vessel (like they do when they make those skillet hashbrowns)?

I'm not sure of the consistency when the cheesecake is only halfway done and you would have to have major oven mitts to do this but I thought maybe (eventually) it would make a better presentation?

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cjones0822 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:19:47 GMT

Meredith mentioned it during the demos and she has answered many questions about the cookbook that came with it on her FB page. If you go to her website she has tweaked the recipes and added some. She has the recipes listed under "blog". The cook times in the cookbook are not correct. I made the cheesecake using the cookbook that came with it and the 30 minute cooking time was wrong. The recipe should have said 50 minutes. Anyway, they are correct on her www.bluejeanchef.com

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Gokat — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:29:00 GMT

My intention going in was to "dump" the cheesecake to a plate and reinsert it with a spatula, @momtochloe , but the timing was so far off that it was still soupy, and the additional time required allows too much browning for my taste. The recipe calls for buttering the insert in advance so no foil needed. This just was not a very well thought out (and obviously not tested) recipe. Now that I know that I'll make some adjustments and the next one will be fine, I'm sure. Pretty fearless here, so I will not be deterred!

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momtochloe — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:31:49 GMT

@Gokat wrote:
My intention going in was to "dump" the cheesecake to a plate and reinsert it with a spatula, @momtochloe , but the timing was so far off that it was still soupy, and the additional time required allows too much browning for my taste. The recipe calls for buttering the insert in advance so no foil needed. This just was not a very well thought out (and obviously not tested) recipe. Now that I know that I'll make some adjustments and the next one will be fine, I'm sure. Pretty fearless here, so I will not be deterred!

Tee hee, now you have inspired me to give this recipe a try . . . thank you @Gokat!