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WP rice cooker

Lacey1 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:55:49 GMT

Wolfie has the TSV on the other channel. It's a rice cooker. It had a lot of bad reviews. Personally, I think it looks like really, cheaply made junk. Emeril had a multi-cooker that is so much better. He's coming later this month-I hope the multi-cooker is back in stock. Here's a Sears Link

http://www.sears.com/emeril-rk302e001-rice-multi-cooker/p-00830744000P

I've seen it for $39, elsewhere. Just an FYI for anyone looking at the WP rice cooker.

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KYToby — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:57:45 GMT

What do you mean by ""a lot if bad reviews""? It has and average of 4.2 stars. 412 of the 638breviews of the product are 5 stars.

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lizzief — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:03:46 GMT

I bought it last night, couldn't beat the price at $19.95! It's just the two of us, and many times DH works late, or doesn't feel like eating by the time he gets home, so I haven't been into cooking for a long time. I also bought the cookbook, so I'm hoping this will be a way to make some good, quick meals for one. I WAS wondering how you time things, there didn't appear to be a timer on it, but I guess you can't have everything at that price!

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TexasMom1 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:06:54 GMT

I have had two of his rice cookers (different sizes 5 and 7 cup) over the years and they have been real workhorses! They have been used to cook, reheat, steam, and even transport hot dishes across town to elderly relatives for their dinner. I also have two jumbo sized rice cookers that were digital (Aroma, purchased at Costco) that are still in use as well. My WP rice cookers were the first ones made just a simple switch to turn "on" that went to "warm", not digital like my others. If I ever get another one, I would not hesitate to buy another WP cooker. I have been very pleased with mine.

I use my rice cookers when I have a huge crowd for holiday dinners and buffet dinners as well, even serving from them as well. Can you tell I love rice cookers? LOL!

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twinkies — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:57:25 GMT

I bought it too!

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bells4me — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:00:24 GMT

I don't like rice much, so that settled it for me.

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hopi — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:02:18 GMT

Did not like the WP rice cooker and returned it. It did not make perfect rice or even close and that stupid steam thing dripped and was a pain.

Still looking for that perfect cup of rice, any suggestions.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:12:45 GMT

Unfortunately, his products are just not made as well as they used to be. His pans used to be of great quality but that went downhill a number of years ago. His electrics used to be hit or miss but now they seem to be mostly miss.

I remember reading reviews on a couple of the more dangerous ones. One was a blender that they likened to Vitamix and the other, IIRC, was a convection oven. These appliances were smoking and even catching fire. YET, many of the reviews were stuff like 'it burned my counter and cabinet but I love Wolfang and I love it' AND they would give it 4 or 5 stars, even many of the ones for whom the appliances smoked and caught fire! I'd be sure to read the reviews and notice if what they say matches the number of stars they give. It's, over all, just not a good source for information.

I don't use a rice cooker, because a pan with a lid has worked perfectly well for me for well over 50 years of cooking rice. But I remember that he used to get very good reviews for his rice cooker. I just wouldn't base that on what they are making NOW and be careful!

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Bigbro — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:25:00 GMT

I bought the rice cooker, hopefully it works well. We just ate brown rice for dinner last night and it took forever to cook. My husband is the cook and he said buy it. The fact you do not have to watch it ? Alot of times we do not eat the same meal and he likes rice a lot so, I will try it.

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Moonchilde — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:28:12 GMT

On 2/7/2015 lizzief said: I bought it last night, couldn't beat the price at $19.95! It's just the two of us, and many times DH works late, or doesn't feel like eating by the time he gets home, so I haven't been into cooking for a long time. I also bought the cookbook, so I'm hoping this will be a way to make some good, quick meals for one. I WAS wondering how you time things, there didn't appear to be a timer on it, but I guess you can't have everything at that price!

Same here - bought the rice cooker and the cookbook to do mini meals for 1-2. Regular sized, expensive rice cookers are super overkill for me and wasteful. This will be the perfect size.

The people who are calling in are saying they have several of Wolfgang's appliances and are happy with all of them and are happy to be buying more. I seriously doubt they would continue to buy appliances based solely on Wolfgang's personality if the products didn't work or didn't last. 8 hours into the TSV they have sold 45,000 of them.

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Lacey1 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:30:25 GMT

On 2/7/2015 KYToby said:
What do you mean by "a lot if bad reviews"? It has and average of 4.2 stars. 412 of the 638breviews of the product are 5 stars.

I really don't know how they compute their ratings, but if you READ the whole thing. There were 82 one-star, 16 two-star, 28 3 star, and 100 4 star rating out of 638. 82 out of 638 is about 13%. Not so good in my book, and that's only counting the one-star reviews.

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Daysdee — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:39:20 GMT

I bought it as soon as I saw it. Perfect size for me. (Love the colors too instead of stainless steel.) I have Emeril's multi-cooker and like it, but it is too large for cooking for one. Will give Wolfgang's a try for that price. Will return if it absolutely doesn't work.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:22:03 GMT

overall, wolfgang makes excellent kitchen appliances. i would have preferred a larger rice cooker as the TS, but evidently this is a popular size. i just cant use a 1.5 cup size when i have to feed 5-6 people at a time. i do own one of his rice cookers already......i think it is a 6 or 7 cup? i also have some older rice cookers......the NATIONAL brand, which they dont make anymore. i have a 7-8 cup and a 20 cup (that one was bought overseas). the NATIONAL ones i have are 25+ years old and still going strong.

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circles — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:29:51 GMT

I tried to watch the midnight presentation...I like WP but I can't stand Shannon....so I changed back to QVC....

Did he ever mention how long the rice or anything cooks for...all I seen him do is dump some of what he cooked out on the plate....but I never heard the wait time...but it might have been mentioned after I left...

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shamalamadingdong4 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:32:09 GMT

I have two of his rice cookers that I bought years ago along with one of his hand mixers. I've had no problem with any of them. They work just as well now as when I first bought them. However, I agree that the quality of his products may have gone down. I was interested in the new counter top oven that he's selling until I read the reviews. They were horrible. I'll pass.

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iQue — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:40:57 GMT

I must say I have owned the 1.5 Cup rice cooker since it came out a few years back and I love it. It is great for small servings. I have made perfect basmati rice, perfect quinoa. I also have made the mac and cheese but I prefer my version with evap milk and eggs Just haven't tried it in the rice cooker. I also made the crazy chocolate cake which came out great but you have to press button a few times so i would stick to the oven for that. But overall, I like this little rice cooker and actually purchased the TSV to have as a standby. I bought the cookbook as I would like to have actual recipes for more ideas.

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Moonchilde — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:54:57 GMT

On 2/7/2015 circles said:
I tried to watch the midnight presentation...I like WP but I can't stand Shannon....so I changed back to QVC....

Did he ever mention how long the rice or anything cooks for...all I seen him do is dump some of what he cooked out on the plate....but I never heard the wait time...but it might have been mentioned after I left...

I didn't hear anything specifically mentioned. I think it must have to do with sensors in the machine, but I can't see how that would work for non-rice dishes. The recipes that come with it have undoubtedly been time-perfected. That's one reason I bought the cookbook, because it shows proportions and times for this machine.

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circles — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 20:09:40 GMT

Thanks, moonchilde.....that must be the case....

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chickenbutt — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 20:16:30 GMT

I would imagine it's like any other rice cooker in that you put in the proper amount of rice and water, and the sensors sense when the water is gone. This event should correspond with when the rice is done, assuming the right proportions of rice and water are used.

So, I would imagine it takes the same amount of time for the rice to cook, as the time it takes in a pot on the stove. That would be unless the cooker keeps it at a hard boil and uses more water. But I would hope not, as that would not give the nice, fluffy rice most people want.

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Moonchilde — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 20:25:16 GMT

The rice is the easy part. But they are marketing it almost like a mini steam/pressure cooker to include pasta, puddings and meat dishes with sauces, and I think many are wondering how they know the timing on non-rice dishes where liquid is purposefully left. I can only assume the recipes and dishes shown have all been tested for this machine.