- 8-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 16-2/3 by 11-4/5 by 9-5/6 inches; 1-year warranty
Product DescriptionTHE MAGIC OF CLAY SLOW COOKING HAS NOW ARRIVED, WITH ELECTRIC ENHANCEMENTS. VitaClay¿ Chef Gourmet Rice and Slow Cooker Pro Cooking at a perfectly computerized balance of temperature brings out its extraordinary texture and flavor. The slightly porous clay is unglazed, allowing it to breathe during the cooking process, retaining moisture and essential nutrients. It is free of added non-stick chemical glazes, so no chemicals come in contact with your food. The Vi. . . More >>
VitaClay VF7900-4 Chef Gourmet 8-Cup Rice and Slow Cooker Pro, Brushed Stainless
4:12 pm on November 24th, 2009 1
My wife wanted a “good” rice cooker for a long time. We’ve had two of them and they were all right. BUT we’ve heard that aluminum is linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Stainless steel is better but they are hard to find. Then when I saw one with a clay pot I thought, “Hey, God used dirt to make us! It can’t be harmful” My wife is really enjoying it since it makes great rice and is a slow cooker. So far we’re most positive.
5:21 pm on November 24th, 2009 2
I love my vitaclay and use it all the time to cook brown rice and veggies. It is safe and easy to clean. I am sad I broke the lid after having it a year and now have to find out where to buy a new one. this pot kicks butt on any plastic or tephlon rice cooker.
6:56 pm on November 24th, 2009 3
We purchased this product to avoid the teflon and aluminum rice cookers. It makes great rice the first night. But by morning the rice is cooked onto the bottom of the pot and the rest that is not stuck is watery. Clean up is a nightmare. The clay pot cannot handle temperature change, so first it must be cooled, then the rice that is stuck must be soaked off. It will not pry off the pot with my plastic rice paddle. Cleaning and rice preparation thus takes about 30 minutes.
At least when the teflon and aluminum pots hardened the rice they were easy to clean up.
7:36 pm on November 24th, 2009 4
This cooker is very nice although smaller than I would have liked. The exterior handle is very handy for transport. Care must be taken to handle the interior pot to prevent breaking but the results are very good. It is easy to program.
8:10 pm on November 24th, 2009 5
Cooking with clay obviously has its advantages as the meals and rice I’ve made have been excellent. Like the difference between barbequing with gas vs charcoal, I find the results much tastier and I haven’t had a problem with burning or overcooking as I did with my aluminum cooker.
I will warn you that the clay is fragile and if you have a quartz or marble countertop, you better be extra careful. Replacement pots are not cheap, as I think they should be (clay flower pots are cheap aren’t they?)