Black & Decker RC436 16-Cup Rice Cooker, White

Black & Decker RC436 16-Cup Rice Cooker, White

Follow the instructions! (updated)
This rice cooker works perfectly if you just follow its instructions. Ignore other reviewers' advice to follow instructions on the rice package and their complaints that it sprays slime all over your kitchen. The first is what causes the second. It sprays only if you use too much water, but if you follow the cooker's instructions (which use much less water than the rice's own instructions), the most mess you will ever get will be at the lid's vent hole - nowhere else.

I have made many batches using the maximum seven cups of uncooked rice, and the results have been perfect rice with no mess beyond the lid itself (which is NOT hard to wash, by the way) each time. It's true that the rice gets slightly toasty on the bottom of the pot, but practically all rice cookers do that, and the toasty part tastes good anyway.

UPDATE:

I am copying a comment here that I posted originally under another review and then copied under most of the other reviews that complain...

Good rice, but kind of messy
My Salton rice cooker finally gave out after 8 years of use, and I replaced it with the Black & Decker Rice Cooker Plus. The good points are it is quite easy to use and can cook rice quite well. The disappointment to me is the cleanup.

Having used the Salton, I am accustomed to the starchy steam these types of cookers produce but I find this cooker to be messier than my Salton was. It "spits" all over its top, handles and even the surrounding coutertop are and floor (I have to line with paper towels to catch some of the sputter). I've tried rinsing the rice first and the performance was the same.

It is a big plus that the rice container itself is nonstick, but the lid takes some scrubbing, not just a light wash. I suppose this is a good value for the price I paid (under $30), but I think I may be upgrading soon to avoid that sticky mess.

I like it! Good little rice cooker.
I bought one of these because I was not happy with the Aroma plastic rice cooker that I was using.

The Aroma always burned the rice at the bottom, and the warm setting was way too hot and would continue to cook the food.

It also was made in such a way that the lid was not detachable, and therefore you couldn't clean it.

Take my word for it, when cooking rice or other things (rice cookers do a fantastic job with steel cut oatmeal BTW) food has a tendency to foam up during cooking and the steam and food particles rise up towards the vent on top.

If you have a rice cooker with a non-detachable lid, food particles get trapped up there and you can't get them out.

So when you cook a new batch of rice, the old particles can migrate down into your food. It's unsanitary.

FYI: A teaspoon of vegetable oil will help with foaming.

At least with this type of cooker, the lid is like a crockpot lid and can be put in the...

This rice cooker lets you make up to 16 cups of delicious, fluffy cooked rice. Great for white, brown, or flavored rice side dishes, 7 cup uncooked Rice. The removable bowl is submersible and has a non-stick coating for easy cleaning.

• Rice cooker makes up to 16 cups of cooked rice
• Auto keep-warm mode; "cook" and "warm" indicator lights; see-through glass lid
• Steam vents and condensation catcher; dishwasher-safe nonstick cooking pan
• Stay-cool handles; measuring cup and onboard rice scoop included
• Measures approximately 10 by 10 by 8 inches; 1-year limited warranty