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NOT nonstick rice cookers
I too have been looking for ages for a rice cooker that's not nonstick. Just found this link:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/327261
Amazon carries the Vitaclay cooker and possibly some others....
[Saturday, August 02, 2008]
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Nonstick coating FYI
I was on the verge of purchasing this cooker because one health website described the cooking bowl surface as made from anodized aluminum rather than coated with nonstick material. However, the Waterford customer service(linked from a Weil website as a main seller) says it IS in fact coated. The rationale is that the cooker max temp. is 300 degrees and since teflon only reacts and leaches past 400 degrees, chemical interaction with food is minimized or eliminated. I understand that even current "advanced" coatings still flake, erode, end up in one's food. With wear, they make cleaning harder, not easier. How does the coating affect appliance longevity? And why is a coating (also environmentally unhealthy to produce) even necessary for a steam cooker and fairly low temperatures? I manage to clean my Calphalon plain anodized alum. pots just fine. Was this cooker ever made with anodized alum., as I read? If so, I hope Dr. Weil will consider returning to that. Many of us are trying to reduce plastic contact with food. It's very disappointing that "Healthy Kitchen" products are apparently add to the plastic problem. Dr. Weil might help consumers by making material content specifics widely available online and wherever these products are sold. All I could find on this cooker was an instruction .pdf booklet that reveals little about materials. Anyone who has sought glass, pyrex, good ceramics, stainless, etc. in their cooking equipment knows how hard one must work to find this info., but I expect better from Dr. Weil. Thanks, and I hope this information helps others. Anyone who knows of a truly clean, solid, low-plastic, multi-use cooker, please post!
[Thursday, July 24, 2008]
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"housed in attractive brushed stainless steel"
Not the same as a "Stainless-Steel Rice Cooker" in my mind. Guess I should've read the desription more carefully.
If you're fine with a non-stick cooking surface, this cooker might be for you. If you are expecting stainless steel - keep looking.
[Friday, May 16, 2008]
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