Zojirushi NP-HBC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Rice Cooker and Warmer with Induction Heating System, Stainless Steel

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Price: $268.72 $259.99   

Product Feature

• 5-1/2-cup rice cooker and warmer with micro computer technology
• Superior induction heating evenly distributes heat for excellent results
• Multi-menu cooking functions; LCD control panel; keep warm; timer
• Spatula, spatula holder, and rice-measuring cup included
• Measures 14-3/16 by 9-13/16 by 7-15/16 inches

Product Description

Zojirushi NP-HBC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Rice Cooker and Warmer with Induction Heating System, Stainless Steel

Perfectly Cooked Rice with the NP-HBC10

Along with micro computer technology, this 5-1/2-cup rice cooker and warmer provides superior induction heating for more evenly distributed heat to ensure perfectly cooked rice every time. Choose from a variety of cooking functions including white rice (regular, softer, or harder), mixed rice, sushi rice, porridge, sweet rice, and quick cooking. In addition, healthy cooking options include brown rice, GABA brown rice, and germinated brown rice. The unit's black, thick, spherical, inner cooking pan and heating system provide even heating, and its interchangeable melody and beep signal indicates when the cooking cycle has ended. Other highlights include a detachable and washable inner lid, an easy-to-read LCD control panel with clock and timer features, and automatic keep warm and extended keep warm, as well as a delay timer with two settings and a detachable power cord. The unit's clear-coated stainless-steel exterior not only cleans easily, but also matches any kitchen decor. Accessories include a spatula, a spatula holder, and a rice-measuring cup. The 1230-watt rice cooker and warmer measures 14-3/16 by 9-13/16 by 7-15/16 inches.

Make Every Type of Rice

Brown Rice

This is a menu setting designed to cook delicious brown rice. In order to cook hard rice bran and the rice inside, preheating time is extended for better absorption of water, and is cooked at a lower temperature to allow the rice to cook longer without becoming mushy.

Sushi Rice

Because sushi rice will be processed after it's cooked, it's easier to handle when it is a little firmer. This menu setting is very similar to regular white rice, but uses less water (adjusted by the water fill lines) for a firm finish.

Mixed Rice

Mixed rice is rice cooked with additional ingredients and seasonings. This setting extends preheating for better absorption of seasoning. Also, the cooking temperature is slightly lower than regular white rice, to avoid ingredients from boiling over.

Porridge

Instead of cooking rice in larger amounts of water and risk making it sloppy, use the porridge setting to cook fluffy porridge. Cooking temperature is slightly lower than regular white rice, to be cooked longer for soft texture.

Easy-to-read LCD control panel

Zojirushi NP-HBC10 Features

• Superior induction heating (IH) technology
• Healthy cooking options: brown rice and GABA brown rice settings
• Easy-to-clean clear coated stainless steel exterior
• Automatic keep warm and extended keep warm
• Delay timer (2 settings)
• GABA brown setting or Brown Rice Activation activates brown rice for increased nutritional values
• Menu settings include: white (regular, softer or harder), mixed, sushi, porridge, sweet, brown, GABA brown and quick cooking
• cETLus listed, tested to comply with FCC standards

A newly discovered way of cooking brown rice to "activate" it and increase natural occurring gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino acid in brown rice believed to have health giving properties such as lowering blood pressure, improving kidney function and relieving stress. The brown rice is "activated" by soaking it at 104°F for 2 hours before the actual cooking begins. All Induction Heating System rice cookers, including the IH Pressure models, have the GABA brown rice setting.

Detachable inner lid for easy cleaning

MICOM (Microcomputer) Technology

Aided by microcomputer technology, this category of rice cooker takes having rice on your menu from occasional to serious. MICOM allows the cooker to have multiple functions on its menu, making it a necessity for any avid rice fan who wants to incorporate rice into her daily diet. The microchip does all the thinking for you by, based on the type of rice you are cooking, from adjusting cooking times, temperatures, and timing the pre-soak of the raw grains to the final "wait" period during steaming.

Conventional rice cookers simply turn on and off in reaction to temperature. The "fuzzy logic" of MICOM fine-tunes this adjustment to adapt to various rice types, such as white, brown, sweet or porridge, which all have different cooking requirements. The trigger to everything is the thermal sensor, a small round button at the bottom of the inner body of the cooker. As the inner pan's weight rests on it and activates the sensor, it starts the cooking process and keeps an eye on the temperature and time.

Induction Heating (IH) system for precise temperature control

Induction Heating took rice cooking to another level by introducing another dimension to the heating process. Where the heating element would normally be located at the bottom of the cooker, IH transforms the entire inner cooking pan into a heat conductor, allowing for higher, more precise and more uniform cooking temperatures.

Induction heating occurs when a magnetic material enters a magnetic field. This is recreated by passing an electric current through coils located at the bottom of the rice cooker's body. As the special, 2-ply inner cooking pan is placed inside, a magnetic field is created, which in turn generates instant heat. The entire cooking pan becomes the heat source, with the ability to cook at higher temperatures, which can be turned on and off instantly for greater control.

Spherical inner cooking pan and heating system provide even heating for perfectly cooked rice.

Accessories include rice measuring cup, nonstick rice spatula and spatula holder.

Zojirushi NP-HBC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Rice Cooker and Warmer with Induction Heating System, Stainless Steel Review

I was expecting this machine to cook rice very well based on previously owning a neuro fuzzy logic rice cooker made by zojirushi, which I've worn out after many years of use. I'm very happy with the new induction heating style of cooking. It cooks brown rice better.

Pro's

--Exceptional rice results, almost foolproof.

--Multiple menu settings account for most types of rice, including GABA brown (which is supposed to make brown rice even healthier)

--Easy to operate. Select menu setting, add cups of rice to bowl (rinse the rice), fill to applicable mark in bowl, and hit cook button.

--Battery backup. A lithium battery means the cooker will remember its last settings even if you unplug it. If you're a creature of habit, this feature makes it even easier to operate.

--Clock timer with 2 time settings you can set based on the clock's time. Like previously stated, the cooker remembers the timer settings until you change them. I leave my cooker set to have rice ready at 6:30a.m. (to pack for lunch at work) or 5:30p.m (dinner).

Con's

--Water level markings in pan are based on the 6.2 oz cup provided (~3/4 cup). Don't lose the cup!

--Expensive (my justification is it saves me $5 every time I pack rice for lunch instead of eating in the cafeteria)

--Takes longer to cook rice than the equivalent stove method (baking or stovetop)

--Timer is military time only (so when I said the timer was set to 5:30p.m., it's actually 17:30)

In summary, buy this machine if you want to use the timer function. If you're the type of person who only remembers things at the last minute or don't like to plan meals ahead, keep your money and get a pressure cooker or a good pot instead.

It fits my needs perfectly, so I give it 5 stars. I also recommend a Zojirushi lunch jar system if you want to use this to make rice for lunch at work. A lunch jar will keep the rice warm and moist, so you don't have to microwave it.

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Breville JE98XL Bundle Juice Fountain Plus Juicer with DVD

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Price: $149.95    

Product Feature

• Breville JE98XL Bundle
• includes Breville JE98XL Juice Fountain Plus Juicer
• and also Breville Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead DVD
• The DVD is a $19.99 value and included at No Extra cost

Product Description

Breville Juice Fountain Plus Juicer The Thinking Behind the Juice Fountain Plus Drink to your health. Get into the world of juicing with this no-nonsense dual-speed juice fountain. Easy, lightning-quick operation and simple clean-up. Healthier living starts here. Overload Protection LED High Speed for denser fruits and harder vegetables Low Speed for leafy vegetables and soft fruit Description Maximum juice and minimum preparation required with the 3" feed chute. Easy assembly and clean design that can be washed top shelf of the dishwasher. The dual speed motor spins the filter basket at 12,000 RPM for hard fruits and vegetables. Low speed is optimal for softer fruits and leafy greens such as cantaloupe and spinach

Breville JE98XL Bundle Juice Fountain Plus Juicer with DVD Review

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Duraflame Freestanding Electric Stove with Remote Control DFS-550-7

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Price: $139.00    

Product Feature

• Metal construction
• Operates with and without heat
• 1500 Watts/4600 BTU?s per hour
• Supplemental heat for up to 400 sq. ft.
• Realistic flame effect with dimmer
• 1500 Watts/4600 BTU's per hour
• Supplemental heat for up to 400 sq. ft

Product Description

Black Electric Stove.

Duraflame Freestanding Electric Stove with Remote Control DFS-550-7 Review

I picked up two of these last winter for my kids rooms. We live in very northern Minnesota, where sub-zero winter temperatures are very common. When it gets that cold outside, keeping rooms in the house that are on the outer edges warm can be tricky, without overheating the center of the house. So for years we've used oil heaters, which require little to no babysitting. We have two very large electric fireplaces in our home already, and my kids have always wanted little ones for their rooms for cold days. They especially wanted them for when they get home from school and would like to warm their bedrooms up quickly. They've only just now gotten old enough (pre-teens) where I feel confident they could easily manage one of these small heaters themselves without me worrying.

So last Christmas they each got one for their bedrooms as a gift. They are very small, so they don't take up much room. No more than a tiny nightstand would. The blower in the heater is at the bottom, so the top and the front stays completely cool. So there's no worrying that anyone might burn themselves on it. The door on the fireplace does open up, which gives you access to buttons that control the temperature and brightness of the fires light. There is also a small remote control that comes with it so you can adjust the settings or turn it on/off remotely. These heaters did a wonderful job of warming up chilly bedrooms all last winter.

* * * A special note * * *
Two things I wanted to mention, so if anyone else runs into the same things they know about them ahead of time. The first, one of the two heaters I ordered arrived without the light inside working. At first I was stumped as to what to do, then I realized it was just a replaceable light bulb inside, and all I had to do was open up the back (or underside, I can't remember which) and check it. Turns out in shipping the bulb had just came a little loose. A little twist and it was tightened and working perfectly again.

The second thing I wanted to mention is when you first get these and turn the heater on, there is a smell that seems to need to burn off the first time you use it. I'm not sure if it's a cleaner or what, but the smell will actually set off any nearby smoke detectors, even though there's no smoke. So it's best to run them for a little while first, before you need them at a later time, so you can open a window or something to get the smell out. However once the smell has burned off, it never comes back.

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Lifesmart Zone Pack 2 4 Element 1200 Square Foot Infrared Heaters w/Remote

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Product Feature

• Heats 2 Rooms Up to 1200 Square Feet Each
• Quakerstown Dark Oak All Wood cabinet
• Plug & Play 15 Amp Circuit Required
• 3 Energy Saving Settings including 500 watt Eco Setting
• 4 Exclusive Metal Wrapped Infrared Quartz Elements

Product Description

Save even more with 2 Lifesmart Power Plus 1200 Square Foot Heaters. This 2 pack features our 2) 4 Element Heaters each designed to heat a room up to 1200 square feet. The 2 pack allows you to keep one heater in the living room and one in another room like a bedroom. The use of zone heating saves both money and energy. LIFESMART offers ultra-efficient, safe and evenly distributed heat at less cost than other heating systems. Each Power Plus Heater features 4 of our patented quartz infrared elements that are actually wrapped in a metal heat exchanger coil for greater heat production. The result is a higher BTU output. There is also a Lifetime Air Filter. In house testing shows our heaters are more efficient than forced air electric, propane or electric baseboard yet the Infrared Heater only uses up to 1500 watts which is no more than a common hair dryer! There are 3 energy savings settings including an Eco Setting that will heat smaller areas to 68 degrees using only 500 watts. The heater is surrounded by our stylish all wood Quakerstown Dark Oak Cabinet That is cool to the touch. E Z Glide casters will easily move your heaters from room to room. These heaters also includes a new larger remote control to operate the Digital Thermostat and Dual Timer settings that can be used to turn the unit on in up to 12 hours so your room is warm when you come home or turn off in up to 12 hours.

Lifesmart Zone Pack 2 4 Element 1200 Square Foot Infrared Heaters w/Remote Review

Its compact size but puts out enough heat to keep 2 large rooms and 1 small room warm. I like the fact that it doesn't get hot to the touch so it's safe for the grandkids and the dogs.

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Blendtec TB-621-20 Total Blender, Black

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Price: $399.99 $250.50   

Product Feature

• Commercial-quality 1,560-watt countertop blender with 3 HP direct-drive motor
• Preprogrammed blending cycles; digital touchpad controls; auto shutoff
• 2-prong stainless-steel blade spins at up to 29,000 rpm; ice-crushing guarantee
• 2-quart square blending jar; secure-fitting lid; user guide and recipes included
• Measures 7 by 8 by 15.5 inches; 3-year motor-base warranty; 1-year jar warranty; lifetime coupling-and-blade warranty

Product Description

Blendtec Total Classic Series Blenders

The Total Blender Classic eliminates the need for many other appliances ��at a fraction of the cost.

The Total Blender Classic is the all-in-one appliance that makes smoothies, fresh juice, ice cream, milk shakes, cappuccinos, margaritas, soups, sauces, bread dough, dressings, salsas and more! It replaces up to 9 other appliances with 1 fast, easy-to-use machine.

This package includes the FourSide jar and Vented Gripper lid. The FourSide jar’s unique square design and patented single-prong, wingtip blade help create a better blending vortex to achieve smooth results. The Vented Gripper lid automatically vents steam when you ��re blending soups or other hot liquids and lid’s insert allows you to add ingredients on the fly.

ANATOMY OF A BLENDER

DURABILITY • � PERFORMANCE � � � � DESIGN   �   SIMPLICITY � •   SAFETY

DIRECT-DRIVE POWER

That metal thing on your blender base that spins the blade? That� s a socket. Machined for a precision fit with the motor shaft, it efficiently transfers power to the blade. This steel-on-steel attachment results in lower vibration, reduced noise and increased reliability.

THE RIGHT BEARINGS

Many blenders avoid using ball bearings to drive down cost. Blendtec uses custom designed carbon-steel sealed ball bearings. This reduces friction, diminishes noise and increases the life of the motor.

HARD CARBON BRUSHES

You didn� t know that motors have brushes, did you? They do. And they can wear out quickly. Unless they’re made of electrographitic carbon, like in a Blendtec blender. Then they � ll last a very, very long time.

SINGLE BLADE, MANY ADVANTAGES

Blendtec ��s patented vertical wingtips and precision angles are engineered for ultimate efficiency. The distinct single-blade design allows your ingredients to fall easily in front of the blades.

#2 pencil (shown for scale) � • � Typical blender motor (350 watts)� �   Blendtec motor (1560 watts)

Blade assembly nut

Round and smooth for easy cleaning. Permanently attached at the factory � adding to jar safety.

Bearing assembly

Sonically welded into the jar for extra strength and durability.

POWER FOR THE PEOPLE

The most powerful motor available for home blenders is at the heart of your Blendtec experience. More power means easier blending of the most stubborn ingredients.

SAFETY MATTERS

Be assured that even a blender as powerful as a Blendtec blender is ETL certified, which means it meets national safety standards.

NO DETAIL TOO SMALL

Even the smallest parts in a Blendtec product have received big attention from our engineers.

ONE FOR ALL!

Need more counter space? A Blendtec blender is the ultimate all-purpose kitchen machine. It does the job of many other appliances.

SEE IT, USE IT

Out of sight, out of mind? Forget it. Blendtec� s small size and low profile mean you can store your blender in plain sight right where you can use it most — on your countertop.

THICK, THICKER, THICKEST

If you could blend cream cheese, would you? How about nut butters? Hummus? If you think it’s too thick, it �s probably not. Not for the Blendtec Twister jar.

The secret is the patent-pending Twister lid featuring tines that run along the inner side of the jar. As the blade forces ingredients onto the sides of the jar, you simply twist the lid to scrape the ingredients back into the blending vortex.

Peanut butter in 35 seconds

The result is fast blending of thick ingredients, without stopping to scrape the sides manually.

It also comes with a Gripper lid to contain thinner, single-serve blends.

SPEND TIME BLENDING, NOT CLEANING

Blendtec blenders are smooth all around �� from the sides of the housing to the electronic controls. So cleanup is as simple as a wipe or two. Plus, control areas are sealed and protected from liquids.

ONE-TOUCH PERFECTION

We’ve done all the trial and error so you don� t have to. Pre-programmed blend cycles let you create perfect food creations with just one touch � from your very first try.

Each Blendtec blender comes with the Fresh Blends recipe book. Each of its 200+ recipes delivers delicious results using blend cycles of 90 seconds or less!

The Blendtec BPA Free Jar

NO MORE GUESSWORK

Easy-to-read measuring marks help you add just the right amounts of ingredients to your Blendtec blender.

THE LID THAT DOESN ��T GET IN THE WAY

The vented gripper lid automatically vents steam when you’re blending soups or other hot liquids. Plus, the lid s insert allows you to add ingredients on the fly.

FORGET THE WRIST WORKOUT

Made of Tritan BPA-free copolyester, the Blendtec jar weighs just 18.7 ounces.

PICK A CORNER, THEN POUR

CURVES IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES

The Blendtec jar has a curved bottom and drainage holes for effective air-drying--which extends the life of your jar.

CLEANABLE = LOVABLE

Blendtec’s jars are super easy to clean. The flat sides make it simple to scrape out remaining ingredients, and the broad single-blade allows you to get underneath the blade for any remaining particles. No disassembly required!

EASY TO STACK, EASY TO STORE

Blendtec TB-621-20 Total Blender, Black Review

I must give you a little bit of history before reviewing the Blendtec . . .
Our local Costco was having a Vita-Mix road show and i bought it knowing that I really liked everything I had ever read about a Blendtec. A couple of my friends raved about the Vita-Mix, so I felt I needed to pay a little attention. A large purchase like this deserved a little research so that I wouldn't have any regrets. I watched the demo, was impressed and took home the Vita-Mix that day. I was anxious to make a smoothie with it because I had been using the Magic Bullet for five months. I made my first smoothie with it, and it turned out great but the "honeymon" didn't last very long. I did not like the sheer size of the Vita-Mix! It sat VERY high on my counter, wouldn't fit under the cabinet and it looked like it belonged in a commercial-sized kitchen, not mine. I absolutely disliked everything about the lid, except the ability to drizzle liquids in from the opening. The lid was not easy to put on nor remove. And the tamper!!! A good machine should not require a tamper to push the food around. The blender canister has these decorative grooves on the sides and oh what difficulty to "get every last bit out" with a a rubber scraper. I felt like I was wasting food! Then, I made a vegetable pate and the 4-pronged blade made it extremely difficult to get the food hiding below the blade. By this time, I had had enough and was only too happy to take it back to Costco.

That same night, I ordered my Blendtec. It arrived promptly and have LOVED everything about it since Day One! It is so-o-o-o easy to "get every last bit out" because the sides of the blender doesn't have the unnecessary decorative grooves on the side. It makes a big difference if you're the type that doesn't like to waste. I feel that the Vita-Mix and Blendtec are equally noisy, but it does its job so quickly and efficiently that it really isn't on for very long. It is so efficient and powerful that it doesn't need a silly tamper to get everything blended well. It fits under my cabinet where I like to keep it and it is just perfect in every way. I make whole fruit and/or leafy green smoothies, sometimes twice a day, and it's always smooth and perfectly blended. As long as you add the proper amount of liquid, that "vortex" forms and everything gets pulled downwards. Everything i make just comes out absolutely perfect. I just can't say enough good things about this machine.

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