Good for Brown, bad for Basmati
I really like brown rice so it was important for me to do ANYTHING to get a cooker to work, especially one that was smaller.
I started out with white basmati because I wanted to "give the cooker a chance" assuming it would find it easier to cook white rice. I got rice mush instead.
I tried long grain brown rice which I had soaked all day. I got brown rice mush.
I called Tiger and was told that white Basmati requires less water than other rices, and that this cooker would not cook brown rice. Well I haven't tried white basmati again yet, but I have cooked short grain brown rice several times and really like it. The trick is to soak the rice for 2 to 4 hours in advance of cooking. I like my rice a little chewy so I soak for 2 to 3 hours. Long grain brown rice is best soaked for 4 hours ahead of time.
WITH ALL RICE, MAKE SURE TO RINSE IT THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
I also like that I can make 3 cups instead of 6. Left over rice is...
Don't waste your money
I'm an Asian so we cook rice a lot (twice a day). Tiger is a famous brand and we used to have a 4 cup and liked it very much. This one, however, is very disappointing! Within one year the bottom of the pot is worn out with very heavy scraches. We never used a metal spatula but the one comes with it. The rice also got burned at the bottom. The price was a little cheaper compared with other models but you got what you paid for. Actually it's not cheap if you think it only lasted one year.
Great value
Great rice cooker for the price. Bought this one for a gift. We have had ours for over 13 years and it's still going strong. Definitely would recommend this to anyone looking for a rice cooker.
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