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HomeCooking & Food PrepTiger NFA-B450 4.5 Liter Thermal Magic Cooker |
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 Not good as a Thermal Cooker Mar 24, 2010
I think the design of this thermal cooker is flawed, the lid area and the handle part leak heat. I tried to use this thermal cooker to cook some beef stew. After 6 hours when I opened it, even though it was still warm the beef stew was not ready. I had to cook the beef stew on stove for another hour.
So it is probably good if you are looking for a thermal warmer but not for a thermal cooker.
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 Good but not a rice cooker Nov 04, 2009
I've been doing some extensive experiments with the Tiger thermal cooker over the last month or so, and it is quite good at some things and not at all good at other things. The short version is that the pot must be at least half full to retain enough heat to cook properly. So, soups, curries, potatoes, and beans cook quite well if the pot is half full. Rice and split pea soup do not cook well at all, because even a family-sized recipe only fills the pot 1/4 to 1/3 full. I had really hoped to be able to cook rice in this pot, but after five different tries, I still can't get it to work. So, I take one star off for that.
I also take one star off for price. This is a pricey gizmo. I do like it, and appreciate that it uses no fuel once you bring the contents to a boil (which I can do on my fireplaces "warming shelf"). However, $170 is a lot of money. For a cheaper, lower-energy cooking method, try a pressure cooker.
For soups and stews, though, the Tiger does a very nice job. Carrots retain a nice crisp edge even when fully cooked, and except for rice, food tends to stay warm but not overcook. So you decide; if you've got the money and you mostly want to make stew, this is a 5-star item. Full details of my tests are available at [...]
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 like it Aug 28, 2009
works as advertised
recipes in booklet are wild--don't know i'll ever do the carp dish but you never know
works great for oat groats
only drawback is lid doesn't snap or lock shut like Thermos brand (which you can't buy in US anyway and it's $250 too)
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 Great for time pressured families Aug 02, 2009
We had a zojirushi thermal cooker before this and loved it. It's great for cooking stew, soup etc which requires long cooking time. You just boil the ingredients together and then place the pot into the vacuum container. A few hours later, it's ready to be eaten. Save on gas & power bill and no worries about watching over the stove. Highly recommended!
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