Advice needed: Cuckoo CHSS1009FN Pot Peeling

SoTightEcoLPI on 31/03/2025 - 18:28

My Cuckoo chss1009fn is out of warranty with a peeling inner pot. I don't want to use it as it is unsafe with clear coating coming off. Cuckoo are out of stock until Late May and the price is $130 plus shipping, let's say $150, total.
A brand new replacement unit is only worth $519 now. I've had it just over 4 years and I feel violated that the pot has only lasted that amount of time.

We mainly cook rice, steam some frozen stuff, and had a tiger in the past that lasted 14 years but then the battery/pcb died. Tigers have gone up so much now in price.

I have access to cost price for Breville. Would a Breville " Breville The Rice Box Induction Rice Cooker" be a good option? I can get that for $181. Brand new with warranty and I'd assume parts are more readily available. Really don't want to give Cuckoo any more money. Thanks OzB family.

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  • spackbace on 31/03/2025 - 18:41
    -1

    It must not look very apeeling then

    • resubaehtgnolhcs on 31/03/2025 - 18:45
      +8

      JV, what have you done with spackbace?

      • Downvoter on 31/03/2025 - 19:36
        +1

        JV might start stalking users previous posts soon.

  • 87percent on 31/03/2025 - 18:53
    +1

    I have the Breville, and it’s fine. I wish it cooked congee

  • k4zeju on 31/03/2025 - 18:53
    +4

    Honestly, I've moved away from any telfon coated pots period, and the only stainless pots in Australia I can find non-asian branded ones, which i'm quite skeptical about making good rice.
    We managed to find a pot from Jooyoung (not a big name here, but relatively large in China, just behind Midea and Xiaomi) which has worked really well so far and I'm quite happy with it. Link below

    https://shopjoyoung.com.au/products/ih40ws01

    • jv on 31/03/2025 - 19:00
      +1

      micro-pit hydrophilic film

      Sound like something that might be adding microplastics into your food…

      • k4zeju on 01/04/2025 - 09:36

        I must admit the advertising is quite contradictory, it says zero coating but talks about this micro pit film.

        I've scrubbed the pot a few times and I can't see or feel any film or coating of any kind.

        I'll give them the benefit of doubt, can't be any worse than the flakes of telfon we've been consuming

        • jv on 01/04/2025 - 09:43

          can't be any worse than the flakes of telfon we've been consuming

          Microplastics accumulate in your body, especially the brain and the body does not get rid of them.

    • SoTightEcoLPI on 31/03/2025 - 23:10

      That pot looks the goods. Does the rice come out ok?

      • k4zeju on 01/04/2025 - 09:33

        We've done white short grain and jasmine so far, and I'm quite satisfied with the results. The rice comes out cooked evenly, and quite chewy and as a whole grain, not too starchy or pasty or mushed up.

  • jv on 31/03/2025 - 18:57

    It's probably flakey.

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 31/03/2025 - 19:24
    +2

    Do you rinse the rice in the rice cooking bowl? I found out the hard way that’s apparently a big no no

    • 87percent on 31/03/2025 - 19:56

      What? Where are you meant to wash it?

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 31/03/2025 - 20:04
        +7

        Seperate bowl - or some people do it in a fine strainer.

        The swirling of the rice apparently is abrasive and can stack up over time causing damage to bowl - I think even if I’m through still takes 4-5 rinse to get the water clearish

        There’s other factors too like if the bowl is still hot after keep warm mode, you need to let it cool right down before washing it and doing a new batch of rice

      • jv on 31/03/2025 - 22:50

        One of these…

    • SoTightEcoLPI on 31/03/2025 - 19:57

      Yeah I rinse in the bowl

      • ozbs25 on 31/03/2025 - 20:33
        +4

        Yeah, you shouldn't be washing the rice inside your bowl. Raw rice is very hard and abrasive. Every time you wash your rice in there you are basically rubbing away the surface of your bowl.

        When you are seasoning (preparing) your brand new mortar and pestle you use raw rice to grind away all the dirt and grit. Yeah, you use rice to grind away at the volcanic (basalt) rock. Think about what you are doing to your nice teflon coated bowl every time you swish your raw rice in there.

        Edit: Added some words.

    • try2bhelpful on 01/04/2025 - 11:37
      +1

      Thanks for the heads up. We use a stainless steel InstantPot for rice cooking but certainly something for future reference.

  • JimmyF on 31/03/2025 - 19:31
    -1

    I've had it just over 4 years and I feel violated that the pot has only lasted that amount of time.

    On this doll, point to where the bad pot touch you?

  • omguleh on 31/03/2025 - 20:53
    +2

    Damaged the bowl in my Tiger cooker as well.

    Replacement bowl was $180 and got it, brand new cooker was well over $500.

    I also wash rice inside the bowl which is a big no no. So I now wash it in a stainless steel bowl and just transfer it over.

    • Starlight8 on 31/03/2025 - 22:34

      i recently got a new inner pot for my tiger rice cooker too.

      I dont make a lot of rice and honestly didnt notice there were scratches inside the bowl and the sides.

      I've never washed my rice in the inner bowl so not sure your bowl was damaged.

    • joshash on 01/04/2025 - 08:14

      Having to transfer it in order to wash rice would annoy me.

  • Muppet Detector on 31/03/2025 - 21:11

    When did cooking rice get so hard?

  • mjjeje on 31/03/2025 - 21:16

    I have a cuckoo rice cooker which broke down a little bit after 2 years, and its already out of warranty. Had to pay $140 + shipping (around $180) for them to fix. Very unhappy with the quality of their rice cooker.

    I think the Breville and Phillips one are quite good. My sister has a Phillips rice cooker since 10 years ago - looks old but still function perfectly and no issue with the pot peeling too.

  • Aleigh123 on 31/03/2025 - 23:22

    Just get a stove-top pressure cooker. Cheaper and you can use whatever horrible abrasives on it to clean it 😁

  • ElChepo on 01/04/2025 - 07:55

    I had a cuckoo rice cooker as well that broke multiple times due to snapped cables on the lid and finally the pot started to peel as well. Recently got a Toshiba from eBay, the quality feels much better at a lower price https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/186881258950?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mk…

    • joshash on 01/04/2025 - 08:12

      I love Toshiba ay. Is it really worth 190 tho?
      Ive got a $15 rice cooker from kmart that cooks rice perfectly. What am i getting for my $191?

  • Sunshines bright on 01/04/2025 - 08:40

    What’s the reasoning behind rinsing rice?

    • JimB on 01/04/2025 - 09:31
      +1

      removes starch so it's less sticky.

      Also habit from the old days where rice wasn't harvested as hygienically.

      • tenpercent on 01/04/2025 - 10:38

        Have you seen them harvest rice recently in India, Thailand and the rest of south east Asia?

  • skid on 01/04/2025 - 09:28

    Non-stick rice cookers will flake sooner or later. See if you can find a ceramic bowl cooker. Otherwise, go with a stainless steel bowl.

  • JimB on 01/04/2025 - 09:59

    "Breville The Rice Box Induction Rice Cooker" be a good option? I can get that for $181"

    Never knew Breville released an induction model. If you can get it for $181, I'd be going down that route.

    Would be the cheapest induction rice cooker on the market today.

    I wish Xiaomi would sell their induction rice cookers again. They were cheap (<$150) and good quality.

    • tenpercent on 01/04/2025 - 10:40

      I wish Xiaomi would sell their induction rice cookers again. They were cheap (<$150) and good quality.

      Did you get one before? What happened to it?

      • JimB on 01/04/2025 - 16:30

        Yes, I got a couple from FB Marketplace. Couldn't buy them new anymore.

        Xiaomi or their Australian distributors just stopped selling them in Australia.

        You may be able to grey import them privately but they won't come with the AU plug.

        Here is the machine- https://www.catch.com.au/product/xiaomi-mi-induction-heating…

  • capslock janitor on 01/04/2025 - 11:45

    no pics?

  • Ganygun on 01/04/2025 - 16:19

    If you live in Sydney, 5-7 BERESFORD Road, Strathfield New South Wales 2135

    otherwise,
    https://www.cuckooaustralia.com.au/collections/rice-cookers-…

  • Muppet Detector on 04/04/2025 - 14:17

    MICROWAVE METHOD: 2 cups rice well washed until water runs clear. Sit tip of pointer finger on top of washed rice. Don't push finger in. Fill microwave container with cold water to height of second knuckle on pointer finger. Cover with microwave lid. Microwave on high for 17 minutes.

    STOVETOP METHOD: thoroughly wash two cups of long grain rice until water runs clear. Cover washed rice with four cups of water. Boil for 17minutes

    RICE PILAFF: brunoise one onion. Add small oil to hot pot and sweat off onion - brown- don't burn. Deglaze with two cups chicken stock. Add one cup thoroughly washed rice. Cover pot with lid, put in oven at 180c gas mark 4 for 17 minutes.

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