4-Cup Cooked, 2-Cup Uncooked Rice Cooker Food Steamer vs 12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker: which is safer?
Instant Pot 12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker is the clear pick. Aroma 4-Cup Cooked, 2-Cup Uncooked Rice Cooker Food Steamer carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Aroma
4-Cup Cooked, 2-Cup Uncooked Rice Cooker Food Steamer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching
PossibleNonstick coating degradation and fume release
ReportedCoating adhesion and flaking
Our pick
Instant Pot
12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleStainless steel corrosion and metal leaching
PossibleSilicone gasket degradation and off-gassing
PossibleBacterial growth in water reservoir or seal cavities
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Aluminum leaching, Nonstick coating degradation and fume release, Coating adhesion and flaking and Lack of material transparency on the Aroma and not on the Instant Pot.
- We flag Stainless steel corrosion and metal leaching, Silicone gasket degradation and off-gassing and Bacterial growth in water reservoir or seal cavities on the Instant Pot and not on the Aroma.
- The Aroma is Aluminum cooking bowl with unspecified nonstick interior coating where the Instant Pot is Stainless steel pot with no nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Instant Pot is the one to buy.
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