Review on Hamilton Beach 37518 Uncooked Resulting by Eric Speers

Trust previous reviews: This thing EVER needs to cook rice, EVER steam anything, EVER make anything. No kidding: Long stemmed brown rice, 2 cups, took almost 2 hours to cook. Are you kidding me? If you want to make rice for dinner on a Tuesday, you basically have to turn it on Monday lunchtime, add the ingredients, and go. sadness forever. The fastest, he cooks a pot of white rice in 45-60 minutes, depending on his mood. It's also a joke with steamed veggies as it takes about 20 minutes to preheat before steaming your items for 10 minutes or whatever time you prefer. Needless to say, send back. I can't think of any benefit to using this thing as a cooking utensil over a stove top with a steamer and a lid that does it all in a fraction of the time and with a lot less hassle. Does anyone make a steamer that's actually faster and more convenient than stovetop cooking?