Both made our Best Rice Cookers Under $50 shortlist, at #1 and #3. Here's how they differ and who each one suits.
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Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice CookerView on Amazon Choose the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker if you want highest-volume budget rice cooker on the market with a large, established review base. Choose the Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice Cooker if you'd rather have compact. Overall we rank the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker higher: #1 versus #3 in our Best Rice Cookers Under $50 list.
Winner overall: Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker
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Bottom line
Choose the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker if you want highest-volume budget rice cooker on the market with a large, established review base. Choose the Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice Cooker if you'd rather have compact. Overall we rank the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker higher: #1 versus #3 in our Best Rice Cookers Under $50 list.
Aroma
Highest-volume budget rice cooker on the market with a large, established review base
Black+Decker
Black+Decker's RC503 is a 3-cup compact rice cooker.
FAQ
Choose the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker if you want highest-volume budget rice cooker on the market with a large, established review base. Choose the Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice Cooker if you'd rather have compact. Overall we rank the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker higher: #1 versus #3 in our Best Rice Cookers Under $50 list.
The Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker stands out because highest-volume budget rice cooker on the market with a large, established review base, while the Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice Cooker stands out because compact. The trade-offs differ too: the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker's ma in caveat is that single-thermostat control means no adjustment for brown rice or specialty grains, and the Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice Cooker's is that small capacity.
For most buyers, yes: it's our #1 pick. Consider the Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice Cooker instead if single-thermostat control means no adjustment for brown rice or specialty grains is a deal-breaker for you.
The Black+Decker RC503 3-Cup Rice Cooker suits small spaces.
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