Both made our Best Rice Cookers Under $50 shortlist, at #1 and #2. Here's how they differ and who each one suits.
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Hamilton Beach 37549 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 Hamilton Beach 37549 Rice Cooker if you'd rather have affordable. Overall we rank the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker higher: #1 versus #2 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 Hamilton Beach 37549 Rice Cooker if you'd rather have affordable. Overall we rank the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker higher: #1 versus #2 in our Best Rice Cookers Under $50 list.
Aroma
Highest-volume budget rice cooker on the market with a large, established review base
Hamilton Beach
Hamilton Beach's 37549 is a simple digital rice cooker and steamer.
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 Hamilton Beach 37549 Rice Cooker if you'd rather have affordable. Overall we rank the Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker higher: #1 versus #2 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 Hamilton Beach 37549 Rice Cooker stands out because affordable. 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 Hamilton Beach 37549 Rice Cooker's is that basic cooking.
For most buyers, yes: it's our #1 pick. Consider the Hamilton Beach 37549 Rice Cooker instead if single-thermostat control means no adjustment for brown rice or specialty grains is a deal-breaker for you.
The Hamilton Beach 37549 Rice Cooker suits budget rice cooking.
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