VitaClay Smart Multicooker is a fully programmable rice cooker and a slow cooker with one big difference. The pot is made from natural, unglazed Zisha clay from Southern China. No Teflon!

My mom bought one a while ago after reading about it in Fine Cooking Magazine. Then I got one and bought one for my brother.

Not only do I make rice in it, but it also has a soup/stew setting. I put all my ingredients in for soup (most of the time just vegetables that I have in the refrigerator) and press the Soup button. Two hours later, I have perfect soup for that night’s dinner.

I love that the pot is NOT Teflon. VitaClay makes 2 different versions that I would recommend. Their product line is a little confusing – different names for the same product, but here’s what I would get:

VitaClay SmartMulticooker - 6-cup uncooked rice capacity to make 12-cups of rice; 3.2 quarts for soups and stews. $99.99

VitaClay Chef Gourmet Rice N’ Slow Cooker Pro – 8-cup uncooked rice capacity to make 16 cups cooked rice; 4.2 quart capacity for soups and stews. $129.99

The only difference between the 2 are size. For a family of 2, I’d get the smaller one; family of 4, the larger one. While you might not eat 16 cups of cooked rice, the larger pot allows you to cook soup and stews large enough to feed your family.

-Jaden

Enter the VitaClay giveaway

We’re giving one VitaClay away! All you have to do is comment below (once please) and tell us How do you make rice? Pot? Rice cooker? Any special rice cooker recipe we should try out?

A random winner will be selected. Giveaway ends March 8, 2011.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Congrats to Jen who said: “I use a heavy stainless steel pan on the stove for making rice, or an earthenware crock in the oven, if time. Either works okay, but would love, love, love to have an actual rice cooker. Being a family of mixed heritage, rice is very important in our daily lives. Thanks for doing this great giveaway”