I'd like to buy a rice maker. It would great if it could also double as
a vegetable steamer and/or slow cooker. I would like it to have a
capacity of about ten cups(8 oz). Normally I'd just go to several
websites, look at features and price and buy one, however, the write-ups
I have found are so poor that I cannot figure out what I am buying. For
example the ad will say "cooks rice to perfection", well duh would you
expect it to say 'occasionally does an OK job on rice and turns
vegetables to mush"?.

I realize that this is not a moon rocket, but I do feel that somewhere
there aught to be basic cost/performance info.

What I am looking for is a list of features and specs to tell what is
being sold. I'd like info, for example on wattage, can you steam rice
and vegetables at the same time in separate sections, is the unit
submersible, dishwasher safe, cooking time for white/brown rice, is it
Teflon coated inside, is it thermostatically controlled, timer
controlled, automatic shutoff?, does the power cord unplug etc.?

Is there a site where these things are compared in an intelligent
fashion, where someone can see what features are available and make an
informed decision?

Do you have one? What model would you recommend? What features do you
want? Which features are useful?

TIA,
EJ in NJ