I got this travel cooker when I was constantly outstation. At times I would be out in no man's land for weeks and I was sick and tired of their local diet which is either bread or fries. Constantly eating out was also eating into my budget.
The great thing about having this cooker when travelling, if you are hungry in the night, you can whip out an instant noodle easily or make yourself a hot drink. When I was in India and ran out of drinking water, I use this cooker to boil water from the tap just to be on the safe side. The cooker comes with multiply voltage selector so that you are able to use in most countries and in also include a build in safety protection.
Now in Taiwan and since most of the campsites has an electrical outlet, I decided to make this little cooker part of my camping gears. It is very ideal for boiling water or cooking rice and you don't have to waste a drop of your liquefied butane fuel.
Specification
Size: 77 x 155 x 155 mm
Weight: 977 gramsCapacity: 1.3 Litres
Power Consumption: 120/ 240 V : 360 Watts, 200/ 240 V : 250 Watts
Power Source: 110-120 volts, 220-240 volts
Safety Features:
Overheat prevention device
Circuit Breaker
Voltage selector
Voltage reset buttons
The Sanyo Travel Cooker comes with an aluminium non-stick pot, lid, plastic bowl and a selectable voltage heating element.
The aluminium pot has a foldable handle so that it does not take up packing space
the interior of the pot has a non-stick coating similar to electric rice cooker
the sprout at one corner which is convenient for right handed person
bottom of the pot is grooved in so that it sit on the heating element to prevent the pot from topping over
(the burnt stain on the pot was not from the heating element, I have used a solid fuel with the pot and it stained the pot)
the heating element comes with 130cm wire and multi connection plug adaptor
the base of the heating element has a dual voltage selector switch and a circuit breaker
the wire is coiled around the base of the heating element and it comes with a plug holder
the pot, bowl and heating element all nested nicely for packing
total weight of the travel cooker
weight of the heating element
The Sanyo Travel Cooker is one of the most compact travel cooker set around. It is very ideal for people who are frequently travelling to cities. With the internal safety protection, it is safe to use in any hotel room and you are not at the mercy of the hotel late night supper. My cooker set has seen action in Australia, Vietnam and India. Never did it once failed me. The only setback I find is the weight of the heating element but with the convience of cooking at any time, what more can I ask for.
Update Mar 2011
I received few queries on how to cook rice with this cooker. Here's how I did it.
- 1 cup of rice - sufficient for 2 people (our volume)
- fill water to the L marking.
- place pot on heating element and let it boil for 15mins (timing is important)
- off the heating element and allow rice to self cook for another half hour
UPDATE Feb 2013
Currently it is very difficult to find this Sanyo Travel Cooker, there is a almost similar cooker selling for USD45.00. It comes with an Aluminium alloy non-stick pot, fork and spoon, pot lid, bowl and a heating element. If you are interested, you can find the product HERE.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI just purchased this Sanyo Travel Cooker RN-38NF cooker secondhand. It did not come with a manual or instructions. Was wondering if you happen to know where I could download the manual or get a copy of it?
My email is choocarol@ymail.com
Thank you
The instruction I had was in Japanese. Anyway there is nothing much you really need to know except the voltage regulation. Just be sure you remember to select the correct voltage. Next to check your cooker heating element is on, there is a orange lamp by the side. It should be lighted when it is on.
ReplyDeleteAs for the pot try not to use hard scrub as this will damage the surface. Next there are marking in the pot. Do not fill over those marking as this will cause over spill when boiling.
Hi, I plan to buy this product, and I want to know wheter it can be use as rice cooker also ? thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing you need to watch out is the timing for cooking rice because it does not have a timer like rice cooker. Few practise and the next time you will know how much rice and water to add.
ReplyDeleteWhere can i buy this online and how much does it cost?
ReplyDeleteEasily available on ebay, bought one recently and it has paid for itsdelf during our 3 week trip to Australia. Motel charged $17 for breakfast - we made our porridge for $2 so over $300 saved.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info - we recently bought a couple of cheap ones in Vietnam and almost blew ourselves and hotel tv out of the room!!!
Did you also cook the crabs and prawns shown in the picture. If so could you elaborate.
ReplyDeleteI bought one recently from ebay. It cost 79.9 USD and was shipped from Hongkong.
Hi, just boil crabs and prawns in the pot, have to do it twice as the pot can't fill them all. The left over water was then use to cook the noodle
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ReplyDeleteHi, I am trying to find this but I can't find it:(
ReplyDeleteWhere can I get this?
Thanks!
I bought a similar totomi travel pot and it is good. They do not ship overseas so i asked my brother there to get it for me.
ReplyDeleteThis looks exactly like the toyomi one I bought. ':-] Are they all made in China, just stamped with a brand?
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