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Category: Kitchen
Brand: TAYAMA
Model: TRMC-22
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TAYAMA TRMC-22 Consumers Report

TAYAMA TRMC-22 Review by Colleen "If it's not fun, what's the point?" (Rocky Mountains, Fly Over Country)

This is not the exact Shabu Yaki that I purchased, but is just like it and needed a review. It is the perfect cooker for a fun Mongolian Hot Pot party. Being that it is electric and has the temperature dial to regulate the heat it is the perfect pot to use for a fuss-free party. ANd clean up is a breeze as the pot is just taken off the hot plate and plunged in sudsy water for a quick wash.

For your Hot Pot Party just fill with a nice vegetable broth and get it hot, set out the tray of raw veggies, meats, shrimp, scallops, and several dipping sauces, set everyone up with chopstix and have one of those wire basket spoons handy to retrieve lost morsels. Dinner guests take pieces of meat or veggie and hold it in the boiling broth until it is cooked. Then they let it cool on their plate just a little and spoon a smidgen of one of the sauces on it for a tasty bite. After all the meats and veggies have been cooked and eaten, noodles are tossed in and everyone helps themselves to a portion of noodles in a bowl.

This makes for a great party. Ask your guests to come dressed in Asian style. Set the mood with some Chinese lanterns and a hanging dragon for decoration, put some traditional Chinese music on the CD player, make sure you have plenty of chopstix and the fondu-like fun begins.

I also set up an electric wok at another table and filled it with peanut oil to do tempura battered veggies, shrimp, and to fry egg rolls at the same time. Half my guests started at one table and then after 30 minutes or so they switched with the hot pot table.

I had hidden little red bags with money and small gifts inside in my back yard for the kids to find after dinner, and we set off small fireworks too (sparklers, fountains, party poppers, etc.). Everyone helped themselves to the fortune cookies and some stayed for a game of Chinese checkers (the Mah Jongg game that I had ordered didn't arrive in time).

The kids LOVED this party. My kids and our guests just raved that this was the best one ever. The kids loved cooking their own food. (Make sure you have a sturdy table to set the pots of hot liquid on - no card tables)! So get yourself this perfect little cooker and have some Chinese fondu fun at your house soon!!!

TAYAMA TRMC-22 Review by Soli

I use this pot every day in my dorm room and I have yet to encounter any problems. It heats up very quickly and holds just enough for my roommate and I to eat our fill. Cleanup is simple and it doesn't take up a lot of room. Perfect for the college student.

TAYAMA TRMC-22 Review by Marie Aguilar "Marie Aguilar" (Calgary, AB Canada)

Ok ,after reading the previous very good reviews, I chose to order this one. My first use of it, I put in 6 cups of already hot water. After 25 minutes, it was not anywhere near boiling. I removed about half of the water. The pot was filled about 1/3 rd or less. I waited another 15 minutes. It still was not anywhere near boiling. I could put my finger in and it was not hot enough to burn me.
I've tried unplugging it turning the dial down and back up all of the way. Most of the time, the pilot light stayed off. It's pretty obvious to me that it is not going to even come to a simmer (which is all you need for shabu shabu)

I guess I should have tried it before cutting up the amount of meat and veggies that I did.

Not impressed and regretfully I can't join the other 4 satisfied users who left their reviews.

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