Does the Aroma rice cooker actually shut off when it's done?

[Thomas Martinez]

Quick one for the rice cooker regular out there!
See, when the rice is done, the rice cooker do not power off. Instead it simply turns to “Keep Warm” mode. So it essentially mean the rice cooker will stay on and continue to heat the rice, albeit to a more lower temperature. To power it off completely though, you has to manually press the power button.
I suppose this is to ensure that the rice will always be warm until dinner time! Though, I can see how this may being confusing for many rice cooker buyers!
Have any of you thought about how long you typically leave your rice cooker in “Keep Warm” mode before you power them off?
I’ve heard from others who use rice cookers that leaving the rice cookers on for extended periods of time (hours) can dry out the rice or damage the inner pot coating over a time.
However the rice cooker manual just says that it will switch to warm mode and that's it. There is no explanation of how long the rice cooker should be allowed to remains in warm mode.
Does anyone else have thought on this? Is it worth plugging into the rice cooker after the cooking cycle is complete? Or is it best to keep the rice warm for dinner and then unplug after?

 

[Motionless Mantis]

mine sits on warm for like 3-4 hours during dinner prep and the rice is fine. Anything past 5 hrs and the bottom layer start getting that crusty dried out ring. Wouldnt leave it overnight on warm tho, thats just asking for funky rice in a morning

 

[Muppet Mop]

Yeah they all do this. Basically every rice cooker that is cheap will do it the same way. Essentially, the rice cooker’s warm setting is just a duty cycle for the same heating element but at a lower wattage.