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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Best Home Cooked Rice! Jun 21, 2010
We have owned 3 rice cookers now, two with one button and now this one and hands down, this is the best one I have ever had. I used to consistently make "ok" rice with our old one, this one is perfect every time - even when you accidentally use the wrong setting!
A few notes:
(1) as several others have mentioned, the measure is a Japanese cup of about 6oz. My husband and I eat about that much between us, so it works great for us. That means this rice cooker feeds about 6, maybe 8 depending on the group.
(2) It has settings for various hardnesses and types of rice. This is great if you always make the same kind, but it does not reset to the first kind when you are done (so if you make white, then brown, then white again, you have to remember to change it).
(2a) Along the same lines, it does an amazing job with brown rice. I used to use an Alton Brown recipe for brown rice in the oven, but in the summer, I really don't want to run the oven to make 2c. brown rice.
(3) It comes with really detailed instructions for the rice, but really, just make sure you use the cups it came with, rinse your rice, and then fill to the designated line.
(4) The Zojirushi does take a bit longer than our old ones - maybe 45-50 minutes to do 2 scoops of cal-rose instead of about 25, but it is well worth it.
(5) The rice scoop that comes with it somehow manages to keep the rice from sticking to it. Clean up is also a snap since the bowl is non-stick and the inner lid detaches easily for washing.
(6) It supposedly does porridge!
I highly recommend this one (although if you live in the Chicago area, Mitsuwa had them on sale for ~$145 a while back).
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Best rice cooker ever Jun 05, 2010
I was sick of my old 8-cup rice cooker that burned the rice on the bottom/sides, and that I had to cook an extra cup or so to get un-burned rice. My main goal was to not get burned rice, to get a smaller cooker, and to have it keep my rice longer.
Well, this cooker not only doesn't burn my rice or ruin it over time, but it also makes the best rice that I've eaten outside of a Japanese restaurant in Japan.
1. figure out that short-grain rice is the best rice ever
2. Watch a youtube video on how to properly wash the rice
3. put it in your zojirushi rice cooker
4. eat the best white rice you've ever had (please don't tell me if you put soy sauce on your rice)
5. profit
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Such a Joy May 14, 2010
Amazing how this could make life simpler and is such a pleasure to use. I used to cook rice in a pressure cooker but I had to watch it the whole time. With this, I can set it in the morning and, with the timer function, have rice ready for lunch or dinner.
Be aware - when they say 'cup' they mean the Japanese cup size which is 6 oz. not the 8 oz. U.S. cup size.
I've been to Japan. I saw this brand in use everywhere. Well made, easy to use.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Expensive but competitive Apr 29, 2010
I always research extensively before buying. I almost always end up buying the first product that I find on Amazon. This machine does what it claims, but I still don't see why it costs so much. I'm a grits man, but, in my household, the rice eaters outnumber me. The rice eaters insist on designer white rice, but I say any long grain new rice will do. I never rinse. If the package does not require rinsing in its instructions, I assume that it can be cooked on the no rinse cycle. I don't buy rice that instructs rinsing. The porridge instructions are for a rice dish, not oatmeal or grits as one might imagine. I did not realize that until the machine arrived. Porridge, as round-eyes know it, must be whipped constantly at a medium temperature until soft.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Years Later Still Loving It Apr 28, 2010
I've had this cooker for several years now. I still love it. I cook a large bag of brown rice, freeze it and just reheat when I need it. The rice is perfect every time and clean-up is a breeze. If you like rice, you'll love this cooker. Warning, did try a cereal in it and it did boil over so I just use the stovetop.
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