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I had to replace my old zojirushi fuzzy neuro rice cooker and I tried their competitors from a prominent korean company and another japanese company since this rice cooker hurts my wallet. The biggest feature about this rice cooker is the induction heating and pressure cooking which seemed like buzzwords but it makes a huge difference. If you have an instant pot, you know what I mean when you have that juicy pressure cooked rice. Imagine that quality rice but more homogenous and in a nonstick container so you don't have to scrape at the pot after you're done with your rice. The rice here blows the rice from my old zojirushi fuzzy neuro out of the water. With the korean competitor, on paper it looks better. It's half the price of a comparable zojirushi with the same induction heating and pressure cooking. It cooks rice at half the time 25 - 30 minutes vs 50-55 minutes. There's a lot more functions such as scorched rice and what not. I've tried it and it's incredibly temperamental. It tries to do everything and is the master of none. The rice from this korean competitor is subpar compared to the zojirushi. This zojirushi takes a bit longer to make rice, it has less settings, but it does everything perfectly. But what really stood out is the price of the parts. It's actually cheaper and easier to get replacement parts for this zojirushi if anything were to happen in the future. That is something else you're paying for, the availability of OEM parts 5 - 6 years from now. If money is an issue, I'd still get the induction heated version of this rice cooker, but I would highly suggest splurging ever so slightly for the pressure cooking version instead. Over the span of the lifetime of the product, it's pennies.

Love, love, love this rice cooker! I have to admit that I had to think long and hard over the price of this rice cooker, but I’m glad I finally decided to buy it. I can make just one cup of rice and it comes out perfectly. If it takes me 2 days to eat that one cup of rice, it holds it perfectly. The rice doesn’t dry out, or get “funky”. It stays delicious. This was an important feature for my decision because my husband only likes white rice and he likes to put bacon grease and salt in it. I’m on a low sodium and low cholesterol diet. And I also like a variety of different kinds of rice, depending on the meal. So we now have two rice cookers. Being able to prepare a small quantity is especially important for those who need to restrict carbs, or just don’t eat quite as much as they used to. I also appreciate the various options for cooking a variety of different types of rice and rice blends. I like traditional short grain white rice, but I also like brown rice and also a blend of brown rice, brown sweet rice, barley, and black imperial rice. So far, everything I’ve cooked comes out perfectly - even when I forget to prep the rice ahead of time, the quick setting still comes out perfectly. I think my next adventure will be to cook a whole meal in the rice cooker. I’ve seen a few very tempting recipes online. I have no doubt that it will work beautifully. I mean, what could be better than that when you get home from work and you’re dead tired . . . Just throw everything in the rice cooker and have a complete meal ready for you after you’ve changed your clothes, and poured yourself a cocktail. What could be better?!

What can a very expensive rice maker do that less expensive ones can't? I would argue this has less features out of the box than less expensive rice makers. But what you buy this for is the quality and precise cooking of your rice. You buy this because "good enough" isn't! This rice maker makes rice, grains, oats and that is it! (Unless you buy a steam tray separately and then experiment so that you can still make your steam buns...) But the rice and oats come out marvelously, the texture is perfect and I didn't realize you could get different flavors out of rice with a pressure boil method or however this works. Truly a revolution in my mouth. The first use smelled like burning plastic, and I did remove all of the plastic prior. So maybe run it first time with just water. It looks pretty nice, but is definitely out of place on my counter; everything else is black or stainless. With that said, I find it to be an attractive device. It is easy to use, and it makes more than I know what to do with it. It has congee presets, steel cut oats, different styles of rice. Only thing missing is a steam tray, but I ordered a steel one off of eBay, and that filled it's role nicely. For the price, it is hard to recommend; but if you are well off this is the single best grain making appliance that I have encountered. I think you could find a better value lower down the line if you are ok buying made in China though.

We've been eyeing this rice cooker for a while now. Then we decided to pull the trigger after our Panasonic rice cooker had seen better days. The build quality is very sturdy and is luxurious. The interface is very intuitive and easy to use. It also plays the music before and after cooking the rice. Although it took longer than our older rice cooker, the quality of the rice was amazing. The same rice we cooked was fluffier and tastier. I didn't know that was possible until we tried it on this new rice cooker. Overall, we're very happy with the quality - it does not come cheap, but it's worth every penny.

I know it’s not fair to give 3 stars for an item which I only used 2 times. I’m rating it based on the presets I used so far. As of now, I only used umami and rinse free presets, and the results were mediocre. I tried umami without rinse free, the rice was a little chewy (hard) and fluffy. But when combined umami + rinse free. The total cooking time was 77 instead of 74 with just umami preset. The result was mushy and wet. The rice grain was broken and sticky. Next time I will try white rice setting with regular, then soft, and finally hard. I will update this review with every preset I can experiment with. This is the top of the line rice cooker by Zojirushi, so it should be perfect! The rice I tested throughout this trial is Japanese short grain rice 1st update: I measured the cup ratio 1:1 with the filter water and the rice turned out mushy and sticky. Grains were broken. 2nd update: This time I used regular white presets only. The rice was tough and chewy. Not quite there yet! SUCCESS! 3rd update: I measured 2 cups of white rice with umami preset. Make sure the water is measured to the marking on the pot. Because my last attempt, I skimped the water and the rice was dry. This time around the rice turned out to have a buttery smoothness with a hint of sweetness. Every bite to the fluffy rice is like biting through cloud. No mushiness or wetness to it. The rice was perfect! 3 times a charm! When the rice is ready, turn off the keep warm button and then scoop and toss the rice around with the ladle back and forth and then close the lid to let it sit for another 10 minutes to get a better result! Final update: it’s important to use the rinse free measure cup if cooking Musenmai rice. Select rinse free preset and select Umami preset. Rice and water ratio is 1:1. The rice will turn out fluffy and chewy! Just switch to jasmine rice recently and the jasmine preset produces the most fragrant rice ever! The rice was firm and individual grain can be tasted easily! I can’t think of another way to make jasmine rice if the preset on this machine is not included. Update: 2024 I'm all Japanese short grain Koshihikari Rice! Its the bomb! Most sweetest and buttery soft firm rice to eat! Make sure you buy the import Japanese Koshihikari rice! Its a bit pricey but worth every penny!

I've tried a number of rice cookers over the years and this one is by far the best. Rice and congee quality is excellent. The addition of the pressure cooking feature gives the rice an extra bounce/firmness that I have not had with other cookers. The cook time is a longer than I had expected though as regular rice is about an hour to make vs 30min for my old one. Operation is simple with many preset cooking options. Cleanup is a bit cumbersome as there are a few pieces to take off and wash. Another area of improvement would be to add a catch container for the water that inevitably drips off the lid. Cord storage is also another grip as there is no internal mechanism to hide it away. I can put up with these things since the rice and congee from this machine is the best I have had. A bit pricy but this is one of the top machines available.

Works as it should. Wonderful rice cooked even with fast cooking. Price is on the higher side but you get what you pay.

We had the 10 cup rice cooker in the past with induction cooking . The Teflon coating started to wear and we disposed of the unit we bought a similar product from same company without the induction cooking function and noticed a difference immediately in the rice being cooked but different in texture. Since we went back to induction cooker is better. Cost is a bit higher than what I expected but hopefully it will last longer than 5 years.