- Panda Mini Rice Cooker With Ninja Ceramic Bowl and Advanced Fuzzy Logic (3.5 cup, 0.63 litre) 4 Rice Cooking Functions, 4 Multicooker functions, Digital LED display - 120V

Very cute rice cooker, the 3 cup size is just right for my family of 3. We seldom eat more than one cup total. I have cooked basmati rice, calrose, brown basmati and brown nishiki. It all came out good, without burning or overflow, no mushiness or hardness, a good consistency. I chose this cooker for the slow cooker function, which worked well and faster than a crock pot. Also I used the steamer function to saute ingredients before adding rice, no steamer basket. I figured if this function will boil water it is hot enough to saute some onions. Also made chicken curry in 40 minutes with the steam function. Threw in the chicken in the inner pot, no steamer basket. They sweated plenty of liquid, I didn't add water. About 20 minutes later I added the seasonings which I had meanwhile sauteed on the stove. At the end I let it reduce with the lid open. This cooker is really versatile, great for a college dorm or studio with no kitchen. I have a kitchen but I am tired of cooking so with this I can set the timer and go out. Also made a Japanese cheesecake, coconut flour blueberry cake and chocolate flour less cake that came out great albeit small but that is fine for me. Accommodates a 2 egg recipe. I buttered the pan, the cakes came out easily. About rice, soak rice 1/2 hour for best results in any cooking method. I also made rice with gandules. I made sure rice and water were measured to the right line before adding other ingredients. Remember for some meats and veg they will exude additional water so cook them first to know how much water is going in there One thing I don't know, is the rest period after cooking rice included in the time or not? I also wish a stainless steel option were available, even at additional cost. The company could make extra cash selling stainless steel inserts. I don't know what ceramic coating is made of after all. But I am enjoying this cooker and I think it is well designed to appeal to both easterner and western cooks. Though, I did notice the design is identical to a Reishunger model that has tahdig function and no slow cooking for 80 dollars or so. I don't know is the Reishunger has fuzzy logic or just looks the same externally.

I LOVE this little rice cooker. I used to have other cheap rice cookers ($20) before and the rice always ended up sticking to the bowl. I hated cleaning my previous rice cookers. While I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a rice cooker while in college, I decided to invest in this rice cooker now. It has been a game changer! No more rice sticking to the bowl and the cleaning of the bowl and parts is super easy. The rice is delicious regardless of whether it is Basmati, Jasmine, or simply white long grain rice. The cooking duration is accurate! I think you can easy use it to steam veggies, slow cook, or make a cake. I have not tried these options yet. It is obviously more expensive than a $20 rice cooker but it was totally worth it. I highly recommend it!

Jan 3, 2026 6:51 AM I am extremely happy with my Yum Asia Panda Mini Rice cooker (3.5 cup). It is just what I was hoping for--it makes terrific rice, is easy to clean up and is the perfect size for my tiny kitchen. I have already used it to make congee and steam vegetables as well. I am a serious home chef (I used to work as a personal chef for a time) and I researched rice cookers for over 18 months before deciding on my mini panda. I plan to have all kinds of delicious food adventures with it--korean steamed eggs, cajun red beans (and rice), biryani, curry, guisados, soups, etc. I love the keep warm feature and the feature that allows me to preset a cooking time for later in the day so I can come home to a hot meal. When I had a question for the Yum Asia Customer service team they answered my email promptly (so refreshing!) which I greatly appreciate. I anticipate many bowls of perfect rice in my future. I can only think of two improvements that could be made and Yum Asia has already implemented one of them. I plan to buy their newly released stainless steel steamer basket (Yum Asia website only as of 1/3/25) as I prefer not to use plastic in my cooker. (I am currently using a silicone steamer basket that fits, but was not made by Yum Asia.) The other feature that I would love to see implemented into this small, but mighty rice cooker is the tadhig or dosolot rice feature which creates a crispy bottom. A girl can dream, can't she? I would rate the customer service 10/10 and the rice cooker almost perfect, 9.2/10.

This is my very first rice cooker. I didn't really know what I was missing until this. I usually just cook rice in a pot on the stove but the difference here is night and day. I read many reviews before settling on this model. I picked this brand because similarly priced Japanese models had pretty long cook times, and had mixed reviews on the performance. Also, I was attracted to this product's 2 year warranty and availability of replacement parts from their website. For 1 cup of basmati rice it took about 30 minutes compared too the 50-60 minutes of those models. The rice was so fluffy and perfectly cooked, and it has a feature to keep warm after cooking so if you keep the lid closed the rice can last quite a while on the counter top without drying out. Overall I'm very happy with this product. My only concern is the latch breaking or the ceramic coating coming off of the pot as mentioned in a handful of other reviews but I am going to give this a shot and see how it goes. With the warranty I am not too worried and worst case I can buy a replacement pot for not too much. I will update this review if I have problems in the future.

El arroz se coció en el tiempo estimado de las instrucciones, no se apelmaza, muy bien!

I love this rice cooker. I was skeptical about paying such a crazy price but I really needed a ride cooker that was free of Teflon. A few points to mention...So far I find that you need about half a cup more water than recommended otherwise it does get slightly browned on the bottom. I also love the keep warm function, some people's reviews say that their rice was hard after not long on the keep warm function but I've had my rice in there for 24 hours and they are still perfect! Super happy with this rice cooker. the cooker has a 10 minute countdown till finish which is great too. I have zero issues with this cooker and very happy with my purchase.

Love this rice cooker size. I experimented with Jasmine white and brown rice as well as wild rice. All came out great. Just followed directions. Very easy to operate! Perfect for one or two people.

The ceramic pot has a pungent smell that is similar to rust. It does not come off even after a few weeks. This is a health hazard. They do not offer any assistance/replacement. Would not recommend

Item arrived very late—missed promised delivery window by a week. Missed Christmas. : ( Reason for the delay was unknown, as communication was impossible. Rice cooker itself seems great.