Product Description
Producing restaurant-quality rice at home is practically foolproof with this 3-cup electric rice cooker and warmer. Multi-menu selections using micro-computerized Fuzzy logic technology control the temperature for efficient cooking of many different types of rice including white, sushi, porridge, brown, and quick cooking. The unit’s automatic keep-warm function keeps rice at an ideal serving temperature until it’s ready to be served. For added convenience, the appliance comes equipped with an extra-large colored LCD display with clock and timer function, a spherical inner nonstick cooking pan and heating system, a convenient detachable inner lid for easy cleaning, and a built-in retractable cord to help keep countertops tidy. Accessories include a measuring cup, nonstick rice spatula, and spatula holder. With its durable clear-coated stainless-steel exterior, the 450-watt rice cooker measures 11-1/2 by 9 by 7-1/4 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.
Product Features
- Measures 11-1/2 by 9 by 7-1/4-inch; 1-year limited warranty.
- Measuring cup, nonstick rice spatula, and spatula holder included
- Keep-warm function; LCD display with timer; nonstick inner cooking pan
- Menu selections include white, sushi, porridge, brown, and quick cooking
- 3-Cup rice cooker with micro-computerized fuzzy logic technology
Buy Confidently
I set the timer in the morning and the rice is ready when I come home from work. When I walk in the door, my apartment smells of cooked rice, — which is surprisingly pleasant. The timer is a must especially for brown rice which takes one hour and 40 minutes to cook. If I come home late, the rice is still okay since it automatically goes into a keep warm mode when the cycle is completed. It has a “mixed rice” mode which actually means cooking chicken, fish and tofu with the rice (not tried it yet). The only con is that the direction are terrible. It must have been poorly translated from Japanese. I’m not subtracting a star for this issue because it’s so simple to operate once you know what to do. The cooking bowl has water level gradations etched into the side– there are several depending upon the setting (brown, white, etc.) You put the dry rice into the bowl using the supplied measuring and add water until the level reaches the line for the rice you are cooking (brown rice is from .5 cup to 2 cups, white rice is from 1 to 3 cups, etc.) That is not exactly what the directions say (e.g., “level scales according to the menu you have chosen and then flatten the surface of the rice.” What? Anyway, I comes out perfect and steamy hot. A special nubby rice spatula is included.
Also, it makes great oatmeal, even the steel cut type that normally takes 30 minutes to cook. Use the “porridge” setting. Use about half as much water as recommended on the oatmeal box. It has two timers that remember the last time used and the cooking setting. I have one timer set for porridge in the morning and the other for brown rice in the evening.
It has a small footprint on my counter – about the size of a toater. The cord has a retraction mechanism (like a vacuum cleaner) which means here is no excess cord on the counter. There is a large handle, much like you would see on a small cooler, making it easy to put pick up and put away when not in use.
The design, the functions, the quality are all above expected, except one problem. The coating material on the removable pot is not sponge/plastic scour resistant! They leave scratch marks so we have to clean really carefully with soft sponge only and can be cumbersome if there is bottom crust. Hope Zojirushi would have made it more sturdy agaist plastic scour.
As a solution, we suggest soaking the pot before cleaning.