We all love rice, especially when it is cooked and served well.
Today, a rice cooker is a must-have if you want to enjoy a good meal at home.
I will present to you the three best Japanese rice cookers you can purchase and use.
Toshiba Cooker 6 Cups Uncooked (3L) with Fuzzy Logic and One-Touch Cooking
What The Product Can Do
- Cook all kinds of rice, including white, brown, mixed, short, and long grains
- Prepare oatmeal, a dish almost similar to rice
- Cook perfectly textured and flavoured porridge
Key Product Specifications
- Toshiba brand
- It can accommodate 6 cups of rice
- 3 litres of uncooked rice or other food
- A voltage of 110 to 120
Key Features
- Cooks rice and other similar meals like porridge and oatmeal
- Equipped with a fuzzy logic top for setting temperature, time, and cooking measures
- Inner non-stick material with a steam valve for fluffy cooking
Pros
- The cooker comes from a reputable brand with over 140 years of heritage and quality products.
- It is also well equipped with an innovative design for easy control during cooking.
Cons
- The size may prove smaller, especially for larger families that require a bigger serving.
- The price is relatively higher than other similar products in the market
Why I Included the Product
The Toshiba rice cooker is reliable in its quality, ease of design, and ubiquity in cooking rice and other similar dishes.
COMFEE’ 5.2Qt Asian Style Programmable All-in-1 Multi-Cooker
What the product can do
- Cook rice normally
- Steam rice and other dishes
- Saute potatoes
- Make yoghurt
- Work as a stew pot
Key Product Specifications
- COMFEE, model MB-FS5077
- Black in colour with stainless steel finish
- A size of 5.2 quarts for its inner volume
Key Features
- Inner pot with steam valve developed with a 6-step cooking process
- 17 digital cooking programs designed for Japanese style
- High safety normal cooking
- 10 cup ultra-capacity
Pros
- User-friendly and humanized design for the pot and panels
- Easy to clean stainless steel casing and inner pot
- Additional components like the measuring cup, paddle, and soup ladle
Cons
- Design and brand are not very innovative and known in the market
- Possible longevity for the product is not guaranteed
Why I Included the Product
The product is cheap, handy and can fit a large rice meal or any other similar dish that serves a whole large family with ease.
Zojirushi NS-TSC10 5-1/2-Cup
What The Product Can Do
- Cook rice
- Warm rice and other foods
Key Product Specifications
- Zojirushi brand
- Brown colour
- Stainless steel material
- 1-litre capacity and 5.5 cups of rice
- 120 volts and 610 watts electric rating
Key Features
- Micro computerized fuzzy logic technology
- Automatic and extended keeping warm feature
- Interchangeable melody and beep signal
- A built in extensible and retractable cord
Pros
- Ample and innovative design for cooking and warming
- Easy to use and clean features
Cons
- A relatively small size that would not fit large meals and dishes for multiple servings
- Comparably expensive than other similar products
Why I Included the Product
The product is handy and fits well for perfect rice cooking and warming.
- Micro computerized fuzzy logic technology. Capacity Up to 5.5 cups / 1.0 liter,Dimensions (W x D x H) 10-1/8 x 14 x 8-1/2 inches. The electrical rating is 120 volts / 610 watts
- Automatic keep warm, extended keep warm and reheating cycle
- Easy to clean clear coated stainless steel exterior, 2 delay time settings
- Interchangeable melody and beep signal
- Built in retractable power cord
- 5-1/2-cup computerized rice cooker and warmer with advanced Neuro Fuzzy logic technology. Wall mountable
- Multi-menu selections; automatic keep-warm, extended keep-warm, and reheat cycles. Electrical Rating - 120 volts / 680 watts
- Spherical, nonstick inner pan allows for uniform heating; LCD clock and timer; retractable cord
- Menu settings include white (regular/sushi, softer or harder), mixed, porridge, sweet, semi-brown, brown, rinse-free and quick cooking
- Measures approximately 14 by 8 by 9 inches; 1-year limited warranty, Dimensions (W x D x H) : 10-1/8 x 13 x 8-1/8 inches
- Multi-menu cooking functions: Special settings for white/mixed riced, sushi rice, brown rice, GABA brown rice, long grain white rice, steel cut oatmeal and quick cooking
- Triple heater (bottom, side and lid) generate heat all around for even heating.Up to 3 cups / 0.54 liter. Capacity is measured in the approx. 6 oz. / 180mL rice measuring cup, using raw short grain white rice. Other grains may vary
- Dimensions (W x D x H):9-1/8 x 11-7/8 x 7-1/2 inches. Detachable and washable inner lid
- Easy to store retractable cord.Interchangeable melody and beep signal
- Removable steam vent cap allows for high-temperature cooking without messy overflows. Electrical rating : 120 Volts or 450 Watts.Micro computer automatically adjusts cooking temperature and time
- Easy one-touch operation with automatic keep warm system
- Triple heater (bottom, side and lid) generates ideal temperature for tasty rice
- Detachable and washable inner lid
- Easy-to-clean nonstick coated inner pan
- Hinged lid with easy-to-open handle
- Easy-to-use single switch control
- See-through glass lid with stay cool knob
- Stay cool handles for easy transport
- Durable nonstick inner cooking pan
- Every Zojirushi rice cooker comes with a plastic measuring cup. This cup has a capacity of 6-ounces, or about 3/4 of a U.S. measuring cup. The capacity of the rice cooker is counted in these 6-ounce cups of uncooked short grain white rice. One 6-ounce cup of raw rice makes about 2 to 3, 6-ounce cups of cooked rice
So What’s The Best Japanese Rice Cooker?
My best three Japanese rice cookers are;
- Toshiba Cooker 6 Cups Uncooked (3L) with Fuzzy Logic.
- One-Touch Cooking, COMFEE’ 5.2Qt Asian Style Programmable All-in-1 Multi-Cooker
- Zojirushi NS-TSC10 5-1/2-Cup.
The COMFEE is my top choice for its ample design, innovative features, inexpensive cost, and large-sized fit for extensive family cooking.
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