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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | A big fat YES!
I received this cooker as a holiday gift last winter. Its awesome. I can't recommend it highly enough. Just remember, as others have said, don't really go by the instruction manual.
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<br />Almost all the rice you cook in it will be 2:1, even short grain (except Japanese sushi rice, which is really tiny and almost elliptical). For brown rice and small rice batches (1-2 cups) I went even further than that, at 2.5:1, and it all cooked up better than perfect.
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<br />As far as rice boiling over, I have never had that problem because I never overfill it. Every rice cooker, stove pots included, will boil over and make a gooey mess if they're overfilled. I always be sure that with rice and water added, its all well under the top line inside the cooking pot.
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<br />If you haven't the time to soak the rice first before cooking, just be sure to let it sit after its light switches over for 5-15 minutes. This will really help it cook to the perfect consistancy. Though the light switches from "cook" to "warm," its not actually "ready" for a few more minutes. | 5 | 776 days ago | Pricey....but NICE (",)
It cooks the rice very well. Good texture and all. I love the ease of cleaning due to the non-stick surface. The size is great too since I always have family and guest visiting my home.
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<br />Overall, if you want a good large rice cooker without the unnecessary bells and whistles...this is it | 5 | 776 days ago | You can get this for $59.99 @ costco.com
This rice cooker is great, but Amazon overcharges you. You can get it for $30 less at Costco.com! | 5 | 776 days ago | Some experimentation may be in order
Using a rice cooker should be easy - otherwise, why plunk down the money for it? This Zojirushi is user-friendly only after some experimentation since the manual contains almost no information about how to use it. However, since I've finally found the right procedure (as I'll share later), I've been pleased with its performance.
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<br /> First, some background. I have a Zojirushi NHS-10 that worked beautifully from the start, but after a year of use, started spitting and gurgling starchy water all over the counter. With that kind of mess, I was afraid to cook larger amounts of rice, so I bought this model as a replacement. I liked that the top latched and that the vent hole had a shallow well around it to catch expelled water. I had loved the quality of rice that the less expensive model cooked, so I stayed with the same brand.
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<br /> My first attempt with this model resulted in the same gooey mess as with my old model - and I was furious. After several phone calls to relatives who also owned this model, I discovered that you MUST use the measurements provided by the plastic measuring cup and inside the non-stick pan. (Because I found that the plastic cup is not really a full cup of rice and was used to a one cup rice to two cups water ratio, I had used my own measuring cup.) For every Zojirushi plastic cup measurement, fill to the corresponding water mark inside the pan. Fill the pan with water to the correct level AFTER adding the rice.
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<br /> Rinse rice twice before cooking if you want to avoid slight browning on the bottom. Allow fifteen minutes after the machine changes from cook to warm for additional steaming and fluffier rice. How do you cook brown rice? Not a clue. Brown rice requires longer cooking time and therefore more water. My old Zojirushi came with a small manual that provided rice/water ratios for several varieties, but this arrived with almost no instruction. I suggest experimenting with brown and wild rice before counting o | 4 | 776 days ago | Great Rice Cooker
This has been the rice cooker I have ever owned. I threw away my "el cheapo" Aroma after I got this one. The rice on the bottom does tend to get a little more done, but it's no match for the non stick surface. I have made anywhere from 2-10 cups (uncooked) of rice in this cooker and it does equally well with both large & small amounts. I guess if an ON/OFF switch is really that important to you, then I wouldn't recommend this rice cooker. Otherwise, buy and enjoy. | 5 | 776 days ago |
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