Sales Rank: 346


Features:

Includes measuring cup, spatula, and removable cord for easy storing

6-cup cooker/steamer and warmer steams foods to perfection and keeps them warm

Stainless steel steaming tray and removable, easy-to-clean, nonstick inner cooking pan

See-through glass lid and automatic keep-warm function that activates immediately after food is cooked

Durable stay-cool handles for safe handling

Average Rating:
Rating: - Perfect Rice!
Nice looking, compact and light, yet very efficient and reliable. Rice turns out perfect every time with no burnt or brown remnants at the bottom. The extra money spent on this is well worth every penny. I've purchased other small-type models in the past that were much less expensive, but they weren't worth it in the end. You just can't beat a Zojirushi. I'm glad I bought it! I highly recommend this.

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Rating: - You Say You've Got Rice? Get Yourself A Rice Cooker!
This 6-Cup rice cooker makes excellent rice and does it easily and in a predictable fashion. However, I found the rice-cooking instructions to be useless and the markings on the cooker difficult to see. Instead, I measure rice and water in a measuring cup according to rice package instructions, and fluff rice after just 5 minutes steaming (instead of suggested 15 minutes). This earlier fluffing seems to reduce crusting. A power switch seems logical, but isn't provided. Easy to clean and a nice size for a small family. I have no regrets. Buy one now!

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Rating: - Great design and quality
Six cups is the perfect size for a small family. All rice cookers tend to make rice exactly right unless there is too much or too little water. The most important feature for me was the nonstick pan - and what a difference from my old rice cooker!

I had no trouble with excess moisture as some reviewers wrote. The glass lid fits well with or without the steamer, and moisture vents through the little hole on the top. It never boils over - but as with all rice cookers, it is important to rinse the rice before cooking to remove excess starch.

The steamer insert is small, since the cooker is small, but this is a plus for compact storage. I can usually fit all or most of a pack of frozen vegetables in the steamer, but not too many fresh veggies. It makes perfect rice for me, following the simple measuring and cooking directions, and the keep warm feature is very welcome. If you do not need all the bells and whistles of a programmable machine, be sure to choose one with a nonstick pan and the keep warm feature.

The indigo blue color is so unusual and attractive - also a big plus to have a good looking appliance if you leave it on the counter much of the time.

Quality=5, Features=5, Style=5, Compact Storage=5, CLEANUP=5

In my opinion, Zojirushi is very much worth the cost and you will use this for a lifetime unless someone comes out with a model that measures, rinses, cooks, and cleans itself.