Zojirushi Rice Cookers

[Koolkat]

Does anyone have one of these? We need to replace our basic X-model brand, due to the nonstick finish unsticking. . . . . I was hoping to find one without the teflon like interior and stumbled upon this brand, there may be no escaping the lining. We are not avid rice eaters, maybe once/week at most, and wouldn't purchase their top end model, but the mid-line model sounds interesting and useful for other applications too. Any users out there?

Zojirushi NS-ZCC10

[StraightForward]

Instant pot has a stainless lining and is way more versatile

[Koolkat]

Instant pot has a stainless lining and is way more versatile

Thanks. What does it mean when they say, since this is a pressure cooker, there can be a "learning curve" with its use.. .. Do I need to check homeowner insurance for coverage??

http://bestreviews.com/best-rice-cookers

[Tarlo Farm]

Use your crock pot. One cup brown rice, two and a half cups of boiling water poured onto the rice, then cooked on high for 45 min - an hour, depending on your crock pot.

[WheresMyWhite]

I've had the same Zojirushi Rice Cooker for years and love it and how the different rices turn out. Easy to use, can cook as soon as you close the lid or tell it when you want the rice done and easy to clean (The liner weighs much less than a crock pot ).

[StraightForward]

Instant pot has a stainless lining and is way more versatile

Thanks. What does it mean when they say, since this is a pressure cooker, there can be a "learning curve" with its use.. .. Do I need to check homeowner insurance for coverage??

http://bestreviews.com/best-rice-cookers

Well, for rice, I put in 2 cups of rice and 2.5 cups of water, put on the lid and push the "rice" button.

I'd say there was a bit of a learning curve in that I didn't use it a ton at first, and now I use it so much that I actually bought a second one on Black Friday and use them both at the same time about once a week.

I used to scoff at electric pressure cookers because I had a stovetop one already, but this is seriously life-changing because it needs no babysitting, so I can throw stuff in on pressure cook and leave the house, and it self-regulates and turns off automatically. No insurance rider required.

[Tarlo Farm]

and it self-regulates and turns off automatically. No insurance rider required.

That's important!!

[Koolkat]

Well we ended up with an Instant Pot, but have only used it for a slow cooker for now, it's really nice though. Thanks to all for your input.

Little did I know, we were joining a club. . . . .

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39058736

[StraightForward]

Welcome to the cult...I mean club.

IP made us pork and beans tonight.

[Chancellor]

I've had the same Zojirushi Rice Cooker for years and love it and how the different rices turn out. Easy to use, can cook as soon as you close the lid or tell it when you want the rice done and easy to clean (The liner weighs much less than a crock pot ).

We have a Zojirushi. We don't love it. Rice takes FOREVER to cook. The rice is good when it is done with the exception of wild rice. That is just plain BAD!

[calvin]

Chancellor: Wild rice is not rice, which is probably why the rice cooker was unsatisfactory. I cannot remember my biology on this Sunday evening, but wild rice takes about 45 minutes to cook in a pot on the stove. At a boil, then simmer. I use a lot of it, as I make a lightly curried wild rice, orzo and lentil salad, with currents, on a regular basis during the summer. Wild rice is seeds of grass, or something like that. I expect the IP can do something with it. My daughter is a member if the IP Cult. So far, I have resisted its siren's call on the basis that my purchases have to be justifiable (excepting only horses and horse related "stuff".)

[WheresMyWhite]

My Zoji takes maybe 35-40 or so minutes for white rice (I"m not a fan of brown). Maybe that is forever?? I dunno, seems timely enough for me

I tell it when I want the rice done, add H2O and rice and hit timer and it's done when it says it's going to be done

[Moutaineer]

Seems awfully complicated to have a special cooker for rice. Takes 15 minutes on the stove top--melt a knob of butter (or a splosh of olive oil), sling in a cup of rice, stir until rice is coated in melted butter/going slightly transparent, add 2 cups water, bring to boil, simmer gently until all water absorbed. Perfect fluffy rice every time.

[Rockabilly]

Seems awfully complicated to have a special cooker for rice. Takes 15 minutes on the stove top--melt a knob of butter (or a splosh of olive oil), sling in a cup of rice, stir until rice is coated in melted butter/going slightly transparent, add 2 cups water, bring to boil, simmer gently until all water absorbed. Perfect fluffy rice every time.

Seems complicated to me too. I don't make rice like this, but somewhat similar. When I lived in Hawaii a Japanese friend taught me how to make rice. My rice always turns out well and fluffy. I take what rice I'm going to use put it in a pot and rinse, rinse, rinse to remove all the starch I can. Then cover it with water to maybe a inch above the rice. Some salt, set it to gently boil then turn the heat way down to simmer. Check it about 15 minutes later and fluff it with a fork. I wouldn't make it any other way and I always always think of my friend.

I have a Zo Breadmaker that I've used for 25 years and it's still going strong. I only use the bread machine to make the dough and then I shape it into what I want it to be. It does a much better job of kneading than me.

[Chancellor]

My Zoji takes maybe 35-40 or so minutes for white rice (I"m not a fan of brown). Maybe that is forever?? I dunno, seems timely enough for me

I tell it when I want the rice done, add H2O and rice and hit timer and it's done when it says it's going to be done

See the above two posts. 15-20 minutes as opposed to twice as long in the rice cooker.
I bought the rice cooker because I had been serving Scarlett rice and ground lamb for her food so I hoped to be a little less complicated. Thankfully, she is no longer on that diet.

[WheresMyWhite]

More complicated I'm not so sure about... add rice and water to bowl, put bowl in cooker, press 'Timer'. Done.

I guess with the Timer option, I don't care if it takes 20 minutes or 45 minutes

I never can get rice cooked the way I like it on the stove top... Zoji cooks it perfect for me (even at high altitude, i.e. +5k')

[chantal]

Stovetop for me, who has space for any more things that have one purpose? Plus, we don't eat that much rice. It cooks perfectly on the stove in half the time.

The Instant Pot is intriguing as I've been using my crockpot a lot this year and would like something that cooks a little faster.

[Larbear]

Welcome to the cult...I mean club.

IP made us pork and beans tonight.

I have one too and love mine. I've used it to make rice and I think it does a good job. Without the Instant Pot, I'm boiling the instant stuff that comes in bags.

It also makes great cheesecakes!