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I have used Zojirushi rice cookers for many years. I just recently upgraded to this one.
You really can't go wrong with any of the Zojirushi rice cookers. This one just heats the entire bowl evenly, instead of just applying heat to the bottom of the bowl.
It has menu settings for many different types of rice - white rice, harder white, softer white, brown rice, mixed rice, gaba brown rice.
It makes absolutely perfect rice. It is, of course, critical that you rinse rice first or you'll wind up with a starchy sticky bowl of glop, but thats the same with any machine. Just remember to rinse thoroughly first.
My only complaint is that until now, all the Zojirushi's have had a retracting electric cord. Very convenient. This one is their newest, highest priced rice cooker, and it does NOT have a retracting cord. Just a plain old cord that hangs there. Makes storage a little more of a pain.
Other than that a fabulous machine - you should try one.

When I moved to Japan i fell in love with japanese sticky rice... i tried a few other machines and this one just seemed to give the rice the perfect stick!!! Works great, have had it for about a year, and use it almost daily.

LOVE IT!!!

Cant find any negative things to say about this made in Japan Zojirushi rice cooker. Make sure when you buy zojirushi items that you get the made in japan version. I know for sure that ZAC10, ZAC18, KCC05, VBC-18 are all made in Japan. The others like MYC, PC models are made in China. I like these much better because they have the legendary quality of made in Japan models. It makes all sorts of rice and you can also make dishes inside the cooker. I also like to steam things like dumplings and chinese bread.

Ok, I wanted a large widemouth thermos that kept hot food hot for as long as a one quart narrow mouth coffee thermos. Heat loss in thermos is from the stopper so bigger stopper, faster heat loss. Widemouth thermoses have bigger stopper, duh. Zojirushi is only company that gave numerical heat loss for widemouth thermos. Another site gave heat loss figures for a one quart Nissan narrow mouth coffee thermos (quality product also) and they are very simular performers. Both around 120-130 degreesF after 24 hour when starting with preheated thermos and filling it with boiling liquid and not removing any liquid in those 24 hours.

When I got it, first use I put it to was in thermos cooking. This works great for camping with minimal cooking fuel. Basically you put some rice, chopped vegetables, whatever in pan about the size of thermos, dont want food to be over third pan size and no huge chunks, want everything chopped small so it will cook thoroughly. Then fill pan close to top with water and bring it to rolling boil on stove, shut off stove and quickly pour contents of pan into preheated thermos leaving a little space at top. Close thermos, shake, and lay thermos on its side so food doesnt bunch up. The food will cook in the thermos if thermos holds heat for long enough period. Do this at night and in morning cooked food. One caveat, some food like rice expands greatly as it cooks. Dont use too much for size of thermos- no more than say quarter to third pound dry rice for this thermos if you are only cooking rice. If you experiment with thermos cooking start with small amounts of food and lot water until you get a feel for correct proportions of type food you are cooking. I mainly just wanted to try the Zojirushi so my first attempt was just cup and half of lentils and rest hot water. They were cooked when I opened it after 8 hour, but I was curious so closed it again and left it full 24 hour. The lentils were still hot and edible. I didnt use thermometer, but think the Zojirushi people were honest in their claims of heat retention. Probably around 120 degrees after 24 hour. The Zojirushi performed like a champ in my opinion.

I am not sure what about Zojirushi thermos/stopper is so efficient. The stopper does seem to create a slight vacuum on food inside the thermos. I would assume this helps insulate.

As to using for hot liquid where you are pouring off say cup coffee now and again throughout the day, it works to certain extent, but contents cool much faster because when you pour out hot liquid, that space the liquid occupied in thermos is replaced with cool room temp air. This then cools remaining liquid somewhat. When used this way, those last cups of coffee arent piping hot by any means. Maybe only real way to keep piping hot coffee for use throughout the day is to have three or four efficient small pint thermoses and use up one at a time.

Oh by way this 1.5 liter is identical to 1.3 liter in all ways except size. I would expect the 1.3 widemouth to perform simularly.

After trying several other garlic presses, this little beauty came into my life. It is the only one that ever worked! I use it often and will never be convinced to try another. Worth every penny.

This can opener does exactly what it claims. It opens form the side, under the lip of the can, so the lid doesn't fall into your food and the blade of the opener doesn't touch your food, either. Also, I have young children and we like to do crafts with cans. I got this because it claims to leave no sharp edges. I run my finger over every can before we use it for the kiddos and I have never cut my finger or felt any sharp edges after using this opener! This thing is fantastic! Thank you Zyliss!!

Right out of the box, I could see the Gold C series grill was the right choice. To start with, Weber packaging is the very best I have seen, everything is padded and secured in the utmost care. Make sure you have another person to help remove this out of the box...it is large and heavy(this is a good thing).

The stainless steel is of the highest quality and looks great! The grill was a breeze to put together (8 bolts altogether, they even include the wrench)

Now for the best part...cooking! No lava rocks needed here, this baby is stainless steel all around: burners, flavorizer bars and grates are all stainless! My first cooking expedition... a modest ribeye, but the Weber showed it's colors! The sear marks were awesome and the steak was done to perfection.
The burners on this remind me of a top of the line Viking stove(nice even blue flames), they run the full length of the grill and each(3) are controlled separately.

I looked at this grill at [a local retailer], but Amazon.com was lower in price....
If you like to grill and want something to last, check out this Weber...they have an excellent warranty to ensure your investment.

----5 month Update------
I have had this grill for five months now, are you wondering how I feel about the grill after using it at least 3-5 times a week? Well, I must tell you...this is the BEST grill for the money! The stainless still looks brand new and it cooks better than any grill I have ever used or seen.

I have cooked: filet mignons, porterhouses, t-bones, strips, ribeyes, chicken, vegetables...the list goes on; and every time it shines through. Excellent heating, this machines get seriously hot in minutes and can maintain: high, medium and low heat evenly.

If you're looking for a grill that really does deliver in this price range...this is it!

I expect this grill to last for many years; take a second and break the cost of this grill out over 7-10 years. What a great bargain...excellent food and reliabilty.

I have wanted a Weber grill for years, having been unhappy with the Sunbeam and Char Broil models I've owned. However, I could never find a Weber at a price I thought was fair, and discounts were non-existent. This Genesis Gold C stainless model (including stainless cooking grates and flavorizer bars) was a nice upgrade to the Genesis Silver models, and with the free shipping and Gift Card Amazon.com offered, proved to be the value I have been waiting for.

Shipping was very fast, and EGL put it right where I asked them to, and their customer service people were very helpful. They called ahead to schedule delivery, and I was able to call on the delivery day to determine an approximate time they would arrive. Since I was not present, I left a note with instructions and a signature and the driver did exactly as I requested.

The grill assembled easily, with no surprises, and has worked flawlessly. I've cooked on it several times, including fatty foods (Italian sausage) with no flare-ups, but lots of smoke. The heat appears to be quite even, although there are some spots that aren't quite as hot. I'm hoping to experiment with a smoker box to add more flavor, but I am pleasantly surprised with the large amounts of smoke produced in normal cooking by the flavorizer bars.

I won't know for a while whether the stainless steel interior parts improve the durability of the grill enough to justify the extra expense, but the stainless hood does look very spiffy.

After much research, I decided on the new model Weber Genesis Gold C Grill. The new 2002 models have stainless steel hoods, grates, and flavorizer bars, which gives the Gold C a more expensive and beefed up look compared to the Genesis Silver series. Like many readers, we decided to spend the extra money after going through a fiesta grill and charbroil grill in less than five years.
The grill arrived on 4/2/02 by truck ... and was delivered right onto the back deck and it only took me about 20 minutes to completely assemble the grill (needed the wife once for a few seconds to lift the base onto the stand). Weber even provides the tool to tighten the couple of screws needed for assembly.
So far I have cooked lamb chops, NY strip steaks, Cornish game hens, chicken quarters and eggplant on the grill. They all came out great with no flare ups or uneven cooking that occurred regularly with our past grills. The 3-burner system is great for cooking food like the hens by indirect heat to the perfect crispness and temperature.
Decided to get the C Model which adds in the side burner .... Even though we will only get a few uses out of the sideburner a summer it beats heating up the kitchen.
The only drawbacks I can think of is that the grill only has 3 tool hooks and no front basket for sauces, etc but the 2 pop-up shelves come in very handy. Also the Stainless Steel hood shows fingerprints so it needs to be wiped off after every few uses. I use a SS polish for cooking pans to shine up and clean the hood and boy, does it look good after being buffed
For this price you be hard pressed to find a better quality built SS grill. This is a well built, durable and attractive grill that cooks to perfection every time.

This is our first Bunn and we love the coffee. What we don't love is the way the pour-spout on the pot is made. We can NEVER get a cup of coffee into our mugs without it dribbling down the side of the pot. With the great technology available today it looks like Bunn could have designed a better pot. "~"

The very first pot was INCREDIBLE. It made me REALLY happy that I passed the other coffee makers on post holiday sale for 1/5 the price. If you LOVE coffee and have a pot on all the time - this is the machine for you. I also have the Rancilio Silvia Espresso maker, so this is a higher end coffee consumer review. In fact,my coffee corner is probably worth more than my whole kitchen, but I am finally happy.

What's great: EASY to set up, despite scary warning all over the place about DO NOT PLUG IN UNTIL. They just want the warming tank totally filled. An entire 8 cups of cold water will pour out. They mention "some" - I'm here to tell ya, it's 8 cups!

As soon as the unit is ready for the very first time - give yourself a good half hour to read the directions, cleaning info, etc.. and then execute the instructions - after that you will have a PERFECT pot of coffee.

I used 5/8 of a cup of grinds, set on 40 of the Rocky grinder, some nice Brazilian Award winning beans, roasted very dark and it was the BEST coffee I've ever had.

If you LOVE your beans, then you will not regret spending the bucks on this machine. Actually, order this machine and then get over to wholelattelove.com and get yourself a proper espresso machine, I highly recommend the Rancilio Silvia and Rocky grinder!

This thing is faster than you will believe. It is faster than the 3 minutes the directions say. I have timed it at 2minutes 30 seconds for the full pot! I purchased this machine after reading all the wonderful reviews and was still shocked at how fast the coffee came out! You will never need a timer, which was a concern of mine, being that other brands at this price come with a fancy timer. The temperature of the coffee is nice and hot. We had a Melita for two days since the coffee came out luke warm.YUCK! So we immediately returned it and purchased the BUNN. Please do not make the same mistake we did. Not only is it dissapointing to purchase an inferior product but a hassle! I PROMISE you will love this coffee maker! BUNN rules!!! Thanks :)

My 5-year-old and 2-year-old daughters love this dollhouse storage unit. We got it for my older daughter for her birthday to use as a dollhouse for her Barbies. It's much nicer and sturdier than a plastic Barbie dollhouse (which cost about the same for the fancier versions) and fits all the dolls and their furniture. It also encourages more creativity -- and doesn't talk or beep! The only downside is that the top shelves are not as user friendly because of the way the front comes down. But the unit is cute as can be and will continue to get good use later as a bookcase/storage unit. My husband put it together fairly easily, and, so far, we are very pleased with the quality of this item!

I was so excited to find this item, since I have had no problem finding similar ones for a lot more money! It arrived quickly and I couldn't wait to assemble it. It is adorable and seems to be quite sturdy. I have used the entire bottom shelf for books and my duaghter quickly moved her soft dolls into the top shelf of the "doll house" as she calls it. The colors are great, white with pretty pink trim around the windows (it is a tiny bit darker than the picture online appears). I am very pleased. I have let friends and family know about this one, it is adorable. It is a great size, not too big or too small, I was really impressed with the size. Enjoy!

This is a great bookcase/storage area for all of my 2 1/2 yr old daughters books/ stuffed animals...It holds a surprising amount of stuff and is also really solid. I was a little skeptical because I bought in online, but I was pleasantly surprised at its size and durability, especially for the $$. I'm very happy with this buy.

I gave away my Ridgid shop vac as soon as the Fein box arrived from Amazon.com. That was a mistake!!!!...this vac is too delicate to use "hard" during my kitchen demo/remodel - and I got so frustrated with the filter and small 1-1/4" hose constantly clogging, I gave up and bought another Ridgid vac. I think this vac would work great for woodworking, but general construction site conditions far out tax this machine, and it's difficult to get filters/bags.....

I bought the TurboII to replace a burned out shopvac QSP-pro. So far I am quite happy with my choice. The turboII is much higher quality than the shopvac QSP-pro. This is the first shopvac I've used that has a decibel rating low enough to preclude hearing protection. The motor should far outlast those used in lower cost shopvacs, since it has a bypass cooling system. Suction power is as good or better than the QSP-pro. The extra long stock hose is great for hooking to tools for dust collection. For general purpose vacuuming I recommend investing in a wider diameter hose. My only caveats about this machine are the high cost of accessories and filters. It ships with zero attachments. My QSP-pro cost 1/3 in price, but came with a wide assortment of tools. Luckily you can friction fit a standard large diameter shopvac hose. The rubber tool adapter will let you use accessory tools from other vendors. The top handle is a bit uncomfortable when the vac is loaded down. Some cardboard padding and a bit of tape fixed that problem for me. Overall this is probably one of best shop vacuums available. Definitely worth the high cost if you need a machine you can depend on everyday.

As a professional finish carpenter, I like tools that work well, and last a long time. This tool has the feel of quality. It's a few pounds heavier than a typical shop-vac, but what a difference. It is a pure joy to use. When I turn it on my lab doesn't run for the door. And when I turn it off my ears aren't ringing. The extra long hose(25') and easy rolling casters make for a tip free clean-up, and the auto switch works like a charm. I have made adaptors for my sliding miter saw and sanders and I rarely need to use a dust mask any more. The ultra-fine dust from MDF still seems to get by, but I suppose it would happen with any vac except a true dust collector.

I had a Sears shop vac before that blew out half the dust it picked up, and it screamed like a banshee. I gave that vac to a laborer, and feel that the Fein is well worth every penny.