Rice Cooker Reviews

I was looking for a rice cooker and read good things about this one, Zojirushi has a very good reputation. I unpacked it and washed the spoon, non stick pan and measuring cup and started my first batch of rice. It is a 5 cup and it says 1 to 5 cups of uncooked rice so I tried 1 cup. I opened the cover 10 minutes after the cook cycle ended and stirred it and quite a bit of the rice was very brown on the bottom. Also there were little what looked like plastic sheets very lightly stuck to the side of the pan and you could peel them off it was definitely from the rice. I tried another batch with the same results. I contacted Zojirushi directly. I was using Nishiki rice the tech said they used the same. He told me that it can be hard to cook 1 cup of rice. He said ignore the markings in the pan and mix equal amounts of water and rice. He also told me to fill the pan with just enough water to cover the bottom and no rice and run it through the cook cycle and if it looked like raindrops inside when finished it was working properly but if there was a puddle of water left in the pan then the pan was bad. I ended up with a puddle of water and called Zujiroshi back and got a different tech and explained step by step what I did and he said I must have a warped pan, but that should not cause the rice to brown. He told me I should be able to cook 1 cup of rice and to make sure I rinsed the rice until the water was clear. This person told me I should use the markings on the pan. I made sure I rinsed it very good and tried again. With a lot of effort and trying all different things you can get it to be less brown but it also seems like the rice is hard when the cook cycle ends and even after 15 minutes or so after that it seems harder than it should. I have had rice at different peoples houses from basic rice cookers and you just add the water and rice and it comes out great with very little effort and there is no reason why it should take so much efort with this to get just ok rice. I ordered it online and am sending it back(30 day money back refund) and it sounds like the company I ordered it from is saying if they plug it in and the light comes on they will not consider it defective and they will not try to make rice with it. I like the design, it comes apart for easy clean up and I would have to believe something is not right with this but because of the way the company that I bought it from is willing to handle this I am just going to get my 30 day refund back which I am entitled to. My next purchase will be at a local store. So I am left to wonder what was wrong? Would another one do the same? There are not a lot of 5 cup rice cookers around here. My next choice will probably be either the Panasonic SR-SH15PS Which is an 8 cup, a little bigger than I need or a basic National with a glass cover which I would probably go for but I can get the Panasonic for just about the same price maybe a little cheaper.

If you are looking for an easy way to cook rice without the mess, this is it! Add your washed rice, add your water, close the lid..and its done! Cleanup is a snap! And the rice turns out perfect every time....

Hassle free, easy-to-clean, and makes the perfect rice. I have no complaints and would not trade it in for anything else.

I can't rate it, I am still waiting for delivery, your one to two weeks isn't true. I ordered this item 18 days ago, and you still have not shipped.

I would have rated this steamer a top 5 stars 9 months ago.

I LOVE t-fal ! I have been so impressed by the quality and longevity of their products, I replaced nearly all my kitchen appliances, pots and pans to t-fal items. Until now, I have never been unhappy with any of my purchases.

Unfortunately, the timer suddenly ceased to work last month. Nothing was broken off, and the care of the product has been gentle and appropriate. We used the steamer about two times a week, rarely more. While the unit still steams well , the fact that I have lost this very essential function is a disappointment and renders the steamer handicapped, not to mention the food items that have been overcooked recently. I very much relied on that timer to calculate food preparation and done times.

I will attempt to contact the company and see what their response will be, as certainly I expect T-Fal to do the right thing and either replace the timer/and or the unit itself. I will update the review when I reach a resolution.

Until then: 3 stars, T-fal.

I noticed a change in my skin the first time I used this little machine. It does a great job of cleaning pores and exfoliating dead skin. My skin feels tighter and I look 10 years younger!! Highly recommended!!!

Well, this rice cooker is good for those that want another decoration item around the kitchen counter. I think it looks cute, but when you cook rice it goes all over the place. VERY, VERY MESSY. I actually wanted to send it back, but I got lazy just thinking about having to stand at the Post Office long lines, so I kept it. Anyway, I am trying to stay away from rice since it has too much carbohydrates and calories and makes you fat. So I decided just to steam vegetable in it. Kind of a useless tool since I am avoiding to cook the variety foods just because it gets messy. NOT GOOD.

It looks very nice but also it is a great cooker...
the perfect rice cooker!

This unit is awesome. It automatically detects how much rice/water you have in and then cooks the rice perfectly. It looks super sleek, all chrome. Has a nice auto-warm feature that keeps rice warm after cooking, which is nice when you're late for supper ;)

I had this unit for about a year. When it worked, it worked great! But,the internals rusted which caused a wire to break. This resulted in me getting shocked(big time) and knocked to the floor. They use a tin mounting plate for the wires-go figure. We were very carefull about cleaning this, too(as it says not to submerse the base). So, we were extremely pleased with it until it tried to kill me. We will try a different steamer next time. BEWARE THE SHOCK HAZARD!

This steamer is literally the most used small appliance in my kitchen. My favorite steamer recipe: steamed red potatoes and carrots tossed with 2T parsley, 1/2t rosemary, and 1/2t thyme sauteed in 2T butter. I use it for asparagus, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, and all sorts of stuff. When I'm cooking vegetables, I just don't enjoy results as consistent as the steamer when I'm using the microwave or the stovetop.

Although I can do as good a job with rice by other means, I still prefer using the steamer. It frees up the microwave to reheat something, and the cleanup is a breeze since there is only one bowl that really gets dirty. However, the timer on my steamer does run a tad slow. I have to shorten the booklet's cooking times by 10% or so.

Very good set of basic tools for the kitchen. I have used this to cook rice with excellent results. I haven't used it to cook pasta, but I am confident that it would be easy. The set includes everything you need to make several easy dishes in the microwave. It is also dishwasher safe!

I bought this product almost a yr ago. Its great for cooking in the dorms where your only appliance is a microwave. I couldnt eat the dorm food and this allowed me to cook pasta in my room. I wish i hadnt lost my package insert, that told me the cooking times for everything, so if anyone else goes out and buys this, do us all a favor and post it, eh? I liked that it gave cooking times for steaming veggies, pasta and rice; I LOVED how easy it was to clean. This is a MUST for any one going away to school, and makes a GREAT graduation gift.

I previously bought the Aroma ARC703G, which deserves all the bad reviews it's gotten from other ... customers. This one, however, is well worth the extra money. It makes perfectly cooked rice, from your basic long grain to your basmati and wild rice; even arborio, used in risottos, come out great. The key to buying a rice cooker is its pot -- is it nonstick or not? This one is nonstick, making cleanup easy and hassle free -- unlike the ARC703G's aluminum pot, which requires so much elbow grease to clean you'd be better off making rice the old-fashioned way. Like many other rice enthusiasts, I say Zojirushi is the best brand for rice cookers, but this Aroma model is great for those who make rice only every so often or have suddenly been intrigued by rice thanks to "Survivor II."

I like multi function appliances but sometimes it's case of a jack of all trades master of none. But this machine is nifty - does the basic rice cooking, steams and is also a slow cooker. Very useful for the price (you can get it cheaper at Kitchen Universe by the way I wonder if they will print this now that I've written it)
The steamer basket is too shallow so you have to keep the things you are steaming to a minimum height otherwise it sticks to the lid. That's my only complaint so far

Buttons can feel a little cheap but they work great

I bought this at WS and paid $20 more than the price here. But it's really well made, cooks perfect rice, and steams vegetables. All this before I get home from work! I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a programmable rice cooker

Although this model is not fuzzy logic, it is a great working rice cooker. I am actually upgrading my rice cooker from this one to a fuzzy logic rice cooker, but this rice cooker has served me well for a year.

Great rice cooker. Recieved this as a Christmas present, was quite excited. I eat lots of rice so this makes doing so easy. I had built up a love/hate relationship with rice. As much as I loved to eat rice with most of my meals, I had grown to hate cooking it. Always afraid it would burn lest I check on and stir the stuff every few minutes and when using brown rice as I often do, it was quite often for 30 to 45 minutes having to run in to the kitchen every 5 minutes. Using the top tray to steam veggies is quite a good way at keeping the counter uncluttered, no pot with burned on rice to scrub and less mess. Now, what I dislike about it, only one thing. It boils over just about every time, so there is the boil over mess to contend with. Really, my only complaint, but kind of a big one to me. After having my Rice Cooker for a few months I have figured out the cure for the boil over mess. Leave the steamer atop the pot and you should be mess free. Even when not steaming beautiful Broccoli or scrumptious Squash, leave the steamer on. Easy fix!