Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer, Premium White, 1.0-Liter

I love this little rice cooking powerhouse! I had been using a 10 cup Aroma rice cooker, acquired a little before college. It cooked rice well enough, but I could tell it wasn't as nice as restaurant rice. Once I really knew my rice-consumption habits, it's capacity was too big for my normal, everyday needs, and I decided it was time to get something more suitable to my tastes. (I can only make fried rice out of leftovers so many times before it loses its novelty...). So I had been eyeing this Zojirushi model for a few months, and saved up money, and finally got it. Shipping/Handling/Packaging: My "Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker" was sold designated as in Good condition, in original packaging from the Amazon warehouse, but for about $30 off. It arrived and I opened the shipping box, pulled out the rice cooker in its box and noted that one of the corners was pretty crunched. My guess is a shipping warehouse mishap, which led to the pricing markdown. Mildly concerned, but considering that it was still under active return policy in case it was broken, I opened the appliance box and found that some of the Styrofoam that filled the crunched corner was broken, but the inner Styrofoam that cradled the rice cooker itself was totally fine. I appreciated Amazon's honesty and pricing alteration, and I feel I snagged a great deal (the savings I got on the rice cooker meant I could afford another doodad on this order! Nice!) Setup: I always read the manual for my appliances, and I would highly recommend anyone new to this model to do so. It has helpful advice on making perfectly tasty rice, and if you're willing to burn the dollars in your wallet on a dedicated rice cooker, why not know how to best use it? Actual setup was very simple. There is a battery in the cooker, so mine had a clock time displayed already! I plugged it in and adjusted the time--important because when you set the cooking timer function: it needs a correct time so your rice is ready at that time. Fill it up with rice and water according to directions and using the included measuring cups, and hit the cook button. Mine sings a tune at me, but you can change that setting somewhat (there is no silent option... learn to love the beep song, I say!). Use: My first batch of pearl (sushi) rice was amazing! Soft, without the weird cracks throughout each grain that the Aroma usually did. I have now made many batches of pearl rice, and have used the Keep Warm function a lot. Keep Warm works great! You just use the included rice paddle to make your uneaten rice a nice mound in the middle of the cooking bowl, and it stays hot and nicely chewy, with no dried crunchy bits, for hours. I have also made pearl couscous with chicken broth instead of water, and it came out perfect and delicious and a little gooey; a new, easy snack or side. I made barley, and it came out tender and nice. Overall: The Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker is a super useful appliance if you have opinions about rice quality. If you don't care about the nuance between decent and excellent rice, you probably wouldn't benefit especially from a $150 rice cooker. I love mine and I couldn't happily go back to my old cooker! 5/5 Miscellany: I am curious if you can make cake in this without hurting the rice cooker. Judging by my solid results from other non-rice experiments, I predict that with a good recipe this would totally work. I also really love the retractable power cord on this model. I do my best to actually unplug the cooker between uses, and having it retract keeps my counter tidy.

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I live in Spain and was looking for a trustworthy brand so I purchased this zojirushi. (For reference it is an American plug but they provide a converter) Unfortunately the product wouldn't work for me and I had some difficulties but the seller was very helpful throughout the process! In the end I had to return the product but the seller provided great service throughout :)

Había escuchado recomendaciones de la marca, por lo que me animé a comprarla ya que no soy un gran experto cocinando arroz por cuenta propia :(. Desde el primer día quedé maravillado por lo sencillo que es usar el producto; además el arroz queda siempre al punto. Ahora es mi mejor amiga al momento de cocinar, ya que mientras me enfoco en otras tareas o platillos ya no tengo que preocuparme por si se me quema o pega; puedes apoyarte de la arrocera para hacer gran variedad de platillos. Su mantenimiento es bastante sencillo y la limpieza igual. Sin duda la volvería a comprar de ser necesario :)