Zojirushi Fuzzy rice cooker 108 shipped

[Jokersmoker]

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[MrBlahh]

Wow, $108 for a rice cooker. Are these things worth the money. You can go to walgreens and pick one up for 10 or 17 bucks depending on if you want 3 or 8 cups. Ive never used a rice cooker but Im interested in buying one so I'm curious.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: MrBlahh
Wow, $108 for a rice cooker. Are these things worth the money. You can go to walgreens and pick one up for 10 or 17 bucks depending on if you want 3 or 8 cups. Ive never used a rice cooker but Im interested in buying one so I'm curious.

If you like rice it's definitely worth buying one, IMO. You just throw in the rice, water, and press a button. When it's done cooking it goes into warming mode by itself.

My mom has a Zojirushi (not as nice as this one) which is great, but the cheaper ones work fine too.

 

[LED]

Originally posted by: MrBlahh
Wow, $108 for a rice cooker. Are these things worth the money. You can go to walgreens and pick one up for 10 or 17 bucks depending on if you want 3 or 8 cups. Ive never used a rice cooker but Im interested in buying one so I'm curious.

{Looks at my almost 20yr old Zojirushi Ricer that still works like 1 Champ}
I'd say...theres none better

 

[MagicianBdotCom]

I didn't know newegg sold appliances... yay for rice tho

 

[crontab]

I have that same cooker and it's great. It's definitely overkill for a fancy rice cooker, but $108 is cheap. I got mine for ~$200 USD when I was up in Canada.

 

[asylinfo]

Every once a while, amazon would cut price really deep on this brand, last time, I bought a 3-cup version for only about $30 +

 

[villager]

Originally posted by: Jokersmoker
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I bought this at amazon for about $100. It is nice if you like soft sticky rice. It is a convenience more than taste for me.

 

[sumrtym]

I own the NS-ZAC10 model (5-cup). Realize Newegg has the 5-cup model of this 10 cup one as well for $95. If there's only 4 of you or less, I'd recommend the 4 cup model.

The ZAC10 cost about $155 or so (cheapest I found), but one of the things I notice right off the bat as different are settings for harder / softer rice (harder for good fried rice). Also, settings for brown, which does require quite a bit different running than white rices, so if you like brown rice, the ZAC10 needs to be the way you should lean. In addition, mine has a timer to turn on automatically. I set it for when I want to eat, and it comes on ahead of time to be done when I told it. Why is this great? Hot rice when you get home, or, more often in my case, I wake up the wonderful smell of hot, steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast!!!!

I just finished cooking a cup of rice for lunch that I added a few things to, and it does turn it out perfect, everytime.

I wouldn't trade my Zojirushi for anything. There's a lot more than just plain rice you can do in these machines. Shoot, I've even made different applesauces in mine (pear applesauce is excellent, btw).

Check out The Rice Cooker Cookbook with 250 recipes for rice cookers!

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Well, it's a hot deal if you like fuzzy rice.

 

[spinn]

Review

Looks like someone had some bad rice. From what I've heard Zojirushi is a top brand from Japan. I've been wanting to get a new one to replace my National (which still works good) and was looking for one that does it all. I believe there's a few more models above this one, so I'm not sure how they all compare. The one's I've seen are about $140.

 

[sxr7171]

The fact that their top of the line rice cooker cost $299 list and sells for $209 at the cheapest is pretty scary. I kind of wanted one until I saw that I can't afford the top of the line model.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: MrBlahh
Wow, $108 for a rice cooker. Are these things worth the money. You can go to walgreens and pick one up for 10 or 17 bucks depending on if you want 3 or 8 cups. Ive never used a rice cooker but Im interested in buying one so I'm curious.

actually, it's pretty cheap for this model.

 

[sunase]

>Ive never used a rice cooker but Im interested

Maybe the hard/soft settings someone mentioned above would solve this, the one I got for a first try doesn't have those, but my rice cooker makes these mushy sticky blobs instead of real rice. I guess Asians have to put up with this style because they use chopsticks, but just beware looking at rice cookers that a lot of them seemed designed with this in mind. Maybe you like your rice all sticking together, I don't know, just not what I grew up with and didn't go over well with me so figured I'd mention it. ^^

 

[gspyer]

Ah that's simple. You're probably cooking with asian rice. The glucose content of the rice and amount of water is what determines how stick it is. Just use long grain rice or brown rice and use a little less water.

 

[Odeen]

So is it a fuzzy cooker of rice, or a cooker of fuzzy rice? Damn imprecise english language. I.E. (Fuzzy rice) cooker || Fuzzy (rice cooker)?

I feel so non-Asian right now..

 

[tk149]

Amazon.com has it for $120.20 shipped. They also have 5 user reviews (which are very positive).
(hope the link works)

Thanks, Jokersmoker! Even if you are a 'bot!

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: Odeen
So is it a fuzzy cooker of rice, or a cooker of fuzzy rice? Damn imprecise english language. I.E. (Fuzzy rice) cooker || Fuzzy (rice cooker)?

I feel so non-Asian right now..

I belive proper terminology would be "fuzzy LOGIC rice cooker."

 

[ubercaffeinated]

this is an excellent rice cooker. anyone asian (atleast korean/japanese) will know what this is all about. you've seen it growing up, and now you're grown up yourself and you need one to feed yourself and your own family. nice find and cheap too for a basic cooker. i'm in on this!

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: sunase
>Ive never used a rice cooker but Im interested

Maybe the hard/soft settings someone mentioned above would solve this, the one I got for a first try doesn't have those, but my rice cooker makes these mushy sticky blobs instead of real rice. I guess Asians have to put up with this style because they use chopsticks, but just beware looking at rice cookers that a lot of them seemed designed with this in mind. Maybe you like your rice all sticking together, I don't know, just not what I grew up with and didn't go over well with me so figured I'd mention it. ^^

real rice? wtf? sad justification for having poor imitiation food :thumbsdown: um... so you are suggsting your rice is 'the right way' whichever cave you came from. talk about trying to teach fish how to swim.

This is an excellent rice cooker. anyone asian (atleast korean/japanese) will know what this is all about.

i dunno too much about ricecookers, guess i was too young to know about the brand names and such but a ricecooker is definitely a must have household appliance, thats for sure.

 

[noxxic]

I have a similar fuzzy one, a Zojirushi ZAC10. Works great, and rice tastes great. Those that are used "dumb" rice cookers that cook in 25 minutes might get a shock in cooking time though: 45 minutes. Quick mode: 40 minutes.

 

[MaxDepth]

I have fuzzy rice right now.
I need to wash dishes.


Thanks for the dealio, JokerSmoker!

 

[heartsurgeon]

your goining to be hard pressed to convince me that spending $100 on a rice cooker makes any sense...

the wife bought me one of these

Zojirushi Rice Cooker - White on sale for $17.00.

I only cook with basmati rice (simply the best), and this thing does a great job...

add chicken stock (never use water!! your giving up flavor), rice, salt, butter, any other goodies you like in your rice....turn it on..

within 30 minutes, you've got perfect rice, and it keeps the rice warm until you turn it off.

$17.00 for perfect rice versus $100.....

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
your goining to be hard pressed to convince me that spending $100 on a rice cooker makes any sense...

the wife bought me one of these

Zojirushi Rice Cooker - White on sale for $17.00.

I only cook with basmati rice (simply the best), and this thing does a great job...

add chicken stock (never use water!! your giving up flavor), rice, salt, butter, any other goodies you like in your rice....turn it on..

within 30 minutes, you've got perfect rice, and it keeps the rice warm until you turn it off.

$17.00 for perfect rice versus $100.....

it's an asian thing to spend that much on a rice cooker. All our meals include rice.

 

[sumrtym]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
$17.00 for perfect rice versus $100.....

There's big differences between what one can do with a fuzzy logic and an on/off cooker, and how well it deals with different types of rice or rice for different ends (harder, softer, brown, rice porridge, fried, etc.).

With a rice cooker, believe it or not, the higher priced units are worth it.

For instance:

1. Black Cherry Applesauce

2. Poached Pears

3. Chocolate Rice Pudding

4. Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)

Those above (and other poached fruits, puddings, and applesauces can only be done in a fuzzy logic (with a porridge setting, I might add).

However, if steaming vegetables or steamed custards are more important to you, then you need just an on/off type cooker as fuzzy logics aren't really good choices for steaming.