Macook Rice Cooker with Rice Steamer (5 Cups, 1Litres), Rice Cooker Small, High-Temperature Protection Mini Rice Cooker- For 1-4 People - Cooking 15-20 Minutes - Non-Stick Coating for Cooker Rice

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Sometimes these settings, with the same grains and same water ratios, would function without issue at all. This cooker was also one of the biggest machines in our lineup, requiring an especially high clearance for us to use it with the lid in an open position. It's one of the most expensive cookers on our test, but is an investment in its quality and versatility – it will replace several machines in the kitchen, making cooking and time far more efficient. The Zojirushi and Cuckoo also have steam caps on top of their outer lids, which should also be removed and cleaned. In previous tests, the Neuro Fuzzy was the only cooker that still made decent rice with separate, firm grains when we added almost twice the needed amount of water, likely due to its advanced fuzzy-logic chip.

All of the rice cookers we tested, with the exception of the Instant Pot and the Greenpan models, have inner pots with a nonstick coating; this coating is essential for easy cleaning. If you lose it but still want to go by the water measurements marked out on the inner pot, simply measure out ¾ cup of dry rice for every cup of rice you wish to cook. This time we first tested each with batches of Thai jasmine rice and medium-grain sushi rice—likely the most critical and the most-used skill for a rice cooker.Depending on the volume, white rice will take about an hour, whereas brown rice can require up to two hours, which might seem like a lot for people accustomed to quicker cook times. But the thing that really set this machine apart from most of the competitors was its use of induction heating, which provides a precise, even heat source that warms the whole pot rather than just the bottom.

Anything smaller than that is nice for dorm rooms or people who live alone but isn’t as useful for most people. It comes with a similarly sturdy cooking pot and has an intuitive, easy-to-use digital interface with a Keep Warm function and preprogramming options. The Neuro Fuzzy’s only downside is its relative slowness: Unless you use the quick-cook setting, it takes at least 40 minutes to make a batch of white rice and over 90 minutes to make brown rice.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). We talked to chefs across cuisines, including Dale Talde, author of Asian-American: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from the Philippines to Brooklyn.

Also, it took the longest of any of the mini models we tested to cook one of rice—a whopping 34 minutes.Overall, it isn’t as intuitive to use as more traditional rice cookers like the Zojirushi or Cuckoo. Depending on the model, we cooked the rice on the machine’s white rice, white/sushi, plain, or glutinous setting—whatever setting we judged most appropriate based on the cooker’s manual. Although it’s fairly expensive, in our testing we found that the Cuckoo made exceptional sushi rice: flavorful, aromatic, and with a texture that preserves the integrity of every grain.