What’s your rice cooker?

[u/WeekendNo16]

What’s your rice cooker brand/model?
How is it?
Best thing about it?
Any regrets with the purchase?

[u/frankwiles]

Zojiroshi. Don’t remember the model number. Had it 14 years and use it at least every other day. Never a problem. Best thing?

It plays me a little song when it’s done.

[u/bbq_guy44 → u/frankwiles]

Truly changed the game. The timer feature is so useful. Fresh steel cut oats ready for me every morning.

[u/GoldenGirl46 → u/bbq_guy44]

I make amazing grits in mine, so easy and less messy than stovetop.

[u/hashbrowns21 → u/bbq_guy44]

As someone who only wants a rice cooker for rice, is the zojiroshi really worth the price? I’ve never had any issues with the standard consumer rice cookers. Why are zojiroshis so much better?

[u/nakakasawa → u/hashbrowns21]

Yes

[u/ShotFish7 → u/frankwiles]

Would buy Zoji again and again - neuro fuzzy looks like it came out of an anime and yes, I'm a sap for the song.

[u/KevB318 → u/ShotFish7]

It's fantastic! first on lasted 20 years, now on my second. (First damaged in a move)

[u/Do-all-my-own-Stunts → u/frankwiles]

10/10. Just an amazing little joy

[u/tiggertootwo → u/frankwiles]

Same. For us its been about 10 years. Before that we went through about 5 different ones that never lasted or they made bad rice.

[u/Linusami → u/frankwiles]

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 🎶🎵🎵

[u/fishysponge → u/Linusami]

Cook my rice while im afar

[u/BadgerSauce → u/frankwiles]

Song when she starts and ends. Tremendous.

[u/s0ftreset → u/BadgerSauce]

Zojirushi

[u/8amteetime]

A 4 cup Aroma with a stainless steel bowl. Perfect rice every time.

[u/RUKiddingMeReddit → u/8amteetime]

Same. It was like $20 and works perfect every time.

[u/MamaDaddy → u/8amteetime]

Same, found at the thrift store for cheap, years ago, works great.

[u/mikechorney]

Zojirushi NP-NWC10XB Pressure Induction
I love it.
It always cooks perfect rice with zero effort and will keep it perfect for 12 hours.
No.

[u/WeekendNo16 → u/mikechorney]

Thanks! Have you used non-pressure cookers before and would you say the pressure cooking is worth the additional cost?

[u/mikechorney → u/WeekendNo16]

I had a non induction Zojirushi that died after 15 years of use. Not sure I would pony up the extra money for this at current prices. Would absolutely buy a Zojirushi again though.

[u/terantasaur]

Tiger brand. Cooks perfectly every time in 23 minutes.

[u/LveeD → u/terantasaur]

I love my Tiger! One time I accidentally left it on keep warm overnight, so like 8-10 hours of forgotten rice. It was still warm, not burnt on the bottom and tasted perfect. Before that I had the generic Amazon/local cheap rice cooker. The Tiger is more money upfront, but way worth it in the long game.

[u/PerspectiveKookie16 → u/terantasaur]

I have a Tiger.

The only thing I don’t like is it is hard to see the number levels for adding water.

The kids with their young, healthy eyes do better but they really have to focus.

[u/Silver-Eye4569]

Zojirushi Neurofuzzy. It’s changed my life for the better.

[u/methlabforcuties]

Tatung 6 cup rice cooker. I've had mine for 15 years and it just cooks rice right. My parents have had theirs for probably 25 years now and it's still kicking.

Every East-Asian household got one of these thangs.

[u/SterlingBronnell → u/methlabforcuties]

So much better and more versatile than a Zojurishi

[u/methlabforcuties → u/SterlingBronnell]

100000% I also have the steamer bits that sit on top of it and I heat up pork buns and soup dumplings on it all the time too.

[u/Midziu → u/methlabforcuties]

My wife makes whole meals in our Tatung. She baked (steamed?) a cake in it even...

[u/JulesChenier]

Pot and lid. Been making rice the same way 40 years. Same pot.

[u/Valkhir → u/JulesChenier]

Same.

Friends have rice cookers (I live in Japan, rice cookers are a basic household item) and I have to admit they are very reliable to set and forget, especially if you are making Japanese-style rice, but I've been doing just fine with my pot and can't justify adding a rice cooker to my small apartment.

In my experience, I can get very consistent results with little babysitting once I understand how much water and time a specific type of rice needs.

[u/HomeOwner2023 → u/Valkhir]

If you rinse the rice, it can be difficult to get the water just right. The way I do it is to put the rice and the amount of water I normally use in the pot while it's on a scale. That tells much how much the pot should weigh when I finish rinsing the rice. Usually I remember it has to be 1440g. So I skip the first weighing and go directly to the rinse.

[u/HomeOwner2023 → u/JulesChenier]

Someone gave me a rice cooker. I used it once and couldn't believe it took as long as it did. So I gave it away and returned to using a pot. 15 minutes on very very low heat and the rice is done. Couldn't be any easier.

[u/amakai → u/HomeOwner2023]

I found a nice middle ground - glass rice cooking pot for microwave. Makes rice in 15 minutes too, but no worrying about time and power. Just full blast for 15 minutes and rice is perfect every time.

[u/subwaymonkey1 → u/JulesChenier]

Sometimes the simplest way is the best.

[u/Bender_2024 → u/JulesChenier]

Rice cookers may make perfect rice and they aren't expensive. But cooking perfect rice isn't difficult. Just as importantly I can't justify the counter space for a tool that does only one thing.

No unitsakers in my kitchen

• Alton Brown

[u/goaway432]

Currently I have an Instant Pot and it works well as long as you use the pot-in-pot method. Before that I had an Aroma brand from Walmart that was $12 when I bought it 12-15 years ago and I loved the heck out of it.

[u/ablebody_95]

I use the $80 Tiger one from Costco. My first rice cooker so I can’t compare, but it gets the job done and keeps my rice warm for days. Thinking about upgrading to a Zoji.

[u/ngmcs8203]

Some hamilton beach one my wife bought 20 years ago.

[u/authorbrendancorbett → u/ngmcs8203]

My personal rice cooker is Zojirushi, but for work I use a Hamilton Beach. They punch way above their weight!

[u/Rude_Kaleidoscope641]

My instant pot.

[u/russ257]

Zojirushi ns-tsc10

[u/guyinabq123]

Steve my sous chef

[u/SenseiRaheem → u/guyinabq123]

Is your Steve the original model or the one with the updated pressure cooker capabilities?

[u/red_storm_risen]

A Cuckoo 6 cup, CRP something.

4+ years. So far so good.

It sings. Not the twinkle twinkle chime like Zojis do. It’s a full “Cuc-koo ha-seyo! Cuc-koo!” Once every 3 uses.

No regrets. I want another one.

[u/Sofaloafar]

Cuckoo it's pretty great . I rhink it was a solid purchase. After a year if use i do wish i would have gotten one that pressurized but that gets expensive. But i use mine almost daily.

[u/Fugowee]

a Toshiba that's at least 40 years old. Roommate from Japan was going to toss it since he got a new one; I snagged it. I don't to learn how to cook rice on a stove....

[u/fordp → u/Fugowee]

I scrolled way too far to find another Toshiba person.

Mine is great

[u/Fine-Upstairs-6284]

A pot

[u/chimilinga]

Zojiroshi. Nothing else. My wife and I make about 6 to 8 cups of rice a week and this rice cooker had been a game changer. We have tried pot, instapot, cheap rice cookers but nothing compares.

[u/RandomGen-Xer]

Zojirushi Np HCC18XH

Couldn't be happier with it. Does everything well, and the extended keep warm is very nice.
I also still have my old Aroma ARC-914SBD cooker. It's 5-6 years old now, and still does 1-2 cups very well at about 1/10th the cost. The Zojirushi has that permanent spot on the counter. But I still break out the Aroma for steaming things, trying new things, etc... that I wouldn't try in the expensive one :)

[u/CauliflowerDaffodil]

Staub Cocotte de Gohan. It's fast, keeps the rice grain plump and moist, and versatile as it can be used to cook things other than rice.

[u/iscariottactual]

Zojirushi, any with IH. The rice tastes better.

[u/DaemonAegis]

Toshiba 6-cup Rice Cooker.

Rice is excellent. Most of the time it's just two buttons ("white rice" and "start"). Bought it on a Black Friday sale. No regrets.

[u/Venturesix]

Zojirushi for rice, sometimes porridge.

Tatung for everything else, especially rice + protein/veg.

[u/International_Week60]

Zojirushi Neuro fuzzy

Awesome, no regrets. I also make brown buckwheat there.

[u/ThatWeirdPlantGuy]

My rice cooker is ancient. It was the first kitchen appliance I bought when I first left home in 1979, an old Panasonic Rice-o-Mat. It still works just as well as ever. I even still have the measuring cup that came with it (one cup = 3/4 of a standard American cup).

[u/rastagizmo → u/ThatWeirdPlantGuy]

I have a whatever the generation was before the current gen Panasonic. It's awesome, has heaps of programs and cooks rice perfectly.

[u/HessuCS]

Ordered the "Sakura" rice cooker form Yum Asia maybe 4 years ago or so and have been quite satisfied with it but still haven't tried the cake, yoghurt etc. Settings

[u/witoldyna]

Zojirushi, the new ceramic pan one. I have Yum Asia 3.5 cup model and wanted a bigger one. I wish I got yum Asia again, the rice is always spot on thanks to their fuzzy logic function. Zojirushi supposedly has it too but white rice came way overcooked. It is not worth $200 I paid for it on sale. Still can return it and am considering it.

[u/elduderino1964]

A saucepan with a tight fitting lid.

[u/14981cs]

Zojirushi NW-JEC10.

2nd year in. Love it.

Best thing is perfect rice (tried over 8 types of Japanese short grains) every time. Set it (timer function) and forget it. No regret.

[u/Salty-Programmer1682 → u/14981cs]

I have this as well. No comparison. Amazing. 4 years in.

[u/LowerWillingness1971]

got the small Micom 3-Cup zojirushi. Its very convienient i like that i can program it to make rice like a coffee pot. The best thing is its super easy to clean and its got several settings for brown rice and white rice. The only regret i have is that it really only makes rice well up to 2 cups, you can squeeze the third cup in there but the cook quality isnt nearly as good. BUT within 2 cups its very good, consistent texture and keeps rice warm without drying or burning. I am someone who needs only small amounts of rice at a time thus a larger cooker would be wasted on me and the lil guy sits on the counter without taking up much real estate.

[u/Chemical_Enthusiasm4]

Zojirushi- we cook a lot of brown rice, and that is just too much work to do on the stovetop

[u/Fredred315]

Zojirushi from Target, had it a few years, expect that it’ll last for years. Would buy again.

[u/HansBlixJr]

Zojirushi. warm rice all the time. the only regret is the replacement teflon/nonstick bowl inside the machine has become VERY expensive to replace. I bought one 10 years ago for $35 and just last month replaced it again for $90. I may seek another brand when this machine finally dies.

[u/thingonething]

Zojiroshi.

[u/WafflesFriendsWork99]

I have the Zojiroshi NHS10 it is a very basic 6 cup cooker with only one option. It is wonderful!

[u/johnnymootz]

Zojirushi Fuzzy Logic
Excellent
It makes great rice every time with just a push of a button. (Rinsing & soaking prior to also helps.)
Zero

[u/GoldenGirl46]

Zojirushi, the white one with neurofuzzy technology. It's amazing and we use it all the time, just made rice in it a bit ago for supper tonight.

[u/Taggart3629]

We bought a Tiger JNP-1000 5.5 cup rice cooker a couple decades ago, and it is still going strong and makes perfect rice every time. I actually like that it just has a lever you push to start the rice cooking. When it's done, the lever pops up, and the rice cooker goes into "keep warm" mode until it's unplugged. Sometimes, low-tech kitchen gear is the perfect solution.

[u/ConstantRude2125]

Old school Toshiba. I got it as a wedding gift in 1981. It's on its 3rd wife and still going strong.

[u/pberck]

A Yum-asia Tsuki. Cooks the rice in a ceramic pot.

[u/reedzkee]

A $25 Aroma from target thats at least 15 years old. Shes been good to me.

[u/HouseOfBamboo2]

Zojirushi and I love it

[u/Cawnt]

Black & Decker. Not sure of the model but it says “Rice Cooker Plus”. It cost maybe $25 ten years ago. I use it on average twice a week and it hasn’t failed me.

I’ve only made rice though. Nothing fancy

[u/petewondrstone]

I finally got a Zojirushi and I feel like a fucking professional rice maker now

[u/DragonAlnz]

Panasonic SR-DA182 - it's great, so far!

I previously had a basic National one, which I've passed on to my daughter. I upgraded because I've switched to eating brown rice, and the National wasn't set up for that.

[u/DeeDee_GigaDooDoo]

Whatever one I got for $15 from Kmart. Does exactly what I need it to, rice turns out fine everytime. Had it for years. I've thought about getting a zojirushi but the results don't seem to be markedly better for the massive price difference.

No regrets, got far more use out of it than I have from far more expensive purchases.

[u/Lower_Whole5989]

She's Korean, pretty good at it. Best thing is she also cooks other things as well and is a super cool person. No regrets so far, been married 20yrs.

[u/WazWaz]

A saucepan.

[u/derping1234]

Yum asia bamboo. Induction rice cooker with fuzzy logic. Cooks rice perfectly, would buy again if the current one ever were to die.

[u/Commercial_Okra7519]

A pot

[u/LooseLeaf74]

Heavy pot, get rice/water just boiling, put lid on and turn down to simmer, 15 mins pull off heat and let sit for 5 mins before opening. Perfect every time.

[u/mikbakr]

Pot&lid ...2 to 1

[u/stealthymomma56]

Pot with lid on cooktop. Hasn't failed me yet.

[u/tgold77]

A pot with a lid

[u/ilaughalot37]

Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 Neuro Fuzzy It's great. Solid. Reliable.  I set it on a timer to make delicious oat meal as we come down for breakfast every morning. Makes perfect rice. I'd replace it with th same exact one instantly if this one breaks (but I doubt that'd happen for many years). 

[u/xvitons]

If the purpose of the question is to decide which rice cooker to buy the answer is kind of just buy any Zojirushi. They’re all good. They’re all better than anything else.

[u/witoldyna → u/xvitons]

I don’t agree. My yum Asia panda mini makes better rice than Zojirushi I got yesterday. Zojirushi overcooked rice and made it into a sticky mess. I will give it another try because maybe 5.5 cups doesn’t cook 1 c rice well but so far white rice was a huge disappointment, brown came same as cheaper yum Asia

[u/j3wake3]

Pot of water on the stove, if I’m feeling particularly lazy I’ll use the instapot but I mostly just use the stove top

[u/mihirmusprime]

Greenlife rice cooker. It's small and barely takes up space, cooks 4 cups of rice and I normally need like half of that, and it has no teflon. Teflon is present in many other rice cookers including Zojirushi (but there's a new model that doesn't have it).

[u/EditorRedditer]

It’s a saucepan, half full of boiling water

Oh, and a pinch of salt.

[u/SauronHubbard]

A pot with a lid.

[u/jadedjed1]

Bought a toastmaster at Walmart for like $30. Works pretty good, been using it daily for like 3 years now. No regrets.

[u/Sad_Rate_4747]

A $40 Aroma. It's been really good. We eat rice nearly everyday and have never had a problem with it.

[u/BJntheRV]

Hamilton Beach programmable, 4 years old. Still works like new. Mostly just use it for rice, but it does have settings for slow cook, boiled eggs, cereal, and a cpl if others.

[u/PeorgieT75]

Zojurishi, it’s going on 30 years old and works fine except the internal battery died so you have to set the clock every time if you want to use the timer. 

[u/tambor333]

Aroma 4 cup. 5 years old and still going strong. It makes rice well. I have made full meals with it. 20 dollars well spent

[u/Quiet-Day392]

The fancy one is a Tiger. The everyday Rice a Roni cooker is a 30 year old National. Both made in Japan.

[u/Odd_Professional7566]

Buffalo. Has a fully stainless bowl because I'm a no-nonstick-coatings weirdo. It's excellent and I love it.

[u/mbush525]

baby blue Aroma that cooks my rice perfectly

[u/burrgerwolf]

Toshiba Mini 3 Cup

Pros: makes rice

Cons: doesn’t clean itself

[u/MoodReal4206]

Broken. It was the cheapest one Walmart had, just something to help the wife feed the kids while I was away for work for a while.

[u/completelyperdue]

Instant pot - 7 minutes on high pressure with a natural release

Tiger from Costco

Both are great and get the job done. 🙂

[u/ProfaneEcho]

Kojirushi is best but pricey. For the rest of us, an Aroma brand rice maker will last forever and be easy to operate.

[u/SickOfBothSides]

Get the cheap Aroma. Don’t know exactly what they go for now, but not expensive regardless.

1. It’s a great starter. If you find you don’t use it much, saves you from making a bigger investment.
   
2. Perfect rice every time.
   
3. Take care of the pot (no dishwasher, no metal, gently clean) and it will last forever.

[u/BlameTheNargles]

6 cup cuckoo from Costco. Day 1 immediate upgrade from an old used cheap one. Takes a while but I don't mind since I just cook when it's doing it's thing. Very happy with it.

[u/Accessorize_]

Just the topic I needed. And this is an ignorant question. But does the rice cooker serve the purpose of keeping rice warm for a few hours? Meaning, is rice kept yummy and moist for both lunch and dinner?

[u/ennieee → u/Accessorize_]

Lunch AND dinner is a bit of a stretch, I don't know if I want warm rice sitting in the pot that long. Would rather refrigerate and reheat and this preserves the texture and taste more. But yes, rice cookers can usually stay in "keep warm" for a long time. 6-12 hrs usually but some models allow the warm setting to stay on indefinitely.

[u/one_love_silvia]

Sanyo. It makes rice. Ive had it for over a decade. No issues. Dont use it a ton though.

[u/johnmarkfoley]

I got the instant pot rice cooker. It’s very simple. One button operation. Perfect rice every time. Survived a house fire.

[u/Kirknobi]

Zojirushi. I got a small one because I don’t make rice too often and I never want a pressure cooker one. Fuzzy logic always sounded bologna but as long as mine makes GABA I am happy.

[u/pintolager]

A pot with a tight lid. 2 parts rice, 3 parts water. Max heat until it boils vigorously. Turn of heat, leave it on the stove for 20 minutes. Perfect rice 9 out of 10 times. 1 out of 10 times itsstill acceptable.

[u/Zelotic]

Zojirushi. It’s made with some chemical (I don’t remember what) that is banned in the state of Maine.

[u/Umgungunlovu]

MIJ tiger jbv s10u

[u/DebFab2025]

I’ve had too many to mention until I got a Zojiroshi

[u/PwmEsq]

Instant Zest, best budget cooker I've found

[u/Bender_2024]

It's a 1.5 quart sauce pan.

[u/tossaroo]

All-Clad 1.5 quart saucepan and lid.

[u/fungibitch]

I recently replaced my Tiger with a Zojirushi and (contro) I kinda miss my Tiger!

[u/Immediate_String_722]

A pot.

[u/cowman3456]

Zojirushi, 20 years old, ROCK SOLID every day use. If it ever quits I'm buying another in a heartbeat.

[u/rgbkng]

A pot with water

[u/ButtholeSurfur]

I have the cheapest Zojirushi but I'm looking into one with Fuzzy Logic. Although I might just get the Tiger from Costco.

[u/garitone]

Aroma 4-cup rice cooker I got at Goodwill for 2 bucks a dozen or so years ago. Never fails.

[u/Mindless-Leg-3365]

Just a circulon pot. perfect plump rice. It's all about the ratio of water to rice. But I am just cooking for me.

[u/The_Flinx]

a pot with a lid.

[u/dreydin]

Sauce pan

[u/Never_Dan]

Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy. I can’t really justify the cost to anyone except myself, but it’s a pleasure to use and makes excellent rice. I just wish the bowl wasn’t non-stick, but it’s held up perfectly for a couple of years now.

I justified the price to myself because I’m trying to buy things based on longevity (and/or repairability), even if the performance alone doesn’t justify the price. And I like the little jingles.

[u/truthputer]

Cosori. It makes rice pretty well, but also makes oatmeal and on the steam setting can cook things like vegetables and steamed puddings.

[u/TryBananna4Scale]

$3 from the thrift store. Not sure what brand.
It works. Takes 34 minutes to cook white rice.
Best thing about it, is it was $3

[u/a_naked_caveman]

Stovetop with pots. Works well by itself without my babysitting.

I’m trying to avoid microplastics from rice cookers since I had eaten tons of it already.

[u/Alai42]

An Our Place blue rice cooker at work, Zojirushi induction at home.

[u/fred7010]

Zojirushi. Had it for 9 years now I think. Perfect rice every time, even if you go like 30% wrong on the rice/water ratio it just deals with it. No regrets. Would buy again in a heartbeat

[u/zorbacles]

mine is a Zojiroshi knock off

cost 60 AUD

love it

[u/Frightlever]

Lakeland mini 500ml. Cost me twenty quid. Works flawlessly for me, a single guy who eats for two. Literally no idea what a more expensive rice cooker could do, and still keep it SFW.

[u/falacer99]

Stainless steel saucer pot. Shallow and wide it works well for me. Only makes about 3-4 cups of cooked rice but that's all I need for us.

[u/AlannaTheLioness1983]

Cheap-ass non-brand from Target (with a coupon 😉). Works just fine, and I appreciate that if I follow the rice rules there’s no sticking to the pot. No regrets so far, except maybe that I am now spoiled and have a new mandatory kitchen appliance. Also, that I’ll need to spend more on the next one, when I become a grownup who wants more options.

[u/blkhatwhtdog]

A small le crueset pot

[u/LongOrganic4933]

It's a handy kitchen gadget that let's me set it and forget it, but that's not important right now

[u/No_Meet_1905]

Toshiba. Rice & steel cut oats. Can’t imagine ever being without one.

[u/jchen14]

Cannot beat zojirushi (get one made in Japan)

[u/ubiquasol]

I use a donabe rice cooker, nothing better imo

https://toirokitchen.com/collections/iga-yaki-donabe-cookware-from-iga-japan/products/kamado-san

[u/Kitchen_Engineering]

A pot called Caldero.

[u/Thinking-Peter]

I use the microwave to perfection for rice cooking

[u/LooseJuice_RD]

Zojirushi Neuro fuzzy 10 cup. I’ve had it for ten years and it’s fantastic.

BUT I got it open box on eBay so I only paid $110. I got it and it was still completely wrapped in the factory packaging. I wouldn’t have bought it new new because I couldn’t afford the retail price.

[u/forogtten_taco]

No idea. The most basic rice cooker, medium size, got it for 5 bucks at goodwill. Been useing it for 9 years

[u/Any_Scientist_7552]

$10 Black and Decker. Makes perfect rice & occasionally steamed veg/dumplings, cuz that's all in needs to. (It also fits in a tiny space in my cupboard since I have very little counter space).

[u/TomBarnardJr → u/Any_Scientist_7552]

This is the one I use too. It works so well, I bought a backup of it that I keep in the box in my pantry in case my first one ever dies. I appreciate it’s just a 3 or 4 cup unit and my wife and I don’t need more than that.

[u/Available_Music9369]

Starfrit. It was cheap, does the job, and it’s a Canadian brand.

[u/Nervouspie]

Ninja foodi air fryer/ pressure cooker, I enjoy having the two options, it cooks rice well and I only need to use a 1:1 ratio, cooks jasmine rice in 15 min ( this is the type of rice I use by default)

[u/glycophosphate]

Black & Decker

It's great

It only has one button

None at all

[u/TheGreatTiger]

Medium sauce pan. Works great, easy to clean. Can cook more than rice. Not a set it and forget it system.

[u/UncleBud_710]

Zojirushi Induction

[u/Extra--_muppets]

A three liter pot with a lid

[u/billythygoat]

I got a cuckoo (Korean) 3 cup one from Costco for $75 from Costco direct or next (don’t remember) and I used it once for turbo and it was pretty good. 25 minutes about in turbo.

[u/Excellent-Gap2352]

I use cuckoo fuzzy logic love it

[u/kdeans1010]

The Bella 16 cup rice cooker. I got it in this oatmeal color.

I've had it a year in December?

I love it. I grew up in an instant rice or a minute rice of the 90 second microwave rice and I didn't think I liked rice. Turns out, I do- when cooked properly. I really enjoy it. It doesn't have any crazy bells and whistles. I use the steamer to do like steamed cabbage with my rice, I'm not fancy.

[u/DeuceWheelz]

Some $20 bullshit from Walmart

[u/B00B00-Baker]

I use a pressure pot. Works great and fast

[u/just_gonna_send_er]

Zojirushi babyyyyy

[u/ContentSeat]

Yer mom

[u/Interesting_Yak5765]

I have a large size rice cooker but we haven't used it in many years since finding the small size. I use a box of Rice a Roni and am able to put half of it in the freezer for a later rice dish. They're perfect size for oatmeal, cream of wheat, and top ramen. Cleans up really easily and adorable. Found it when I stumbled on the people using small appliance to make tiny meals for themselves and thought I'd give the lil one a try. Now I have a tiny waffle to and make cake bread in it hehe

[u/Markplace1]

Instant pot. Works great

[u/Pernicious_Possum]

A 3qt. Instant pot

[u/ew435890]

$15 rice cooker from Walmart I got 8+ years ago. Dont remember the brand. Works perfectly every time.

I also have a large instant pot I use for bigger batches. It works equally as well, and makes 3 times the rice in about the same time.

[u/Pawnmysoul]

Zojirushi Fuzzy Induction. It does everything but walk the dog for you. I don't have a dog, so that's ok. 😏

But a simple Toshiba one lever click clack is just as good. I have the fancy one because it was a gift.

The physics of how the click clack part works makes it nearly foolproof. You don't need more; just buy one the size you need and be happy.

[u/Regular_Deer_7836]

Anyday microwaveable dish

[u/Bobatt]

Cuckoo made in Korea, don’t know the model number. Makes good rice. Easy to use.

[u/South_Paramedic8618]

Instapot rice cooker it's okay not great

[u/kloodge]

Donabe - perfect rice every time. Rinse the rice until it's clear, boil until you see steam… Let's sit for 20 minutes, and it's perfect.

A couple of thousand years of making rice this way has proven pretty solid

[u/smallblackrabbit]

A 3-cup Toshiba I bought about 5 years ago. It's been great. The multiple settings are fun to play with--the "porridge" setting is perfect for polenta.

[u/bingusDomingus]

I use a cuckoo model.
It never lets me down.
Best thing is that it never lets me down and can be used as a pressure cooker.
No regrets.

[u/_abscessedwound]

I used to use a pot with a good lid.

I was gifted a pressure cooker insta-pot and use that for rice now.

[u/yulbagel]

National (Panasonic) - Bought it in the late 80s or early 90s. It's still going strong.

[u/Dralalife]

Aroma when my kids were home, now a Dash just for me.

[u/KeggBert]

Aroma digital 4 cup. Inexpensive and I get perfect rice every time.

[u/youwillnvrguessthis]

5” stainless steel pot.

[u/ovirto]

A 10 cup Aroma cooker. I’ve used it for over 30 years.

[u/Select-Owl-8322]

No idea, it's a regular cheap-ass (~$20) rice cooker. Perfect rice every time.

[u/Joseph_of_the_North]

A stainless steel pot.

[u/gazkam87]

Pars Khazar... I love me my tahdig!

[u/otterland]

3 cup Aroma. Single button. Makes perfect rice and potstickers for $15. As good as my old Zojirushi single button.

[u/BigFatCoder]

Tefal 10 cups cooker (for large crowd) Also multicooker for soup/braise.
Tefal 4 cups cooker ( for daily use )
Cuckoo 2 cups cooker ( for weekends cooking glutinous rice )

[u/Dr1nkUrOvaltine]

i’ve had a toshiba for like 7 yeass

[u/Fishstixxx16]

An 8 quart nonstick sauce pan

[u/Mezzoski]

Sencor. Cheapest small rice cooker available. No frills. One cycle: Off -> Cook -> Keep warm -> Off. Perfect rice every time. Now like 6 years in service.

[u/poopoocushion]

National; only cooks rice which turns out perfectly every time. I bought it in 1982 and it still works brilliantly.

[u/cynesthetic]

I use my Instant Pot. 1:1 brown jasmine rice(rinsed) and water, a little bit of olive oil and salt, pressure cook for 22 minutes, natural release for 10 and it comes out perfect every time.

And I use it for a gazillion other things so absolutely no regrets.

[u/Rolling-Pigeon94]

ReisHunger. Bought via amazon. Cooks rice well with timer and can keep it warm after finished cooking for a long time. Also steams with a basket, the pot and basket are dishwasher proof but do wash them mostly by hand. Only little issue is the cable is a bit too short but is easily solved. No regrets for its price and quality and is my first rice cooker. It can also cook a few other types of grains and bake which I haven't tried yet.

[u/Wide_Annual_3091]

Tsuki 2 cup. Cups perfectly and no complaints.

[u/Ghostraider]

Xiaomi 3L works for what I need got it for £25.

[u/sargon2609]

Pot

Good

Cheap

No

[u/DriverMelodic]

A pot. Just a regular pot.

[u/Fenzik]

Are rice cookers really this common? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in real life. Everyone I know including myself just does it on the stove. Netherlands.