Zojirushi Rice Cookers
A Zojirushi Rice Cooker is usually a bit pricier than its competitors but they have a reputation for quality and sturdiness that offsets this.
There are currently 17 models in the Zojirushi rice cooker range, covering all the popular cup sizes for a domestic kitchen, with choices between a traditional electric or a fuzzy logic rice cooker in the 5 and 10 cup sizes.
- 3 cup rice cooker
NS KCC05
NHS 06
- 5 cup rice cooker
NS PC 10
NHS 10
NS RNC 10
NRC 10
NS MYC 10 - Fuzzy logic
NS ZAC 10 - Neuro fuzzy logic
- 8 cup rice cooker
NRC 15
- 10 cup rice cooker
NS PC 18
NHS 18
NS RNC 18
NRC 18
NS MYC 18 - Fuzzy logic
NS ZAC 18 - Neuro fuzzy logic
NH VBC 18 - Induction heat
- 15 cup rice cooker
NYC P27
The first step in choosing a Zojirushi rice cooker is selecting the appropriate size for your needs, remembering the cup sizes quoted are of uncooked rice which will at least double in size when cooked.
5 cup and 10 cup rice cookers are popular sizes and there are plenty of models with different features to choose from.
Features to look out for include lock tight lids or glass lids, cool touch exteriors, built in retractable cords and condensation collectors on the traditional rice cookers. For the Fuzzy logic rice cookers the models differ by the number of different types of rice they are programmed to cook.
The latest Zojirushi rice cooker to hit the market is the NH-VBC18. As well as having menu setting for white, sushi, brown, semi-brown, mixed, sweet, porridge, rinse-free and quick cooking rice, it has a GABA Brown Rice Activation setting available to activate brown rice for increased nutritional value.
Rice Cooker tips
The starch and powder on raw rice is the main cause of rice sticking and
burning on the bottom of the rice cooker bowl. Rinse rice in warm water until
the water runs clear and you should have no problem with burning or sticking
rice.
Although their are over 40,000 known varieties of rice they can all be classified
in one of only 3 categories - long grain, medium grain or short grain rice.
Long grain rice contain the least amount of starch while short grain rice
contains the most.
