The 6 Very Best Rice Cookers

12 Nov.,2022

 

Digital Rice Cooker

Up to 10 cups | White/sushi, mixed, porridge, sweet, brown, cake, steam, and quick cooking

This Zojirushi is “the Lamborghini of rice cookers,” according to writer and recipe developer Kiera Wright-Ruiz. It also comes recommended by Chris Riley, founder of the Daring Kitchen, who says Zojirushi cookers are “well-built and will last you a long time.” Riley recommended the NHS-06 three-cup cooker, calling it perfect for most people. “It holds up to three cups of uncooked and six cups of cooked rice, but there are larger options, too,” he says. The cooker has single-switch controls and features a nonstick inner cooking pot. “It’s extremely easy to use, and you don’t need to stand by the stove to make perfect, fluffy rice. Just turn it on and use the time for something else.”

Padam Raj Rai, executive chef at Hot Stone, Islington, also likes the Zojirushi. “At Hot Stone, we cook large amounts of rice each day for our fresh sushi dishes, so having the best rice cooker available is very important.” This is also the preferred cooker of the many home cooks on the r/RiceCookerRecipes subreddit. The community has more than 42,000 members, with one claiming their Zojirushi has lasted for more than ten years without getting so much as a scratch on it. Another said this model was particularly good at avoiding “crusting” — when the rice cooks into a thin layer on the bottom of the cooker — which is common on cheaper models. Charmingly, it also plays a tune when the rice is cooked.

The Zojirushi uses what’s known as “fuzzy technology” to determine the cooking time and temperature. This means that even if you add too much water, for example, the cooker will readjust the cook time to accommodate it. “You get a consistent texture with a margin of error,” notes Wright-Ruiz. Another particularly appealing feature lets you preset when you want your rice to cook: For example, if you’re braising something that takes three hours, you can time it so that the rice is done simultaneously.

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