Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer, Premium White
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer, Premium White
Customer Review: Not the quality of the IH systems
Summary: 2 Stars
Just a word of warning for those who are either 1) wanting the quality the Japanese Zojirushi rice cooker is known for and/or 2) wanting to purchase items not made in China. I sent this rice cooker back due to health concerns since this model was made in China, not Japan.
China is known for such scandals as the Claire beauty and jewelry scandal (they knowingly used Cadmium - highly toxic metal - in the manufacturing of make up and jewelry for infants and girls sold through Wal-Mart) and the tainted milk incident (in which they knowingly poisoned at least 300 Chinese infants causing 6 deaths). It is for these reasons, and so many others, that you should think twice before purchasing from China, most especially for cooking or personal care items. You simply can not trust what they are actually doing in the manufacturing process. Toxicity is a non-issue for them.
When I received this Zojirushi MADE IN CHINA, I was not surprised that the entire unit felt like a knock-off. I have one of the larger Zojirushi's with the inductions heating made in Japan, and I absolutely love it. You might as well by an Aroma for $30 bucks at Costco than by this mid range model - same quality (Aroma is actually a good deal for the price). The induction heating systems are the only Zojirushi's made in Japan, and it shows.
Customer Review: Best Rice Cooker I've Ever Used
Summary: 5 Stars
I am from Japan, and I am inevitably very picky for the quality of cooked rice. I swear, this rice cooker is among the best purchases I've made on Amazon. Short grain Japanese rice comes out, oh, so, beautifully! Even my mother, a hard-core Japanese woman, thinks it's awesome. I also cooked Indian basmati rice, Spanish long grain rice, wild rice, brown rice...you name it, any type of rice I tried came out absolutely perfectly.
I'm not trying to sound nationalistic, but I'd recommend anyone who plans to buy a new rice cooker to make sure that your new purchase is MADE IN JAPAN. The entire nation of Japan has been obsessed with cooking perfect rice. This product is one of the results of the national obsession. It's a bit more pricey, but it's worth it. Zojirushi has been long known in Japan for superior quality.
This rice cooker sings. When you press the start button, you'd hear a cute melody that lets you know the cooking is started. 40 minutes later, you'd hear another cute melody that lets you know the rice is done! Believe it or not, those melodies are by Mozart and by French King Louis XIII. Who would expect digital Mozart in the kitchen while preparing 3 cups of rice? What a choice - this weird cuteness is also un-mistakeably Japanese... I never thought that rice cooking would become such a fun.
Customer Review: RICE O RAMA BABY
Summary: 5 Stars
Well it makes awesome rice--but it costs a whole lot so I guess it had better. Actually, at first i couldn't believe I was spending this much (my girlfriend had a rice cooker--a gift from her mom, but I broke it haha. Her mom is visiting in a couple of weeks so I figured I had to get her a new, better one as a good gesture). I'm right out of college so a hundred-plus dollars is a big investment, but after a few weeks I already consider it a good one.
Its versatile --makes a wide range of rices. The sushi and porridge options are as far as I've gotten so far, but they are amazing. Throw in some carrots, mushrooms, and seasoning with the rice and water right before making the porridge, and you have an legit dinner 30-40 minutes later. Plus it looks streamlined like a UFO or something, so it looks cool sitting in my kitchen. And if you cook it and forget about it for awhile, it just keeps it warm for you until you are ready for it. You can eat lunch at two, leave half of the rice in there until dinner at 6, and it still tastes amazing.
The best part about this thing is how much time it saves you. It takes two minutes to prepare everything (super simple to use), and you end up with good, legit food. I can't cook anything, so food like this is hard to come by.
Customer Review: Designed to do a basic chore like an expert
Summary: 5 Stars
Cooking rice just right has sometimes been my downfall, especially when cooking several things at one time. I graduated from boiling a pot of water on a stove to a rice maker. Sadly, the first rice maker I had burned one quarter of the rice every time if I didn 't take the rice out as soon as it was done cooking and sometimes even when I did. Keeping rice warm in the ricemaker was not an option although it was supposed to be and the 'ding' that alerted me that the rice was done could hardly be heard-it clicked and then the red color left 'cooking' and went on at 'warming', but the visuals were a quite tough to decipher while I was in the midst of preparing other food.
Anyway, I bought this and use it often. It never burns my rice. It sings a little song when my rice has a few minutes to go and then it sings a little song when it's done. When it gets to within 10 minutes of being done, the digital clock displayed on the front of the machine changes into a timer so you can see how much time is left. You can even put the rice and water in it and schedule it to turn itself on at a different time so it is there waiting with fresh rice when you come home from work. I'm glad I spent the extra money on a machine that does its job so satisfyingly well.
Customer Review: I love my Zojirushi!
Summary: 5 Stars
I hate to cook but I love using this machine! I haven't had this gorgeous appliance for too long but I've not had a bad batch of rice yet. I'm yet to branch out to try some more exotic recipes (I also purchased one of the Zojirushi cookbooks to help me), but I'm looking forward to trying something new.
The unit itself is very attractive and has a fairly small footprint which is great because we don't have a lot of counter space in the kitchen. I'm happy to leave this unit out to show it off because it looks so great! The unit is really easy to use, my only gripe is that some instructions in the manual are a little confusing (i.e. determining the water level) but I think it's because it's too simple. As a PC user, I'm used to having to right-click and go into the Properties menu to do what I need to do...I need to think more like a Mac user (click and it's fixed) *lol*
I am so pleased with this machine and the quality of Zojirushi appliances in general that I have purchased the Mr. Bento lunch jar kit (also excellent) and am currently waiting for the UPS man to show up with the 1 pound bread machine. I highly recommend this product, the capacity is perfect for myself and my husband and the rice is perfect every time!