Rice Cookers: Reviews

Updated October 2011
A rice cooker takes the guess work out of making perfect rice every time. Some models can do a lot more than cook rice; they can also steam vegetables and even make porridge. You'll find rice cookers that cost less than $100 and ones that cost well over $200. To sort out the best ones on the market, we consulted expert reviews, cross referencing those scores with user feedback.
 

Best programmable rice cooker

Sanyo Micom ECJ-F50S *Est. $125 Compare Prices

Fine Cooking: Editors of Fine Cooking magazine name the Sanyo Micom ECJ-F50S a Best Buy because it is less expensive than other fuzzy logic rice cookers but "has all the features almost anyone would need." Brown rice requires an hour of soaking, but otherwise turns out perfectly.

Amazon.com: The Sanyo ECJ-F50S receives about 50 reviews at Amazon.com, most of which are positive.

Cooking.com: The Sanyo ECJ-F50S gets a high overall rating at Cooking.com from more than 40 reviewers.

Best-value multifunction rice cooker

Sanyo ECJ-N55W *Est. $50 Compare Prices

Cook's Illustrated Magazine: Editors at Cook's Illustrated test eight rice cookers, including the Sanyo ECJ-N55W, for quality of cooked rice, efficiency, ease of use and features.

MetaEfficient.com: The Sanyo ECJ-N55W is a step up from the Panasonic SR-G06FG, according to editors at MetaEfficient.com.

Amazon.com: The Sanyo ECJ-N55W gets an average score of 4 out of 5 at Amazon.com, where most users say that it is easy to use and makes perfect rice every time.

Basic cooker for white rice

Panasonic SR-G06FG *Est. $30 Compare Prices

MetaEfficient.com: The Panasonic SR-G06FG is the most basic model recommended at MetaEfficient.com in this roundup of five rice cookers.

Amazon.com: This cooker earns an above average rating in more than 200 owner-written reviews.

Induction rice cooker

Zojirushi Induction NP-HBC18 *Est. $315 Compare Prices

Food & Wine Magazine: Editors at Food & Wine magazine claim that the Zojirushi NP-HBC18 produces perfect results every time, regardless of the type of rice used.

Amazon.com: Users at Amazon.com give the Zojirushi NP-HBC18 excellent ratings and praise it for cooking perfect rice.

Rice Cookers Runners Up:

Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 *Est. $175

3 picks including: Amazon.com, Cooking.com…

Aroma 6-cup ARC-733G *Est. $20

2 picks by top review sites.

Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC18 *Est. $200

2 picks by top review sites.

     
   
 
 
 
     
 
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Aroma ARC-733G 3-Cup Rice Cooker & Food Steamer
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