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Best programmable rice cooker
Pros: multiple functions, removable lid for easy cleaning, adept at specialty rice
Cons: brown rice requires presoaking, no audible alert when cooking is finished
086483058547
ECJ-F50S
1 piece with handle
5 servings (3 3/4 standard cups)
Yes
Yes
Hot plate
Yes (various types of rice, soup, porridge and slow cook settings)
9 13/16 by 8 7/16 by 11 13/16
650
Retractable cord, reheat setting
Steaming tray, measuring cup, spatula
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Best-value multifunction rice cooker
Pros: affordable, excels at cooking brown rice, multifunctional
Cons: keep-warm function dries rice out, indicator lights can be hard to see
086483058691
ECJ-N55W
1 piece with handle
5.5 servings (4 1/8 standard cups)
No
Yes
Hot plate
Yes (various types of rice, soup and porridge)
9 3/16 by 9 1/16 by 9 7/16
500
One-touch controls
Measuring cup, nonstick spatula, spatula holder
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Basic cooker for white rice
Pros: easy to use, compact size, cooks quickly, works well with white and brown rice, comes with steamer basket
Cons: bubbles over when completely filled, rice occasionally crusty on the bottom, not as adept with sushi and sticky rice, no keep-warm setting
037988959358
SR-G06FG
2 pieces with glass lid
3.3 servings (about 2 standard cups)
No
No
Hot plate
No
8.1 by 10 by 7.9
310
Stay-cool handles, automatic shut-off
Measuring cup, spatula
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Induction rice cooker
Pros: programmable, uses induction technology to cook, cooks all types of rice perfectly, easy-to-clean detachable inner lid
Cons: expensive, long cooking times
23596226432
NP-HBC18
1 piece with handle
10 servings (7.5 standard cups)
Yes
Yes
Induction
Yes (various types of rice, porridge)
10 13/16 by 15 5/8 by 9 5/16
1,350
Detachable, washable stainless-steel inner lid
Spatula, spatula holder, measuring cup