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Rice Cookers
- Best programmable rice cooker Sanyo Micom ECJ-D55S *Est. $115
- Budget multifunction rice cooker Sanyo ECJ-N55W *Est. $60
- Basic cooker for white rice Panasonic SR-G06FG *Est. $30
- Luxury rice cooker Zojirushi Induction NP-HBC18 *Est. $300
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- Good for specialized rice types
- Fuzzy logic adjusts for different kinds of rice
- Programmable
- Choice of end-of-cycle signal
- Easy to use
- Long cooking time
- No steam basket
- Battery must be replaced every five years or so
- Expensive
The Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 is chosen often by reviewers as the best high-end, full-featured rice cooker, but it's expensive. Meanwhile, experts and users alike say that the Sanyo Micom ECJ-D55S (*Est. $115) works nearly as well for a fraction of the price. The Zojirushi programmable rice cooker can store texture preferences and handle specialized rice types, including basmati and sushi rice. It makes tender rice, according to experts, but it takes longer to cook than basic rice cookers. For those who want to prepare mainly plain white rice, this model, with its wide variety of features, is probably overkill.
Cook's Illustrated and Fine Cooking magazines review the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 in detail. The Los Angeles Times tests its bigger sibling, the Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC18. The Cook's Illustrated review is the most comprehensive. We also found plenty of owner-written reviews at Amazon.com and Cooking.com.
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Our Sources
1. Cook's Illustrated MagazineDetails/Subscribe
Editors at Cook's Illustrated rate eight rice cookers for quality of the cooked rice, efficiency, ease of use and features. The Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 is included in this detailed and critical roundup.
Review: Rice Cookers, Editors of Cook's Illustrated, Oct. 2007
2. Fine CookingDetails/Subscribe
Fine Cooking tests five top-of-the-line fuzzy-logic (meaning they continuously adjust the cooking time and moisture level to produce perfect rice) rice cookers, cooking a full pot and a single cup of long-grain white rice and 3 cups of brown rice. Editors call the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 their best all-around model. They say it is "as versatile as it is precise."
Review: Equipment Review: High-Tech Rice Cookers, Maryellen Driscoll, Jan. 2007
Judy Yao and her colleagues test six rice cookers, three of which use fuzzy logic (meaning they automatically adjust the cooking time). This review tests the larger 10-cup Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC18, which ties for first place. It produces perfectly tender, moist rice that is slightly sweet.
Review: For Every Kitchen, a Rice Cooker, Judy Yao, July 27, 2005
4. Amazon.com
In owner reviews at Amazon.com, the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 earns an average of 4.5 stars out of five in almost 200 owner-written reviews. Owners say that rice comes out perfectly with little effort.
Review: Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2 Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer, Contributors to Amazon.com
5. Cooking.com
This cookware retailer invites consumers to post their reviews of rice cookers. The Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 earns a rating of 4.7 stars out of five in about two dozen reviews.
Review: Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker by Zojirushi, Contributors to Cooking.com
Elaine Louie interviews Chef David Bouley, a New York restaurateur, who uses a Zojirushi 5-cup rice cooker for white rice. Unfortunately, we're not sure which model he uses.
Review: Possessed: Rice Has Met Its Match, Elaine Louie, Nov. 10, 2002
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