CUCKOO Heating Pressure Cooker & Warmer – 12 built-in programs, Glutinous (white), Mixed, Brown, GABA rice, and more, 10 cups

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Great rice cooker! Love it!

I'm a third generation American of Japanese Ancestry pushing 60 years of age, and I've spent all my life eating white rice. My mother taught me how to cook rice on a wood fire, for general knowledge, and I grew up on simple one button rice cookers that would shut off after the boiling stage, while the rice finished cooking by steaming on the residual heat, basically mimicking the open fire cooking method. Growing up in the US, most white rice encountered in restaurants were disappointing, even in so called Japanese restaurants. Many people don't soak the rice before cooking, and they use the knuckle measuring technique, often resulting in hard or mushy rice. It is common knowledge that rice in Japan is better, primarily because of the quality of the rice. In Hawaii, we buy relatively inexpensive rice grown in California. So, it is important to use the best cooking methods to make the best of what we have in terms of rice. The Cuckoo rice cooker is a pressure cooker, so the rice comes out with a nice shiny appearance and the grains hold their texture, i.e. not mushy. It makes for very good and consistent rice. But it is not perfect rice in my opinion. The machine calls the white rice "glutinous" rice. I think this means sticky, which it is. It is a little too sticky for sushi rice for example. Also, the rice has a slight dark tint, almost grey. These are minor in my opinion, as I simply eat white rice like the way most Americans eat bread or pasta, and the Cuckoo machine does a fine job at cooking white rice for Asians like me.

It is now 11/18/2024. After 4 years, the cooker is finally starting to show it's true colors BUT never fear! I use the CLEAN function with pot filled with water at full capacity with a tablespoon of vinegar to rid the smell WEEKLY or TWICE a month and it's back to delicious smelling rice! I will never get tired of my rice cooker telling me when the rice is ready. You have to put work in as goes with any appliance such as a toaster oven or stove..etc. Update: 8/9/22: Been over a year now? Rice cooker still going strong. Still makes delicious rice. We lost our measuring cup inside our 60 gallon rice container but never fear! By using my pinky to measure the amount of water needed (measure up to second knuckle line from fingernail), this smart rice cooker can estimate how long it needs to cook the rice for. No regrets! Still worth every penny! Had this rice cooker for over 6 months, and still going strong! It's SO IMPORTANT to read the instructions as it tells you everything you may need to know about handling this expensive cooker. As soon as I changed the settings to English, everything was a breeze. Also, for great lasting rice, turn the warming function down to the lowest heat setting which is 76 or something. Keeps my rice from turning brown and awesome tasting for over 30 hours. Used almost everyday. Also super easy to clean and like a car, you must keep it clean for a long lasting supply of delicious rice, which is super easy bc its mostly just wiping the inside and clearing it of dropped rice grains, ensuring the rubber does not produce mold.. Most satisfied investment in food products to buy.

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