Zojirushi NS-TSC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer, 1.0-Liter

Why did I not buy this earlier?!?! I was making my rice almost 2x a week using the good old pot method. When I switched tho this, it blew my mind. I LOVE this rice cooker. The rice some out incredible.

PROS: Amazing rice cooker. Rice is perfect. I can cook for a large group of people and the quality of the rice is still phenomenal. Trust me, I have been eating rice ALL my life. Growing up, I ate rice daily. I know my rice and this rice cooker does a GREAT job. The functionality is easy and self-explanatory. the size is what I wanted (bigger) so I can cook for large parties. I LOVE this rice cooker.

CONS: None that I can think of. Maybe price is a little high? But to me, you get what you pay for. Pony up and spend the money if you want GREAT QUALITY.

I would recommend this to ANYONE. 5/5 – hands down

Purchased in June 2016, used at least weekly since then (often 3-5 times a week)

Before I say anything else, a note about cooking rice – RINSE YOUR RICE, PEOPLE. IT’S IN THE DIRECTIONS AND IT’S CRUCIAL FOR GOOD RICE.

Fit & Finish:

– Despite the shell being mostly plastic, this rice cooker feels a bit luxe and everything is nice and tight. The super shiny plastic is extremely easy to wipe down whenever it gets dirty.

– The retractable power cord is an amazing feature, such a creature comfort. It works just like it did when we got it, albeit slightly slower now. I’ve never had a problem with getting it to go in the direction I needed.

– The lid and hinge mech is solid and easy to use, just one big button to release. An interesting thing to note is the hinge only opens just beyond far enough for the rice pan to be insertable into the machine, so if it didn’t pop up all the way and your hands are full, you’ll need to use an elbow to nudge it the rest of the way open. My solution is to just pop it open and make sure it’s fully open before I start doing anything else.

– The handle is light and plastic but has not cracked at any point, not even the joints. This was something I was worried about since the unit feels like it could be an issue, but I kinda swing this thing around when moving it in/out of my pantry, and it’s still totally solid.

Product in use:

– The user interface (buttons and screen) is intuitive, easy to use, and there are no seams between the buttons for any water ingress. The buttons on my unit haven’t even started to wear down after 7 years.

– As far as functions go, I only really ever use the White or Quick rice features – I don’t eat brown rice at home, and haven’t felt the need to use any of the other ones. I’ve also never used the timer feature as I am not the best planner. But this thing sure does make the most perfectly cooked rice every single time. It’s honestly kind of rough having such high quality, easy to cook, white rice at home, and then go out to eat and the rice you’re eating is just mushy and overcooked or gummy. This thing spoils you.
— A note about Quick Rice – I have found that the quicker cook time /can/ lead to slightly tackier/gummier rice if you open the lid as soon as the cycle ends. I would give it a few extra minutes to steam out before opening and the rice will be almost as perfect as the regular cycle.

– Volume of rice cooked – I don’t think I have ever maxed this thing out, but I have gotten close. What is MORE impressive, is that I can cook 1 single ‘cup’** (**OF THE CUP THEY GIVE YOU TO MEASURE THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE LINES IN THE RICE PAN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY 3/4 CUP) of rice and it comes out just as perfect as if I cooked rice for 6 people. This amount of rice has never been short of enough for one meal for two adults. On quick rice, this amount cooks in like…15 minutes? And on White it’ll start at 50, but will actually skip a few and be done in 25min or so.

Summary:

I thought for sure that $130 (at my time of purchase) was a bit overkill for a rice cooker, but I will 1000% buy another one of these whenever my current unit dies, if that ever happens. I thought 7 years was a good run (< $20/year for perfect rice at home?!) so any more time after this is just a big bonus.

10/10, and 10/10 with rice.

If you’re a family that needs rice on a daily basis but you’re trying not to destroy your bank account with one of those really high end models and simultaneously trying to do better than the basic no-frills model, this one might be for you. We need the basic no-frills one from Zojirushi and the weight mechanism at the bottom started to glitch over time. This is a known issue, and you can remedy it by stacking coins on it until it works normally again, but we opted instead to buy this one. Ultimately we’re happy we did, because this model is nicer, has more features, works better, has lasted much longer, and is overall worth the upcharge for the quality improvements. Unlike the budget model, this one has no faltered or failed in any way and continues to function admirably, but more importantly has a special adaptability where it will adjust to the amount of water you put into it within a reasonable degree. So if you put in a little too much water (it happens), it will still somehow magically make perfect rice. I have no idea how this works, but they call it some wild overly long name and I’m glad it comes as a feature on these higher end models because it lets me be sloppy with my measurements.

Made my first steamer of Calrose tonight and it was perfect. I’ve always only had cheap rice cookers but have been needing to replace them every year or 2 (we eat a lot of rice) I finally saved up some pennies to hopefully get something that will last for more than a couple years. I must say though that the difference in the way the rice turned out is noticeable and I am more than happy with how my first batch. I’m going to try the cheesecake recipe, I love Japanese style cheesecake so I’m joking this recipe is a little similar. I’ll update on how it turns out.

Arroz perfecto como de restaurante siempre. También la uso para dumplings al vapor y quedan exquisitos. Pense que era un lujo al inicio pero si veo este como un electrodoméstico básico si n o quieres lidiar con ollas y no puedes estar al pendiente al 100% de tiempos de cocción.

Tarda en hacer el arroz 50 mins en lugar de 13 que normalmente tardaría en olla convencional pero el resultado lo vale, nunca me había quedado el arroz tan fluffy y perfecto como con esta arrocera.