{"id":14963,"date":"2021-07-20T04:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T04:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceramiccookwarehub.com\/?p=14963"},"modified":"2022-09-05T06:35:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T06:35:37","slug":"best-rice-cookers-in-2020-zojirushi-vs-tiger-vs-cuckoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceramiccookwarehub.com\/best-rice-cookers-in-2020-zojirushi-vs-tiger-vs-cuckoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Rice Cookers: Zojirushi vs Tiger vs Cuckoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which is the better rice cooker brand? Let’s look at Tiger vs Zojirushi vs Cuckoo — three popular brands of rice cookers today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Electric rice cookers vs a pot on the stove <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rice compliments that healthy meal you’ve made in your slow cooker<\/a>, that pot on the stovetop<\/a>, or the dish in the oven<\/a>. It also extends the meal, which has an economical advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically what rice needs to cook is simply heat and water. You just need to get the right water to rice ratio and those cooking times, for that perfect rice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking rice on the stove<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cooking rice in a pot on the stove<\/a> is preferred by some cooks who have perfected this art or just don’t see the advantage of a separate appliance for cooking rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advantage is that you can adjust the cooking and rest times. You can’t do this with an electric rice cooker once it is running (but you vary the amount of water you add next time, e.g., for sticky rice).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comparison chart of best sellers*<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Zojirushi
Zojirushi NHS-06<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		**Best for simple on\/off**<\/strong>
Made in Thailand
Simple on\/off
$
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Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
\"Zojirushi
Zojirushi NS-LGC05<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		Made in China
Delay timer
Quick rice
$$<\/td>
Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
\"Zojirushi
Zojirushi NP-NWC10<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		**Best for \u2018sweeter\u2019 tasting rice**<\/strong>
Made in Japan
Delay timer
Quick rice
3 pressure levels
Induction heating
$$$$
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Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
\"Tiger
Tiger JAX-T10U-K<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		**Best for 2 meals at once**<\/strong>
Made in Japan
Cook 2 meals at once
Delay timer
+ steamer
+ slow cooker
$$<\/td>
Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
\"TIGER
TIGER JBV-A10U<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		Made in China
Cook 2 Meals At Once
Quick rice
+ steamer
+ slow cooker
$<\/td>
Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
\"Cuckoo
Cuckoo CR-0632F<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		Made in Korea
Delay timer
Quick rice
+ slow cooker
$<\/td>
Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
\"Cuckoo
Cuckoo CR-0655F<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		**Best for auto cleaning**<\/strong>
Made in Korea
Delay timer
Quick rice
+ baby food
$<\/td>
Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
\"Cuckoo
Cuckoo CRP-P0609S<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		**Best for extra uses**<\/strong>
Made in Korea
Quick rice
+ pressure cooker
+ fermenting
+ bread making
$$$<\/td>
Buy<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
* see these at Amazon ** Editor’s recommendations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Read on for the details and other merchants from which to purchase these. Or, if short on time, go to my quick reference<\/strong> guide<\/a> to compare features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking rice with electric rice cookers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The thing to love about electric rice cookers is that there’s virtually no thinking involved to get that perfectly cooked rice. You just add the required amount of rice and water and ‘push the button’. Compared this to an air fryer<\/a> — yes you can cook rice in an air fryer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring cups come with the cooker, so you easily know the right amount of ingredients to add to the unit. After you add these you simply set and forget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those leading busy lives and wanting convenience, a set-and-forget electric rice cooker is magic as you can prepare other parts of the meal or simply enjoy other activities — while confidently cooking perfect rice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do electric rice cookers work? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Electric rice cookers work by a push of a button. The unit starts to heat the water and rice you’ve added to the right temperature for menu option. In most modern units an inbuilt thermometer senses the temperature increase once the grains have absorb all the water and switches the unit off or to ‘keep warm’ in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I’ve mentioned above and in my article on why your rice burns at the bottom<\/a>, electric rice cookers have four parts to them. These are the main body, an inner pot, a heating plate or element at the base, and a thermal sensing device with a spring-loaded thermometer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the basics. You’ll find more advanced technologies of induction heating and pressure cooking in some top-of-the-line rice cooker models. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best rice cookers – What to know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of electric rice cookers on the market to choose from. So much so that it can be overwhelming when it comes to selecting the one that’s right for you. They can vary in price from tens to hundreds of dollars, depending on the brand, capacity, the functions they perform, and the extras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typical extras<\/strong> that come with electric rice cookers include the following…<\/p>\n\n\n\n