Might be controversial, but I’ve switched from a rice cooker over to using an instapot. The rice isn’t as perfect and it sticks to the bottom, but the pure versatility of it + reduction of counterspace has more than made up for the parts it lacks.
Anti-MSG propaganda actually comes from Asian racism, and was born out of the idea that Chinese food with its MSG was causing headaches and other health effects that were entirely made up. MSG is perfectly fine for you, and it makes a ton of things even tastier. I use it all the time in home cooking.
I really liked the guy in his initial Good Eats show. I loved how he broke cooking down into a science. Then I watched him as a guest judge on Chopped, host on Cutthroat Kitchen, and several other shows and realized what a jackass he is. Not sure if it’s a TV personality or if it is how he actually is irl. Regardless, it has really turned me off from watching anything he does.
I remember reading that he didn’t like how much of a character the people behind cutthroat kitchen made him, still I also preferred the good eats Alton
Edit: Apparently the Zojirushi pots are really durable. Considering I really fucked up my rice last night I’m not sure I should be trusted. I tend to make the same amount of rice always and this time I changed the quantity and my cooking method blew up.I went shopping for a rice cooker a while ago and came up empty handed. Zojirushi or whatever the import model is from Japan are often recommended but not what I wanted since despite the cost you still have replaceable parts to take care of.Stainless steel inserts are hard to find. I looked at other types of cookers as well.
In the end I felt like buying a cheap model from amazon ($30) and replacing the inner every couple years was the way to go. They work fine. Replacement inserts costs as much as a new unit and was harder to find so it seemed like they are basically disposable items.
I didn’t buy one because it seemed wasteful and now I just use a normal thin-bottomed pot. If I were to look again I’d consider buying a cheap one and experimenting with different bowls, but honestly going back to making rice with a pot was a lot easier than I remembered.
This is crazy talk. I’ve had my zojirushi rice cooker for over 10 years. As long as you wash the pot and lid properly and don’t scratch it with metal utensils it should last forever. Replacement parts are available but the need should be rare unless you are a Neanderthal.
If your experience is you frequently need to replace parts for your rice cooker, then you’re buying the wrong rice cooker.
Good to hear. I’ve edited my comment. Every other rice cooker I’ve seen has had peeling problems so I just assumed it was a thing for all of them. My parents specifically bought the most expensive one at the store a few years ago but it’s still crap.
It's almost like new. As long as you don't use metal utensils with it and wash it by hand, it will not flake. It's also very easy to wash because of the nonstick coating, so hand washing is no hassle.
It's probably the best single purchase I have ever made, as someone who regularly eats rice.
Looks good! I have a sauce I’ve been fermentating for a little over ten months. I’ll probably bottle it once it hits a year. I can’t wait to try it! Also, I would definitely get a lid that has an airlock so it can vent. Otherwise, you risk the jar exploding if too much pressure builds up and you forget to burp it.
I agree with everyone else (Mercato Atlas) and would add that should you ever want to venture into other pasta shapes, Mercato has a good range of accessories.
Zojirushi and Tiger make great rice cookers, I’ve had a few.
That said I’ve replaced my zojirushi with an instant pot. And you can do a whole bunch of other things with an instant pot. The instant pots rice program is just as good as a dedicated rice cooker.
My instant pot always takes sooo long to pressurize! It feels like the rice cooks forever by the time the pressure is ready. Did you have this issue at all when starting?
Total cooking time for rice in the instant pot isn’t much different from my zojirushi. You can speed up the instant pot though by pressing down on the lid when steam is coming out to force it to seal early. This little pressure increase will cause that pressure nub to pop up and seal so pressure will more quickly increase.
The other key tip for instant pot rice is to let the pressure release naturally. The rice needs time to absorb all that water after the cooking cycle completes.
I have a Zojirushi, it’s fantastic. But I’m betting at this point, just look for any rice cooker with Fuzzy Logic/Micom and decent reviews.
If you live in the US, Costco has pretty solid deals on quality rice cookers which are solid. Also prime day is coming up and I got my zojirushi a while ago for under $100
We have a ninja foodie. It does rice, until recently our household did the instant rice. We will never go back, though the thing we have isn’t optimal. First I’ve heard of a Zojirushi, gonna look into that for sure.
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