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Tiger Multi-Functional Rice Cooker JKT-S10A 5.5 Cup Induction IH Model Made in Japan $432.30 Shipped @ Bing Lee eBay

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Tiger Multi-Functional Rice Cooker JKT-S10A 5.5 Cup Induction IH Model Made in Japan $432.30 Shipped @ Bing Lee eBay
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sev snape on 05/03/2018 - 16:46 ebay.com.au (1239 clicks)
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Original 15% off at Bing Lee eBay Deal Post

Yes it's expensive for a rice cooker. But, it's the best rice cooker I've ever used - a great appliance if you're serious about your rice. This is the fancy 'induction' cooking type with a really thick bowl inside. 5.5 Cup model. I've not seen Bing Lee selling these before and also never this cheap.

Edit: For some more information and reviews on this cooker, here is the US version of this model (note it has a couple of small differences, the AU version doesn't have the 'bread' setting: https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-JKT-S10U-K-Cooker-Stainless-5-5…

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  • chumlee on 05/03/2018 - 16:48

    How expensive is it?

    • sev snape on 05/03/2018 - 16:49

      Sorry accidentally edited out the price - $432.30 shipped.

    • Synticulous on 05/03/2018 - 18:02
      +9

      The store I work at sell these, and I can confirm you're not going to get this for less until the next time Bing Lee does a bigger special. The exception is if you import one from overseas and get a step-up transformer.

      Also, Tiger might not play nice with Bing Lee for much longer as they're being held under duress by Tiger Japan to distribute into Bing Lee / manage warranties for Costco or lose their distributor status. They don't want to, but that's life and it sucks for us little retailers.

      Having sold every brand other than zojirushi, this is APPLE nice, but you'd be more than fine with a new gen Midea or Panasonic. (Don't go generic Kmart, IH is slightly overrated, Tefal, Breville, Phillips and Kogan are Midea oem)

      tl;dr
      This is slightly above our cost price (less than 2 dollars). Thanks eBay!

  • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 16:53
    +3

    I would spend money on a pressure rice cooker rather than "fancy induction" that has no real purpose inside a self-contained machine.

    • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 18:31

      and you would be spending a lot more money for the fancy 'pressurized' rice cooker.

      • Unacceptable on 05/03/2018 - 18:58

        Buy Korean made Cuckoo with IH induction plus pressure cooker, the price maybe about same as this but the quality is puperior. You can get one in Asia grocer.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 20:01

          I don't think Cuckoo and Tiger are comparable, they're both very good.

        • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 20:07

          I am aware the Cuckoo brand from Korea are also great rice cooker. If you are onto a good one, stick with it. Like any good cooker, just need to find out where you can find a replacement pan.

        • Synticulous on 05/03/2018 - 20:29

          We sell both brands, Tiger is better for Cantonese soft fluffy rice, Cuckoo is superior regarding it's non rice functions. Personally most of our Asian customers prefer Tiger's Rice, but complain about it's non stick coating and have to deal with replacing every 2 or so years. Westerners like Cuckoo's ability to pressure cook about anything but it does require a pretty steep learning curve.

        • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 23:06

          @Synticulous:

          It is a steep learning curve, any advice?

        • Last Seen on 05/03/2018 - 23:29

          @Synticulous:

          Interesting. What's the best / most popular Cuckoo?

        • Synticulous on 05/03/2018 - 23:32
          +1

          @wangsk: There's about a dozen settings you can play with but we frequently find that half of those only really apply to cooking rice to specific tastes and textures. Most people will have to fiddle with soft and fragrant until they've figured out their preference for rice, while other settings such as 360 degree coverage should be left at default unless you're intentionally opting for semi burned textures.

          With the multi use pressure cooking mode there really isn't anything complicated to it, though you might need to experiment with your pressure settings if your particular model (latest model uses NFC and an app) supports it. Otherwise it's just about figuring out timing because some of the new recipes call for doing things in segments of pressure cooking.

          YouTube is your friend, but be patient with your cuckoo and it's amazing how many things it can substitute for!

          Hope this helps.

        • Synticulous on 05/03/2018 - 23:40

          @Ra: The latest one on the Aussie market would be the IH stainless steel finish models, though they rock a alloy pot with a dense compressed mineral coating like all cuckoo pressure cookers.

          That one will set you back about 600 - 660.

          Surprisingly we've sold a lot more of the cheaper non IH models, the reason being that pressure cooker recipes aren't really benefitting from the increased costs of IH. (Almost double!)

          Our top seller is still the regular 10cup pressure cuckoo. (Bigger is better for pressure cooking)

        • Arch9896 on 06/03/2018 - 07:27

          @Synticulous:

          It is hard to justify spending 600, that's why the mid range is always the best seller. I expected using mine for 10 years.

      • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 20:02

        Except it's not "fancy", it has a great purpose. Some things cook much better under pressure ;)

    • pearl2013 on 05/03/2018 - 22:36

      I actually found pressure cooking pain in the bxxx.
      I seriously cannot wait to open the cooker when I’ve got screaming kids saying they are hungry at my back. Lol

  • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 16:55
    +1

    5.5 Cup

    That's pretty small, rice cooker cups are tiny.

    • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 16:59
      +2

      depends on your family size, it is suitable for member of 4-5.

      • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 17:03

        Not a chance, cups are tiny.

        I cook about 2 cups per person unless the rice is a side dish.

        • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 17:09
          +3

          We have two adults and two kids, 3 cups all the time.

        • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 17:24
          +4

          @wangsk:

          Are you saying I'm fat?

        • Letrico on 05/03/2018 - 17:34

          @Scab: Nope but probably you are using the wrong cup

        • Doogan on 05/03/2018 - 17:43

          2 cups per person. Wow thats alot. Well each to their own.

        • AlexF on 05/03/2018 - 18:02

          @Scab:

          .. I'm fat?

          on steamed rice, as main source of calories in a meal, unlikely.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 18:15
          +1

          @wangsk: Rice cups and cups are different from what I experienced. Mine came with a rice "cup" and that was way smaller than my measuring cup. I usually cook a lot of rice and never reach the limit on a 10cup cooker though.

        • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 18:32
          +1

          @StoneSin:

          The cup that came with my Panasonic is 160ml, it's pretty small.

        • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 18:34

          I have a Tiger 3 cup IC rice cooker. Luv it. Don't need 5 cups coz I only eat 1/2 cup of rice, and it cooks my rice to perfection every time.

        • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 18:35
          +1

          @pork chop:

          What size cup though?

        • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 18:35

          The tiny cup that came with the machine :)

        • Wystri Warrick on 05/03/2018 - 18:47

          @Scab: a double D

        • Elision on 05/03/2018 - 18:47

          5.5 cups of raw rice is a lot of cooked rice.

          One Japanese standard rice cup (and the most common you will probably find in rice cookers) is 3/4 of a standard cup, which should make 2 1/4 standard cups of cooked rice, if you're eating two cups EACH, you're eating 4.5 cups (900 calories if white) of cooked rice each.. and yes, that is a really large amount of rice to consume. I eat 1 cup of cooked rice with most meals, my boyfriend who is 6 feet tall and a big eater eats up to 2 and it's plenty for him. (With veggies etc of course). So either your rice cooker uses odd measurements or you guys have a very large appetite!

          This rice cooker should make around 12.4 cups of cooked rice if you use 5.5 cups of uncooked white rice.

        • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 18:58
          +1

          @Lunawinter:

          my boyfriend who is 6 feet tall and a big eater

          Bet you I could eat more than him.

        • Elision on 05/03/2018 - 19:01

          @Scab: If you're eating 4.5 cups of rice per meal I wouldn't doubt it..

        • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 19:01
          +1

          @Lunawinter:

          I'm huge.

        • danielh on 05/03/2018 - 19:17

          @Letrico: So don't use the D Cups but B Cups? :-)

        • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 19:58

          @Lunawinter: There's nothing wrong with eating a lot of rice. But yes, 3 cups of rice is usually a lot in one sitting for a few people.

        • tg on 05/03/2018 - 20:09

          @danielh:

          So don't use the D Cups but B Cups? :-)

          I just want rice, no milk please.

        • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 20:12

          and I thought you are from Mars…

        • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 20:16
          +1

          @StoneSin:

          3 cups of rice is usually a lot in one sitting

          JV: What about if I'm standing?

        • Elision on 05/03/2018 - 20:30

          @StoneSin:

          Oh I know, I eat rice for almost every meal haha. I love it! I could eat 3 cups or even 4 if I really forced myself and made myself feel sick, but I would probably get fat rather quickly because of how often I eat it haha. Was just saying what I said as I didn't want people put off by a 5.5 cup cooker as it's likely enough for a lot of people as it should feed families of up to 5 or so.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 20:38

          @Lunawinter: You just need to find the right soup and then rice is somehow both weightless, invisible but also essential… weird right?

        • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 23:08

          @Scab:

          I am 6 feet tall too.

        • Scab on 06/03/2018 - 07:24

          @wangsk:

          Are you threatening me?

    • sev snape on 05/03/2018 - 17:00
      +1

      There's also a 10 cup model but I've always found the 5.5 cup suitable for my needs.

      • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 17:04
        +2

        Good to see Bing is selling Tiger, usually hard to source and only available from Asian grocers.

        • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 17:09

          agree

        • lplau on 05/03/2018 - 17:32

          Costco has it too but I think it's cheaper version without IH

        • SickDmith on 05/03/2018 - 23:05

          @lplau:
          Costco has two 10 cups models - one with IH and the other is without it.

  • bbtlovebbt on 05/03/2018 - 16:59

    Is Tiger really much better than Midea? Similar appliance only cost 20% 25% of Tiger.

    • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 17:03
      +1

      Much better, like one of the best.

    • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 20:09

      Midea are like Kambrook brand in china. You get the idea.

      • Synticulous on 05/03/2018 - 23:48

        Tiger's build qualities are top notch provided you opt for their Japan made stock as midea are now in charge of the shanghai tiger factory.

        Also, just for reference I'd say Kambrook is a really poor comparison (unless you're comparing it to the midea you can still find in grocery shops from 2001). More along the lines of a Toyota vs. high yield investment.

  • pantsparty on 05/03/2018 - 17:00
    +1

    I love Japanese products and I am sure this works great but I have a Panasonic rice cooker - was around $130 - it also works great. White rice, brown rice, all comes out very well. Not sure if this qualifies as a bargain.

    My machine is very similar to this which comes down to $109 with the coupon code: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Panasonic-SR-ZE105WST-5-cup-…

    • sev snape on 05/03/2018 - 17:02

      Yes it's definitely a niche sort of deal - Tiger rice cookers are never cheap - but it is a bargain if you've been saving up for this model.

    • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 17:06
      +1

      My Panasonic is over 15 years old, used hundreds of times and it cooks every type of rice perfectly.

      Still looks like new.

      • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 20:17
        +1

        15 years old and you only used it hundreds of time?!?. Put her on Gumtree and say 'hardly used'. Mine is like 5 yrs old and I used it every night so in 5 yrs, I've used it thousands of time.

    • Spun on 05/03/2018 - 17:32

      I also have a very similar model to this one. Which was around the same price. Purchased from appliances online 4ish years ago and is still going strong. Flawless rice every time.

      I'd love to own a tiger or zojirushi to compare it to (I've used them on Japan trips, but never owned one)…but not at 4x the price.

    • FloatingPoint on 06/03/2018 - 01:43

      I have the same Panasonic too I thought it's pretty good already… until my last trip to Japan.
      Our Airbnb house has a rice mill like this with a Zojirushi IH pressure rice cooker like this one. Some 'new rice' (that's what they called) was provided as well. That was the best rice I've ever had in my life.
      but still I don't think I will ever spend that much for a rice cooker.

  • Volution on 05/03/2018 - 17:01

    The rolls royce of rice cooker. I'm using the panasonic version and happy with it but i'm just wondering what the taste will be coming our of this Tiger machine.

  • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 17:01

    How different is it to the one here…

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/358838

    • grizz_li on 05/03/2018 - 17:11

      Looks like the cheaper one at Costco doesn't have the induction feature.
      I don't know much about rice cookers. Just Googling now since Bing Lee has a sale.

  • PainToad on 05/03/2018 - 17:10
    -2

    Rice is the easiest thing to cook, I don't get it.

    • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 17:22
      +2

      I used to say that until I bought a cooker, one of the best kitchen gadgets ever.

      • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 20:10

        I used to say that until I bought my TIGER rice cooker :)

    • nauter on 05/03/2018 - 17:26
      +6

      Theres a difference between something thats easily done and something thats well done. I have one of these and i can you it solves problems you never thought you'd live without. For example:

      • It cooks rice perfectly and even adapts if theres an uneven rice/water ratio.

      • The rice is ready to eat the second it beeps. (Cheap rice cookers usually are still undercooked even when supppsedly "ready".)

      • Rice does not burn and become hard on the bottom and edges of the pot. Its a consistent texture throughout.

      • Theres no need to fluff the rice before serving, which is something other rice cookers do due to the cooking process compressing the rice (which results in an uneven texture moisture distribution).

        And lastly, you can burn 5 minutes talking to your friends about its features and how much you spent on a rice cooker.

      If you cook rice at least once a week, its worth it. People spend more on blenders and mixers, which I would argue are used less than a rice cooker.

      • Ic3man on 05/03/2018 - 23:27

        I've already spent more than 5 minutes getting the weird looks around the office when I bought one to keep my Zojirushi company. You do have to go in-depth for the why should I spend 400+ when I can pick one up for $50 questions.

    • The Almighty Dollar on 05/03/2018 - 18:19

      It’s like saying instant coffee is the easiest drink to make…

      • PainToad on 05/03/2018 - 18:51

        I don't drink coffee.

        • Scab on 05/03/2018 - 20:13
          +3

          You should, it's easy to make.

    • AdrianW on 05/03/2018 - 18:43

      I don't get it either - I mean chuck long grain rice in a big pan of boiling water, boil for 11 minutes, rinse with boiling water, done. Perfect fluffy rice every time.

      • PainToad on 05/03/2018 - 18:52
        -1

        Bowl of water in the microwave…done.

        It's rice, it's not fancy.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 20:01

          Put a plate on the bowl next time in the microwave, it's much better to cook with a top when cooking rice, steaming veggies etc.

        • tg on 05/03/2018 - 20:11
          -3

          Bowl of water in the microwave…done.

          Radioactive rice is no good to our health.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 23:32

          @tg: Learn some science, please.

          Oh and P.S. you might hate to learn that many foods are treated with radiation.

          http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/foodtech/irradiatio…

        • mickeyjuiceman on 07/03/2018 - 06:15

          @tg: Only buy "organic," right?

    • [Deactivated] on 05/03/2018 - 20:00

      So why spend time on it if it's so simple? With rice cookers you pour it in and walk away and it'll be ready when it's ready.

  • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 17:13

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  • tif1607 on 05/03/2018 - 17:24

    no pressure no deal…induction heating does not give you the rice texture as comparing to IH pressure…for this price I would try to get a Xiaomi IH pressure version.

    • lplau on 05/03/2018 - 17:36
      +1

      I'm using a tiger cooker which uses a earthenware bowl and just IH no pressure.

      Sadly Tiger doesnt export earthenware versions cuz the bowl costs way too much compared to the multilayer steel bowls. Guess no distributor want to hold earthenware bowl spares due to 3x cost.

      Tastes even better than a pressure Xiaomi.

      Once you eat rice everyday on a tiger you won't go back to a non tiger.

      • tif1607 on 05/03/2018 - 18:10

        My panansonic IH pressure rice cooker can cook 16 top rated Japanese rice with different pressure profile and I can only get 4 different kind import from Japan in Sydney, once you go pressure you can't go back, 土鍋 is closest to tradition pot they use in Japan, pressure is also just trying to mimic how they use to have a heavy lid on top of the pot when they boil the rice with charcoal…..

        • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 22:38

          How much is it? The top model one are selling like $1500

        • SickDmith on 05/03/2018 - 23:09

          My panansonic IH pressure rice cooker

          Where did you get it?

        • tif1607 on 06/03/2018 - 00:25

          @wangsk: top of the range current model is around 80000 yen…

        • tif1607 on 06/03/2018 - 00:27

          @SickDmith: Ebay

    • AustriaBargain on 05/03/2018 - 17:43

      How does your pressure cooker rice compare to the rice you get at a typical Asian restaurant, they have big commercial kitchen sized ones from what I've seen. And it is simple, like just add rice and water and then comeback later to perfect rice?

      • tif1607 on 05/03/2018 - 18:13

        Typical Asian restaurant have crappy rice, however, Japanese restaurant generally have to best rice when they use import rice from Japan as well as the commercial IH pressure rice cooker.

    • SickDmith on 05/03/2018 - 23:08

      for this price I would try to get a Xiaomi IH pressure version.

      I could not find any of them here…

  • ninjataki on 05/03/2018 - 18:01

    Op do you find these incredibly slow compared to the older style? We have an old simple Zojirushi that cooks within 10mins. When in Japan had one of these modern style and found it to be very slow albeit economical (supposedly). Unless it was the whole 110v thing?

    • sev snape on 05/03/2018 - 18:04

      Yes they cook the rice slowly - supposedly this is part of why the rice cooks so well (I can't verify if the time is a factor, other than the rice IS perfectly cooked). I think it takes around 40mins, but there is also a 'quick' setting on the machine though I haven't used it.

      • ninjataki on 05/03/2018 - 18:08

        Yeah those times sound about right. Whilst living over there I used to get frustrated at waiting so long for the rice, guess I was so used to the simple version. Our old old Zojirushi is made in Japan also, it's like from the 90's lol

  • bradenpd on 05/03/2018 - 18:17

    If anyone goes past Costco, I saw a Tiger rice cooker for $299 at Costco North Lakes yesterday, couldn’t tell you what model it was though… looked similar.

    • pork chop on 05/03/2018 - 18:39
      +1

      The one you see at Costco is a 10 cup Tiger. I had checked it out and the pan is quite thin. A good rice cooker needs a thick pan - 3.5+mm. The pan at Costco felt thin and light.

  • abcd on 05/03/2018 - 18:39

    Anyone know how this compares to comparable Cuckoo cookers?

    • Unacceptable on 05/03/2018 - 18:55
      +1

      Cuckoo is the best cooker that I have been using over 10 years. No regret whatsoever.

    • Elision on 05/03/2018 - 18:56

      I asked at a rice cooker store in box hill that sells tiger, cuckoo and cuchen (three of best you can find in Aus, you can't really find zojirushi) and he said Cuckoo was the best value in his opinion in terms of features, quality, design etc, they also cook rice quicker. Tiger will cook rice well but they are supposedly very basic.

      I started off really wanting a tiger but the more i look into them the more I lean towards cuckoo, I just wish that they had nicer designs for the 5.5 cup model that weren't the really expensive induction model. Will prob end up buying the 10 cup one even though its too big for 2 of us, it doubles as a pressure cooker.

      https://cuckooworld.com.au/cuckoo-rice-pressure-cooker-10-cu…

      This is the one i'm most likely getting. There's also a service centre nor far from me which helps if anything goes wrong.

      • Arch9896 on 05/03/2018 - 22:49

        I bought the cuckoo silver top model one for cooking the most expensive Korean rice I could get from the Korean supermarket but I am so disappointed with the result. It has a burn bottom and if you do not eat the rice as soon as possible, the rice will be very hard after 15mins.

        https://cuckooworld.com.au/cuckoo-ih-6-cup-pressure-cooker-c…

        The IH tiger rice cooker seems easier to manage a good result.

        • solpiry on 05/03/2018 - 23:41
          +1

          You didn't notice there's a function to make the burn on the bottom on purpose. Some people use that for cracker, porridge, etc. You should read the manual carefully. That rice cooker can control heating etc to control how sticky and soft and so on. Once you change the settings it will not burn any more..
          Your rice cooker is one of top model. Maybe too many functions for you..

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