Which Tiger or Zojirushi Rice cooker?

Lancerx on 29/03/2018 - 02:13

Hi rice lovers, howdy! I eat rice every day and regularly make sushi etc. Been using Tefal or Panasonic brand, but thought it's time to upgrade to the "branded" rice cookers Like Tiger or Zojirushi. Seen some of my mates have them, time to join the pack lol.

What's the best value Tigers or Zojirushi model you can buy now? Looking to spend around $300 max.

I will only use it to cook rice and nothing else. Is something like Tiger JNP-1000just as good as the more fancy model in term of just rice cooking capability? Thanks

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  • pongky on 29/03/2018 - 09:03

    While I don't have experience with the $500+ units, I did buy a refurbished Zojirushi for about USD$130 about 7 years ago. It made really good rice and still does. It's a 10-cup one and can do a variety of rices (black, brown, white, quick cook, etc). Mine is starting to now burn the rice while it's keeping warm, so it's running hot. It's got a "neuro fuzzy" tech and I don't really think you'll see much difference between this unit and a 300 or 500$ one.

    • Lancerx on 30/03/2018 - 04:30

      Where did you buy your refurbished Zojirushi?

  • Illian on 01/04/2018 - 00:23

    You and your friends are obviously very committed to rice haha. We've got a Midea which has been fantastic, brought it back directly from China where it costs half as much as the west. Seeing as most people use $15 Kmart rice cookers and have no complaints I'm gonna say rice cooking capability doesn't change after $100 or so, it's all features after that.

    • jv on 01/04/2018 - 00:25

      People are just lazy these days. I just boil my rice in a pot…

      • Lancerx on 01/04/2018 - 00:47

        Nope, I'm not lazy, do all my cookings, just picky in rice texture… :)

    • Lancerx on 01/04/2018 - 00:47

      Guess you're right…guess it's another you got LV bags, I want one too lol

    • leoozbargain on 03/08/2020 - 11:38

      There's a few videos on YT demonstrating the difference between a cheap and an expansive rice cooker. If you care about evenly cooked, fluffy rice, I'd go for Tiger or Zojirushi. Eating at friends' houses with crappy rice cookers is always disappointing. I've had a Tefal that just broke after 7 years with some misbehaving in the last year before that happened.

      From reading online it seems like it's the question on whether you'll mostly cook Japanese rice, which then Zojirushi is the top choice, but if you flexibility without having to test how to do basmati on your rice cooker, probably Tiger. As for cooking in a pot, most people in Japan, Korea and China find that doing it in a pot and keeping it warm to serve while getting other dishes ready is a challenge, as is reheating. Rice cookers are incredibly practical if you cook rice more than once a week.

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