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Tiger Multifunctional IH Rice Cooker 10 Cups 1.8L JKT-D18A $499.99 @ Costco (Membership Required)

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Tiger Multifunctional IH Rice Cooker 10 Cups 1.8L JKT-D18A $499.99 @ Costco (Membership Required)
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RSmith on 07/03/2021 - 22:53 files.ozbargain.com.au (1658 clicks)
Last edited 12/03/2021 - 14:55 by 1 other user

Selling for over $700 @ Amazon and Kogan.

Costco online has it for $519.99 delivered.

The Tiger multifunctional rice cooker was designed to cook large quantities of rice quickly (up to 10 cups capacity), making it ideal for large families. The rice cooking function is versatile and unique, with programmable settings for cooking different types of rice like eco, multigrain, brown, plain, oatmeal, porridge, GABA brown rice etc. Induction Heating (IH) System generates 130℃ high heat and 115℃ steaming process maximize the flavour and texture of rice. The smart microcomputer technology automatic cooking logic automatically senses, adjusts and actively monitors the temperature of the rice to produce the perfect meal. While cleaning is made simple with the removable and washable lid. Made in Japan and meets the Australian safety standard SAA.

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  • bdl on 07/03/2021 - 22:58
    +2

    Rice is nice

  • Sunnyoz on 07/03/2021 - 23:02
    +1

    With that price ..you can’t go wrong with the rice..

    • AlexF on 08/03/2021 - 08:37
      +1

      No machine can right Sunrice white short grain. As tasteless as bleached paper.

  • cam83 on 07/03/2021 - 23:03

    Decent price for induction

    We have the cuckoo version, no complaints besides it’s giant size on the bench..very formidable!

  • Mandalorians on 07/03/2021 - 23:11
    +1

    what is difference between JKT-D18A and JKT-S18A? is it just colour?

  • Synticulous on 07/03/2021 - 23:20

    Only a bit lower than the everyday prices, though not everyone knows to wait for Bing Lee 20% off.

    Great product though you'd wish they sold them with the good inner pots like they do overseas.

    • frugaljerk on 08/03/2021 - 00:07
      +2

      I've been waiting for another Bing Lee 20% off sale on eBay for forever. I doubt they're happening anymore so honestly I'm considering just getting this now rather than holding out longer for an unlikely sale.

      Bing Lee/eBay employees reading this, please prove me wrong…

      • t25 on 08/03/2021 - 10:14
        +3

        If you buy the one from Costco today, eBay/bing lee will have the promo shortly after. It’s a fact of life. Once you buy it from somewhere else it will come on special cheaper than what you paid for it originally.

        • Synticulous on 08/03/2021 - 11:58

          This made me chuckle, it's almost one of the laws of Ozb.

          • t25 on 08/03/2021 - 15:01

            @Synticulous: The biggest kick in the teeth is no matter how long you hold out for (my record is 8 months; once I bought it, bam! $100 cheaper!), the moment you buy it, it is bound to come on special.

          • aragornelessar on 09/03/2021 - 09:45

            @Synticulous: Someone needs to take one for the team

  • chakel on 07/03/2021 - 23:24

    I actually have this one, my husband has had it for 20 years. I’m just a new rice cook.

  • sydshopper on 07/03/2021 - 23:26

    Nice rice but not worth it for the price.

  • klownvandamn on 07/03/2021 - 23:35
    +9

    uncle Roger wouldn't spend this much on aunty Helen let alone a rice cooker.

  • jd4free on 07/03/2021 - 23:49
    -5

    Ouch for most ozbarganers i'd say.
    What ever happened to rinse, cover on lowest heat, cook the other stuff while the rice is done ?
    What makes this better that a $200 unit ? I don't get it .

    • lplau on 08/03/2021 - 00:00
      +6

      it depends on how much you use it i guess. Its like saying the same to somebody who buys a thermomix for 2k and only use it once or twice a week.
      Where as some people eat rice every day, so using a $400-500 unit 7 days a week, you'd say you getting the most out of it.

      Also depending on if you have a taste for rice, good rice isn't that easy to be cooked on a stove, so a good rice cooker takes the guessing out of it. Although most foreigners (non-asian) wouldn't really notice much difference as they don't generally eat rice that often.

      I'm using one of Tiger's domestic Japanese one at home which uses a multi layer terracotta bowl, and it makes the nicest rice, similar to the ones i would eat at a restaurant in Japan.

      • jd4free on 08/03/2021 - 00:33

        yes that makes sense, like comparing a $2000 bed or say day old bread i guess.. i know the diff but my wife's asian and cant notice the diff most of the time, but rice…. oh yeah she can spot the 40c/kg cheaper rice from one sniff. i cant tell eating it.

        • Smigit on 08/03/2021 - 07:14

          On your point though, the $200ish Tigers (models JNP1000 and JNP1800) rice cookers that lack all the smart functions are very very good units too and can easily be considered an ‘every day’ type unit. I’d say for most people looking to splurge on a rice cooker, those might be a better buy as a solid set and forget unit, unless you need all the additional functions.

          If there’s any criticism of those models, it’s that the floral pattern on them doesn’t exactly blend into most home kitchens aesthetic.

  • PuppieWayne on 08/03/2021 - 03:50

    Rice - when you want to eat 20 million of the same thing.. accepts no substitute.

  • garage sale on 08/03/2021 - 06:40
    -2

    hmm i just bought the xiaomi IH rice cooker for $160,international version so english on buttons, only does 5 cups but also less than 1/2 price if you don’t need 10 cups.

    • Tamagotchi Breeder on 08/03/2021 - 08:53
      +1

      You can't compare Xiaomi to Tiger for rice cookers.
      Tiger is a well established as the best rice cooker and it's made in Japan.
      It's like saying a "Cherry" or "Great wall" car is less than half the price of a BMW or Lexus…. With good reason it's less than half the price…

      • garage sale on 08/03/2021 - 09:12

        unless you have a mid range to flagship samsung phone, chances are it’s made in china ….i don’t think there is a technology gap where japan has industrial secrets in making rice cookers …… the thing about many chinese items is the instruction manuals and a throw away rather than repair design.

        downside of the xiaomi IH rice cooker i find it is has never connected to the app or network for me ( how does it know the wifi key or which ssid to connect to ?) and also it’s a close to 60 minute cook.

        might look at the tiger IH when bing lee has a 20% off.

        • Sleepycat3 on 08/03/2021 - 11:44

          There is a difference. Induction heating is super old school when it comes to Tiger or Zojirushi rice cookers. 10 years ago, the Japanese brands were using positive pressure rice cooking. I haven't seen this feature outside of Japan yet, but the technology that we see in models sold in Costco or local electrical stores are at least 2 decades old.

  • pennypincher98 on 08/03/2021 - 07:44
    -5

    This costs about 38 times more than my rice cooker wow
    Although tbf, I don't cook rice all that often and don't need that much.

  • savemore on 08/03/2021 - 08:36
    -7

    Bought a microwave Sistema rice cooker from BigW for $5.50. Cooks rice beautifully and is 100 x less the price of one at Costco.

  • tobi3421 on 08/03/2021 - 08:57

    Trying to think if I should get the 5.5 cup or 10 cup version given that the price is hardly any different…

    • garage sale on 08/03/2021 - 09:14
      +1

      get 10 cup, you can steam other things in it and make batches of rice so that you can just microwave reheat if in a hurry or take to work for lunch.

    • Smigit on 08/03/2021 - 17:14

      Do check the dimensions vs where you want to store it. For the model we have, getting the larger unit added very little to the overall dimensions of the product. I’m not sure about this specific model but.

  • ECE on 08/03/2021 - 10:33
    -4

    That is a nice expensive machine to boil water 😷🤔

    • RSmith on 08/03/2021 - 12:03

      Correct. Add rice while you are boiling water, you'll get perfectly cooked rice.

    • ganymede on 08/03/2021 - 13:58

      Wait till you see the prices of Italian made espresso machines.

      • t25 on 08/03/2021 - 14:53

        And the cost of the associated accessories that go with it. He will get a heart attack!

  • Akya on 12/03/2021 - 17:14

    No stock in QLD warehouses. I used the website live chat to ask if there's stock in Ipswich/North Lakes. They said none so my only option is online. Does anyone know the difference between this and the JKT-S18A? Based on the Tiger website, it seems like the pot has fewer layers and it's lighter overall for the newer JKT-D18A. More importantly, which will make nicer white rice (calrose/koshihikari)?

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