New Costco in warehouse specials starting tomorrow.
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Tiger 10 Cup Rice Cooker (JKT-D18A) $449.99, Kikkoman 2L Soy Sauce $7.99 @ Costco (Membership Required)
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Yes, absolutely. I believe this one is also a steamer, which means you can cook your rice and whatever goes with it at the same time.
Looks like an updated version of the one I've had for ages so should also be a slow cooker. Never tried steaming and doing rice at the same time, the programs are separate, at least on mine. Would probably work though you'd have to manually time the steaming.
Just checked. This one compared to the model that I have (JKT-S18A) does NOT have steaming function.
@jettim76: Ah, looks like it's the JKT-S models that have the steam function and can steam and do rice simultaneously. Wouldn't mind having that feature but I doubt mine will ever need to be replaced.
@apsilon: literally don't need a $450 machine to open the lid, chuck your veggies or whatever on top of the rice for the another 10 minutes and close the lid to steam it 🙄
@ozbargainer666: Yeah but chucking it all in at the start and not having to look at it again until it's all done would be more convenient.
@apsilon: Same thoughts as you, apsilon. Mine is still going strong. I love the stand-alone steam function on my tiger for steaming dimmies. The other feature I wouldn't mind is the Express limited cup. That allows you to cook 1 cup of rice in the 5cup machines (although this one at Costco is the 10 cup).
@hodgey: Might be OK but you can't go wrong having left over rice so you can do fried rice etc the next day.
@hodgey: Tell me more about this express limited cup: is it a different shaped bowl to allow for cooking smaller amounts? Or is it just a shorter program (at different temp?) to counteract the smaller volumes?
Making the right amount of rice has always been the struggle (short of just making excess purposely, or buying two rice cookers!).
@caprimulgus: I don't have the express limited cup option on mine, but it's just another setting (different program) I believe. It would be handy because the minimum number of cups I can cook on mine is 2 cups, but having a setting for express 1 cup would be handy (I've had the odd time where my children have had to take 1 cup of rice to school for food technology class and told me at the last minute).
I'm pretty certain this doesn't have the steamer. You can search for this model on Kogan (not to buy, just to zoom in on the functions) and it doesn't have the steamer, nor the plastic steamer attachment that sits inside. It has:
- Plain/white
- Ultra
- Quick
- Express limited cup
- Eco
- Multigrain
- Brown
- GABA brown
- Long gtain
- Mixed/Sweet
- Porridge
- Slow CookI have the JBA-T18A 10 cup that I bought from Costco a few years ago that we use daily. We mostly the white rice, steam, slow cook and porridge settings.
Cuckooo or nutin
Tiger gang for life
Year of the tiger.
Will probably last you until next year of the Tiger :)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Steamer.
No love for elephant? (Zojirushi)
I'm more of a zojirushi man.
Zojirushi represent
Did u guys or gals get ur Zoji from Amazon? Been umming and ahhing on a Zoji for forever but theyre just not as widely available as Tiger. Any links perhaps ? :)
@X3: Amazon is a good place to get them these days. I got mine in Singapore because a relative is a reseller and therefore I can get killer prices for them.
@t25: Seems like Amazon will be the go, thanks for replying! Glad u were able to get a sweet sweet deal from your relo :)
Looked at so many Tiger and Zojirushi rice cookers at, I think it was Takashimaya (used to go to SG quite regularly), holy xit its ex there - some were over 1000SGD. Just cldnt do it.
I figure that the prices in the big department stores are way higher than normal. Any idea where in SG wld be a good place to buy for the next time Im there? :)
@X3: I found some neighbourhood stores in the local suburbs (Toa Payoh, Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, Commonwealth) to be competitive.
For those who are more comfortable shopping at department stores, if you head there during their sales, you can snag a good deal there too or if you know someone who works in the department store and can access their staff discount.
@t25: Thanks for the tips re local suburbs and dpt store sales :) Dont know any staff at dpt stores, so cant hit em up for a favour haha
Mine plays a Mary Had a Little Lamb jingle when it's done. Quintessential Japanese.
Definitely Cuckoo. Used to own a tiger for 8 years and cuckoo is next level
Is it really worth so much more than the Panasonic ones?
The Panasonic is terrible. I bought one and my friend did the same. We both regretted.
Out of curiosity, what makes the Panasonic terrible? Panasonic is the only one I have had (so no reference point), and have generally been happy. Do I just not know what I am missing?
We had the Breville earlier and it was okay. Changing to the Panasonic and we could immediately taste the difference. The rice is not cooked thoroughly and not as fluffy. I thought my wife being difficult until our friend said the same. I have since bought a Tefal and happy with it. If you’re happy with yours, I guess stick with it.
Which model Panasonic did you have?
@itstuan: These Panasonic's are not too bad…
https://www.binglee.com.au/products/panasonic-sr-cx108sst-5-…
Does steaming too. Handy for Dim Sims, Dumplings, Veg
@dregs: I bought the Panasonic SR-ZX105KSTM a bit over 5 years ago and the last year it’s very inconsistent. It is cooking rice 2-4 times a week for my husband and I. The last 6 months I realise I have to tweak the water amount for all the water to be absorbed and definitely not as fluffy as it used to be. Expected it to last longer :( Definitely getting a Tiger next (5 cup)
I have the older model and the rice comes out perfect every time. The pot still looks new after a few years
Is it the fancy induction one? I always found 10 cup too big, I think I got the 5 cup.
Convert rice to gold
Converts rice into crack
Over 1.4 billion people would agree.
Not everyone uses the same brand. Did you mean there's over a billion people that enjoy eating rice?
I bought one of these a while ago, the rice is certainly a bit nicer and fluffier than with the old kmart rice cooker, but not $450 nicer.
If I could turn back time, I wouldn't bother with one of these. If it was $50 or $100 then that might be reasonable.
It depends how often you consume rice I guess. In an Asian family where you have a family consuming it regularly, the fluffier and nicer pays back a lot sooner. Especially in a family… Could you imagine your kids saying "the rice tastes better than xyz's house?" haha, no self respecting parent / family meal preparer can recover from that.
And these things last for like 15years or something…
I'd say only buy one if you eat rice everyday otherwise cost/benefit ratio doesn't really add up. The same can be said for coffee machines I made that mistake. The good thing about rice cookers is that there arent any drastic changes in terms of tech so you can atleast keep this for over a decade and it'll still work.
Would you say it was 15c nicer than the Kmart one?
Because you should look at it as being $400 more than a Kmart one, over its life which you could reasonably expect to be 10+years given people's experiences with this brand.
So let's say you cook rice 5 days a week (which you'd likely be doing if you're considering a 10-cup cooker). Over a year that's 260 cooks. Over 10 years that's 2600. You get 15.3c per cook.Plus you're getting all the additional features and options, easier cleaning, etc.
Over 10 years that's 2600. You get 15.3c per cook.
That's irrelevant because you are still paying $400 more for the Tiger one. You are still out of pocket.
You could invest the $400 today plus buy 3 Kmart rice cookers and some rice and in 10 years have $512.03 (assuming 2.5% interest) and probably at least one Kmart rice cooker left.
But in ten years, you would have zero rice cookers left and still have to fork out money for a new rice cooker since the kmart rice cooker would be broken after a couple of years.
@t25: As I said
You could invest the $400 today plus buy 3 Kmart rice cookers and some rice and in 10 years have $512.03 (assuming 2.5% interest) and probably at least one Kmart rice cooker left.
Or you can buy 4 Kmart rice cookers today, invest $397.88 and have $510.88 in 10 years time
@spaceflight: But you can eat shitty rice everyday for 10 years if you choose the Kmart way, or have nice rice for 10 years if you go with Tiger.
I would take Tiger in a heartbeat.
Yes, I pointed out that you're $400 out of pocket over a Kmart cooker and 15.3c out of pocket per cook.
The 15c tradeoff is for the better quality cooker over the expected number of years you'd use the cooker. You pay more for quality with every use and the point is if you're needing a 10-cup rice cooker then the extra you pay up front is for the better quality of its useful life. If you don't eat rice most days then it's not worth it, but that was said already.
What's irrelevant is only considering the upfront cost and not the benefits of that extra cost. Why do people buy Nike's instead of Kmart shoes, why buy Mercedes over a Great Wall, etc. Pay more and get more but it's your choice if you want basic or something better.
When I scrolled through this on my phone, I thought for a moment that they have a Master Chief helmet from Halo on sale. Then I realised that it’s just a rice cooker. You can grasp my disappointment.
Rice Cooker - FUYIOH!
Price $449.99 - HAIYAA!Uncle Sam wants to know your location.
hard to get one
Tiger or Cuckoo
I have a cuckoo and fam has a tiger, personally I think the tiger gives better and more consistent rice.
Cuckoo for nicer softer rice. it pressure cooks the rice, makes rice more soft n smells good.
Tiger is not pressure cooker, but still one of the best rice cookers to date.
if u want tiger brand i recommend the older round cylinder shape tiger rice cooker, Single setting i think is much better then this new shape ones. Water goes all over the side and most settings u wont ever use.https://www.binglee.com.au/products/tiger-jnp1000flz-electri…
Totally disagree. The basic tiger is no different from any cheap rice cooker. Save your money. Refer to this explainer:
https://youtu.be/RSTNhvDGbYIFuzzy logic and induction / pressure cooking are what command a price premium. If you want a Tiger, don't go the base "normal" model.
I have the Aldi version and I absolutely love it. I can't imagine how the Tiger one would be 10X better for the price.
Definitely worth the money.
Got it recently. It cooks acceptable rice. But it wants to leak water into the heating element. You have to be careful with the lid dripping back down the back of the unit (it doesn’t have a water catcher for some reason) and near the rim then into the element. I believe it won’t last more than maybe a year given how bad it handles the steam condensation. If you successfully manage to prevent it from destroying itself, it’ll cook some okay rice. Better than stovetop at least if you avoid turbo mode.
It’s a fundamentally flawed design which is why it gets so many bad reviews. I’m gonna try and find a Tiger or Cuckoo for a good deal in the mean time.
I just use some old rice cooker i bought from a garage sale about 7 or 8 years ago for $2. Cooks rice well. I remain entirely uncovinced at to how this is worth $449.99.
apples and oranges. It's likely your $2 cooker has one setting, rather than the 12 programs this has, and the technology, IH or fluffy logic, is not going to be there on your garage sale pickup. A better comparison might be a smart and a dumb tv; after all, you can still watch TV on the dumb one found on marketplace.
And the end result is that you are still watching the same FTA TV content on the dumb TV and it will look just as good.
It has a Blowjob setting.
Avatar & user name checks out.
Does this Tiger cooker do pressure cooking?
Nope thats y cuckoo all da way
The only con it has it doesn't have stainless steel pot..hence why I prefer buffalo brand
Why is that a con?
Buffalo rice cookers are not non stick, plus aluminium is a good conductor of heat.On their website is says
Taiwan technology, stainless steel inner pot made in Malaysia, outer shell made in China, assembled in Australia.
Which almost sounds like they are importing Chinese rice cookers (which might even have a non stick bowl from the factory) and adding their own stainless steel bowl
convince me to buy this over a $15 kmart rice cooker
Your wallet would be lighter 😉
I started a thread on this exact topic with over 100 responses recently:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/678876I bought the Kmart one.
Anyone have a 3cup rice cooker they would recommend?
Kenwood, been using for 10 years lol
I cook rice once a fortnight roughly, for some-one like me, I am guessing just using a pot or a cheap kmart one is much better than this option? I do like good rice when I eat it, but seems like a waste to spend anywhere near this amount of money for it.
Is this model tiger made in Japan?
They all are I think.
449 to cook rice. No thanks.
Here is a hack, boil water in a pot, pour rice in and it will be ready in 10 minutes. Strain the water out.
Here's another, buy a 15 dollar rice cooker from kmart. Going strong for 2 years now.You lose so much flavour that way! Absorption method is fluffier and tastier. I follow the method on this website when I’m away from my rice cooker but need to cook rice https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-cook-rice/
I never understood why people obsessed over rice until we got our Tiger from Costco. It's like every grain gets its own personal treatment & is distinct from the next, rather than the clump of "rice" our old rice cooker gave us.
Whether that's worth paying 20 times the price is up to you
Rice cooker not available online?
Does this one allow you to make small portions (1 or 2 cups of rice)?
Two Cups minimum on the 10 cup version
Also anyone know when the Buffalo goes on sale?
Nice Rice?