Good deal for those wanting a Cuckoo rice cooker.
$479 after applying the coupon code. Plus delivery. $0 delivery for eBay Plus member.
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No. IH system is mechanical feature. can't avoid it.
You should be able to get that for $449.65 using the AP code too.
What is this AP code?
Afterpay code
AFPYDY
This code can't be applied to your order.
Afterpay is good?
tiger vs cuckoo ?
Adam Liaw considers this his most valuable possession … that might count for something?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/mar/16/three-t…
most valuable possession
What I’d save from my house in a fire
I hate to say something so seemingly trivial, but it’s probably my noise-cancelling headphones.
Huh?
To be fair he does mention it but it's his "most useful object".
well it’s one way to endorse a product and maybe get a free one and some extra work ……
cuckoo
source: I'm asian
source: I'm asian
I've never heard of that brand.
We usually get Lee Kum Kee…
Because you are not asian :)
This is south korean premium brand.
I also found CostCo also sells same product for $589.99.
https://www.costco.com.au/Kitchen-Laundry-Appliances/Cooking…
I just bought one in last sale $488, and happy with the quality.
Cuckoo is the most popular in all countries.
Yeah, not really a fan of non-stick coatings, hence the buffalo. Have a 10 cup buffalo at home and it's been working flawlessly for several years now.
Cuckoo by far
Looks more complicated than my missus
But long run this cooker is cheaper.
Honestly, IMO. it’s hard to justify how good this rice cooker compare with normal IH rice cooker. People would see lots of advertisements to tell how good they are. I would keen to have a chance to taste the rice cooked from cuckoo. Unfortunately, no friends are using this… plus taste of rice is very subjective. Rice eating experience 35+ years.
To cook a good rice depends on
Rice quality 50%
Rice cooker 10%
Correct amount of Water level 40%
disagree.
if you have fancy Japanese rice, but the rice cooker is not "Pressure IH rice cooker" it taste like just normal rice, such restaurant quality which is worse than home quailty.
I know there's more expensive rice in italy the that rice is totally different purposed rice.
Water amount is basic and the most important. and the rest is 50 : 50, good rice and rice cooker.
Plenty of Japanese people use tiger rice cookers which are cheaper than this.
The main difference in cooking Japanese rice is soaking the rice beforehand and the change in water ratio which is something you don’t need to do with other types of rice. You don’t need an overly expensive rice cooker to cook rice, it’s primarily your own knowledge which’ll affect the end result.
Do you wash the rice beforehand? Do you soak the rice beforehand? What type of rice are you cooking? (Grain size, length, bran etc) will all affect the resulting amount of water you need
Probably wouldn’t mention Italians and rice in the same sentence.
They stuffed up cooking steamed rice and stuffed up cooking congee… gave up and called it risotto.
the spanish decided not to stir it and called it paella ……
but then we also have indians and pakistanis ….. white basmati rice also uses different water amount vs jasmine rice …. what is india’s’ top brand of rice cooker , i’m sure they aren’t paying tiger or cuckoo prices
I think 10% is massive understatement. Esp if we're looking at not just white rice
good price
How many KGs of rice do I need to cook for payback in this thing?
I have the 6 cup variant and love it! I often eat rice and cooking brown rice on the GABA setting has been a game changer for myself. Has enabled my to switch from white to brown rice and although there is still a difference, it is much improved compared to standard brown rice. Have had mine for about three years and if it dies, I am buy another without a second thought. Also, the ad is something else and the rice cooker sings to you…
Boil rice in a pot of water and save yourself $479
if you're not a student. $479 is definitely worth. HIgh-end model costs over $1500
if you don't eat rice regularly, it's not worth of course.
Got one from Kmart for $10. Can never tell the difference between that and a high end $1500 model my friend has.
maybe your friend added too much water LOL.
JK
if that's the case for you. don't buy it but most asian people love this cooker.
@javawoo: @javawoo, Looks like you comment contradict yourself , as you say “water amount is basic”.
Actually , Water amount is important “as you imply” and it is a key to cook the rice to the optimal texture and softness. No one want their cooked rice too hard or too soft like congee. Someone prefer soft , some people prefer just fully cooked without excess water outside each rice.
Different brand of rice from different countries has different degree of water absorption rate, follow the instructions or level mark to add water, cook it and taste. Based on the rice softness and adjust your water level next time before you cook, you would do this several time until your rice cooked perfectly to your desired taste and texture.
Therefore, no matter how people using normal or “expensive” rice cooker, without the correct amount of water for rice cooking, you will never get a bowl of tasty cooked rice.
@tztong: of course if you add twice water than it should be it is not even eatable. it's incomparable
@PuppieWayne: it depends on… their income. so far when I see middle or higher class people , theyball have this brand cooker. from vietnam thai china korea japan
@javawoo: Most people in those countries are 75% non-wealthy and I can assure you, no one is going to drop the equivalent of AU$400 to buy a rice cooker.
So I don't know where you get the "most Asian."
@PuppieWayne: i think the number of people paying $400 for rice cooker is much smaller than people paying $150 for a rice cooker and even less than the 100s of millions who can just afford a pot …… people were cooking rice before rice cookers were invented , rice cookers make it more convenient , what ha
need to the xiaomi IH cooker for $150 , thought that was the darling with bluetooth and scan barcode fro over 1000 brands of rice for perfect rice …..if you don’t add too much or too,little water ….
@garage sale: the majority of Japanese people having a rice cooker worth over $500 i am pretty sure.
Only brand that I use is ZOJIRUSHI, as approved by Uncle Roger xD
LOL then we should go ZOJIRUSHI cooker haha
I'm really hesitating buy this.. becuz this is even cheaper than when it's on sale at Costco.
But I don't need this for next 3 months….
I had a Tiger rice cooker for 10 years that went pop, dead. I went to buy another Tiger rice cooker and saw some Vietnamese couple buy a Cuckoo. They walked pasted the tiger, as a white man this Cuckoo raised some eyebrows. I paid $730 for a Cuckoo 10 cup in March 2021. I pound the rice and chicken congee! I think $479 is a bargain!!
It will do 10 cups of rice in 35 mins. I mainly do 3-5 cups of Thai Jasmine rice in 35mins, it is super soft. Much softer than my old Tiger which was NON IH.
It is absolute rubbish on the multi cook function for curries or anything slow! A lot of the videos on the Cuckoo youtube site reference a different model which has a "slow cook'' function button. I only use it for Rice, congee or multi cook for Steamer - dim sims, dumplings, won ton etc. Curry will come out like soup with no thickness.
Rice is softer than the softest rice you have ever touched! Uber fluffy. The 35 min function for rice is handy with kids. I'd say I do about 5 kg of rice a month, so in around a year i've done 50kg of it, tho $60 a month to cook rice, hopefully it has decent longevity like my tiger 10 years!
Down side is: manual is useless, youtube cuckoo channel has no support or receipes. The 1300 number is useless. I suspect if it died after you're 2 year warranty you'll be in dire straits.
Let me tell you one thing.
Costco runs sales with a rotation of 2 weeks.
This cooker sold out on the first day of its sale.
Tiger rice cooker wasn't sold out until the 14th days.
I have this cuckoo and we were previously Tiger fans. Hands down one of the best appliances we ever bought. It makes amazing rice every time and brown rice has never tasted so good. We eat rice every day (rotating through jasmine, koshihikari, brown and multi grain). Definitely would recommend if you can afford it.
Finally snaged one after hesitating when Costco had them month ago. Time to load off Cuchen and normal Cuckoo.
Got this last time around. So good.
Better than ZOJIRUSHI and Tiger.
How is this model different to:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B096P1XNW5
Almost looks identical but minor difference in the buttons?
The Amazon one is a 6 cup while this one is a 10 cup.
We imported one from Korean when my other half's family came to visit. After 5 years it's still as new as when it was first used. We normally cook brown rice with chickpeas and beans. It does have multifunction like slow cook and others but we only use it to cook rice. My mother uses a Japanese made Tiger for more than 20 years and it's still going strong. If the Cuckoo could last more than 10 years I think it will definately will keep going until someone physically damage it. Definately worth buying for this price or even at higher price. Great investment for those who eat rice..
Who knew there were rice snobs , who knew?
what the actual? I'm a Thai, we grow rice and grew up on rice with every dishes and never even thought about spending more than kmart rice cooker… what are you on?
Same kind of people who spend $500 on a coffee grinder to grind 1 cup worth of coffee.. then run it through a filter.
I don’t why people find cooking rice so difficult. One cup rice = one cup water. Press the button and perfect rice every time.
Will the rice be 48 x better than my $10 rice cooker makes?
No, probably 1.2x better at most. I do admit the texture is different but it’s not a deal breaker.
A true rice cooker should only have one button! 😤
Lol, this looks so high tech. Can someone comment on how its other functions work?
The price of the cooker is literally 4 years of rice supply for my family.
I can’t justify paying this much for a rice cooker.
we use a Crockpot pressure cooker on a daily basis and must have gone through tonnes of rice (bought for <$100 on Amazon a couple of years back). The pressure cooker's rice setting is so easy and quick. Hit rice button, press start,12 minutes cook time then wait for decompression (don't rush this, its important). Would buy another in a heartbeat if something went wrong with it.
for me there are 3 methods that each makes it a bit easier, but not major ….
1 - pot on stove cheap but need to pay attention, some people are great at it ….asian and indian nonas
2 - kmart single button with glass lid …does leak a bit of steam but cheap and easier than the pot on stove.
3 - the rice cookers with rubber seals that don’t leak as much steam ……. some are single button ( dumb , boil till water is gone and pop standby button) some are multi cookers (smart, fuzzy logic, multiple settings and cooking curves for different rices).
after that it’s how much you wash the rice, how much water you add, the type of rice and the rice cooker can’t adjust for that …… brown rice needs more water than white rice, basmati needs more than jasmine , etc …… the difference between my sunbeam $60 cooker and my xiaomi $150 IH or panasonic $160 is a chip that has a temperature curve rather than just bring to boil and when water is gone go into standby which my sunbeam $60 does, as does my old tiger ….. there is no AI that calculates the weight of the rice vs water …they assume you read the instructions and got that right …then it’s just a cooking curve based on what you selected ….. doesn’t adjust for humidity, season of the year, hard or soft water, some people can cook a steak to medium by feel, some need a temperature probe, some people can cook rice in a $50 rice cooker, some need a $400 cooker …..
Anyone get delivered? I’m still waiting for deliver. It is showing that still hasn’t shipped.
Mine have not moved since initial order, it is almost 2 weeks now. Bad practice from Binglee
Just got an email for shipping from binglee finally
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can this cook non IH rice?