Rice Cooker Olympics: I Tested 17 Rice Cookers to Find the Perfect One

2025-08-01 00:00:28.972

The author, a former professional chef with extensive experience cooking rice, reviews 17 rice cookers. The review focuses on rice quality, multi-functionality, and durability. Cookers were tested using short-grain Kokuho rice, assessing factors like gelatinization, consistency, even cooking, and the ability to cook other foods. The review highlights top picks across different categories: best overall (Zojirushi Induction Rice Cooker NP-HCC10), best budget (Green Life 1.5 quart rice cooker), best for impatient people (Cuckoo Electric Pressure Rice Cooker), best dispenser (KitchenAid Grain and Rice Cooker), best high-end (Zojirushi Pressure Induction Rice Cooker NW-YNC10), and best stainless steel (Tatung 11 cup electric rice cooker). Additional recommendations are provided based on specific needs, such as multi-cooker functionality, cooking different rice types, carb reduction, and indestructibility. A Q&A section addresses common questions about rice cooker types, Persian rice cookers, GABA rice, measuring cups, capacity needs, materials, cleaning, and models not included in the review.