We have had our Zojirushi Fuzzy Logic 5 cup cooker (made in Japan version) about a year now and we use it at least 3 times a week.
Another user recommended the most of the following and, though I agree on the whole, I've added an Asian perspective i.e "washed rice" (washed = multiple rinsings & wet rice sits in rice cooker w/ water at least 1 hour before cooking). BTW, though the cups below are 8 oz, one basically uses a proportional amount:
LONG RICE (Chinese, Jasmine, Southern USA, & Middle Eastern)= 1 3/4 H20 to 1 cup dry rice *OR* 1 cup H20 to 1 cup *washed* rice.
SHORT RICE (Japanese style but often from California [see sacks w/ flower on front])= 1 1/2 cup H20 to 1 cup dry short rice *OR* 1 cup H20 to 1 cup *washed* rice.
We like rice, sausage & chili as a meal (bowls of rice topped w/ chili & chopped sausages) and I've had friends from both Hawaii & the South - never mind Mexico! - claim that dish is a *native* food invented solely in their area! At any rate, we cook both the rice and the Louisiana sausages (from Cost Co) simultaneously in the rice cooker: lay 3 Louisiana sausages upon 1 cup H2O & 1 cup short rice (less H2O than normal because of water/oil from sausages) & set it at "quick cook" while microwaving chili (which must have beans for taste!).
The Zojirushi instruction book does not answer enough cooking questions but I can say:
- Don't use "quick cook" (high temp cooking) when cooking veges upon the rice as sad, sorry, limp & grey veges are the result.
- "Near East" (Pilaf, Bulgar, Couscous, Lentils, etc) products or the akin are not referred to at all & I'm still trying to determine the best temp/time (not "quick cook"!).
- "Sweet rice"? Que es?
The "delayed" cooking mode is simply terrific but - if your rice is going to soak many hours - you *MUST* rinse it beforehand as otherwise, it'll be a glutinous scorched mass. BTW, the 5 cup is perfect for two or three people but if your family is 4 or more, I'd buy the 10 cup (3 cup is primo for college dorm student/ single/dater).
11/3/07 - We have been using our Zojirushi at least 3 times a week for two years. LOVE IT! Note: most rice in sacks (Japanese short rice) no longer needs rinsing (change in process) so we just use the "quick cook" (takes 40 minutes). If I had to choose just 3 kitchen appliances, it'd be fridge, microwave and my rice cooker (easy to clean too)....
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