Rice cooker recommendations?

[Keith_W]

What's up with all those Singaporeans speaking with their mouths full? The worst is that guy at 2:50!

 

[Trouble Maker]

One type of chilli sauce.

Fresh sambal, yes please!
We visited Indonesia in late 2019 and fell in love with the thinner version, asli. It's a sauce staple in our house now.
How's the flavor of that version versus asli or olek?

 

[Rip City Dave]

If you use a Zojirushi rice cooker and mod it with an Audioquest power cord, your rice will taste better.

Like a veil lifted off of your taste buds.

 

[Johnny3]

Any recommendations, what tech is worth it and not, what brands to look at?

Should we just buy the most expensive Zojirushi we can? Are the better features/tech even worth it or will any of them cook rice well enough?
Their 'best' one at $750 is too expensive if some of their models at about 1/3 of the price do just about the same thing.

We usually eat white jasmine, basmati or brown long grain rice, if that matters at all. Occasionally we'll cook (Japanese) short or sushi rice, but that's less frequent.

This article breaks it down pretty well. These are all Japanese brands (at various price points), but they cook all types of rice.

5 Best Japanese Rice Cookers to Buy in 2024

At our house, there's one essential "must have" kitchen appliance – the Japanese rice cooker. I am happy to share our experience and opinion.

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