Panasonic 5 Cup Uncooked Rice Cooker with Pre-Programmed Cooking Options for Brown Rice White Rice and Porridge or

This is my favorite rice cooker. My first one was given to me by my daughter. After many years of excellent service, we pretty much wore that one out and decided to buy this replacement. It makes rice perfectly and is so easy to care for. The only thing you should know is that if you want to leave the rice in the cooker all day, this is not the cooker for you because after a while it will scorch the rice. That is no problem for my family since we make our rice, use what we need and then put it the extra in storage containers and refrigerate it. Read more

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As an Asian-American, I have to have a rice cooker in my kitchen. That's non-negotiable. Until now, I've always used cheap dumb cookers and had mostly decent results. When ours finally gave up, I decided to splurge on a smart cooker and I'm happy that I did. I wasn't about to throw down $300 on a Zoji so this seemed like a good alternative. I didn't need all of the fancy cooking programs, just a button for white rice is sufficient. Pros: Non-stick is excellent! I haven't' had it too long now, but it's already been better than my last one ever was. Easy! Just put in your (rinsed) rice, add water (to the knuckle) press start. That's it. Great rice every time. Removable cord (Doesn't seem like much, but I hated the non-removable cord on my old machine) Stays hot. Even after unplugging, it keeps warm for a long time if you keep the lid closed. Cons: Annoying to clean. The lid doesn't come off so you have to wipe it clean and leave the machine open to dry. Luckily, it cleans up easily. No time remaining. My old machine didn't have that either, but it also didn't have a microcomputer. Kind of big. Bottom line: A huge upgrade from our older basic cooker. If the non-stick coating holds up, I'll have no regrets ever for spending the extra money for this superior machine. Read more

I basically bought this to make many different rices such as white, jasmine, brown and other foods such as quinoa and mixtures. There is a slight burn patch toward the middle but I think it's a ratio of water that I need to adjust from time to time. I personally DO NOT follow the water marking levels within the inner pan as the rice gets extremely mushy. I go under the waterline by 2 or 3 millimeters. The quality of the unit seems very well made. The controls look simple and the quality of the non-stick inner pan is excellent. Too many times manufacturers cheapen the teflon coating and it food still ends up sticking. The only issue I might have is a slight confusion on the quick cook/steam button. It has the same image of the White Rice button although different colors. So what exactly is the quick cook/steam function for? Is it just for steaming veggies? Then it should just be a labeled STEAM. I haven't tried the porridge function but it will be rare that I ever use it for making homemade soups. Wish it had a beep tone when done. And I wish there was a holder for the scoop. Wish there was a steam/water drain removable reservoir rather than the built-in left and right side drain areas. But other than my own confusion...and some minor minor wants...it works very well. I can see this lasting for years to come. Read more

Bottom line: This baby makes perfect sushi rice and keeps it warm without crusting it all up on the bottom -even if you leave it for a bit. It's very well built, as most Panasonic products are and looks nice. You hit the button for the rice you are cooking and it just makes your rice perfect. Way, way better than my old Oster. It also comes with a paddle with little knobbly things on it which makes it really easy for the rice to release -it doesn't all stick to the paddle. I'm a little surprised the manual is so poorly translated that some things are not possible to figure out: Panasonic is usually pretty good about manuals. Luckily it's not a complex device to use -the key is that the measurements marked on the side of the pot work differently: you measure your rice with a measuring cup (handily provided) and stick your rice in, then bring the water up to the cup markings which have already taken into account that you stuck the rice in. I.e., if you are making 2 cups of rice and need 2 3/4 cups of water, stick the rice in, then bring the water level up to 2 3/4. This is a great idea. The only issue I have, and why I dinged it a point on "easy to use", is that it is nigh on impossible to read the markings inside the pot unless you hold it outside the cooker in just the right light while trying to keep the water level. I've gotten around this by marking a bamboo handle to match the pot markings and I just stick that in. (I'd also like to know more about the "Fuzzy Logic". I know what fuzzy logic is and would be interested to know exactly what it's doing in this device.) But hey, stick the rice in press the button and you get perfect rice every time -what more could you ask? Read more

I bought this thing about 10 months ago, and recently, while cleaning it, the silicone liner slipped off of the inner lid, I tried to put it back, but it just doesn't sit right. Panasonic doesn't seem to have the inner lid part available on their parts store. So I reached out to customer service. The first time around, they told me to check the parts store, after I had already told them I'd checked it. The second time around they said they'll escalate my issue and then disconnected without giving me any info. I'm now stuck sitting on a rice cooker I can't use. Update: heard back from Panasonic after 3 weeks of trying to contact them and apparently they don’t supply the lid as a part, avoid this company like the plague. Next update: turns out Panasonic lied. I found the part number. Their price for the part + shipping is half the cost of this entire rice cooker, this company is awful. Read more

This is a perfect rice cooker! I love kanji and this is perfect for that, too! Easiest machine you will ever have! Easy to clean, easy to use! It has a brain! I live that! Great price, too! All pros/No cons! Read more