Zojirushi NL-DCC10CP Micom Rice Cooker Warmer 5 5 Cups Pearl Beige

Cons: If you must have a made in Japan cooker this is not the cooker for you. Product Description on Amazon is incorrect. It does not have a steamer basket and it does not play the start/end melodies that other Zojirushi cookers play. The cooking functions listed in the Amazon product description are incorrect. This cooker has a soldered in clock battery that will eventually die some years after date of purchase if left unplugged. The clock is a 24 hour clock (ie. military time), no AM/PM. The display is not backlit. Pros: Seems well designed, built, and was packaged well. The outer shell of the cooker is plastic but does not feel cheap. The inner bowl has a good weight to it and also doesn't feel cheap. The buttons are easy to operate, as is the lid opener. The display shows a time to completion immediately after the start button is pressed. The unit operates quietly except faint clicking can be heard from electronic relays. Less steam is emitted from the cooker than what I expected. The measuring lines in the bowl are white and easy to read. Included carrying handle makes it easy to move. The display turns off when unplugged which should help extend the life of the battery. If the battery does die the clock will need to be set if you want to use the timer. Clock is easy to set. The unit does not have an attached holder for the spatula, however a tray is included that you can place on your counter. The cord does not retract but is easily removed. The cord, spatula/tray/measuring cup all fit inside the unit for easy storage. It has a lot of settings options: white, long grain white, sushi, congee, brown, GABA brown, Jasmine, steel cut oatmeal, quinoa, quick white and cake. Reasonably easy to clean, the inner lid and external steam vent is easily removed. Does a great job of cooking rice and oatmeal. Read more

I made rice in a pan on the stove for decades. Splurging on this well-made machine let me make much better rice and more varieties, perfect every time. Especially good quality brown rice or mixtures with wild rice come out so much better. A worthwhile investment when you make rice regularly. I have used this one for almost a year and never had a problem. Read more

used other rice cookers-this cooks better rice. Read more

Perfect rice every time! I used to spend all kinds of money getting basmati rice and now I can just buy plain white rice and it taste just as good! Read more

Seems to work better than competition but I've only tested two others. Pretty large Read more

this is my second zojirushi rice cooker. I loved the one I had for 30 years, it work well all these years until I needed a replacement pot after years of cooking for the family. Unfortunately Zojirushi had no replacement insert pot to purchase. Everything about the pot especially the timer work accurately. I was somewhat disappointed that my new zojiruchi cooker was not accurate time wise. I liked the more precised time because I would know exactly when my rice will be cooked to time it with meals. Other than the time factor the rice cooker makes good rice. One more thing. The Gaba feature for brown rice and regular brown rice, we found that less water was needed than the designated line. We usually fill just below the water line. So for 3 cups of brown we put the water at 2 1/2 and that is how we prefer it. Otherwise it is to wet for our liking. We are careful to take care of the inner pot as directed because these cookers last a long time and Zojiruchi may not have replacement inner pots. Read more

Cooks rice well. Is easy to clean. Would by it again. Read more

Best rice cooker ever. Dont buy a cheap one. Buy this one. It's robust, accurate, consistent, easy to clean, use and store. It has a small footprint on the counter and best of all it has a countdown timer that uses fuzzy logic. No more guessing when your rice will be done, you can plan a meal and time service around the rice estimate. Not just for rice, it has settings to cook several types of grain. The graduated measure for water on the inside of the pot is easy to read. This is one of the most thoughtfully engineered products I've ever owned. I wouldn't hesitate to get one as a wedding gift or housewarming gift. it's perfect for a foodie or vegetarian or any household that eats a lot of cooked grains and rice. Read more