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Zojirushi NP-NWC10XB Pressure Induction Rice Cooker $512.99

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Nov 2, 2012
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I recently bought a $12 rice cooker at No Frills when they had one of their usual sales. TOTAL GARBAGE, rice came out burnt at the bottom, don't waste you money on any of the one button rice cooker.

Got a warehouse deal Cuckoo P1009S off Amazon.ca, practically brand new for ~$260 all in, only had a crack plastic part that didn't affect the function at all. Love the pressure cooking function, really speed up the cooking process, even works on lamb, pork and beef that I throw in with the rice.

The rice does come out fluffier and pearly, very tasty, even old rice came out great. You're buying for the cooking programming, induction heating, and pressure cooking function, I can see why it's expensive, but $500 is way too much.
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Noobzilla wrote: I fraught with skepticism. I'd like to see a randomized double blind study - a taste test for rice made with:
$20 pot + water
$90 pressure cooker
$500 rice cooker
I would volunteer to cook the rice in pot (I bring my own pot though)
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Noobzilla wrote: I fraught with skepticism. I'd like to see a randomized double blind study - a taste test for rice made with:
$20 pot + water
$90 pressure cooker
$500 rice cooker
While not exactly as per request, here's a comparo vid by a lady that seems to know her stuff. At least she's got a god awful lot of cooking/recipe vids. I'd definitely trust her taste buds a lot more than mine.



BTW I'm not saying one can't make great rice with a pot & a stove. However, its the consistency & lack of monitoring that's the killer.
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The budget pick for a competent rice cooker is and has been for many years the Zojirushi Micom (Neuro Fuzzy). It's simple, durable, and reliable. From experience, it always cooks rice efficiently and coating in pot lasts a long time. Absolute best bang for your buck.

Next up is IH, which is costlier for more functions on top of being a rice cooker. Supposedly makes fluffier and better tasting rice, but I honestly couldn't tell the difference compared to the Micom for plain rice cooking. Its pot also undergoes greater heat stresses leading to more wear on the coating, although newer versions may have improved?

Then there's IH + pressure, which costs significantly more both in price and electricity usage. I've not been able to justify buying one hence no experience. It better be built more robust since its internals go through so much stress regularly.
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Jun 18, 2006
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Burnaby
Thank you OP for posting the deal. I wonder what are the main differences between this NP-nwc10xb and the Np-nvc10 which is available from London drugs? Price point wise, they are vey close.
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if you want really nice rice cooker, try Japanese Siroca but you need transformer to use in Canada. btw, it is a 1200$ rice cooker.
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Noobzilla wrote: I fraught with skepticism. I'd like to see a randomized double blind study - a taste test for rice made with:
$20 pot + water
$90 pressure cooker
$500 rice cooker
you have to use zoji's $200 water boiler for best water

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And then eat that rice out of a $100 rice bowl to truly appreciate rice! You're not a REAL rice eater if you don't
teksavvy sucks
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supramessiah wrote: Thank you OP for posting the deal. I wonder what are the main differences between this NP-nwc10xb and the Np-nvc10 which is available from London drugs? Price point wise, they are vey close.
Differences
Preset for congee, jasmine and steel cut oats.
colour scheme.
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daviiiiiid wrote: It was after coming back from a work trip. Went from white to very light beige.
Bro, not a doctor, but I would be skeptical about eating something that sat in a Teflon covered container for a while.
I remember a investigative report from a while back when an old lady forgot a Teflon frying pan on the stove, the Teflon burned completely and the lady found her parrot dead from the fumes. Now that's investigative reporting, who knew Teflon can be toxic?
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They probably don't have the burnt rice feature in these expensive machines which defeats the whole purpose of a rice maker Smiling Face With Open Mouth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_rice
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redkid wrote: would uncle roger approve of this?
Uncle Roger will only approve if its laced with lotsa MSG. Uncle Roger is "taste over safety" otherwise nooo gooood!
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Just buy an instant pot. You're paying $400 for convenience with this one.
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Why would I need this when my Uncle Ben rice says I can microwave the package?

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govas19 wrote: Bro, not a doctor, but I would be skeptical about eating something that sat in a Teflon covered container for a while.
I remember a investigative report from a while back when an old lady forgot a Teflon frying pan on the stove, the Teflon burned completely and the lady found her parrot dead from the fumes. Now that's investigative reporting, who knew Teflon can be toxic?
I thought everyone knew Teflon can become toxic if you burn the crap out of it.

At low temperatures it’s completely inert and I wouldn’t worry in the slightest about eating some of it. I’d be much more concerned about bacterial growth in a situation like days old rice.
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Nov 18, 2006
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Toronto
Money better spent on buying high quality rice in my opinion.
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Feb 20, 2015
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Uncle Roger will roll his eyes with a big Hai-Yah!
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To the people saying you can just cook rice in a pot, you probably just don't eat that much rice. If you are like a lot of asians, who eat rice literally every day, you need a rice cooker for the convenience and consistency. That said, you don't need a fancy rice cooker. I consider a $200 Zojirushi to be pretty fancy already. The difference if any is minute. When you eat it every day as a staple, it's really just a filler. That tiny amount of difference in flavor and texture is really not important, in my opinion.
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govas19 wrote: Bro, not a doctor, but I would be skeptical about eating something that sat in a Teflon covered container for a while.
I remember a investigative report from a while back when an old lady forgot a Teflon frying pan on the stove, the Teflon burned completely and the lady found her parrot dead from the fumes. Now that's investigative reporting, who knew Teflon can be toxic?
buddy, if you forget anything on the stove while it is on, not only will it become toxic, but also carcinogenic. but like the previous poster mentioned, teflon is completely inert in room temperature and if ingested, it just passes through your system. https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/que ... f-ingested

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