ZOJIRUSHI NL-GAC10 BM Umami Micom Rice Cooker & Warmer, 5.5-Cup, Metallic Black, Made in Japan

Cook delicious rice , easy to use.

Great rice

Having finally used every single setting and made countless amounts of different types of rice, one-pot meals, steamed veggies, slow cooked things, had breakfast porridge ready and waiting, I can say this beyond a shadow of a doubt:this Zojirushi rice cooker is the best thing I have ever bought, hands down; it is absolutely worth every single penny. Especially when I need to prep large amounts of rice to make a mountain of onigiri. It's pretty damn foolproof if making rice is your kryptonite. Use the measuring cup provided (¾ of a US standard measuring cup if you lost it), add in the same amount of water after washing rice (i.e. - 5 measuring cups, fill to the 5 line of the appropriate rice), close lid, select appropriate option via menu button and hit start.Also, notable mention to the timer function. It is absolute heaven to come home to rice/your meal kept warm and ready to eat. You pick the setting you want, set the timer and it's ready by the time you specify. There's two different times available with the timer function. The Keep Warm function has a default setting of 8 hours, but it can be extended to 12 hours.Clean up is super easy. I use a soft sponge for the liner pot and the removable lid parts. They get dried with a soft towel and replaced back. The instruction manual covers all of this. There's a bunch of recipes in there too and the ones I've tried are pretty good. Also some of those viral reel recipes work amazingly well. I have made so many pots of Hainese-style chicken and rice for dinner in this rice cooker.I never use metal utensils with the liner pot and even with the plastic spatula, it's more to fluff the rice; I'm not scraping up the sides and bottom. Stirring things in the pot before cooking only happens with a silicone spatula. My liner pot still looks brand new, not a single sign of flaking.All in all, 10/10, highly recommend this rice cooker. If you have a big family/just eat a lot of rice, definitely invest in the larger one.

Mind you coming from a Hamilton Beach $40 Walmart special to this has been a Huuuuuuge difference!This makes the best rice I have ever had!Easy to clean. Easy to use. Will definetly buy another, and likely buy my kids these too when they move out.

I love gadgets, I certainly didn't need another, especially something that is basically a single task-take-up-counterspace. I had heard that Zojirushi was the best, and I will have totally agree.Some have mentioned the longer cook times. Let's just say perfection takes longer.The maiden run I did brown jasmine rice. This cycle took 105 minutes, and the rice was the best that I have ever, and I mean EVER ate. Normally brown rice is a bit crunchy the outer hull is still chewy. This rice was absolutely perfect. Soft, fluffy, fragrant, sweet and tender. it almost had a puffed rice effect, but soft.I didn't think it was possible to love a Rice cooker, but this one proved me wrong. Japanese people take their rice seriously as it is the main part of their meals, and it shows they have the best there is to cook it.I hesitated due to the price initially, but I would buy again without a second thought.