The Features Available on Zojirushi Rice Cookers
Zojirushi manufactures some of the best rice cookers available on the market today. Dominating the market in Japan, Zojirushi rice cookers have established themselves as a leader in the rice cooker business. An entire nation of serious rice fanatics has to say something for the quality of product that they produce.
Zojirushi rice cookers range from the most basic for those on a budget or who don’t need many features all the way up to the most advanced rice cookers on the market. Whether you’re just one person or a large family Zojirushi has a rice cooker that will fit your needs.
Here are some of the major features that Zojirushi offers in their different rice cookers:
The Warming Feature
Just about every Zojirushi rice cooker that’s out there comes with a warming ability. However, some of the cheaper models only can keep rice warm after it’s finished cooking whereas the higher-end models come with the ability to re-warm rice or other items. But no matter what rice cooker you use make sure to take care when using the warming function with only 1 or 2 cups of rice as it could dry it out.
The Ability to Steam
Getting a Zojirushi rice cooker with the ability to steam is a good idea. There really isn’t much difference between one with the steamer feature and one without except the one with is designed to hold a steamer plate that comes with the rice cooker. With a steamer you can steam vegetables, fish, certain types of rice such as Jasmine and Thai sticky rice and a ton more, it’s a fantastic feature that really opens up the options for your rice cooker.
Fuzzy Logic and Neuro Fuzzy Technology
Fuzzy technology is very common in Zojirushi rice cookers, in fact, just about all mid to upper-range models come with it. If you are particular about the way your rice comes out then you shouldn’t get any rice cooker without this technology. Neuro Fuzzy is a newer version of Fuzzy Logic but both work very well. Rice cookers with this feature are able to constantly update the temperature and cooking time, thus allowing it to always produce a perfect pot of rice. It also helps reduce the impact of poor measuring or other possible human errors.
The Power of Induction Heating
This feature is typically only available on the higher-end Zojirushi rice cookers. Contrary to most standard rice cookers those with induction heating don’t have a heater coil near the bottom of the cooking pot. Instead, it uses a technology that allows a very uniform heating and thus a uniform cooking, preventing rice on the edges of the pot from getting cooked more than that in the center.
Again, Zojirushi rice cookers are the best in my book, finding the right one for you can sometimes seem a bit complicated. I hope that the features described in this article help you in finding the perfect rice cooker for you.