PS 8 Cup Rice Cooker.
Return Period (Days):?30. Manufacturer Warranty: 1 YEAR.
It automatically cooks every kind of rice then shifts to warm.
Nonstick bowl is dishwasher safe for fast, easy cleanup.
Recipes and accessories are included.
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Shipping Weight: 6.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
ASIN: B004RJ9PGA
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#199,972 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
Date first available at Amazon.com: March 10, 2011
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This review is from: Zojirushi NH-VBC18 10-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer with Induction Heating SystemI purchased my Zojirushi Magnetic Induction Rice Cooker because I wanted a first rate cooker. I knew that I would be getting a high-quality product simply because it is 100% engineered and manufactured in Japan. I was also curious how the "Magnetic Induction" worked and what benefits it provided over traditional heating coil-based cookers.As it turns out, the magnetic induction thing is very, very nice. There is no heating coil at the bottom of this cooker. Instead, magnets are cycled on and off around the pan causing it to heat up perfectly evenly. The thing that amazed me about this cooker is that the traditional "skin" of browned, crusty rice always found at the bottom of other cookers is totally absent. Every single grain of rice you put in is wonderfully cooked coming out.While this cooker has a large capacity, it handles small quantities wonderfully. As a single bachelor/student, I can't say enough how nice it is to be able to cook only a single cup of rice when I need it. In traditional coil-based cookers, if you want a single cup of rice, you have to cook one and a half or two, because quite a bit becomes crusty/burned at the bottom of the pan. Not with this cooker!I also have yet to come across a variety of rice that this cooker could not handle. I've used it to cook aromatic Indian basimati rice, wild rice, rice for sushi, Asian white rice, and wild rice medleys. Every single one has come out perfect.Clean-up is a breeze. The pan simply lifts up and out with two nice plastic handles; they're cool to the touch... no oven mitts required! The non-stick is the highest quality I've ever encountered. It feels as though the inner pot is armor plated. One swipe, a rinse, and it's ready to go again.To be sure, this cooker is at the high end of the price scale. Having said that, in light of the build quality, cooking excellence, and ease of cleaning... it was worth every penny!...This review is from: Zojirushi NH-VBC18 10-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer with Induction Heating SystemI have been an avid white rice eater since my birth. Over the years scientific evidence has slowly accumulated that white rice is probably not as healthy as once thought. I remember coming to the US in 1980 as a graduate student from India and then being diagnosed with essential hypertension. My first blood pressure measuring device had a manual that claimed that exclusively eating rice and fruit juice would mitigate (and even cure!) hypertension. Today neither fruit juice nor rice (at least the white polished variety) are considered all that healthy. The former because of the sugars contained and the latter because the body converts the starches to glucose.I have attempted unsuccessfully to wean myself of white rice and switch to Indian wheat tortillas (chappatis) over the years. I have also tried switching over to eating brown rice. Unfortunately, my eighties era rice cooker (also a Zojirushii that still runs after 17 years of daily use) was never able to make the brown rice without it becoming hard and almost inedible.Finally, I decided to look into acquiring a new rice cooker that could handle brown rice. After much research on the web, I came across the new Zojirushii induction heating based cooker. This model (NH-VBC18) has the latest induction heating technology and the earlier fuzzy logic technology. I obtained this cooker over the web from Comfort House (note other reviewers have claimed that they could not get one from Amazon) in California for $225. The unit arrived promptly in 3 days after I paid for it with my credit card. The same day that the cooker arrived, I went over to my local Indian grocer in Sugar land and bought brown Basmati rice. A 4 pound bag of brown basmati (brand name Kohinoor) costs $5.99 - approximately 50% more than equivalent quality white basmati. For those who have not heard of basmati, it is the fragrant long-grained rice from the foothills of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. The adventure began that evening when I made my first batch of the brown basmati. I used the brown setting on the cooker and carefully measured the prescribed amount of water. The rice came out 90 minutes later well cooked but a bit dry. The next day, I tried the semi-brown setting and the results (60 minutes later) were perfect! I am delighted with the exquisite brown basmati produced by this machine - I do not miss my white basmati anymore and have convinced my wife (she was skeptical of my new toy) to switch over to eating brown rice also.The unit is beautiful to behold and is very functional too. It plays a musical chime when it is programmed and also when it starts the cook cycle and when it ends the cycle and switches over to the keep warm cycle. If you do not like the musical chime, you can reprogram the unit to beep. The unit also has a GABBA brown cycle that takes 3 hours to cook brown rice and supposedly increases the GABBA (nutrient) level in the rice - I have yet to try this option. The manual can be a bit confusing as it has been translated from Japanese but it is eminently readable. Oh, by the way, this cooker is made in Japan. The machine is very easy to clean. The inner pot lifts easily, has built-in lifting lugs and a non-stick interior. The plastic steam vent case comes o...
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