Zojirushi NP-HBC10 / NP-HBC18

Great machine – This is a very good rice cooker which my wife bought in Singapore It is far superior to any others she has had Our only problem we now have is the coating on the bowl used for cooking the rice is starting to peel so the wife has gone back to one of her old cookers until she can replace the bowl

A rice cooker you'd be proud to have on display in your kitchen – If you want a high quality rice cooker that will cook your rice perfectly, you can't go wrong with this model. You can cook your favourite Basmati rice and every grain comes out long, and does not stick together. That's one way of impressing the mother-in-law. Unfortunately, there is no Zojirushi distributor in Australia, so you can only… Read more ·  2

purchase this model from Zojirushi's distributors in the South East Asian countries that carry this brand. You can also find Zojirush on eBAY - there is a seller in Singapore that will ship to Australia.

The good news is that you'll hardly ever need to get post sales support for Zojirushi because the brand is also well regarded for reliability.

Think of it as the Lexus of rice cookers - Made in Japan, very high quality, not cheap but does the job very well. You will not be disappointed if you are looking for a rice cooker that will cook various types of rice to perfection, like short grain, long grain, sushi rice, brown rice, etc. You simply choose the type of rice via the control panel and it takes care of the cooking.

Be warned - cooking rice to perfection takes time - the typical long grain rice program will take around 70 minutes on the normal cycle and about 45 minutes on the quick cycle. So if you want your rice cooked very quickly, none of the high end rice cookers like this unit will satisfy that requirement. The basic rice cookers can cook rice more quickly but without the same results.

This is definitely a good rice cooker if you like your rice to be perfectly cooked and kept warm without forming a crust at the bottom of your rice pot. High quality No "in country" warranty service for Australia