Cuckoo Heating Pressure Cooker & Warmer – 12 built-in programs, Glutinous (white), Mixed, Brown, GABA rice, and more, 10 cups

I've been using the Cuckoo Rice Cooker for a few days now, and I have to say, it's been a game changer in my kitchen. Cooking rice has always been a bit hit-or-miss for me, but this cooker makes it super easy. The settings are straightforward, and I love how it can handle different types of rice, whether it's brown, white, or even porridge.One feature I really appreciate is the keep-warm function—after the rice is done, it keeps everything at the perfect temperature without overcooking it. Plus, it has a nice sleek design, so it looks good on my countertop. Cleanup is a breeze too, as the inner pot is non-stick and can go right into the dishwasher.

This is my first time purchasing a Cuckoo rice cooker and I'm extremely impressed. There are some minor caveats/things to bear in mind when you buy this, but TL;DR: this is a solid rice cooker and I haven't made better rice with any other rice cooker.First, the design is sleak -- the back w/ rose gold goes well with most of our appliances, and adds a nice bit of accent color to the kitchen. My only complaint about the external design is how thin some of the platic feels to the touch. This doesn't 'feel' like a product in its price point; it feels much cheaper. I could imagine this breaking irreparably if dropped.The built-in voices are fun -- being greeted with a little jingle and hearing a voice notify me of each stage of the cooking process is really nice, in spite of being more of a 'fun' thing than a practical one. The voice is in multiple languages, and can be disabled entirely. Again, a bit over-the-top, but it has its function of offering me the freedom to work about the kitchen without constantly checking the rice cooker.This particular rice cooker is non-stick while avoiding the use of teflon. I do not have burnt rice stuck on the bottom of the bowl -- instead, I get consistent rice to my liking from top to bottom, and I don't need to worry about chips of teflon in my food.It has a self-sanitizing feature, that will use hot water to sanitize itself. It should be noted the self-sanitizing is not self-cleaning. In other words, you still need to detach the various plates and components to sufficiently clean the unit. One should not rely on this feature alone to keep their rice cooker clean and in good condition.Speaking of components, there are multiple components that are detachable for cleaning purposes, specifically in the lid. This is a pressure rice cooker, and the various lids and steam filters need cleaning. This is fine and dandy, but the first plate in the lid really requires some strength. It is held in by a thick rubber gromet with a tiny rubber handle, which you can pull to remove the plate. The rubber handle is small and smooth, so people with big fingers/hands will struggle getting a decent grip on it, and people with smaller fingers and hand may struggle with the amount of force required to detach it.It is areas in the design like this and the plastic enclosure where cuckoo made clear design decisions to save on production costs. Luckily, none of these things detract from the quality of the product it yields.I have NEVER cooked better straight rice out of the rice cooker than I have with this.There are several cooking modes to choose from -- most folks will use the glutinous rice setting, which has 3 settings of its own - normal, high heat, and turbo.Normal mode will cook the rice in around 40 minutesHigh heat will cook the rice in about 30Turbo will cook it in about 20The quality degrades the higher power you use -- but not by much. The worst 'quality' rice I got was using the turbo setting for glutinous rice -- it was only slightly tougher than what I'd have preferred, but if I'm in a pinch for time, the turbo mode yields rice that is good enough.Normal mode seems to have the best yield, as the rice is evenly cooked from top to bottom. There are zero 'hard' pieces of rice, nor a collection of burnt rice on the bottom of the bowl, reducing waste. Each grain is soft and is as sticky as I want.It's important to note there are timed modes, as well as ways to customize each option's cook settings, so you can tweak the presets to suit your needs.All in all, this is one of the best cooking appliances I've purchased in awhile.

I'm a third generation American of Japanese Ancestry pushing 60 years of age, and I've spent all my life eating white rice. My mother taught me how to cook rice on a wood fire, for general knowledge, and I grew up on simple one button rice cookers that would shut off after the boiling stage, while the rice finished cooking by steaming on the residual heat, basically mimicking the open fire cooking method.Growing up in the US, most white rice encountered in restaurants were disappointing, even in so called Japanese restaurants. Many people don't soak the rice before cooking, and they use the knuckle measuring technique, often resulting in hard or mushy rice.It is common knowledge that rice in Japan is better, primarily because of the quality of the rice. In Hawaii, we buy relatively inexpensive rice grown in California. So, it is important to use the best cooking methods to make the best of what we have in terms of rice.The Cuckoo rice cooker is a pressure cooker, so the rice comes out with a nice shiny appearance and the grains hold their texture, i.e. not mushy. It makes for very good and consistent rice.But it is not perfect rice in my opinion. The machine calls the white rice "glutinous" rice. I think this means sticky, which it is. It is a little too sticky for sushi rice for example. Also, the rice has a slight dark tint, almost grey. These are minor in my opinion, as I simply eat white rice like the way most Americans eat bread or pasta, and the Cuckoo machine does a fine job at cooking white rice for Asians like me.

The functions are very precise and easy to cook and price was reasonable compared with upper units.Buy this one and you will enjoy the results. I recommend this item someone who needs.

Bought this one after returning two other rice cookers from a different company that failed to work out of the box. This cooker is amazing. We have only cooked white, brown and oatmeal so far but its really amazing. Follow the instructions and it lets you know when done. Easy peezy. The auto clean function is amazing. Looking forward to many more different types of dishes with this rice cooker. For those that say you can just make rice on a stove and pot - yes you can - but you cant get your treadmill workout or other chores done at the same time. Set up the Steel cut oats - go get on the treadmill and come back to fantastic breakfast - Use two of their cups of steel cut oats to three of their cups of water - set on porridge - presto - fantastic. And the verbal walks thrus of whats going on is just fun and informative. Looks fantastic next to our Wok.