CUCKOO CR-0631F 6-Cup (Uncooked) / 12-Cup (Cooked) Micom Rice Cooker with Nonstick Inner Pot, 7 Menu Modes, LCD Display, Fuzzy Logic Tech, Auto Clean (White/Pink)

Made rice perfectly and still fresh after a couple days. Easy clean up and easier to use than I initially thought. I used a tiger brand previously that had a switch between "cook" and "warm". The rice never stayed fresh longer than a day. I like the variety that this cuckoo cooker can make different grains and other things in the cooker. Worth the dollars and it looks nice

My family have always brought Tiger brand rice cooker from Japan which lasted 10-15 years but after these new style of space pod like cookers came out, the Tiger brand from Costco, it would always go bad due to a lack of ventilation and condensation after the second day. I have no idea why the new models does not have a water collecting cup like the previous tiger brand but alas, it was returned. I have heard of cuckoo brand from watching my favorite streamer on Twitch when she did a cooking stream and thus, the person who owns it is a chef. I decided to jump the gun and buy one. Out of of the box, it does look like the newer style pods one however, it has a water collecting cup! This means that the rice will stay good for a week! Sure enough, after cooking it, the rice came out perfect and stayed the same throughout the week! After reading the manual, I activated the "turn off" during night time, but "reheat" again starting at 4am and that further preserves the rice! I have no idea how South Korea manufactures rice cookers but this is the Cadillac of all rice cookers! I will never go back to another brand!Con: the buttons are extremely difficult to press, especially with no rubber feet for resistance. You will have to press in with the other hand holding the back of the rice cooker for resistance. Also, the top flings open when you open it so you should be prepared with the second to gently catch it.Easy start mode: To start cooking, press "cancel" (to cancel the reheat option) and press "cook." Press it again if you want turbo mode (supposedly cook rice faster but I rarely use it). Nonetheless, it takes two buttons (cancel and start) to start the rice instead of a lever like in the older style rice cooker. Takes 40 mins to cook rice. Well worth it.Big enough to feed a family of four.

I really appreciate the thoughtful engineering in this rice cooker, particularly the stream collection cup in the back. The top plate on the lid comes off and goes on pretty easily, and is no trouble to clean. I'm also pleased with the heavy weight of the cooking bowl, which no doubt assists in even coming of the rice. The reheat function is quick and effective, and I particularly appreciate the time cook function, which guarantees my rice will be done exactly when I need it. The insulation is very good, compared to other rice cookers I've used, which keeps the outside surfaces only slightly warm to the touch when it's in use. Even in warm mode, which I use frequently over Shabbat, it doesn't dry the rice out as much as my previous rice cookers.Although I have this rice cooker five stars because it cook fantastic rice, there are a couple of minor things that you might consider before buying this rice cooker. First, if you aren't familiar with rice cookers, or are not a terribly technical person, it's worth mentioning that the instructions aren't necessarily intuitive, and the English instructions for using the rice cooker are translated (sometimes badly) from Korean. There are many excruciatingly complicated aspects to the rice cooking that you can control, but for most people, simply pressing the "cook" button will work just fine. It in no way interferes with the functionality of the rice cooker, nor the event results, though.Also, in a perfect world, I'd have loved for this rice cooker to have a steamer basket. Unfortunately, you'll have to but one of these on your own, if you're interested in doing any streaming, and to my knowledge, the company does not offer one for sale. Since these things aren't really "standard" sizes, a silicone one might be the best option.Overall though, speaking as an Asian person who takes rice very seriously, I think this is a great rice cooker for the money, especially if you keep a busy schedule and will utilize all the timing functions.