Yum Asia Bamboo Rice Cooker with Induction Heating (IH) and Ceramic Bowl (8 cup, 1.5 litre), 7 Rice Cooking Functions, 4 Multicooker Functions, Motouch LED Display, 220-240V

Highly recommended.I have been after a rice cooker for a while and opted for the YumAsia Bamboo, as it offered yumami, gaba and 'tahdig' cooking options.The Bamboo is a little on the expensive side but after trying the various programs I am really impressed with the results and I now think it was well worth the extra outlay.....without exaggeration I can say that rice has cooked superbly.The machine is sleek and stylish - the brushed metal finish and funky control panel gives it an ultra modern look.It is simple to use and easy to clean.The follow up email from YumAsia is a really nice touch and gives a sense that the company genuinely cares about customer satisfaction.

Wow …… I am so impressed with this rice cooker. Making rice has never been so easy, no longer standing over a pot at the stove. Pre-set when you want your rice ready, pop in your rinsed rice, add water and that’s it. It’s fully cooked at the time you specified (and if something changes, it has a keep warm function after it’s cooked). As for the taste and texture …… it is amazing 😋. It even makes my cheap supermarket bought easy cook rice 10x better. It’s an expensive gadget for what it is …. but it does slow cook, bake cakes and other options if you are so inclined. However, it’s a gadget you will use time and time again if like me, you eat a lot of rice. As for the cleaning up afterwards, it’s so simple as the pot inside is non stick so it’s just a quick rinse in hot soapy water. 5⭐️

When considering expensive kitchen appliances I always worry that I won't use it enough to justify the cost. Will it be worth the money and the precious countertop space? Or will it end up in a cupboard or the attic. The Yum Asia Bamboo rice cooker has earned its place on our countertop. We cook rice more often now because it has made it so much easier to do so.It's not that it's faster or that cooking rice in a saucepan is so hard, but that it doesn't require any attention and that the results are always perfect. Measure the rice and water, rinse the rice, add both to the cooker, set the program and leave it to it.This is particularly useful when it comes to types of rice that take a lot of time or attention like brown rice or risotto rice. The Yum Asia Bamboo will make either of these to perfection without any intervention from the cook. And long-cooking programs like brown rice or porridge can be programmed in advance so that e.g. it's ready when you come home from work.The cooker is great for making large quantities of rice, which is perfect when you have guests, but is trickier for small quantities; There are no gradations on the bowl <1 cup (2 pax) so it can be difficult to measure out the right amount of rice and water for just 1 or two servings.Provided that you measure the rice/water correctly the rice always cooks perfectly and is never soggy or overcooked. This is a bit of a revelation if you're not accustomed to eating flawless rice. I can't eat take-away rice any longer and if anyone brings it to our home I have to cook my own instead.It's not all about the rice, the Yum Asia Bamboo cooks steel-cut porridge oats and other things too. There are some recipes with the included user manual and more on the affiliated website greedypanda.co.uk but there aren't many English-language recipes and they aren't always straightforward to follow.Other features I enjoy are the touch-display, the musical chimes when selecting programs, and the sleek rose-gold finish.

First of all, I have to say this machine is fantastic. I know how to cook rice... and so does this machine.The only slight niggles I have are with the user guide and intuitiveness of the functions. More on that in a bit.Looking at some other comments, I have to say that some people need to understand that cooking rice is not a finite art. Every batch of rice can be subtly different. And growing conditions, climate, processing, transportation/handling can all make a huge difference - for example, grains can be broken by poor handling/shipping... converting them into short grain in extreme circumstances. Cooking/soaking times sometimes need to be adjusted for a bad (or particularly good) batch of rice. And rinsing/soaking can make a big difference.The bottom line is... if it's too sticky, reduce the amount of water by 5-10%. If it's not soft enough for you, increase the water a bit. There's no point in complaining and saying the rice is too sticky, saying you're following the guidelines religiously because they are just that... guidelines!In my experience this machine produces perfect rice with some fine (common sense) adjustments. I really cannot fault it. And no... I'm not on their payroll!!!But now down to the niggles....What they don't explain in the manual is that the preset timings are basically the minimum time it takes to produce good/acceptable rice. If you use the timer function, the default time is the time it takes to produce perfect rice. For example, if you choose Gaba rice, the preset will cook it in 145 mins. If you choose Gaba and try to program the end time, the minimum it will allow you is 3.5 hours. This is because Gaba takes 2-3 hours of soaking at 40 deg before cooking to be "perfect". 145 mins total time is just about acceptable... unfortunately they don't explain this in the manual. Similarly, all other rices do benefit from a period of soaking before being cooked. This is not explained in the manual, but if you use the timer rather than the preset, the minimum time it will allow you is for the "perfect" result.Anyway, that's my main gripe. They really would benefit from getting someone in the UK to properly proof read their user guide, but it is actually OK. The only other minor gripes I suppose are that the buttons aren't always intuitive... things like the start/power button not doing what you'd expect, and pressing cancel to start it; and the lack of a countdown timer - OK, timings can only be approximate, but even a vague idea would be better than a constantly spinning circle.But overall I'm very pleased and it does cook rice well and consistently.