TIGER JBV-A10U 5.5-Cup (Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer with Tacook Food Steamer Cooking Tray Technology, White

Fantastic rice cooker! The first cook had a burnt plastic smell, but was just fine after that initial cook. This is not as small of a rice cooker as others might lead you to suspect. It is easily large enough to feed a family of four (and some guests too!). It is super easy to use and is able to adjust itself based on the weight of the components within. While it tells you not to do a half cup of dry rice (a single portion) it cooks it perfectly well in about 15 mins. For four people, it cooks in about 25-30 mins. Highly recommend. Fantastic Japanese brand that knows what it’s doing.

This is one of the best purchases I've ever made. It's incredibly easy to use and the rice comes out tasting great. The measuring cup makes it simple to gauge the amount of rice. I put some salt and oil in with it, and a bay leaf. It takes like 30 seconds to put it all in - then I can leave it for an hour and when I come back, the rice is ready to eat. The rice comes out easily using the provided spoon/spatula thing. It's honestly amazing how simple it is to cook.

I absolutely LOVE this rice cooker! I needed a new rice cooker for under $100, and this delivered beyond my expectations. It cooks rice so well and is so easy to clean (so long as you follow the cleaning instructions). I use sushi rice, and it comes out so fluffy and moist! It takes 30-40 minutes, which is better than other rice cookers that can take 1 hour. This rice cooker also keeps the rice warm for a good period of time. You’re not supposed to keep it warm for more than a day, but I kept it for 3 days, and it was STILL good.The synchro-cooking feature is also my favourite as well as the accompanying cookbook. I love that they give you a cookbook! It’s so convenient, being able to cook rice and a meal at the same time. I also got to learn how to make Japanese dishes with this feature, and it was so much fun! They require minimal ingredients, so they were very easy and simple to make. The cookbook is limited, but it was a nice doorway to Japanese cuisine.This rice cooker makes great quality rice, warms rice for up to 3 days, is so easy to clean, has an awesome synchro-cooking feature & cookbook that teaches you how to make Japanese dishes, AND it’s all for $75. It’s so versatile, and I love the handle it has that helps me move it across the kitchen. This is the best rice cooker I’ve ever owned.

Steamer works very well. The first day, we cooked white rice and steamed purple carrots. Carrots stayed purple and rice stayed white. Brown rice takes a long time, so plan ahead. We cooked a bit of brown rice and it took about 45 minutes. It cooked it very well, but you can't be in a rush. The pan and steamer both clean up very easily. We clean them both by hand. The lid doesn't come off, so cleaning that is a bit of a pain. Our old rice cooker (which died, hence this replacement), had a regular lid that was easy to clean. This one, I have to wipe off the lid and rinse it off, and it's awkward since I can't just run the lid under the sink, since it's part of the cooker. Anyway, that aside, I like this very much. It takes up more kitchen counter real estate than our old rice cooker, but I knew that when I ordered it. For our family of 4, the size of this rice cooker is great. It makes more than enough for us and could easily make enough rice for 8 to 10 people. I don't use the measuring cup, but my Lola's finger-measuring method, and the rice comes out very nicely cooked, not too dry and not too wet. One thing - relatively minor - when you press the button to open the lid, the lid snaps up quickly. So, it seems best to have your other hand available to slow down the lid as it swings up. I could see the snapping lid being a weak link and eventually breaking if it snaps up too many times. If you want a very good rice cooker that has a few more bells and whistles than the average rice cooker (steamer, slow cooker, etc.), and is reasonably priced, this one should be on your list.

This does exactly what you expect and need from a rice cooker without all the bells and whistles of the more expensive models, making it super easy to use. It cooks rice perfectly every time, only takes about 20 minutes, and stays nice and warm without causing the rice on the bottom to become sticky. The steamer basket works great and really does keep the rice from tasting of the food you put in it. I've done onions, garlic, and peppers in it with the rice, and none of the flavors transferred which is great when you want to use the rice for more than one meal. The capacity is perfect, easily serving a family gathering while still allowing you to make a small enough portion for one without overwhelming you with leftovers. Its easy to clean with a solid non-stick interior. I haven't had it long enough to speak to its long term durability, but after the first month of regular use it still looks and functions like day 1.There are a couple of things that could be better with this unit, but nothing that bothers me at this price point. There is no sound or timer to indicate that cooking has completed or how long it has left, only a change in the indicator lights when it finishes cooking and when the keep warm function turns off. And the only other thing is that it is too light weight for the strength with which the top opens when you push the button, meaning if the cooker is nearing empty the machine rocks back when you open it. I just remember to catch it before the lid opens completely to kill the momentum when I know its going to rock.