|
 List Price: $244.99 Sale Price: $191.00 
|
Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Zutto NS DAC10 5 Cup Rice Cooker & Warmer - Zojirushi NS DAC10
- 5-1/2-cup rice cooker and warmer with hidden interior circular cooking pan
- Advanced Neuro Fuzzy logic technology adjusts temperature and heating time
- Menu settings include options for cooking white/sushi rice, porridge, and mixed rice
- Automatic keep-warm function; LCD display; clock and timer; built-in retractable cord
- Measures 13 by 9-7/8 by 7-7/8 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Rating
I think this is a perfectly fine rice cooker, perhaps a bit over-priced, but it IS one of the famous “Made in Japan” rice cookers for which Zojirushi is justly famous.
It differs in one main respect from the excellent ZUTTO NP-DA10 model sold in Japan: that one (which has served me brilliantly for 2 years now) uses the Induction Heating cooking method, which this North American version does not have. I think IH would have justified the price of this; without it, well…
Perfectly fine rice, good design and functionality. And I don’t agree with the comments about ZUTTO “bombing out” in Japan or cheap or flimsy plastic. The reviews on Amazon.jp (which you can check) are universally positive. See one in person at your local shop before you decide.
Rating
Have had the rice cooker for about 2 months and we love it. Rice cooked on the “slow” cycle is superb. Handles white, brown, long grain and short grain rice equally well and automatically adjusts cooking time to produce perfect rice for each type. Very easy to clean. I believe the “Zutto” series is their top of the line models, and I can see why.
Rating
rarely does a product move me to write a review but I have found myself increasingly using the net (and amazon) to review products I am not really familiar with before buying them. Rice cookers were one of those products. So I thought I’d share my experience since I had a hard time finding a review for this rice cooker to help others out. We were microwave rice and stovetop rice cookers until we started eating a lot of sushi. Then we wanted something to make the “perfect rice”. This is it. The first time we used it, I let my girlfriend make the rice. It boiled over and made a huge mess and came out totally mushy. I was bummed I spent $200 on a rice cooker that was going to be messy or difficult to use. Then, I watched my girlfriend making it the second time and realized she was putting in 2 times the amount of water required. Following the directions, the 25 or 30 times we have used it since, we get absolutely PERFECT rice. White rice, sticky rice, whatever. It is sylish so it doesn’t look like a little crock pot sitting in my contemporary kitchen, the cord retracts into the base for convenience and the thing couldn’t be easier to clean. The rice pot, the lid and the steam vent pop out and are easily cleaned. Wipe the rest down with a damp paper towel and you’re done. So easy. Rarely is “set it and forget it” associated with perfection, but in this case it is. Would I prefer if it was $100-$150, sure. But I paid $200 and don’t regret it.
Rating
We made rice using the stove top method for many years. This is my first rice cooker and so I thought I’d get a really good one right off the bat. I was trying to decide between the larger 10 cup cooker or the smaller one. Since we are a small family that likes rice, I’m glad we got the 5 1/2 cup version for every day use. We made perfect jasmine rice on our first use of the cooker. I’m really pleased with this unit. It’s very easy to use, and no more problems of soggy, or burnt rice. The instructions are translated from Japanese to English so sometimes the instructions are’t that great. For example, the manual didn’t cover how much water to use if you are cooking brown rice rather than white. However we guessed/tried it out by selecting “mixed” on the control panel and adding the standard amount of water using the supplied measuring cup. With the fuzzy logic, we had nicely cooked brown rice too!
The control panel is easy to use. The unit is very stylish and looks great with our contemporary kitchen. The cooker is easy to clean and it is light weight so it is easy to move out of sight when not in use.
Rating
I love rice, but never rice I made at home.
It never turned out well and I hated the cleanup.
The Zutto makes perfect rice every time (I make long grain, brown and short grain Sushi rice in mine and they all turn out great). It cooks a pretty mean oatmeal too !
I thought I must be crazy for buying a $200 rice cooker when you can buy other models for $15. The Zutto is made better and works better than any other non-comercial cooker I have seen or had rice from though. The rice does indeed turn out better than from other cookers, and guests often comment that it is better tasting than from their own cookers.
Rice turns out perfectly whether you wash it or not (I prefer to wash white rice as I like the flavor better with the starch removed).
The ‘keep warm’ feature works well too, and you can keep the rice for hours without it drying out.
I have also become addicted to McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal since buying the Zutto. I have eaten it for breakfast every day that I have been at home since the first time I tried it. McCanns is another delacacy thats time consuming to make on the stove and clean up.
With the Zutto it’s a snap. I use two and a half cups of water to one cup of oats in the porridge mode. I load the cooker at night and set the timer feature, and wake up to the smell of oatmeal.
Oh yea, the timer feature. You can set the time you want to eat, and the Zutto will adjust it’s start time so it completes cooking at that time. You can have freshly cooked rice waiting when you get home ready to go. It automaticly goes into the keep warm mode when it’s done cooking, so even if your an hour or three late getting home you will arrive to perfect rice.
I DO AGREE, it should cost 75 or a hundred bucks less. But if it disapeared tomorrow, I would immediately buy another one.
I started out storing it in my cabinet, but have made space for it on the counter since I use it every day (modt days twice). It looks good enough that it doesn’t look out of place too which is good.
Rating
Stylus it look nice, It cook slow using quick cook, the pan is thin -not thick but better than the typical polymer in the past, it actually regular teflon coating.
Take too long to reheat the rice.
My old zojirushi take about 20 minutes to cook.