There are a wide range of Zojirushi rice cookers that are on sale in North America today. In fact there are over 20 different models so it pays to do some thorough research before you buy one of these kitchen appliances. For example there is a huge difference in the cost of these machines from well under $100 to over $400. So you may be wondering how there can be such a big price differential. To begin with, anything under $100 is very unlikely to be a Micom rice cooker unless it is being sold at a hugely discounted price. So we are not going to discuss standard electrical rice cookers in this review.
We will begin talking about the various Micom models that can be found for a bit over $100. You should know that there are three different sizes of rice cookers. So it depends upon the size of your household, i.e. how many people you will be cooking for as to which which size you should get. The three sizes, 3 cup, 5 1/2 cup and 10 cup can make enough rice for five, ten and eighteen people respectively. Of course, everyone knows that it is important to get one that is big enough. But what less people are aware of is that you should not get a rice cooker that is too big. Wasted space leads to rice potentially not tasting as good as it could.
The cheapest Zojirushi Micom rice cookers include the NS-TGC18, the NS-TGC10 and the NS-LAC05. These should be available on shopping websites like Amazon for under $150. This is a great value price for a machine that can produce some amazing quality rice. Of course if you want, you can spend much more than this and get some additional features. Then next grade up is Micom and Induction Heating. This is a more effective way to cook your rice evenly and it tastes noticeably better.
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