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Xiaomi IH 3L Smart Rice Cooker US $139.99/~ AU$188.56 or Pressure Version US $219.99/~ AU$296.3 Shipped @GearBest

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Xiaomi IH 3L Smart Rice Cooker US $139.99/~ AU$188.56 or Pressure Version US $219.99/~ AU$296.3 Shipped @GearBest
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y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 16:33 gearbest.com (730 clicks)
Last edited 26/01/2017 - 18:53 by 1 other user

I was browsing internet and noticed the Xiaomi IH Smart Electric Rice Cooker is on sale at Gearbest.

[Product and versions]
There are two version of xiaomi's smart rice cooker

Pressure IH Rice cooker.
IH rice cooker (non pressure version)

[Prices]
Pressure version is AU$296.32 delivered
http://www.gearbest.com/kitchen-appliances/pp_342394.html?wi…

non pressure version is AU$188.56
http://www.gearbest.com/kitchen-appliances/pp_536470.html?wi…

[My comments and a review from internet]
I have the Pressure version of this smart rice cooker. What a fantastic kitchen gear.
It comes with WiFi and mobile apps. The apps are great — it has receipts for various foods, such as soup, congee, stew dish and dessert. As regarding the rice, you can cook with the button on the cooker directly. But if you want to be fancy, you'd better use the apps to control on cooking temperature and time precisely to get your favorite fragrance, appearance and adhesiveness/stiffness of rice.

In my family, I like the non-sticky rice with a bit bite while others like the soft and tender. No problem at all, the rick cooker never fail. It always cook whatever you want.

It has schedule feature as well which is very handy. I often put all ingredients in the cooker over night and schedule it. So the breakfast is ready when I get up!!!

Probably the only issue is the language support.
the buttons and display on top of cooker are labeled in Chinese. But I don't think it an issue. You will get use to it after a while.
There are two apps. Mi Home and an app with Chinese name only. You can use either of them to cook. However, the Chinese name app is a way ahead over the Mi Home which support English. Hopefully, xiaomi can update the Chinese app to English as well.

Below is a review I searched from internet. It gives you the idea about the rice cooker and app. You can see the language in cooker and APP isn't all in English.
http://c.mi.com/sg/thread-2440-1-1.html

[Bottom line]
The price of non-pressure (AU$188.56 shipped) is a real bargain if You are confident to handle the little bit language issue.

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  • terrys on 26/01/2017 - 16:44
    +4

    I'm curious - your 'review from the Internet' and your own review are clearly from non-native speakers of English. Offering such gems as ' What a fantastic kitchen gear' can suggest to the alert ozbargainer that the reviews come from the company itself, rather than being the independent review the format and offer suggests.
    Are you are representative or reseller of this brand?

    • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 16:51
      +8

      No.
      I'm just a non-brain Mi Fan bought heaps of xiaomi products (my family has 5x xiaomi phones, a smart rice cooker, smart desk lamp, smart power plug and just planning to buy a xiaomi cleaning robot at the moment). Just want to share my happy experience with my smart rice cooker.

      • dunno on 26/01/2017 - 16:58
        +12

        I guess that response removes all doubt………

      • adrianhughes1998 on 26/01/2017 - 17:58

        ILife vacuum cleaner half the price and picks up same amount of debris. I have the v7s.

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 19:32

          I read the reviews about xiaomi robot. It really sucks. I mean sucks debris. LOL

          specs-wise, xiaomi is up-handed.

                     iLife      vs xiaomi

          suction power: 400Pa vs 1800pa
          Battery: 110-140min vs 2.5hrs
          guided sensor: infrared vs laser with virtual map
          dust bin: 0.5L vs 0.42L
          App: no vs yes

          Plus I'm addicted to xiaomi product.

          So I reckon I'd buy a xiaomi robot then.

        • adrianhughes1998 on 26/01/2017 - 21:43
          +1

          @y12345678: suction power is not the be all end all. Watch cordless vacuum guide on YouTube. He reviews Xiaomi and it picks up 66/70grams of debris same as the iLife. I'm addicted to Xiaomi too as have their phones plus home gateway plus lights sensors earphones etc. But I myself can't justify double the price for mostly the same capacity.

          Anyways each to their own. Just getting in the bargain spirit and just do a bit of research first.

        • Jamesx on 27/01/2017 - 06:54
          +1

          @y12345678:
          had one for 3 months, does the job well, no issues. the consumables are cheap online too.
          MiHome app gives the cleaning route, time etc on your phone, it's very accurate.

    • Jamesx on 26/01/2017 - 16:58
      +2

      you can search more reviews yourself. Even non-native English speakers can use more complicated expressions, not just say "a kitchen gear what fantastic" as some others do… Star Wars
      What I know is the cookers are a hit in China.
      OP y12345678
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      • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 17:11
        +1

        sorry i don't now the bit of non-rich in grammar issues bug you so much.
        It just comes with my editing with my brand-new xiaomi phone. I haven't install any good keyboard yet.
        Luckily, this is just a bargain share website and you don't have to judge a deal by my expression.

  • pointnlarf on 26/01/2017 - 16:48

    Will this work for my regular "DUMB rice" I get from Coles also?

    • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 16:52

      I did use it on sunrice medium rice. Much better result than my old rice cooker.

      • KOBH on 26/01/2017 - 16:57

        Where did you buy yours from?

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 17:17

          my wife bought it from China @CNY999 over her business trip. It impressed few of my friends and they want to buy one as well. But the bloody oversea shipping kills the deal.

          For example, Geekbuying sale the non-pressure version for AU$119 and the shipping is AU$98!

        • garage sale on 26/01/2017 - 18:46
          +1

          yeah shipping for some bigger items from china is a killer, so for bigger items we seem to be competitive in Australia, and there are plenty of smart rice cookers, and none are smart enough that you add rice, it weighs it, then you add water and it tells you when to stop as it also weights it.

          Most of the better cookers also go into keep warm mode so getting a text that the rice is cooked isn't life changing.

          https://www.billyguyatts.com.au/panasonic-1-8l-rice-cooker-s…
          $130.

          Phillips is about $130.

          Older style rice cookers, the ones with a glass lid …. yeah they aren't much good as they loose too much steam so aren't good in the keep warm mode, though they are easy to clean in the dishwasher.

        • Jamesx on 27/01/2017 - 06:57

          @garage sale:
          I have the Pana 1L rice cooker for 6 months, alright. Not sure how much better Xiaomi one is, keen to get a pressure one to try.

      • pointnlarf on 26/01/2017 - 16:57

        OK, Im just concerned Id have to fork out for the "Smart Rice" which would be an added expence

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 17:04

          LOL smart rice. However, decent rice generate better result. I personally suggest you can grab brown India gate basmati rice which is my favorite, or Japanese sushi rice. But others family members love their sunrice medium.

        • dunno on 26/01/2017 - 17:07

          I think the added 'expence' of some smart rice will do u some good….

        • pointnlarf on 26/01/2017 - 18:10

          @dunno: …then could I join the spelling, typo and grammar police? it really is a higher calling… Probably just stick 2 me DUM RICE… howzat…

    • garage sale on 26/01/2017 - 16:59
      +1

      hmm, 220V or 240V also although the chinese power plug looks similar to the Australia one, the thickness of the prongs is different (read the standards) which explains why under high wattage conditions you heap arching, not noticeable on a phone charger.

      10% more voltage on non-switch mode power means 10% more heat.

      There are "smart" ricecookers at Good guys HN, etc for similar if not lower prices (my sunbeam was under $100), 240V, Australian power plug and warranty.

      they all work on time and temperature, no "aroma sensors with latest Snapdragon SOC" ….. when water is gone ….. temp goes up and they switch to keep warm….. not enough water = crap rice, too much water = crap rice and they aren't smart enough to tell you add more water or too much water.

      Not sure at what points people get concerned with safety standards ….. my circuit breakers were rejected on my reno because they were grey market and not certified to Australian standards …. looked similar.

      But then, the rice cooker I brought back from holidays was 220V and I cut the plug and fitted a new one and it does make yummy rice.

      The circuit breakers …. got a refund and the seller will sell them to someone else.

      • [Deactivated] on 26/01/2017 - 17:07
        +2

        Yeah, best to avoid overseas appliances not suited for Australia. This doesn't even seem that cheap.

        • garage sale on 26/01/2017 - 17:10
          +4

          Can't wait for the Xiaomi washing machine or fridge from Gearbest.

          We do need a defribulator at work incase of a heart attack …. hmm gearbest, banggood or geekbuying.

      • Tatkei on 26/01/2017 - 17:19
        +1

        the cooker comes with a separated power cord (similar to the one you used for your computer). You can get a replacement one very easily if you want . But the cooker is designed for 220v ac, that might be a concern indeed.

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 17:33

          I've been using it for about a year. All appeared to be OK.

    • Bluberry on 26/01/2017 - 17:58
      -2

      Don't know but eating rice from this machine will make you smarter.

  • KOBH on 26/01/2017 - 17:12
    +2

    Other than the smart functions, can this cook better rice than my Panasonic Premium Rice Cooker which will last 30 years without breaking down?

    • t25 on 26/01/2017 - 17:55
      +2

      Doubt it. Maybe slight improvements with the pressure version, but in my opinion not enough to justify buying/replacing something that isn't broken.

  • Freakycat on 26/01/2017 - 17:17
    +1

    How about a Korean made MULTILINGUAL rice cooker that speaks Korean Chinese and English! They also has a pressure cooker.
    It is Korean No.1 Best Selling Pressure Cooker.

    Youtube video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVqhfURcUGs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRXlKcMydGI

    CUCKOO IH Pressurerice Rice Cooker 10 Cups is $$326.65 on ebay. (I'm not a seller and I saw this on a Hong Kong website half a year ago.)

    AU distributor: http://cuckooworld.com.au/

    • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 17:21

      Not sure. But I love the wifi features and the Chinese app which has a forum of receipts. Everyone share what s/he can do with cooker. So the receipts is getting more and more.

      • goingDHfast on 26/01/2017 - 21:20
        +2

        This is ozbargain - we aim to minimise receipts.

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 21:30
          +2

          bloody auto correction. i mean recipes

    • nix1016 on 26/01/2017 - 17:26

      Dunno about you but I find a voice guide on a rice cooker pretty useless, I'd take wifi and scheduling features over it anytime.

      • garage sale on 26/01/2017 - 18:31

        There's not much to cooking rice with a rice cooker …… just stir and fluff the rice when it goes into keep warm mode and get the amount of water right. Guess it can send cute messages "6 minutes to yummy in the tummy rice".

        Cooking varies a bit if you add butter or are making a biryani with chicken, Mexican rice adds a new variable due to tomatoes. Also if you cook basmati, jasmine, brown or Japanese rice as they require different amounts of water to rice. These things still work on temperature which goes up when the water has boiled away …

        Not sure how popular basmati or brown rice is in china…. it says scan the barcode (incase you don't know what sort of rice you've bought) and it adjusts the time but does it have barcodes for Australian rice brands on it's data base ?

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 18:59

          We don't have to do much but the rice cooker has to. It's more about the timing and temperature. A proffered combination is called “taste curve” by xiaomi.

          Scanning bar code doesn't work well in Australia as xiaomi does not has database on rice here. I've uploaded few. Hopefully, xiaomi can update their database.

  • twocsies on 26/01/2017 - 17:18
    +3

    It's technically legal to bring it in for personal use, though it cannot be sold in Oz, but I'd say to be careful with cooking devices. There's some good reasons to have electrical safety standards. That being said I'd trust Xiaomi over some other brands if I was going to go this route.

  • cmdwedge on 26/01/2017 - 17:21
    +2

    Tiger all the way!

    • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 17:29

      Tiger is cool but the price is a pain.

      • ash2000 on 26/01/2017 - 17:49

        These would compare very favourably with tiger in terms of quality….. the bowl feels as if it weight more than 1kg alone (I had a look at one in the Xiaomi store in china last month). Compare that to my $120 Panasonic smart rice cooker which has a cheap and nasty aluminium bowl.

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 18:33

          Just for my curiosity, I weighed my bowl. It's 1737 g.

        • ash2000 on 26/01/2017 - 18:35

          @y12345678:

          Nice, is that the standard or the pressurised one? I recall the more expensive of the two, has an even heavier bowl.

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 18:39

          @ash2000:

          Pressure version.

          As the non-pressure version weight is 4.4kg which pressure one is 6.45.

          I assume the weight difference mainly comes from the bowl?

        • garage sale on 26/01/2017 - 18:55

          weight will not just be due to bigger the bowl, but also the lid, lock and pressure seals. It will cook a bit faster, but depending on how much pressure it builds, will determine the cook time.

          Pressure cookers are not for the unskilled …. the temperatures go above 100C, so very dangerous if you don't follow instructions ….. watch you tube.

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 19:09

          @garage sale:

          Thanks for your information.

          This xiaomi pressure rick cooker isn't real high pressure one as it only offer up to 20kpa while most high pressure cookers have a setting at 80-100kpa. I've opened my xiaomi few times during cooking. It's fine as long as you can keep your hand out of the steam.

        • ash2000 on 26/01/2017 - 20:39

          @y12345678:

          Ok, that sounds about right then….about 1kg for the cheaper one, and 1.7 for the pressursed one. Great heat distribution.

      • cmdwedge on 26/01/2017 - 17:56
        +1

        I paid around $240 for mine - made in Japan model. Really took some work to convince the wife but it's been magical since we got it - didn't realise rice could taste so good.

  • cmdwedge on 26/01/2017 - 17:58
    +1

    If you can afford it - this is the Rolls Royce of rice cookers:

    https://www.appliancecentral.com.au/tiger-10-cup-1-8l-new-ti…

      • cmdwedge on 26/01/2017 - 18:26
        +1

        That's the Rolls Royce of Rolls Royce rice cookers!

        • clubhonda on 26/01/2017 - 19:40

          Reading the descriptions, I can't see why itd justify $500!

    • lplau on 26/01/2017 - 19:55
      +1

      Thats still not the rolls royce of rice cookers. Damn Japanese people always leave the best stuff for themselves.
      The best Tiger ones actually use a terracotta/ceramic bowl with Induction & Pressure.

      Sadly Tiger doesn't export those to other countries, i suspect due to the higher cost in spare parts especially the bowl itself. Which costs around $200-300 to replace compared to the usual Tiger metal bowl which is around $50-100. And probably not many people have the same appreciation for rice in other countries as they do in Japan.

      I've imported one which is the real deal awhile back, it was 110V, i think it costed around $300 and then got a step down transformer to go with it which costed around $120.

      Once you go terracotta/ceramic you won't be going back to the old school metal bowls!

      • KOBH on 26/01/2017 - 20:54

        You must be talking about this A$1400 Tiger rice cooker.

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 21:07

          Orz . it must be a masterpiece at that price

          nothing mentioned about the terracotta/ceramic bowl though.

        • KOBH on 26/01/2017 - 21:27

          More info here…

        • lplau on 26/01/2017 - 22:19

          If you are cool with a step down transformer, you could get a similar one for hella cheap.
          Tiger does have 220-240V ones in Japan only sold in Japan, but they price it like 4-5x more expensive than their local 110V models.
          If you wanted to get one in Japan, you'd have to go to a large electronics store and go to their top level which is usually the "foreigner" level which sells everything in 220v-240v.

          I got the JKN-R100-K which is a 110V version, and got a step down which i hide in a cupboard. I remember it being around 25,000-30,000yen for the JKN-R100-K.
          A step down transformer costed me around $130 i think.

          Its a earthenware one with induction. They do sell a pressure induction one for around 40,000yen though.

  • garage sale on 26/01/2017 - 18:19
    +1

    There isn't much engineering in smart rice cookers … hence except for tiger, they are all under $200 in Australia even with fuzzy logic eg Panasonic WITH NON STICK BOWL, etc.

    The big differences I've found is more how much you can take apart for cleaning, some you can only remove the bowl for cleaning, some you can remove the lid or parts of the lid for cleaning (under the lid seems to accumulate gunk after a while).

    Yeah, the on-line chinese retailers are OK for smaller items, but shipping large items is something they haven't refined yet.

  • zuile on 26/01/2017 - 19:43

    Personal I bought one Pressure IH version from GearBest one month ago (delivered - it cost me more than 300 aud… price is decreasing & decreasing month by month on GearBest…as a customer who bought this 4 weeks ago, i feel unhappy). My conclusion: this MI Pressure IH rice cooker has no problem compatible with AU 220V voltage / according to my mum, the rice cooking seems a little bit better than my old rice cooker (AU$100 roughly), mum's advice 1: it does not worth what you paid; mum's advice 2: how come it took one hour to do rice cooking!! the IH version is kind of slow cooker.. if you are always hungry, never think about buying this; mum's advice 3: in China, this IH version only cost less than 200 aud (roughly 180aud), the best thing is to spend this money on purchasing some good quality of rice… from a customer who bought this 4 weeks ago (From GearBest)

    • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 19:49
      +1

      Haven't you tried the App cooking ? There are some advanced cooking modes which make a huge difference for me. Tell me your rice and your proffered fragrance, appearance and adhesiveness/stiffness if you don't mind. Let's see what's the best way to cook.

      • zuile on 26/01/2017 - 19:57
        +1

        well … is it REALLY a truth that it did make a difference for you?
        I just saw YOUR ID and read some of your comments … more than 20 comments are only for GearBest or AliExpress (anyone can click your ID and see it immediately) … unfortunately your ID is unreliable for me (please do not change a ID and make a new comment)

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 20:08
          +1

          Nothing to hide. I made these posts and comments as I bought lot from them recently. And Im generally very happy with my purchases.

          Yeap, the app cooking is much better. My mum hates the idea to operate a cooker from a mobile and I hate the rice which is not cooked in my way.

          Finally we stopped arguing.

          We ended up cooking two lots of rice every time. Thanks GOD, Life is peaceful now.

        • zuile on 26/01/2017 - 20:32
          +1

          @y12345678: ….no comments if you are only focusing on "app cooking & wifi connection". i think all sellers should add "app & wifi" function on their products and then people would think "it is really good -> a wonderful product" … background: 1. is MI's rice cooking Algorithm (chips) reliable? - let's say a vehicle, a few years' vehicle company saying they have better Algorithm (chips) than BMW?… 2. how many years of experience of Mi making rice cooker? is that based on large raw data & years' customer feedback?

        • y12345678 on 26/01/2017 - 20:42

          @vincentweioz:

          I was just trying to share my experience and want to help you to cook best rice to my knowledge. I'm terribly sorry if this turned on your "unreliable ID, no comments and questioning mode".

          Would you please disregard my replies to you if that helps?

    • garage sale on 26/01/2017 - 21:00

      People might say I will go to rice hell, but I cook my rice in batches (for myself, not if entertaining guests) and keep it in the fridge …. microwaves great … I'm not a rice puritan, so usually add things to my rice, saffron, or turmeric, butter, lemon oil , etc so for me it's the texture that makes a big difference.

      Rice cooker is one of the best gadgets I've ever bought …. I get thai or indian take-away but have homecooked rice… cheaper, fresher than takeaway rice.

      Bought my first rice cooker when I worked in Indonesia 25 years ago, have been a convert since.

      Xiaomi, We had their Redmi note 2 (wanted dual sim 1080p phone for under $200) which got retired as 2G network shutdown, one of the better and more innovative brands from China.

      • Jamesx on 27/01/2017 - 07:06

        after the fridge, the rice is never great, whatever method you reheat it, unless it's covered by oil … I'm not a rice puritan either, but brown rice tastes the worst after refrigeration.

      • Jackson on 27/01/2017 - 09:19

        It's only Telstra 2g that's shut down, any Optus and Vodafone is still going

  • laser on 27/01/2017 - 10:27
    +1

    All I need to cook rice is a saucepan. Certainly no wifi.

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