This product features:
LCD Display with button control
6 cup pot size, non stick coated pot
Detachable cover inside the lid to allow for easy cleaning
Turbo / Steam / Gaba / My Mode
5 cook functions
Preset timer and clock
Includes rice paddle, measuring cup, instructions manual
Cuckold by Tiger.
Will Smith prefers a meat pie.
What's the deal there, was it open marriage and he was watching or we've taken a break you're ok to bang others!?
2 very different things
They took a break until August
Honest question, what's the difference between a $20 rice cooker and a $170 rice cooker? Does the rice come out fluffier or something?
Yeah, and its hard to explain properly until you experience it. I have a Tiger IH 5.5 Cup from Costco (around ~$550) that does syncro cook also which honestly within 3 months saved me a lot of money on being time poor and eating out.
But yes, this is excellent value for a Cuckoo. Similar to Tiger in terms of quality. Uses Fuzzy-Logic for these ones so can adapt any imbalance with rice/water itself.
You might get away with cooking jasmine/basmati rice in the cheaper rice cooker, but will encounter issues if you use medium/short grain rice.
It is how well it cooks the grain of rice. Cheap rice cookers tend to:
1) Boil and evaporate the water too quickly, which leaves the rice soft on the outside whilst still hard on the inside.
2) Uneven cooking. It might work well for 1 or 2 cups, but when cooking 5 cups +, it may cook the bottom well, but leave the top hard and uncooked.
3) More cooking options, longer time for brown rice, beans etc and options to cook congee.
More expensive rice cookers are better insulated allowing the trapped heat to cook the rice to the centre of the each grain.
Most cookers have an heating element on the button, so you rely on it to cook the entire pot of rice. The higher end ones use induction heating (IH), which will distribute heat around the pot better resulting in a more even cooking of the rice.
I have an induction + pressure cooking rice cooker. Its awesome. There are different settings to choose the types of rice textures you want to get out of it.
$150
I used a $20 cooker for years and the rice would always get stuck as fu*k on the bottom needing a soak and scrape to get it off. The bowl is cheap light non-stick, and the heating element is on the bottom.
We got a more expensive Zojirushi and the rice comes out of the bowl really clean because the bowl is better quality, and the heating element wraps up the sides. The Zojirushi takes longer to cook the rice, ~45m vs ~20m for the cheap one which based on the other responses is probably also why the rice comes out more evenly cooked.
is it 8.5 times better? no. the $20 rice cooker will suit most people. with the cheap rice cooker it best to cook it and when its done, unplug it. the warmer on it sucks, it will just burn the bottom rice. make just enough to eat.
i have a $700 tiger rice cooker, so i speak from experience. what makes it expensive? you can cook may different kinds of rice, make soup, use as a slow cooker, blah, blah, blah, etc…. is it worth $700? no. i did cook a variety of things when i first got it, but now i just cook rice. its just a rice cooker to show off, lol.
Yeah, but at $170, likely going to last 5-10 years, that's only $30-$15/year "subscription" to fluffier rice. Bloody well worth it if you are eating rice most meals.
Also, the more rice you cook, the more the cheap cookers fall behind.
i agree, its going to make better rice, but is it going to make 850% better rice for the 850% increased price? no it isn't, we all know that.
if you are tight on a budget, there is nothing wrong with a $20 rice cooker. that like saying you should buy a rolce royce instead of a toyota camry. they both will get you from point a to point b, but the RR just makes that voyage a little more enjoyable.
This is a good price for a Cuckoo. On par with Tiger.
For those that are price conscious,this would be a good alternative Phillips 8 cup currently $109 at Myer.
Is this the one that sings when the rice is ready?
It farts when the rice is ready.
Yes.
All Korean appliances (washing machine, microwave, rice cooker etc) sings
kpop?
They're trademarked so no.
You could mod it, if you're really wanting to.
Is this a pressure cooker model?
Doesn't look like it. Can't see the pressure release valve.
Nope. Pressure cooker usually costs about $400+ for a good one.
What are the advantages of the pressure cooker version over these?
It tastes a lot better.
What a great deal!
We paid $230 for this in Dec 2020 (amazon, now $228.11) and are very happy with it
mxTDD you buying this one?
:)
I'm looking for a decent rice cooker (my $10 kmart one I bought 10 years ago is finally dying on me) and I'm very tempted to invest in this one. Does anyone know whether it can cook minimum 1 cup? We don't eat a lot of rice at a time.
My parents own an older model but, yes. You can theoretically cook 1 cup.
Another way to solve the rice wastage issue is by freezing the leftover rice in containers and reheated when needed.
That's what my (Korean) family do.
Thanks for the tip! How do they reheat from frozen, microwave? Does the reheated rice taste noticeably worse?
All good!
Microwave - cook the bottom for 3 min, and flip. Heat for another 1-2 min.
Reheated rice is so good, especially with the moisture. I actually prefer it most days. But, bear in mind that we only eat medium, black, brown, and short grain rice so, long, basmati, jasmine etc is unknown to me in terms of reheating.
@Carmen Sandiego: I pretty much only eat medium white myself, but look forward to branching out to other kinds eventually. Appreciate the heads up! Might have a go at making rice in bigger batches now, sounds super convenient to reheat.
This model has a smaller version which is perfect for 1-3 cups of rice. I recommend that instead. This one the minimum recommended size is 2 cups per cook max 6cups. Its much bigger and unnecessary if you don't need.
the cuck of rice cookers
What would Uncle Roger say?
Fuiyoh!!!
This rice cooker can take my rice grains better than Aunty Helen ever could
"I'm very racist but look the part so all good"
I think he prefers Xiaomi rice cookers
Does this cooker have a water catcher so the water doesn't pool on the lid and you have to wipe it everytime - seems like it does from pics
They would 100% have it.
Parents have an older model, and it has one.
https://www.amazon.com/Cuckoo-CR-0631F-Cooker-Uncooked-Liter… has a few more pictures
My wife's boyfriend gave me his permission, said I'm allowed to buy this.
You're welcome
Would this be good for basmati rice? Or are these all geared towards short grain?
Basmati is fine to cook in this.
It's good for all types of rice, and you can make other things like Cheesecake and puddings, in this.
But, short and medium grain are the ones this was originally made for.
Basmati rice cooks best in a regular saucepan with heaps of water. So much easier, quicker and less clean up than one of these rice cookers.
You'll also end up with perfectly cooked separate grains of rice. 12 minutes in a big pot of boiling water and you're done.
Yea middle eastern here and we have a lenghty process of cooking basmati rice that way. A bit more to it than you described and certainly the proper way. But you have to monitor it and after all water absorbed, you seal it and steam cook it for awhile on top. About a 45min process. This is for the lazy days when you dont want to do all that and also check on it every 10minutes.
Still on the fence about either going with something like this or shelling out more for an induction rice cooker. Does anybody have any experience with both?
Non-induction rice cookers tend to have a slight burn at the base, and worse if you keep the rice at keep warm setting - you'll get a layer of "dry" rice at the bottom. Induction doesn't have this problem, and in general cook better.
Bonus with induction cookers is that they usually come with thicker and heavier bowl, which insulates the heat better and is more long lasting.
Thanks for that insight!
I think I'll just wait around and see if a Tiger JKT-S10A reaches a decent price sometime in the future.
You're better off getting the Xiaomi induction rice cooker
5 cup one is like $140.
Tossing up between this one or the Xiaomi IH rice cooker: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/264992043373 ($145)
Get the induction one.
Even better, this one is $10 cheaper.
Chinese version is cheaper: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/393999796873
(not sure what the other differences are)
I bought the Xiaomi induction a few years back and it works OK but the time display which is built into the surface has missing lines. Although the display also incorporates Chinese characters the app to control it is in English (when the Bluetooth connection works). So would I recommend buying it… Ummm no! The only function I really use is the congee cooking. We use a cheap 20 year old cooker for anything else, jasmine, brown, wild, medium grain and basmati….
What is the best rice cooker money can buy?
Are these available and the same price in store at Costco? I ask mainly because the website says "Price includes delivery".
EDIT: Apparently they are cheaper in store
this is great! always get IH for asian like.
panasonic and tiger era for rice cookers are long gone…
if you prefer long rice then just buy a non-IH cooker.
For this price get an Instant pot. Does rice faster and other things as well
I have an instant pot but never thought to make rice in it as I have a Panasonic one. I'm not happy with my particular unit (10 cup) but my mum's and inlaws' 5 cup newer versions are fine.
How's the instant pot compared to a normal rice cooker?
Very very fast. White rice 5 mins pressure cook (15 mins total?), Brown rice 15mins pressure cook (25 mins total). I put it in with 1-1 water. You can also do it in a bowl inside the instant pot if you have small amounts (in a bath of water). Check reddit for that. It's very convenient.
It's about $20-30 cheaper if you buy instore. Bought one a few weeks ago. Love it.
How much was it in store, anyone have a picture ?
about $20-$30 cheaper
Thanks!
Whats the store price for this, might to be $15X.XX. Costco charges insane delivery charges in 2022. Why not make use of an Amazon Flex model
From the page looks like it doesn't come with a steam tray but think you can get one else where.
Also can someone please comment on CUCKOO vs Tiger? I know they are both top notch but given these rice cookers are super solid and last for decades don't mind paying some more to get the best of the best.
Only an anecdote but historically even Koreans (Cuckoo is Korean brand) used to get Japanese ones like Jojirushi(Elephant) and Tiger, now no one does.
Quick note too, if you want the best you might want to consider moving up to the pressure cooking models - unfortunately at significant cost.
To comments such as 'how's this any better than xxx', aside from the technical difference (e.g. pressure cooking, different modes) I'd say it's the degree of refinement? Sure you could use slowcooker but sous vide will do it better? Sorry can't find any better example.
reference: ate rice all my life cooked by various cookers, now use Cuckoo that yes does sing (even a birds chirping?) when finished :D
Thank you assarabbiya, didn't notice this one doesn't come with pressure cooking so looks like a deal breaker for me. Definitely looking for a pressure one otherwise not an upgrade for me.
How long does this take to cook?
can anyone chime in on this? interested as well, typically for basmati.
Basmati can be cooked on quick mode. Approx 15 mins
I don't understand. Why pay to get cucked when you can do it for free?
What's up with this website? I went to register an account and it asks for a Costco card number.
I can't just sign up?
I went to register an account and it asks for a Costco card number.
As per the title, membership required.
I'm not familiar with Costco or how they do business. Figured it'd just be an online sign up like every other online shop in existence.
Oh well, I'm not that big of a rice fan anyway.
I have a Cuckoo Rice Cooker (granted I spent ~$450), so it wasn't cheap. But I can attest that the difference is night and day. Cuckoo rice have a real fluffiness to it. They crap all over the previous Rice Cookers i have used (e.g. Tiger)
Is this particular model made in China or Korea?
made in Korea.
I thought the cuckoo's bowl are all stainless steel, or is it buffalo only?
Only buffalo bowls are stainless steel.
I have been cooking rice for half a century. I can cook rice with different methods including any saucepan/ bowl on stove/heaters/steamers. And yes I am using a Cuckoo rice cooker NOW. For rice cooking I like it got different types of rice modes and does cook well in various modes. In addition, We found the Cuckoo makes professional congee we could never achieve from other types of cookers.
I would not say Cuckoo is the best, and this is just a very basic model, just the Costco price is very good indeed if you want to try a more expensive model.
What's the RRP?
so $199
I wonder if Will Smith needs a rice cooker?