CUCKOO High Pressure Rice Cooker 6-Cup Uncooked / 12-Cup Cooked with Nonstick Inner Pot, Versatile Rice Maker with 12 Menu Options and Steam Plate, Fuzzy Logic Tech, Voice Guide, Black (CRP-P0609S)

This is my first time purchasing a Cuckoo rice cooker and I'm extremely impressed. There are some minor caveats/things to bear in mind when you buy this, but TL;DR: this is a solid rice cooker and I haven't made better rice with any other rice cooker. First, the design is sleak -- the back w/ rose gold goes well with most of our appliances, and adds a nice bit of accent color to the kitchen. My only complaint about the external design is how thin some of the platic feels to the touch. This doesn't 'feel' like a product in its price point; it feels much cheaper. I could imagine this breaking irreparably if dropped. The built-in voices are fun -- being greeted with a little jingle and hearing a voice notify me of each stage of the cooking process is really nice, in spite of being more of a 'fun' thing than a practical one. The voice is in multiple languages, and can be disabled entirely. Again, a bit over-the-top, but it has its function of offering me the freedom to work about the kitchen without constantly checking the rice cooker. This particular rice cooker is non-stick while avoiding the use of teflon. I do not have burnt rice stuck on the bottom of the bowl -- instead, I get consistent rice to my liking from top to bottom, and I don't need to worry about chips of teflon in my food. It has a self-sanitizing feature, that will use hot water to sanitize itself. It should be noted the self-sanitizing is not self-cleaning. In other words, you still need to detach the various plates and components to sufficiently clean the unit. One should not rely on this feature alone to keep their rice cooker clean and in good condition. Speaking of components, there are multiple components that are detachable for cleaning purposes, specifically in the lid. This is a pressure rice cooker, and the various lids and steam filters need cleaning. This is fine and dandy, but the first plate in the lid really requires some strength. It is held in by a thick rubber gromet with a tiny rubber handle, which you can pull to remove the plate. The rubber handle is small and smooth, so people with big fingers/hands will struggle getting a decent grip on it, and people with smaller fingers and hand may struggle with the amount of force required to detach it. It is areas in the design like this and the plastic enclosure where cuckoo made clear design decisions to save on production costs. Luckily, none of these things detract from the quality of the product it yields. I have NEVER cooked better straight rice out of the rice cooker than I have with this. There are several cooking modes to choose from -- most folks will use the glutinous rice setting, which has 3 settings of its own - normal, high heat, and turbo. Normal mode will cook the rice in around 40 minutes High heat will cook the rice in about 30 Turbo will cook it in about 20 The quality degrades the higher power you use -- but not by much. The worst 'quality' rice I got was using the turbo setting for glutinous rice -- it was only slightly tougher than what I'd have preferred, but if I'm in a pinch for time, the turbo mode yields rice that is good enough. Normal mode seems to have the best yield, as the rice is evenly cooked from top to bottom. There are zero 'hard' pieces of rice, nor a collection of burnt rice on the bottom of the bowl, reducing waste. Each grain is soft and is as sticky as I want. It's important to note there are timed modes, as well as ways to customize each option's cook settings, so you can tweak the presets to suit your needs. All in all, this is one of the best cooking appliances I've purchased in awhile.

Exceptional Rice cooker with multiple modes for different rice. Keeps the rice warm and tasting fresh for a long time. Guide booklet that it comes with is easy to read and is very detailed. Rice cooker itself is fairly large so make sure you got a designated spot for your rice cooker.

Overall ★★★★★ Effectiveness ★★★★★ Price ★★★★☆ Safe ★★★★★ Re-purchase? Yes After using the previous version of this rice cooker for over 10 years, it finally gave out due to a sensor issue. Since I’ve always trusted the quality and reasonable pricing of Korean rice cookers, I started searching for a similar model online. Luckily, I found this newer version of the one I previously owned. First Impression: One thing I realized after ordering was that my old rice cooker was a 5-cup model, but this one is a 10-cup size—so it’s much bigger than I expected! (A quick tip: always double-check the size before ordering to avoid the same mistake I made!) That said, the sleek white design of this rice cooker looks modern and blends well with my kitchen. Performance: As expected, this rice cooker delivered excellent results. I’ve used it to cook rice with beans and harder grains, and it cooked everything thoroughly and to perfection. The warming function works without any issues, keeping the rice at an ideal temperature. My family and I have been enjoying great meals since purchasing it, and we are fully satisfied. Pros: Excellent cooking performance Modern and stylish design Cons: The size was bigger than anticipated (my mistake for not checking!)

This rice cooker makes great rice, it cooks quickly, and thoroughly, and is the most similar to cooking rice on the stove than other rice cookers I've tried. I do add a little extra water than the fill lines recommend to achieve that stickier texture, but it works well without being mushy or soggy. The only issue I've had with this rice cooker is that the removeable silicone ring on the lid has to be placed exactly in the correct position, or else it will not allow the steam to be released properly. There is a removeable part of the lid that has a silicone ring on it that can be removed for cleaning, but after that is removed, there is a separate silicone ring attached to the lid itself that can be removed for cleaning. I popped it back on after cleaning and noticed that the next time I cooked rice, the water leaked out from the handles. When I looked it up online, I realized that I had installed that ring incorrectly, and there are markings that have to line up or else it won't function properly. As long as everything is reinstalled on the cooker properly after cleaning, it's fine, but you just have to be certain to line everything up properly.

Absolutely one of the best cookers I own. Easy to use, excellent cooking. Highly recommend!

I'm a third generation American of Japanese Ancestry pushing 60 years of age, and I've spent all my life eating white rice. My mother taught me how to cook rice on a wood fire, for general knowledge, and I grew up on simple one button rice cookers that would shut off after the boiling stage, while the rice finished cooking by steaming on the residual heat, basically mimicking the open fire cooking method. Growing up in the US, most white rice encountered in restaurants were disappointing, even in so called Japanese restaurants. Many people don't soak the rice before cooking, and they use the knuckle measuring technique, often resulting in hard or mushy rice. It is common knowledge that rice in Japan is better, primarily because of the quality of the rice. In Hawaii, we buy relatively inexpensive rice grown in California. So, it is important to use the best cooking methods to make the best of what we have in terms of rice. The Cuckoo rice cooker is a pressure cooker, so the rice comes out with a nice shiny appearance and the grains hold their texture, i.e. not mushy. It makes for very good and consistent rice. But it is not perfect rice in my opinion. The machine calls the white rice "glutinous" rice. I think this means sticky, which it is. It is a little too sticky for sushi rice for example. Also, the rice has a slight dark tint, almost grey. These are minor in my opinion, as I simply eat white rice like the way most Americans eat bread or pasta, and the Cuckoo machine does a fine job at cooking white rice for Asians like me.

Super great at making high quality and tasty rice. Forget making rice in a pot. The real ones know you use a rice cooker

Very nice with many useful settings