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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 53 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Virtually any model of Zojirushi. It pretty much is the Japanese standard of excellence when it comes to rice cookers.

EDIT: I am specifically referring to their "Micom" cookers. I can't personally speak to the simpler ones.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago

Second this. There's a reason you find them and nothing else in all corners of Asian society. I fucking love mine and rarely needs to be cleaned heavily outside the Teflon pot

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Micom

Interesting that thing looks like it has a pretty tight seal around the interior pot. How is it with getting rice water crust around the hinge the plastic channel around the lid? Mine is always getting nasty, and it's hard to get into those tight spaces to clean.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I've had mine for 4 years, and never had to really clean anything except the interior removable pot and pressure lid. And that takes all of 2-3 mins.

[–] other_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

We have a simple one (push a single button and walk away style) and love it. It's not that much different from the cheap $20 we got at the store, but the quality of the insert is much higher.