Zojirushi NHS-18 10-Cup Rice Cooker/Steamer & Warmer

by Zojirushi

Product Features

• Cooks rice and keeps it warm up to five hours
• Use also to steam seafood and vegetables and to cook custards and eggs
• Measuring cup and serving spatula included
• Uses 600 watts of power
• 9-1/4 inches high to lid knob; 13 inches in diameter, including handles

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 12.8 x 9.4 inches ; 6.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004S577
• Item model number: NHS-18
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,403 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Busy cooks cherish rice cookers. This is Zojirrushi's largest, suitable for cooking up to 10 cups of dry rice (white or brown) and keeping it warm up to five hours. A separate tray steams seafood and vegetables, cooks hard- or soft-boiled eggs, and even makes tender custards. Instructions and a cooking chart explain everything. A measuring cup and serving spatula are included. A glass lid permits monitoring of the cooking process. The cooker/steamer operates with admirable simplicity: just push a switch to start. The switch and a light turn off when cooking is completed, and the unit automatically goes into its keep-warm mode. Stay-cool handles on the cooker/steamer's sides permit it to be moved. Only plastic scrubbers and mild detergent should be used for cleaning. --Fred Brack

Product Description

Plump moist grains of rice and brilliantly colored flavorful vegetables are yours with this steamer. Steaming not only preserves nutrients, flavors, and colors marvelously well, it also allows you to cook without adding oil or fat. Once your food is cooked it will stay warm until you're ready to serve, eliminating those timing headaches. And last but surely not least, the cooking pan is removable and non-stick, ensuring your precious time isn't spent cleaning up.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

120 of 125 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Important, December 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Zojirushi NHS-18 10-Cup Rice Cooker/Steamer & Warmer (Kitchen)

This is an excellent rice cooker but I would like to point out something very important. The directions say specifically that you must wash the rice in a strainer until the water that runs through them comes out clear. This is very important. If you are having problems with the rice bubbling up over the top of the rice cooker and getting on the counter, you probably aren't washing the rice or aren't washing it well enough. Also if you are having problems with a crust on the bottom of the rice, you probably aren't washing the rice or aren't washing it well enough. Start washing your rice and you probably won't see those two problems again. Also the rice comes out much fluffier and less gummy if you wash it.

The reason for this is that, when you get uncooked rice, there is a large amount of excess starch that is stuck to the outside of the rice that gets stuck there when the rice is processes.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be sure to wash your rice..., January 31, 2003

By	L. Land (MO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Zojirushi NHS-18 10-Cup Rice Cooker/Steamer & Warmer (Kitchen)

I love my rice cooker and use it several times a week! But you need to wash your rice thoroughly before cooking. This will help with the "spitting water" problem the cooker has.

I enjoy using the steamer for kale, broccoli, cauliflower, or carrots. The only trick is learning when to put the veggies in while the rice is cooking so that the veggies don't overcook.

My brown rice tends to clump and stick on the bottom, even when the rice is washed. That's one problem that keeps me from rating this as a 5 star machine. The other problem is that the instruction booklet is poorly done. Brown rice needs to soak for 30 minutes before starting to cook.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product at a great price, May 27, 2003

By	L. E. Taylor (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Zojirushi NHS-18 10-Cup Rice Cooker/Steamer & Warmer (Kitchen)

I've been using this model for just over two years now with no problems at all. We routinely cook brown rice and have had none of the problems that others have called out. The one thing you must remember though is that you MUST rinse the rice (white or brown) before cooking it. We put it in a screened collander and run cold water through it for about one minute. Shake the excess water and you're ready to go. The reason for the rinse is to keep the rice from foaming while it cooks. Evidently, the rice packers dust the rice with a talcum-like substance to keep it dry. This will cause the water to foam when it boils if you don't rinse it off before you cook the rice.

Cleanup couldn't be easier. Just rinse and wipe with a soft towel. Don't use metal scrubbers becuase the pan has a non-stick coating that you don't want to scratch. After two years of moderate use, our cooker still looks new and works perfectly.

This is a premium brand, and the product has lived up to my expectations. Five stars for this one.