Zojirushi NS-ZAC18 10-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker, White Gray

by Zojirushi

Product Features

• 10-cup uncooked rice capacity; spherical heating system
• Cooks variety of rices, including white, brown, sweet, and porridge
• Programmable timer; warming function for up to 12 hours
• Easy-to-read, color LCD; melodic start and completion signal
• Limited 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 12.9 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00007J5U8
• Item model number: NS-ZAC18
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,487 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

For folks who eat rice on a daily--or even weekly--basis, this rice cooker has a unique fuzzy-logic microchip for advanced programming and a spherical heating system that cooks on all sides of the inner pan and makes perfect rice every time. The unit cooks from 2 - 10 cups (enough to feed a crowd of 10 or more people) of a variety of rices--white, brown, sweet, and porridge--to use in dishes such as sushi, paella, stir-fries, or curries. The cooker has settings to accommodate your preference for harder or softer rice and even has a setting for prewashed rice. The LCD screen is easy to read and the push-button controls are simple to program once you've mastered them. A programmable timer allows you to set your cooking time without worry that rice will burn or get overcooked--and the start and complete time of your cooking cycle signals with a pleasant melody (although you can choose a beep if you prefer it). Another excellent feature is the ability to keep rice warm for up to 12 hours after cooking is complete, so you can cook before work and have warm rice at dinner. The Extended Keep Warm function warms rice for up to 8 hours at a lower temperature and reduces the chance of rice drying out or becoming discolored or odorous. Both the inner pan and inner lid detach from the unit for thorough cleaning. The rice cooker has a plastic handle for transporting it from cabinet to counter and a retractable cord for easy storage. The appliance comes with two measuring cups, a spatula, and a spatula holder and is covered by a limited one-year warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde

From the Manufacturer

What Makes the Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer Special?

Simply put, the Neuro Fuzzy is the most advanced rice cooker anyone can have. From the micro-computer technology to the special features, this rice cooker was made to meet all your rice cooking needs. All you have to do is measure the rice, fill the machin with water, and hit the button. It doesn’t get any easier.

A rice cooker is a versatile small kitchen appliance designed to cook rice perfectly. It was developed in Japan where cooking rice is a serious art. From its early development in the 1950s, the basic electric rice cooker has become more and more advanced with the introduction of micro computerization, and the Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer is the ultimate rice cooker.

The Ultimate Rice Cooker

Neuro Fuzzy Logic Technology But what exactly is Neuro Fuzzy logic? The more advanced rice cookers have micro computers (micom) inside that automatically make adjustments in temperature and cooking time depending on the program selected. This rice cooker utilizes "fuzzy logic" through the micom to ensure that cooked rice comes out perfectly, and hence is called Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer. Stop thinking. The rice cooker will do it all for you. Multiple Menu Means Multi-Tasked This rice cooker also has multiple menu settings. Multiple menu means that the rice cooker adjusts the cooking time and temperature according to the menu you select. Do you like softer or harder rice? Do you prefer brown rice? How about porridge? You can make all these types of rice without the fuss. Just add the rice and water, select the menu, and hit the button. That’s it.

Rice, the Healthy Grain

Rice, in its many varieties and types, is consumed by a large percentage of the world’s population. It’s nutritious, inexpensive, easy to store and cook, and versatile. Rice is high in complex carbohydrates, packed with vitamins and minerals, contains no fat, cholesterol or sodium, and unhulled (brown) rice is an excellent source of dietary fiber. The Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer has a brown rice function to cook delicious brown rice easily. You’ll have no more hard, undercooked brown rice.

More Amazing Rice Cooker Features

Unlike other rice cookers, the Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer comes with tons of special features to make your cooking experience more pleasant, and your rice tastier than any rice you’ve tasted before.

• Special Spherical Inner Cooking Pan
  

  This rice cooker’s specially designed spherical inner cooking pan and heating system allows the rice to cook more evenly and produce fluffier, tastier rice.

• Keep Warm
  The rice cooker automatically goes into keep warm after the cooking is completed to keep the rice tasting fresh longer.

• Nonstick Simplicity
  The durable inner cooking pan has a nonstick construction, which prevents rice from sticking and makes cleaning fast and easy.

• Safety First
  

  The inner cooking pan has stay cool side handles so you can easily remove it after cooking.

• Simple Clean Up
  The retractable power cord makes cleanup and storage a snap. And the detachable inner lid makes clean up easy and quick.

• Rice Music
  The rice cooker plays a musical tune when you set the rice cooker to cook, set the timer, or when cooking is complete. The Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer plays Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Amaryllis.

• In a Hurry?
  The Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer has a Quick Cooking menu that can reduce cooking time without compromising taste.

• Come Home to Freshly Cooked Rice
  The Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer has a convenient Timer feature. Set the rice and water, select the menu, and set the timer. The rice will finish cooking by the programmed time. The clock feature also makes it easy to program the timer.

• Sushi, Anyone?
  Make sushi and entertain family and friends at your own home. The Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer has a Sushi function to prepare perfect sushi rice. Just measure the rice and water, select Sushi, and the rice cooker will do the rest (well, it won’t make the sushi for you, just the rice). See Zojirushi’s website (www.zojirushi.com) for recipes for sushi.

Zojirushi, Quality & Innovation

For nearly a century, Zojirushi (pronounced zoh-gee-ROO-shee) has established itself as a company that uses cutting edge technology to bring comfort, ease, vitality, and affluence into the lives of its customers worldwide. Look for the friendly elephant logo (Zojirushi means ‘elephant brand’ in Japanese) and know that a product that bears the name Zojirushi is innovative, high in quality, and reliable.

Product Description

Enjoy many recipes in this state of the art "Neuro Fuzzy" logic rice cooker and warmer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long cook time, but great rice! Easy to clean too., June 7, 2004

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T. Panar (Johnstown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zojirushi NS-ZAC18 10-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker, White Gray (Kitchen)

I purchased this cooker as a present for myself this past Christmas, and boy was this ever a great gift! My husband is a rice junkie, and this makes good rice every time.

On the directions/manual:
It took me a little bit to read through the directions; they are a bit hard to follow. I found that the continuous interspersing of multiple languages (and some peculiar English - they liked the phrase "tasty rice" to describe well-cooked rice) to be a bit troublesome for continuity. I was really unsure of cooking the first time, but after two trial batches, I found cooking to be a breeze.

On cleaning:
One (low-star recommendation) reviewer said about the lid not coming off to clean properly; this is not the case. Granted the lid is not non-stick like the pan, but I can't say that I ever had more than the littlest bit of rice starch show up between the inner lid and the outer cover. The inner lid is fully removable, and just needs wiped when warm to fully clean. To clean the pan, I found that removing all excess rice at the end of the meal, and then leaving the pan sit open until the next morning makes all the rest of the rice starch dry up. It only then takes me about 3 minutes to clean the cooking bowl, as well as the remainder of the cooker.

On cooking length:
It takes 35-48 minutes to cook regular basmati rice. This seems like a rather long time, but since preparation is so quick, it isn't that much of a nuisance. Rather it's just an inconvenience if you want to eat soon (and you probably will, the rice really is GOOD)!

Extras:
I find that this cooker is a perfect traveler for family functions as well. I normally make chili for family gatherings (slow cooker), and making if I make rice in this sucker before I leave, I just have to unplug it, and if the cover stays closed, I have found the rice to still be pleasantly warm up to 3 or 4 hours after it was unplugged.

Hope this helps!

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential and Superb Survival kit, December 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Zojirushi NS-ZAC18 10-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker, White Gray (Kitchen)

First of all, I am an Asian who eats rice every meal, everyday. I bought this product second-handed from a Japanese student who were moving back to Japan. This rice cooker has served me more than 10 years and it is just as good as a new one. The timer is a *MUST* for a working mother like me. I always measure the rice and water and put them in the rice cooker in the morning, set the timer, and left for work. When I come home with two hungry kids screaming for food, usually around 6:30, the rice is hot and steamy. While my preschooler set up the table,I would grill a pre-marinated meat/fish, stirfry vegetables that I prewashed last night. The dinner is ready in l0 minutes!! There is no doubt the rice cooker is my life-saver.

The rice cooker has won over my parents and friends who visited me from Asia, they claim it cooks better rice than what they have in Asia. Much to their suprise is the "warmer" function. Most of the rice cookers keep the rice warm but the rice become dry, hard and yellow after couple hours. This one keeps the flavor and texture of the cooked rice for hours. So if you are crazy about authentic Japanese and Chinese type of rice, inclduing rice for making shushi, invest this one and it will live up to your expectation for a really long time.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the perfect pot of rice, October 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Zojirushi NS-ZAC18 10-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker, White Gray (Kitchen)

This is the machine that made my husband love rice. He was never that enthusiastic before so I figure it's a big accomplishment.
The instruction manual that comes with the machine leaves a lot to be desired, however if you have a good recipe book like "The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook", the possibilies are endless.
In regard to the review about the machine being difficult to clean-I don't understand that comment. The inner lid pops out and you're supposed to clean it after each use- always comes clean for me and I use the cooker to make oatmeal which always makes a lovely gooey mess.
I've used the machine since July at least 6 times a week and I absolutely love it. My advice to anyone having trouble... file the instruction manual and buy "The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook". Problem solved.