Tiger JNP-1800-FL 10-Cup (Uncooked) Rice Cooker and Warmer, Floral White

Awesome rice cooker I love this rice cooker …since I bought this I have made brown rice in it everyday…..sometimes I scramble an egg with mushrooms and ginger and add it to the rice in the pot after it’s cooked …and have a warm pot of fried rice…topped with raw green onions and coconut aminos…sometimes I make the rice and top it with sautéed vegetables and seasonings…very easy to clean…..and I purchase kitchen gadgets all the time and most of them end up getting stowed away after a bit and…

Good Rice Cooker/Warmer, Reputable Brand (Tiger), But First, There Was This Odor Problem… I got my first rice cooker/warmer 27 years ago, and have used Tiger and Zojirushi brands with good results. However, I had problems with this particular Tiger rice cooker/warmer. The first one had to be returned (thank you, Amazon, for a pain-free return system!), because it gave off an unpleasant odor during the cooking of the rice, and this smell was infused into the rice. The only way I can describe the odor is that it is like the smell of the old-fashioned “transistor” radios…

Better Rice Maker, Better Rice!! This is the third rice maker I’ve bought in less than two years 😮 What I’ve learned (that I hope will keep you from making the same mistake) is to buy a rice maker that’s actually made in Japan (the lower priced units are almost always made in China even if it’s a Japanese brand). While I was researching, I read that one of the first things people from China typically do when visiting Japan, is buy a Japanese-made rice maker. I can certainly see why. I could tell the difference when I pulled…