Zojirushi NP-HTC18 Induction Heating 10-Cup Pressure Rice Cooker and Warmer
- 1350-watt 10-cup rice cooker and warmer with induction heating technology
- LCD control panel; clock and timer; keep-warm mode; end-of-cycle signal
- Vacuum-insulated inner cooking pan for efficient heating; detachable and washable inner lid
- Pressure-control valve; spatula, spatula holder, and 2 measuring cups included
- Measures 15-9/16 by 10-7/8 by 9-1/4 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
Zojirushi’s advanced rice cooker system uses precise heat control and pressurized cooking to create perfect rice. Induction Heating (IH) directs the heat right into the inner cooking pan, which is vacuum insulated to maintain temperature…. More >>
Zojirushi NP-HTC18 Induction Heating 10-Cup Pressure Rice Cooker and Warmer
I’ve never had a rice cooker before so I can’t compare this to others but this is great. We have made lots of sushi rice, regular long grain rice and wild rice with it so far. Every batch has been perfect.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve never enjoyed rice this much. Every batch comes out moist and delicious. This thing has a setting called Gabba Brown and it cooks the rice so perfectly that you have to try to believe. Supposively it makes the brown rice healthier because it cooks it slower over a lower temperature which allows the rice to maintain more of it’s beneficial qualities.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have had a Zojirushi rice cooker for 22 years and it would still be going strong if I had not dropped it. It did not make me sad because it gave me the opportunity to buy the new one without guilt! I cook potatoes, artaichokes, soups and a lot more and oh yes rice too. I could not be happier and I know I will still be using it for years to come. As a professional chef I put my rice cooker right up there with my immersion blender and a good scale as a must have in the kitchen.
Rating: 5 / 5
Just completed my first pot of brown rice at 7,300 ft. It is so much better than my usual pressure-cooked brown rice, it is amazing. And I didn’t have to stand around adjusting the flame on my stove to keep the pressure up, but not too far up. I simply put in the brown rice to the levels recommended. I closed it and set it on the brown rice setting. Perfect the first time.
Yes, it is really expensive, but brown rice doesn’t really get done at my altitude unless you use a pressure cooker. The controls on a pressure cooker are not very fine. This machine immediately brings the rice to the best temperature for cooking whatever kind of rice one chooses and raises the pressure, if necessary, to get the water to that temperature.
I looked at the non-pressurized Zojirushi rice cookers and realized that they would not work for me, so my sweet husband sprang for the NP-HTC18 and gave it to me for a gift. I am very lucky. Great husband, great rice-cooker. He figures he will be paid off in more frequent brown rice from now on and he is right.
Rating: 5 / 5
First off I know this rice cooker is super expensive. Why the heck does a rice cooker cost this much? But this isn’t even the most expensive, there’s a rice cooker that’s $2000 in Japan, that’s the Bently or Rolls Royce of rice cookers. This one is the Lexus of rice cookers.
The main selling point for this one is that it has induction cooking and pressure cooking. I’m assuming that if you are looking at this machine, you are probably Asian and eat rice everyday. Does this machine make the rice so much better that it’s worth the price, not really. Not for it to be worth this much but if you like your rice to be perfectly moist, this does a great job. I’m comparing this rice cooker to my old Tiger which is just a standard rice cooker. This one is all computer controlled and you just can’t mess up the rice.
The main reason to get this rice cooker over a cheaper brand is that you want to eat brown rice. Now to be perfectly clear the brown rice is a lot softer but it is not the consistency of white rice. I was reading some reviews and people say they got the brown rice to have the same consistency as white rice. It’s softer by far but the brown rice still has the brown cover on it so it is still harder than white rice but a lot softer. This pressure cooker version even makes it softer than just the induction model. I have both. I bought the induction only model and gave it to my mom and now I have this one.
I have no idea if the GABA feature really works but might as well use it, can’t hurt.
This machine is made in Japan, not China. Some of the cheaper Zojirushi rice cookers are made in China now.
Rating: 5 / 5