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Out of thousands of reviews for 55 products, over 100 people recommended Rice Cookers and Steamers specifically for Less . These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Sanyo ECJ-D55S 5.5-Cup
Sanyo ECJ-D55S 5.5-Cup Rice Cooker $99 - $113 Compare Prices
  • Easy To Use
  • Easy To Clean
  • 5.5 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • Released over 3 years ago
8 People Recommend
"i upgraded to this rice cooker because my previous one was giving me crunchy half cooked sushi rice (and i was wasting alot because it refused to properly cook less than 2 cups).…"

- Amazon.com User

"oh, i forgot to say that the cooker takes up less space than i thought it looks very attractive in my kitchen and is quite easy to use (3 buttons, what can go wrong?).…"

- Amazon.com User

"good reviews, and this sanyo ecj-d55s fuzzy logic cooker for the fact that it seemed to do everything the highly-rated zojirushi ns-zcc10 5-cup neuro fuzzy rice cooker did, but for far less money.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Panasonic SRTMB10
Panasonic SRTMB10 Rice Cooker $76 - $99 Compare Prices
  • 5.5 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • With NonStick Pot
  • Released over 2 years ago
7 People Recommend
"i spent less money and bought some aroma rice cooker at the grocery store before, with the chinese chef picture come with it.…"

- Amazon.com User

"summary: brown rice cooks reasonably quickly and turns out fluffier and tastier in this machine than in an on-off machine, polenta cooks smoothly, and everything is less messy.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i bought my unit from 99 ranch for a few dollars less than the price amazon is currently selling it for.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 Zojirushi NH-VBC18 10-Cup
Zojirushi NH-VBC18 10-Cup Rice Cooker $86 - $225 Compare Prices
  • Easy To Use
  • 10 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • With NonStick Pot
  • Released over 3 years ago
6 People Recommend
"-- fairly large footprint, but it is light enough to store under the counter or in a less conspicuous place.…"

- Amazon.com User

"in other (less feature-rich) machines, rice is dried after being warmed for a long period of time, but the rice in this machine is still fluffy and moist.…"

- Amazon.com User

"you'll know it's clean when the water you're rinsing it in becomes less cloudy with the starch that you've washed off.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Sanyo ECJ-D100S Micom 10-Cup
Sanyo ECJ-D100S Micom 10-Cup Rice Cooker $98 - $146 Compare Prices
  • Easy To Use
  • 10 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • With NonStick Pot
  • Released over 3 years ago
5 People Recommend
"* the simple and very handy timer is something to appreciate -- though i wish you could set it in less than 10 min.…"

- TokioB at Pricegrabber.com

"i could have gotten the smaller unit and used less electricity.…"

- Cooking.com User

"so far, we love this rice cooker and highly recommend it for others, but also a little disappointed on the less than competent soup making capability.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Zojirushi NP-HBC10
Zojirushi NP-HBC10 Rice Cooker $227 - $300 Compare Prices
  • 5.5 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"the rice came out better (and with less effort on our part) than any other cooking method we've ever used.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i also use a little less water than the water indicator suggests.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i originally ordered the less expensive zojirushi ns tgc10 model.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Tiger Corporation JAGS18U 10-Cup
Tiger Corporation JAGS18U 10-Cup Rice Cooker $155 - $200 Compare Prices
  • 10 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"i called tiger and was told that white basmati requires less water than other rices, and that this cooker would not cook brown rice.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the design is dated but who cares when things last for long time and you can replace the parts later, it's so much less wasteful.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Sanyo ECJ-F50S
Sanyo ECJ-F50S Rice Cooker $99 - $128 Compare Prices
  • 5 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • With NonStick Pot
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"but it was done in less time than i thought and kept the rice warm and fluffy - much better than my previous rice cooker.…"

- Mary at Cooking.com

"this is an easy to use rice cooker that requires less guesswork than previous models i have used.…"

- Stanley at Cooking.com

"we own a rice cooker to make our daily rice because having a designated machine is less stressful.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 Sanyo 7-c. Fuzzy Logic and Black
Sanyo 7-c. Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker and Steamer, Black $97 - $110 Compare Prices
  • 3.5 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • With NonStick Pot
  • Released 11 months ago
2 People Recommend
"i think it could go for about 20 bucks less.…"

- Theresa at Cooking.com

"when you make sushi rice use a little less than the amount of water they specify for white rice.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Zojirushi NS-DAC10 ZUTTO Neuro Fuzzy 5.5-Cup
Zojirushi NS-DAC10 ZUTTO  Neuro Fuzzy  5.5-Cup Rice Cooker $169 - $265 Compare Prices
  • 5.5 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • With NonStick Pot
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"i had no idea how much i would use of love the zutto when i bought it, and would buy another in a heartbeat.cons: i wish it were $100 less expensive, but i have forgotten the money spent and would…"

- Newegg.com User

"i do agree, it should cost 75 or a hundred bucks less.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 10 Zojirushi NS-MYC10 Neuro Fuzzy 5-Cup
Zojirushi NS-MYC10 Neuro Fuzzy 5-Cup Rice Cooker $113 - $125 Compare Prices
  • 5 Cups
  • With Warming Function
  • With NonStick Pot
  • Released over 3 years ago
2 People Recommend
"the second was a basic model you can find anywhere there are rice cookers, which never made perfect rice, and which made less perfect rice the longer we used it.…"

- Amazon.com User

"jasmine - just a bit less…"

- Amazon.com User


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