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Why this one ? Mother wore the old hot pot out ( actually it didn't last and started leaking ) , and replacement was needed.I didn't want to buy the same one again and decided to spend more to see if we could get better quality.Mother, 83 and very active, uses this for tea doesn't have to stand around over hot stove or get the kettle which makes me feel better ( every little bit counts and decreases any accidents or oopses - Mr Miyagi said it best... "Best defense is not be there" :)Hot-pot nice quality, no issues so far, mother likes it and it keeps little grand and great grand kiddos a bit safer should they get near it and are tempted to press buttons.At this moment I will say I will buy again, that is NOW, I a'm looking forward to THEN... when it comes I will share again how I feel..

It has been working great for 4 years now. my family enjoy hot team almost everyday.I'd like to add some new feature I just discovered today...Today i open the wall cabinet above the boiler but didn't expect a small bottle dropped. i was trying to catch it with my hand and i missed.. what's worse is i accidentally push this water boiler off the cabinet top and it falls down to the floor, with about 1L hot water in it!! at that moment all i had in my mind is darn here goes my boiler.. but this baby did a 360 turn (because of the cable pulling off while falling off) and STAND STILL on my wood floor with only few drops hot water spilled.. what a miracle!the base did have a bit misplaced. i use my hand to push it back and plug it back on and it continued working like nothing happened..if you need a water boiler or maybe just a water container just give them the money. it won't break. cheers

I grew up with one of these, and I just bought one for my college dorm. Zojirushi is such a nice company—I love all of their products. Typical Japanese high-quality product. For a while I was using an electric kettle to make tea, but I got so tired of boiling water every time I wanted it. So I decided to splurge and get this. It is totally worth it! I also like the different temp settings, which are perfect for me, because different teas need different temperatures. For example, most green teas are best at 175 degrees, and oolong is best at 195, etc. I drink at least three cups of tea per day so this water heater saves me a solid 30-45 minutes, as opposed to the days when I had to boil water each time and let it cool.The only thing that can be annoying is that if you want to go from 175 to 195 degrees, or from just added cold water to 175 degrees, the machine will reboil the water, bringing the temp up to 212, and then cooling back down to the target temp. I don't know why they didn't make it so that it just heats up the the target temp without reboiling. It's annoying, but you can trick the machine by unplugging it to stop the reboil process. For example, if you're heating from 175 to 195, just pull the plug a few seconds after it gets to 190, and when you plug it back in the temp should be 195.

I don't know how anyone lives without one of these. Hot water dispensers, IMO, should be as essential to a household as a microwave is. While the instructions for this machine says one should descale it every 3 months and wash it, blah blah blah, I figured it is boiling hot water and therefore sterilizing itself every day, so I never wash mine. I have hard water, so calcium does build up on the walls of the inside of the hot water heater. When they flake off, I just rinse them off. I had mine for a year and I haven't washed it once.If the water being dispensed slows down, you can descale with vinegar easily.Zojirushi is a trusted brand and I highly recommend this unit.

Once you have one of these water heaters you can never go back. I drink so much more tea now that I have this thing. I also use it for making french press coffee. You can have fresh coffee in just the few minutes you have to let it steep. My mom always used to heat tea up in the microwave and then forget about it and leave it there. Now she can actually get hot water on demand and drink her tea!The swivel base is great and lets you turn and pull the thing out to easily refill it. It plays a lovely song when the water is warmed up so you know its time for tea. Maybe its just the water at our house, but I have never had a problem with scaling or corrosion or any of that.Zojirushi makes really nice water heaters and they have the awesome elephant logo so you know its good.

I have only owned this warmer for about a week, but I am already in love with it and wonder why I waited so long to buy it. Well, I know why I waited so long to buy it - I was waiting to see if the price would come down, even though Amazon by far has the lowest price around.When I first took the warmer out of the box, I looked at the owner's manual that comes with the device and was surprised how much reading was involved. I quickly read the booklet and was a little confused by some of the instructions, but I figured that once I started playing with it, I would understand it better. I did. I also have to admit that after reading the booklet, I wondered why did I buy this thing, it's just a very expensive water heater, how lazy can I be.Well, let me tell you, I no longer feel that way. This thing has won me over. This is how I use it. The night before, I set the timer to warm my water to 208 degrees and be ready when I get up. I have 1-2 cups of tea that requires that temperature of water and then if I feel that I am going to have green tea during the day, I set the temperature to 175. After we get through the afternoon, I reset the warmer back to 208 so that it is ready for me for the evening and my night time teas. By that time, the water is very low or gone so I dump out what is left and fill it back up and set the timer around 11 p.m. for the next morning.Did I say that I just love this warmer? With winter and cool weather coming, this thing is going to get a lot of use.

I love my rice cooker! Definitely worth the price. It plays a cute little tune when you start the cooking and when it finishes but you can always toggle it to do a single beep or no sound at all. I have tried baking a cheesecake in it, steaming dumplings while rice cooked, and it all worked out perfectly. It comes with handy little manuals tha tell you how much rice and water and how long to cook. I got the 5cup and it's way too big for a single person. I have let it stay on keep warm for up to 72 hours and the rice is still good (of course accompanying the signs of aging rice like a little moisture or dryness of course)

I love this product. Used on a daily basis for cooking porridge (oats). Fill it up at night, set the timer, and breakfast is ready in the morning. Also makes fantastic rice (obviously) but you need a bit of patience / planning as it takes longer than simply dumping the rice in a pot of boiling water....

I can't say enough good things about the Zojirushi. It was a tough call to spend the money on it instead of $20 on a "regular" rice cooker to replace my old one, but after recommendations from friends I'm so glad I did. Rice takes a surprisingly long time to cook - especially brown rice, which takes more than two hours! - but it's worth it. The finished rice has a noticeably better taste and texture.The timer and keep warm features are both fantastic, too.

Don't bother looking any further because this rice cooker is all you need.I had a minimal rice cooker all through college as a gift from my parents and a promise for the future. It had one setting and the silly tab you push down that pops up when the rice is done. I loved that rice cooker. That clicking sound of the tab popping up helped get me through many final seasons. That rice cooker survived several moves across the city and even one across the country. It was enough for a sad, sad Korean girl crying over her books in the cold winter, but after one year out of college and a move to the big city, my rice cooker died, like a soldier tired from battle.I took this as a sign that I needed to finally invest in the real deal - my first grown-up rice cooker. I found it in Zoji-sama. Is there such a thing as the opposite of buyer's remorse? That's what I have.Do you want rice? Fluffy, sweet, delicate, perfectly steamed rice here.Do you want cake? Grease me up, and this'll pop a fluffy yellow sponge cake out for you with barely a tap on the bottom of the bowl.Porridge at dawn? Throw in some rice and water and set the timer. You'll wake to the dulcet tones of your Zoji singing to you like a songbird.This thing is not only pretty and sleek (it appeals to my designer aesthetics), but it has every setting you never knew you wanted: white rice, quick rice (if you don't want to wait), brown rice, porridge, cake, etc. In the manual is a collection of recipes, all of which you can make in this wondrous piece of technology. The other day I made a heaping pile of rice for several hungry Asian friends, and we silently sat around my apartment and wept with happiness over the beautiful glistening white kernels of goodness that had been bequeathed to us by Zoji-sama. We then discovered the yellow sponge cake recipe and proceeded to squeal with delight while making that. An hour later, we pulled the bowl out of the Zoji, tapped the bottom of it, and this immaculate yellow cake slid out without a crumb out of place like the most perfect poop you've never had. We ate it with whipped cream and peaches (not cooked in the Zoji). Glorious.Also, the cord is retractable, and the parts come out for easy cleaning. Heck yeah.So thank you, Zojirushi, for this gift to all mankind, and to Amazon Prime for delivering it within 2 days of ordering it. My paycheck did not go to waste.

Made sushi rice on first use. PERFECT. Our old rice cooked started to overcook everything. Decided to get the best for my wife to make sure we didn't have sticky, clumpy, over-cooked rice anymore. Decided to use it to make sushi rice. Figured if it could do that correctly, should be able to do anything. Rice tasted REALLY good.First, be sure to use the measuring cup that comes with the cooker to measure the rice. It is NOT a true cup. When you use their plastic "cup" of rice, you can then fill with water to the lines in the cooker basin, and presto! The rice came out perfect.Second, use the timer. For sushi rice, you want to rinse well and then let the sushi set in the water for about an hour. With this, I could wash my rice, put it in the cooker, add the water and then set the timer for 1 3/4 hours from now. The cooker takes about 45 minutes to cook. An hour later, the cooker starts, cooks the rice, and it was done 1 3/4 hours later. Repeated that several times throughout the day as I made sushi and had fresh rice continuously coming out.Third, don't put your hand over it to see if it is running. Won't do that again. Couldn't see the steam, but my fingers could feel it! The display will tell you what it is doing. Makes a fun little melody at the end that tells you it is done.The menu is simple to use. Timer is easy to set. Won't have to get out the instructions each time you use it. Intuitive.

Me: A foodie Dad in the USA who knows how to hand-cook long-grain, sushi, basmati, jasmine, and brown rice so they're just right. I rise early every morning to hand-make lunches for my four children and my wife because I'm socially awkward and emotionally closed off, and this is one way that I show my family that I love them. I'm a middle-class working guy, without tons of money, so I don't buy $100+ kitchen appliances on a whim. I mean, I bought my wife a Kitchen-Aid mixer eight years ago because she wanted it, but I winced at the price. I've owned this product for five months, and used it 4+ times a week during that period.You: Somebody that identifies with me and cooks rice or other steamed grains on a daily basis.My Review: If you're pressed for time and you cook a lot of rice or other boiled/steamed grains, BUY THIS RICE COOKER. I would give it more than 5 stars if I could. It's a triumph of convenience engineering, and obviously a multi-year investment. I've owned a couple $20 rice cookers, which I used when I didn't have enough time to spare to pay attention to heat-on, heat-off cycles when I was making a meal. Now, I just select the type of grain from a super-intuitive menu, select the time I want it ready, and push a button. The rice is always perfect when the beeper goes off, and is still perfect the next day.Geek details: The AC power cord is flexible and retractable. The clock doesn't need to be reset if the cooker is unplugged for 2 days at a time... handy because the cooker doubles as an insulated container (like a crock pot) from which to serve hot rice several hours later. The dual mode rice warmer + the superb design of the cooking chamber means that every time you cook rice, you re-sterilize the sealed cooking chamber and keep it sterile so that rice can easily be held (hot and safe!) for a second day. The swing-up handle makes this a cinch to carry, and it's well-balanced. The non-stick bowl is super-heavy-duty aluminum and I expect it to last for years, especially since I baby it... I love this appliance like a Wall Street CEO loves his sports car. Cleanup is easy (never more than 2 minutes, usually less than 1 with hot tap water and a splash of dish soap). The detachable pot lid is easier to remove and clean than I expected.. I include detaching, washing, and replacing it in 1-2 minute cleanup time.Disclaimer: This is for the 5.5 cup cooker, although I assume that the 3 cup cooker is similar. I've never bought a more expensive model to compare... my prior experience is with pot-cooking rice or using a $20-$30 model when I didn't have time to baby the rice.Extras: Works great for wild rice and quinoa. Medium and short-grain rice are perfectly cooked so long as you rinse them properly before putting them in the cooker... if I fill and set the timer at bedtime, I can season and cool the rice, cut nori, crab, and avacado, and make California rolls within 12 minutes from stepping into the kitchen.

If you love drinking warm water and hot tea, this baby will make your life so much easier.The only thing I disapprove is how I can't set the water to certain temperature without having it to reach the boiling point first.I have to manually stop the boil to prevent it from going up to boiling point.

The only question I have after using it for a season - why didn't I buy one sooner!Nothing like having hot water ready anytime for your tea when it's cold outside and you walk into your home. It's also helpful to be able to set the temperature to use for different types of teas. The only reason I gave it four instead of five stars is because I've noticed a rusty spot by the hole on the bottom of the inside pot. I called support but they were somewhat dismissive. I've cleaned it well and it seem not too bad now but it's a product defect in my opinion...

My mom and my sister have sworn by this brand. And both have the older models at home. I have bought 2 , one for myself and one for my mom which she needed a upgrade her pump wasn't working well.After receiving the Zojirushi water boiler in 2 days from PRIME I installed and cycled mine before using. Great design overall, looks sleek, low profile with the matted finish. Bottom of the water boiler is a swivel discs so you could position you're water boiler the way you like it.The downfall is the unit is made in China , Our assumption was everything from assembly and manufacturing was by Japan. So my mom wanted to return hers, and find another Zojirushi that is manufactured and assembled in Japan.Can't go wrong with the Elephant Brand

We have owned a number of these over the years, and this one is probably the best one yet. It is a good size for our household (3 people) where we use it primarily for having hot water on hand for making tea and for drinking boiled water (we filter and boil all of our drinking water for our child and for most of our drinks as well). This one, like most, has a non-stick surface inside, so we thoroughly cleaned and rinsed and boiled a few pots before actual use. Despite the non-stick interior, mineral build-up still occurs, so we generally run the cleaning cycle every so often using either the Zojirushi citric acid cleaning agent or a vinegar water mix. While some people seem to worry about the chemicals released from non-stick surfaces, I would like to point out that since the highest temperature the pot ever reaches is the boiling point for water (100C/212F), I have not had this concern (my understanding is that the temperature would have to reach around 400F for these harmful chemicals to be released, which the pot will never even get close to reaching). Zojirushi (Japan) makes many high quality items, so I definitely recommend this one too.

The Zojirushi CD-WBC40 is a first-rate gizmo, dependability-wise. I've owned mine for just over 13 months, and I've used it every day since then. It's exceedingly well-built, with high quality materials and construction...a real workhorse, day in and day out.Cleaning is relatively easy. I have a lemon tree that produces humongous lemons year-round, so I used fresh-squeezed lemon juice and water to clean the unit. Zojirushi recommends cleaning it monthly to remove accumulated scale, but I'm too lazy to do that. I clean it every two to four months, so I get more scale build-up between cleanings, and I end up having to run the cleaning cycle twice. But that's not Zojirushi's fault. Anyhow, I don't mind doing the double-cleaning less frequently, and it doesn't seem to hurt the unit's performance.I have one gripe about this product, which is the reason why I'm only giving it four stars. The pre-programmed temperatures are wrong (for me). To be fair, I knew what those temperatures were (140°, 175°, 195°, and 208°) before I bought the unit. I thought I could live with them (in principle), but in practice they're a pain. I have many teas for which the ideal brewing temperatures are 160° or 180°. I can sort of fudge the 180° teas with the 175° setting, but it's not ideal. The 160° teas (whites and many greens) are a complete FAIL. I have to set the temperature for 140°, then hit the "Reboil" button, and stand there and watch the temperature readout until it hits 160°...then yank the power cord out of the unit to stop the reboil before the temperature goes higher. What a royal pain in the nether cheeks. At the very least, Zojirushi should provide a way to cancel the Reboil without having to yank out the power cord.I realize that it's impossible to please everyone, and I don't expect Zojirushi to know exactly what every user wants. So, the solution is obvious: Zojirushi should make the temperature presets user-programmable. If they made such an intelligently designed water boiler that had exactly the same quality as the CD-WBC40--which is superb in every other respect--I'd buy it in a heartbeat, and give it 5 stars. But for those who find the existing temperature presets acceptable, you won't find a better water boiler anywhere, at any price.

Positive reviews are 100% correct regarding this product. We can't live without it. I do have one thing to say, though. Since it is not a thermal pot, it uses approx 90 watts to maintain a constant water temperature. I bought an International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor here on Amazon and this was the first product that I measured. My plugged in laptop only generated 40 watts of power....half of what this pot generates in standby mode. It comes in at 731 watts to boil water (my toaster takes 457 watts). We use the timer feature at night, but keep it on all day. So, figuring 16 hours of standby use and throwing in an average of three boils a day, we figure that it costs approx $12-15 per month to operate. We COULD take it off standby mode when not in use, but then it takes longer to boil....catch 22.Bottom line? The product is so darn good at what it does, that we are willing to forgive the energy consumption cost.

First of all Amazon needs to have a price match guarantee for at least 30 days after purchase of an item. I paid $147 plus tax for our Zojirushi NS-TSC10 last week, this morning the Zojirushi NS-TSC10 was $139 on Amazon and as I write this review the Zojirushi NS-TSC10 is $142 on Amazon.Our Eastern Indian neighbors recommended the Zojirushi NS-TSC10. We do like it very much and rice as well as steel cut oatmeal is fabulous when cooked in our Zojirushi NS-TSC10. The detachable inner lid needs to be coated with a nonstick type of coating similar to the inner cooking pan. You are to clean the detachable inner lid each time the Zojirushi NS-TSC10 is used and food remnants do stick to the detachable inner lid. Also, I am not happy about my food being cooked against bare uncoated Aluminum, which the inner lid appears to be fabricated from. If Zojirushi will hopefully make this design change, how about also coating the upper fixed inner lid because if any food does boil over the fixed inner lid will get soiled. Common sense engineering would have prevented this issue.The other issue is that the instruction manual is printed in brown ink, which is okay, but some of the instructions are highlighted with a light brown and then other instructions are highlighted in a medium brown. Highlighting is supposed to highlight not obscure, and the brown print on medium brown highlighting does obscure badly. Again common sense was not applied to printing of the instruction manual.Our recipe for steel cut oatmeal is ¾ cup English volume unit (not the supplied measuring cup) and 2-1/2 cups English volume unit water set on the PORRIDGE setting and the timer set for 5am.

Brown rice tastes so good with this cooker. Zojirushi really knows how to cook rice. The only reason I took one star off is the steam basket gets stains after first use and the stains can't be removed.

I purchased this rice cooker for my wife two years ago after reading all the great reviews. Am I or my wife doing something wrong? The rice is always in very dried out condition within hours of completion. I have heard my wife complaining every time she makes rice. She makes rice daily. We have been using cookers for 50 years and this was one of the worst. We last had a Tiger fuzzy logic model and never had a problem. When it got a little rusty after 10 years (Hawaii) we replaced it with this. The $20 dollar models were better than this Zojirushi. Perhaps their is a secret to making it or we have a defective model. I don't usually give negative reviews but I don't want to hear my wife complaining any more.

Good product, but bowl material are kind of thin and inner top lid design is kind of lack of attention. Overall not as good as NS-LAC05XT.But still a keeper since I wanted a 5.5 cup, but couldn't find 5.5 on LAC series.

Makes really great rice - it just takes ~2 hours to make a pot of brown rice! Also when installing the pot back into the pot you need to pull the lid back a bit. We've made 10 batches and the bottom of the pot (not inside the pot) touching the element already has the nonstick coating coming off.

Makes the best rice from an automated cooker I've ever prepared - BUT - the lifespan of this unit will depend on the cooking pot inside, which, while better than the competition, is still thin and shows signs of wear after only a few batches. The cooker will outlast the pot, so if replacement pots aren't available for purchase, it will be a better buy to purchase a less expensive unit. You can buy 3-4 complete but less sophisticated cookers for the cost of this unit. Retractable cord, carry handle and full attached lid are nice, but will be wear points to watch. Cleaning up is easy, and the steam management of this unit over glass lid models is great - no hard water stains or gurgling while cooking. The chime signals at start / end of cooking are cutesy, but if they really annoy you, they can be changed to a simple beep or no sound at all. 4 out of 5 - I think the pot could be better.

It works great, with 3 different temperature choices. Two years has passed. My only complaint is that the boiler starts to have rusting spots on the area where the lid rests on.

It heats water well. But note this. When full, it takes 40 minutes to boil. Then it takes another 4 hours to drop back down to the lowest temperature. Not made for personal use.

Well, it does work but you have to undersm8.tand it may be an inconvenience also. If you don't want to have it on all the time then every time you want to use it you have to wmzait 20 to 30 minutes for it to get to the right temperature and I have used other kettlesthat will work much faster to boil water eventhough not at the exact temperature needed for tea. But if you know guests are coming overy hot water can be handy for alot of people. It depends how you use it.

After looking through 16 pages of prior Amazon reviews (and it sounds like a lame thing to do, but I was curious), it would seem that I'm the only product user that experienced a rust issue with this water boiler. Frankly, I don't believe I'm the only person, just the only one who has reported it.I've owned this water boiler since October, 2011--just a few days short of 2 years. Yes I've enjoyed the features for similar reasons as other buyers.Last month, I noticed a bit of off-color 'sediment' around the heating element and cleaned it very well. Since my home has a water softener and double-filtered water, I thought it was a weird occurence. I'd since refilled my Zoji at least 3 times afterward. Today I went to clean and re-fill it, but found that there were a LOT of reddish brown spots circling the heating element at the bottom of the boiler.No doubt about it, it's RUST, and it grossed me out. They were not superficial stains and they couldn't be scrubbed off. Zoji's website states there is only a 1 year warranty. I would have rated it 5 stars, however it let me down less than 1 year after the standard warranty. It served me well while it lasted.I use other Zoji products with product satisfaction. My friend has a Zoji model more than 10 years old with no problems. So, either mine is the odd-ball, or this relatively newer version is meant to be replaced every couple of years. I thought it would last longer.I'll go back to using my tea kettle while I ponder whether I want to buy a replacement and an extended warranty.

Own this for less than 2 days and don't like it. The material seems a little cheaply made for the price. The outside of the boiler got very hot and is a safety concern for us especially with little kids around the house. It could be a defective unit but we never had this issue with Tiger. We own two Tiger boilers and figured would buy this for the parents since they drink a lot of hot water/tea, etc. And thought it would be good for the price- well, thought wrong. We are exchanging this one with Tiger today.

I used it for one year. It worked well. However, after that it suddenly stopped heating though electronics seemed still working. I opened it and found the relay failed. I could not buy the same relay because it might be discontinued. I could only buy one with a letter missing (meaning not surface mount). I tried to open the relay to see if it could be fixed. It was not fixable because the elastic copper/phosphorous band lost elasticity after over heating. The manufacturer should have used a relay with higher rating. I ordered the one similar (missing one letter) and managed to squeeze the part into the limited space. Now it is working again. Hopefully it will last longer because the contact rating is higher. I hope the company will use my advice to change their design and make the product lasting longer.

This makes the most perfect rice ever, especially if you follow the directions including rinsing the rice before cooking. White rice, brown rice, specialty rices all come out flawlessly.However! We used our previous cooker for steamed veggies a lot, and searched for a cooker with a decent sized steamer insert for that purpose. Unfortunately, this cooker starts counting down on the timer the minute you hit the start button. Our previous rice cooker didn't engage the timer until the water was producing a full head of steam. So if you wanted to steam slender asparagus stalks for six minutes, you would set that other steamer for 6 minutes and the asparagus would come out perfect. With this cooker, it hasn't started to steam yet at six minutes. And good luck figuring out when the steam will start to set a longer time with any accuracy! We've gone back to steaming veggies on the stove.Disappointing for a brand as respected as Zojirushi.

Bought it a year ago. It is good for 8 months. Now the keep warm function is not so good any more. When in "keep warm" mode for one day, it will burn your rice. I think the pot is not thick enough. Also, the rice will give you smell after keeping in there for more than one day. The older model is excellent. It lasts eight year. Zojirushi does not make good product anymore. Trying larger model and same thing happens. Also, you have to clean up around the pot after few days because the water will accumulate and drip down when in "keep warm" mode.

1/1/17 Update, a little over two years after purchase:Downgrading to three stars. This machine still makes good rice pretty consistently, but we get an occasional pot of rice that is overly mushy or dry after the pleasant little alarm tells us the rice is done (we do wait 10 minutes before opening as with older machines even though it's not necessary). We use our machine almost daily for jasmine or Japanese sushi rice, but there should still not be such an inconsistency after only two years of use. The "Keep Warm" function is useless- it pretty much guarantees rancid cooked rice within a few short hours after cooking. It's fine if you are immediately consuming all of the rice - but then why pay a premium for fuzzy logic? Overall, it's been a real disappointment and we are searching for it's replacement.Original (4 star) review: Love the multi-function features of this rice cooker, including the steamer and ability to make perfect sticky rice. If you are Thai or cook with/for Thai loved ones, the sticky rice feature really is a huge bonus; it will come out as perfectly as if you had used the traditional basket method as long as you make sure to rinse your rice very well (and it tastes much better than the short cut microwave method). Our only disappointment is this rice cooker's inability to keep rice warm and edible for more than a 36 hour period. So far we have found that only dryer rices like jasmine or basmati will keep over 24 hours, and even that is hit or miss. Japanese/sushi rice must be removed within four hours after cooking or it turns yellow/crusty and smells rancid. I only took off one star because I have to imagine this is simply the way the technology has progressed. This rice cooker replaced an "old school" cooker that would keep any type of rice nicely for up to a week. With heavy hearts, we've had to throw out a lot of rice that has gone bad in the cooker as we continue to try to retrain our old habits. Just something to be mindful of when you are purchasing, especially if you've grown up with a rice cooker as a permanent fixture on your countertop!

Was using the 3-cup white Zojirushi cooker before this one, but got the display panel wet by accident and it stopped working abruptly, so decided to upgrade to this 5-cup version instead.Although it is well made and a lot more spacious, washing rice in the bowl isn't as easy as in the 3-cup one because of the 90 degree angle at which the side of the pot meets the base, unlike the curved base of the 3-cup cooker, which makes swishing rice around easy. We've had to resort to getting a rice washer strainer and use that in conjunction with a larger salad bowl to wash rice conveniently and effectively.We've only used the white rice and porridge settings so far. The white rice turns out ok, but not as fluffy and chewy as with the 3-cup cooker. The porridge is decent as well, and does last for quite a few days in the pot without drying out, but it just doesn't taste as starchy or "sweet" as the porridge the 3-cup cooker makes. Maybe it's because this cooker is still new and has yet to be truly broken into, but we're still disappointed enough not to be eating as much rice, or as often, as we used to---sort of ironic, since we upgraded to the 5-cup because we ate so much rice with the 3-cup it never seemed enough!I wish I could revive our old 3-cup cooker so I can get inspired about cooking and eating at home again.

Well. I am okay with this rice cooker but sometimes I wish i bought a standard rice cooker. Nice design but the quick cook feature takes 40 minutes and the regular rice cooking takes upto 1 hr. It takes bit long time to cook compare to what I had before. I thought this is made in Japan but came out to be in China as usual. Hopefully, this will last… .

Makes great rice, but a few caveats:1) The instructions are terrible. For a device that does essentially one thing, the manual and instructions are crazy complicated.2) I had assumed it cooked rice quickly; this is not the case at all. It takes about 40 minutes on the *fast* setting to cook rice.It *does* have the ability to keep rice warm for a long time (without overcooking). You just need to think of it like a coffeemaker -load it up and then have it autostart when you get home from work.

rusting spots inside lid after a month or so.

Very disappointed with this product.I ordered my first boiler and the metal filter inside the water tank got rusted within a month. I had my doubt but still want to believe in the brand. So I only requested a replacement from amazon, hoping mine was just a single case. After one month, the same thing happened to my second boiler and the water tasted ugh. Very disappointed and will not purchase it again.

I brought this water heater,and used for couple of month before I write any reviews, the idea of the product is Great! I love when I need hot water I can get it easily, but this one rust! it rusted on the bottom of the tank, so I don't think it is safe for ppl to drink. if it doesnot rust I think it is Great product.

This water boiler is great while it works but it only worked for 8 months! I have to say that I am very disappointed that I didn't even get a whole 12 months use out of it. Sorry, this is not worth the money I spent and will not buy this again.

zojirushi CD-WBC 40 micom 4-liter electric water boiler and warmer,champagne gold product .I have only used to boil water ,but at the top of the tank rusted ,more and more serious!!

I researched this and it had excellent reviews but the temperatures were totally inaccurate. It wouldn't reach the temperatures set or hold them. This model is their one model made in China. Don't know if that makes a difference.

no problems with cooking speed or taste of rice but it dries out the rice too quickly. my previous rice cooker was also zojirushi and similar price and appearance but did not do this. i choose the extended keep warm but for some odd reason, every time i check, it's auto switched back to the standard warmer.

Thought this was one of the best rice cookers out there but I was thoroughly disappointed. First, this takes an hour to make white rice when other rice cookers take 15-20 min. Second, my rice starts to dry out in an hour, much less 3 hours, while others can keep for almost 3 days! Third, the bowl is chipping and peeling even though I never use anything other than a plastic rice paddle. I won't be buying Zojirushi again.

Okay so this LOOKS enormous, but it is NOT. Its a VERY VERY VERY GOOD rice cooker. But its for two people who want a dinner or two. Its not for the big rice-eating family like mine. They make larger sizes though and let me tell you, this brand is THE BEST. THE BEST. THE BEST.

Missing measuring cup for the rice. Looks nice. 1 hour to cook the rice.

We purchase this rice cooker on Oct 30, 2016 and we use it a few times a week. It is nice to not have spill around like the old style ones. However, The holder for the spatula broken off and the power cord is having difficulty retract back. I hope these are the only problems we have.

I must rescind my glowing 5-star review. This was an excellent rice cooker for the first year. And now I know why the warranty is only for a year. At this price you would expect it to last for years. Just short of 2 years' use and the rice dries hard on top and around the edges after one day. Very disappointed.

I had an older Zojirushi and lasted me well over 5 years before it started rusting away. I bought this model to replace that old one. in less than a year, the bottom rusted already. They said I didn't maintain it well enough. I didn't do alot of cleaning for my older one and it was fine. They told me that they will replace the inner lining for me. but it's not covered in the warranty. what a joke! For a well named brand... this is really a big joke!... I would not recommend this at all.. where was the quality and excellent customer service that once upon a time they had?

Started rusting 4 months into it. I didnt want to toss it away since it was expensive. I am now 8 months into it and I decided to toss it away.I think it started with the non stainless steel filter at the bottom of the boiler. I tossed the filter away then cleaned it with citric acid(rust could not be completely removed). I clean it pretty often but the rust never disappeared. I noticed rust behind the lid as well when I was doing a throughout cleaning. I am going to toss it away. I am never buying this again.If you decide to buy this, make sure to toss away the metal filter first.

This boiler rusts. I use brita on all my drinking water. Anything enter this boiler is filtered. It rusted and Zojirushi replaced the liner for me. And guess what. After a mere few weeks, it rusted again. Lives in a metropolitan city with one of the best water source in the whole US. Unbelievable. Buying panasonic from now on.

I had zojirushi water boiler that worked amazing for me for 2 years and I thought to replace it with this one. I'm glad I didn't throw the old one away as it actually made well better and doesn't have the plastic smell from the water it boils.

Zojirushi used to be great brand from Japan ... until it decides to increase profit margin by having its 'export' version made in China. My old Zojirushi (made in Japan) last 10+ years - replaced only when the interior got corroded badly while the seal was cracked substantially. Even at that beat up stage, the old unit still boiled water perfectly the way it should be, albeit noisy with considerable mineral debris.This brand new one - made in China - last merely hours in my home. The water never boiled. I tried 3-4 cycles. Same thing. The water at the 195 setting only measured 150 using my thermometer. Very surprised. I read the manual which mentioned the 'steam reduction' feature. Yet, the 'hot' water from this unit didn't prep my tea bags nor instant noodle cups right. Obviously a lemon.I returned it for a Tiger which is made in Japan and worked perfect out of the box.

We purchased Zojirushi CD-WBC30 Micom Electric 3-Liter Water Boiler and Warmer, Champagne Gold at 12/2013. Now we found the cover is showing rust on several spots of the stainless steel part. The Zojirushi customer service is really not helpful and very rude. They did not read my claim and thought the rust is on the coated container. They first told us to follow the instruction manual to clean the liner. After we explained the rusted spots are on the stainless part of the lid, they simply told us the rust is not harmful to body and we should live with it or pay another $26 to buy a new lid!Rust on stainless part within 2 months of use is absolutely a defect of product. Zojirushi just refused to cover this with warranty and their customer service is NOT helpful at all.Considering all the positive reviews, we paid high price for expectation of high quality product. We definitely will NOT recommend any friend to buy this product and also stay away from Zojirushi products considering their non-existing customer service.

The rice turns crunchy after just a few hours on the keep warm setting. It takes 60 min to cook white rice!

I had this for about a month. I think this is defected!. It cooked unevenly most of the time. Love to get money back. :(

We purchased this rice cooker one month and one day ago. It over cooks the rice. The rice does not "keep warm", it keeps cooking. We are so disappointed as this is a very expensive product and we are a couple of days out of the return window.

the rice does not cook well after one month. sad!!!! and it can't be returned for replacement!!

This product does not keep rice warm properly, so it spoils very quickly after it's made. Useless! Do not buy if you are a frequent rice eating family. We are throwing it out only three months after buying it!The attached photo shows the rice one day after making it. I have never seen a rice cooker do this.

This is my 2nd one. The first one was replaced due to the malfunction. It didn't circulate the moisture properly so rice became very dry all around the edge of the pan. The replacement started to do the same thing a year later. I'm from Japan and I trusted the brand, so this was a surprise to me. My Tiger and Panasonic rice cooker both lasted almost ten years of everyday use, but not this one. I'm getting ready purchase Tiger rice cooker this time. I can't stand this rice cooker anymore.