This Zojirushi 5.5 Cup Pressure Induction Heating Rice Cooker is pretty heavy due to its quality. I find the cord to be large and non-retractable, which I don't particularly like. However, the quality of the cooker is excellent, and it is easy to use. I use this rice cooker about twice a week, primarily for cooking Jasmine rice, congee, and porridge; I haven't tried any other recipes so far. I would love to get an extra inner lid and pot, but they are quite expensive. I hope this rice cooker lasts a very long time. I purchased this through Best Buy and the delivery was quite fast. Zojirushi, please make your replacement items more affordable and easily obtainable.

Great manual, following the tips and instructions I make the best rice I've ever had with each of the types of rice I'm using. Great choice of materials makes cleaning it as easy as it could be, I suspect; it takes a few minutes each time but I look to be thorough on the drying because I want this thing to last the rest of my life. If it does last that long I will have considered it an excellent investment for my kitchen. Bonus points for the cute tunes it plays.

Okay, let's just get this out of the way -- this thing is insanely expensive. There's NO WAY to justify it's cost! But.... I'm glad to own one anyways! If you love rice, and want the most convenient machine to make the best-tasting rice of your life, you can't go wrong (once you get over the guilt, lol) The rice it produces is an absolute joy. You literally can't screw it up, it's perfect rice every time. Clean up is easy, and the rice still taste great the next day. I owned an analog Zojirushi for over 20 years before this. The quality from this company is phenomenal. Kids love their "rice balls" from this. Good for homemade sushi. Great for curries and stir fries. Haven't tried oats or congee, but might give it a spin just to see!

We have had zojirushi rice cookers for decades. Our first one was made in japan and to this day it still works perfectly. It is a 10 cup. We bought a 5 cup around 8 years ago, while it still works but the non stick lining is starting to scratch up. I think because it is not the japanese made model. We got this and the rice it makes is so good. I didn't expect that induction and pressure would make rice so much better!

I was replacing an aged Tiger brand rice cooker that was also from Japan. The Zojirushi does and incredible job cooking a variety of types of rice. I love the added pressure cooker function. The rice comes out right every time! Highly recommend, if you like rice this machine is worth every penny.