Zojirushi Pressure IH Rice Cooker & Warmer 10 Cup, Made in Japan

Zojirushi`s top-of-the-line Pressure Induction Heating Rice Cooker & Warmer uses pressurized cooking and AI (Artificial Intelligence) to cook perfect rice. Platinum infused nonstick inner cooking pan helps rice cook sweeter. Pressure cooking helps turn beta starch into alpha starch for softer and easier to digest rice. Now with convenient Jasmine, Congee and Steel Cut Oatmeal settings.

• Made in Japan

• Advanced fuzzy logic technology with AI (Artificial Intelligence)

• Superior induction heating (IH) technology generates high heat and makes fine heat adjustments resulting in fluffier rice

• Platinum infused nonstick inner cooking pan (1.7mm)

• Menu settings include: white (regular, softer or harder), umami, mixed, sushi/sweet, Jasmine, porridge, congee, brown, GABA brown, steel cut oatmeal and quick cooking

• Automatic keep warm, extended keep warm and reheat function

• Zojirushi`s Commitment to Safe Design: Equipped with multiple fail-safe measures to ensure safe pressure cooking; large steam vent cap prevents messy overflows; sensors to ensure unit is set up properly.

• cETLus listed, tested to comply with FCC standards

• Instruction manual in English, French, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese

The Zojirushi NP-NWC18-XB is a Stainless Black pressure induction-heating rice cooker and warmer with a maximum uncooked white-rice capacity of 10 supplied rice cups, or 1.8 liters. It combines IH heating with microcomputer-based fuzzy-logic control and automatically selected pressure levels for the applicable menus. The manual describes household use and limited similar applications, including staff kitchens, with specific restrictions.

White, Umami, quick white, sushi and Jasmine batches range from 1 to 10 rice cups. Mixed rice, sweet rice, porridge, congee, brown, GABA Brown and steel cut oatmeal each have separate limits. The clear approximately 180 mL cup is for most rice types; use the green approximately 171 mL cup and Rinse-Free setting for eligible rinse-free white-rice recipes. The maximum rating is not a cooked yield or serving count.

Choose regular, softer or harder white rice, or select Umami for longer soaking and steaming. GABA Brown adds an approximately two-hour activation stage before cooking. Pressure is used for the white, Umami, quick, mixed, Jasmine, brown and GABA Brown programs; sushi, sweet, porridge, congee and steel cut oatmeal use the manual’s non-pressure programs.

The 1.7 mm inner pan has a platinum-infused nonstick coating. The stainless steel inner lid detaches for washing, and the inner-lid filter, pressure-control valve, safety valve and steam vent require the manual’s cleaning and inspection. Do not open or move the cooker while pressure is applied. Before opening, confirm that steam has stopped and the pressure indicator is off; never force a lid that still resists.

The cooker changes to Regular Keep Warm when cooking finishes. Eligible white-rice menus allow up to 12 hours in Regular or 24 hours in Extended; brown and GABA Brown use Regular only. Do not hold mixed or sweet rice, porridge, congee or steel cut oatmeal in Keep Warm. Reheat applies only to already-warm white rice within the marked pan-level limit, not cold rice or other foods.

The NP-NWC18 uses AC 120V, 60Hz power and is rated at 1,370W for cooking, with a supplied 1.0-meter cord and plug. Approximate dimensions are 11-1/8 inches wide by 16-1/2 inches deep by 10-1/8 inches high, with 18-7/8 inches of height needed for the open lid. The orange LCD includes a clock, two finish-time memories and selectable sound signals. Zojirushi lists cETLus certification and manufacture in Japan. Loosen rice after pressure has released and allow at least 50 minutes of cooling before another batch.