Originally Posted by
Bttc
The biggest difference for me was the consistency. With several cheaper rice cookers I've used, the rice could come out a little dry or a little soggy with no apparent cause. The Zojirushi cookers come out perfectly every time.
There are also a couple minor convenience points. Not having to soak the rice in advance(and risk forgetting about it) is helpful--the fancier cookers don't start cooking immediately, but soak the rice for you first. The timer can also be convenient--if you want rice at a certain time but won't be at home an hour in advance to get it started, you can just set the timer and go.
Completely agree. My Zoji's have fuzzylogic which seems to do this perfectly.
In addition, because you can hold rice for several hours (in my view basmati seems to improve and dry and seperate more when holding for an hour or two particularly if you butter the base ...... ) it means you're cooking your fish or meat to perfection rather than trying to time it to when the rice has cooked.