Thanks all. I suspect not rinsing the rice may be the culprit. Will try that next time.
Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
Very odd. My guess is that either a) the cooker is broken or b) you somehow screwed up the proportions. Given that 3/4 cup of rice costs pennies, maybe start from scratch with another batch and see if the same thing occurs? I've owned my Zojirushi for five years or so and used it to cook thousands of cups of rice (medium grain brown, short grain sushi, basmati, purple, mixed grain, you name it) and have never had it miss.
ETA: Did the rice come from a bag you'd previously used, or is it from a new bag? I suspect rice doesn't easily go "bad" but worth considering. Also, do you clean the removable part of the lid after every use?
It's a new bag that we bought maybe a couple weeks ago. The proportions were correct. We didn't want to wait another hour for dinner, so we didn't make it again.