Reddit mentions of Cuckoo CRP-P0609S 6 cup Electric Heating Pressure Rice Cooker & Warmer – 12 built-in programs including Glutinous (white), Mixed, Brown, GABA and more, 10.10 x 11.60 x 14.20, Black

My rice cooker is a pressure cooker. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Cuckoo-Electric-Heating-Pressure-CRP-P0609S/dp/B01JRTZVVM/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1537568376&sr=1-3&keywords=cuckoo+rice+cooker

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The cheaper ones are like you describe, fancier ones are pressure cookers. They can cook rice faster.

Hi!

On fuzzy logic: it works, in my experience. Basically, what it's supposed to do is that it has captors and things inside that allow for a perfectly, evenly cooked rice that will be more delicious. I've used other "multicooks" that didn't have the fuzzy logic and the rice is honestly not as delicious. Now, if you're just a regular person that only has rice from time to time, it's probably not worth investing in it in my opinion. But if you're used to eating rice almost every day and have certain standarts, then I think it's worth investing in.What both cookers also do is that they keep warm. You can make a batch of rice and it keeps at a perfect serving temperature for as long as you like (after 3 days, texture starts to decline though). It's very practical if you're a busy person. I think the Cuckoo will keep anything at a constant temperature fine, but the Zojiroshi should keep everything in an optimal temperature for the rice to remain moist, not to dry out, etc. So this is the different between having a "multicooker" (the Cuckoo) and a RICE cooker (the Zojirushi).

Can the Zojirushi only cook rice? Yes and no. It's optimized to cook rice but you can totally use it for other things like you can make soups, sponge cake, steam vegetables, etc. It might take longer or take a few trial and errors until you can get good results, but technically you can do it. A rice cooker is just a steamer that has been optimized for rice. However, if you use it make soups, you might not get the best results as it's only a steamer. Like, I think the meat wouldn't be as tender as it would in a pressure cooker and the broth wouldn't be as flavorful, for example, if you were to make soup in the Zojirushi compared to the Cuckoo pressure cooker.

What is good about the Cuckoo is that a) it has a sauté function, so you can brown meat and veggies before cooking them AND it's a pressure cooker, so you should be able to cook more things (like beans, meat, etc), and do it faster.

I can't see how much the Zojirushi costs because I'm not American and the Macy's website doesn't work, but if it's in the 200$ price range, I would NOT buy it. At that price, I think it needs to be a rice cooker with pressure cooking instead of just regular steaming, like this Cuckoo rice cooker, which I own and am very happy with! Otherwise, Cuckoo also has regular rice cookers (without the pressure cooking function) for around 100$. If you're looking for an appliance to only sometimes make rice in, and you're not too fussy about rice texture, I would just get something like an Instant Pot. It's like 100$ and it will cook a LOT of dishes and there's a HUGE community around it so lots of recipes that you can find online.

I hope this helps, sorry for the wall of text!