Zojirushi NS-KCC05 Micom Programmable 3-Cup Rice Cooker & Warmer

I have a 10-year-old low-end Zojirushi that cost about what this does and does maybe a tenth of what it can do. And I still love it. (I'd love to upgrade, but as long as my old one works, I can't justify it.) Rice cookers do more than rice; I cook entire meals in mine. They're versatile, easy to use and give consistently great results. Let me put it this way: I gave my bread machine to my mother-in-law. I wouldn't give my rice cooker to anyone for anything.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor