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I figured this would be a better spot to ask, rather than the cooking product recommendation thread. I spent a good part of last night trying to find higher end rice cookers that actually do not have a non-stick (non-Teflon) coated inner bowl. All of the reviews between Tiger, Zojirushi, and even some National/Panasonic models have either Aluminum clad bowls or some mixture of metal with a teflon-like coating. The reason I am looking for a non-coated bowl is that I have read so many complaints about the major brand bowls over the last 3 years. A good majority of them start to have the Teflon coating peel anywhere between 6 months-2 years after purchase, even after properly caring for them, and the companies charge an insane $100-150+shipping for a replacement bowl that will end up doing the exact same thing over time. A higher end rice cooker runs between $150-500, so why would I want to spend another $100-150 on just a bowl every time it fails? Stainless steel bowls shouldn't fail, albeit some rice may get stuck to the bottom occasionally, and I am ok with that. I was expecting to spend $200-400 dollars to get a nicer model that I could use for 10 years and won't break badly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Models that I looked through specifically: Zojirushi: NP-HBC10/18 http://www.zojirushi.com/products/nphbc I've seen reviews that said this actually has a stainless steel inner bowl, but the actual inner bowl portion where the rice goes is still Teflon coated and not stainless steel. I was hovering towards this if I can get someone to confirm that the whole bowl is actually stainless w/o Teflon. NS-YAC10/18 http://www.zojirushi.com/products/nsyac Aluminum clad with Teflon-like coating NS-ZCC10/18 http://www.zojirushi.com/products/nszcc Aluminum clad with Teflon-like coating Tiger: JKT-S10U/S18U http://usa.tiger-corporation.com/01ricecooker/01.html Apparently Ceramic coated inner pot? JKT-B10U/B18U http://usa.tiger-corporation.com/01ricecooker/02.html Aluminum clad bowl with Teflon-like coating JAX-T10U/T18U http://usa.tiger-corporation.com/01ricecooker/03.html "Thick inner pot" Panasonic/National: All the ones I looked at that they sell now have Teflon-coated bowls... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd like to hear if any of you own any of these models, if you have had problems with Teflon flaking or chipping off, or if you can confirm any of these models/or other models I don't have listed actually have a stainless steel/ceramic inner bowl and it hasn't caused you problems.
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BraveUlysses posted:After 4 years of using my zoji, i have only had teflon come off if metal tools scratch it off. No peeling from ordinary use. Why are the replacement bowls so drat expensive?
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hallo spacedog posted:All kinds of things. I have a pressurized one we got last year after using the same one for about a decade, and the rice tastes really incredibly good. Does the GABA setting really make a difference for Brown rice?
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