Tiger JNP-S15U-HU 8-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer, Urban Satin

✔️ retractable cord✔️ cooks nicely✔️ easy to clean✔️ perfect, single function❌ easy to see inner pot markingsof the dozen or so 3 qt rice pots I’ve bought over the past 25+ years I like this one the best. I’ve been using a 10 qt pot for the past 45+ years, and in spite of signs of use, it still works nicely.Since I’ve been slowing down and my kids all have kitchens of their own, I’ve been taking shortcuts. One of them is putting rice in the pot with its water, seasoning, something green and a protein.But 3 qt isn’t quite big enough for all-in-one-pot rice meal so I just ordered the 5 cup, so this 3 ccup can find a happy home.

Thank god amazon carried this product. These are carried in asian stores but they are outrageously overpriced by them and the cheapest way to purchase one of these is in LA which is about a 10 hour drive from northern California.I'm 21 years old and my mother has owned one of these long before I was born, This little rice cooker has cooked rice for every single day and fed me for my whole entire 21 years of life, and even longer feeding my mother and grandmother.Unfortunately earlier this year it finally burnt itself out and was no longer working properly, my mom attempted to substitute this Tiger rice cooker by one made by Aroma she purchased from walmart. Those Aroma brands are complete s*** and cannot cook rice. They served better as a veggie steamer than a rice cooker. So for the past few months my mother has been cooking rice in a pot on the stove which is a better alternative to those crappy Aroma brands.So now on with the reviewThe product arrived 1 day before its expected delivery date, shipping was extremely fast.This is our 2nd Tiger Rice cooker and it is absolutely freaking awesome, it cooks and works exactly like our old one it even has the same exact design. Keeps the rice warm and fresh, it has no problems cooking rice what so ever. This rice cooker is perfection, absolute perfection, there is nothing more that can be done to it. It works and functions as it is supposed to; Rinse your rice, throw it in the cooker, press the lever button down to "cook" to cook your rice, and let it do its thing, and when your rice is done the lever button will spring up to "keep warm" to keep your rice warm for the rest of the day until you unplug the cooker.If you need a rice cooker, this is the one for you...no lame knockoff brand by china or some crappy machine by Aroma. This is one of those best life investments you'll ever make, it is worth every penny.You get exactly what you pay for, the price is absolutely perfect, no complaints at all.The next time i'll probably buy one would be two decades from now when im 40 years old since these things are so durably built. Definitely going to recommend everyone I know to purchase from this seller if their rice cooker happens to burn out on them.Hell i might even by myself a personal one just so i could cook my brown rice in for my diet.

I already owned 3 rice cookers before getting this, one of which is a 10 cup Panasonic that I purchased in 1980 for 130$. Two of the 3 are Japanese, like this one. One is electronic for brown rice, and one is a neat smaller Zoji 5.5 cup. All are in fine working condition, all are top line rice cookers, and so I have a decent base knowledge to compare the Tiger. The Tiger impresses me as a quality unit, and with only one cook session to go on it cooked great gohan rice. That's not going to be a problem, I know already. The pot, inner lid, and even the drip catch are ultra nice. The inner lid mechanism is spring loaded in a heavy duty fashion that I've not seen before. The latch on the outer lid seems strong, but the hinge is a bit weak. I compared it with my other cookers and they are a bit weak too, but not quite as weak as the Tiger. I would like all quality rice cookers, regardless of brand name to step it a few notches up in this regard. My old Panasonic has a metal vent opening, and I'd like to see that on all top of the line cookers, but none have that now it seems. Not a deal killer by any means. It would be a nice touch to see it shiny metal instead of plastic.I would like to advise anyone considering a nice cooker like this to observe a few precautions, to avoid damage and enhance longevity.----The first thing is to never pick up a rice cooker by the handle, even if empty. Always grab it from the bottom. The handle is only a grip to open the lid.----Another thing is how to close the lid. To extend the life of the lid lock, push the lid button down before you close the lid, then release it once the lid is seated. This Tiger has a metal catch on the lid which engages a plastic part to lock. You can reduce the wear of the lid lock by not forcing the metal catch through the plastic part. Holding the button will relieve the pressure as it engages.----Always treat the pan with care, dry before use, especially the outside bottom. This cooker could be a 35 year rice cooker for you so familiarize yourself well with it and go to Tiger website and read the general FAQ's for rice cookers:http://www.usa.tiger-corporation.com/support/faq/rice_coockers#77 (I did not misspell cooker in the url, that's how it is :)I also would advise that once you've checked it out and it's not faulty or damaged, then go ahead and buy a replacement pan now and put it up in storage. If taken care of very carefully the only wear item will be the pan. My Panasonic pan is worn but it's too late to get a replacement pan. I hate that because it's still a great cooker and a part of the family. I can see that this Tiger could wind up the same for someone too. For this Tiger I have already purchased a replacement pan, and that should tell you how I really feel about this cooker.Bottom line for me is, I wanted to get another one button, made in Japan rice cooker that hopefully will last a real long time before these babies become extinct. My children will inherit the Panasonic, that's for sure, and maybe this Tiger too!This cooker has a slight, a very very slight blue color to the area around the side of the cooker. It's almost white, and I wanted the classic white but this is ok.Kinda nice actually.