Zojirushi Rice cooker rice cooker

I've had a Zojirushi for 20 years, and my mom has had hers for 30. Probably paid $250 when new. We use it nearly every day. My kids know how to make rice with it, and it comes out perfect every time. I wouldn't trust a ten year old to make rice on the stove, but they can do it with a rice cooker no problem.

I would have probably put my Zojirushi but I got it seven years ago (and am in awe at that fact now that I've typed it). And it's worked more or less flawlessly that whole time, it failing only due to user error. Just if you lose the rice cup and are an American remember that it is ~3/4 cup of uncooked rice is equal to the rice cup. I've bought loads more Zojirushi things in the meantime and have loved every one, but none except the water boiler (a recent addition) get near the same amount of use as the rice cooker.

~$250: I hate kitchen appliances, but I got a Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy rice cooker and that is the best thing I've ever had. It works perfectly, if you set it to have rice ready by a clock, it will be ready at that time. It makes happy music. I use it multiple times a week. It was clearly built by engineers with love and passion.

I need a new washer-dryer, and now I'm scared to buy one. (The one from 2007 seems to eat clothes now... not sure if these things can even be repaired) Many years ago I came across https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/ -- anyone have good stories from recommendations there? --- I generally agree with the premise of this article. Here are my experiences with some things that work and don't fall apart: - Zojirushi rice cooker and toaster oven. They are more expensive than the typical stuff, but better. I bought a horrible cheap rice cooker at first, and also a toaster oven from Amazon that died after 3-4 months. The Zojirushi ones have a better design and are more sturdy. - Brompton Folding Bike. It's obvious that they have tested this design under a wide range of conditions -- and importantly have kept it pretty stable for decades, not messing it up for marketing purposes / trends. I had a Montague Folding Bike prior to this, which had all this "military grade" advertising, and it was a piece of shit. I got stranded in the middle of a ride with an unusable bike because some dinky steel part bent in half. The Brompton parts are solid and well-designed. Again the Brompton costs more, but it's better. The Brompton bag is very good too. - Triangle Borea Speakers. I don't know about durability, but they're part of what I see as a small segment of the audio market moving against the trend of audio getting worse since the 70's. This segment seems to have almost zero ad

It’s not clear to me you are asking for purchases under $200, so I’m not restricting myself by price. Everything on this list has brought me joy and I would buy it again in a heartbeat. Fender guitars. They actually improve with age. Yamaha trombones, trumpets, flutes, viola, electric violins. Bookcases and reading tables from a Borders bookstore that went out of business. Steel desk scissors from the Boeing surplus store. Couches, cabinets, and tables from restoration hardware. We got them for 2/3 off at the outlet store. Our 20 year-old couch looks like it was made yesterday. Hideously expensive leather couch from design within reach. Bought 15 years ago, looks and feels in mint condition. Staub cast iron pots. Bosendorfer grand piano. Oreck vacuum cleaners. Zojirushi rice cooker. Vitamix blenders. Kitchenaid stand mixer.

Zojirushi neurofuzzy rice cooker. I love it!