What is the smallest amount of rice you can cook in the 5 cup model? I rarely cook more than 1 cup. Does umami feature make a big difference?
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One cup is no problem. I find the rice on the Umani setting to have an excellent taste. Of course, you need to use a premium grade of Japanese table rice such as Tamanishiki Super Premium Short Grain Rice.
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you definitely can cook a one cup measure of rice, but i haven't tried anything less. the umami setting soaks the rice a bit longer and so you get a noticeably softer, moister, cooked rice.
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We have the 5 cup model and rarely cook more than one cup also. One cup is the minimum for both white and brown rice.
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sorry, I only used it to cook white rice, mixed rice and brown rice and they all turned out to be perfect. I like it a lot except I wish I had gotten a bigger size than 3-1/2 cup....
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I hope someone will answer this question! I also often only make 1 cup of dry rice and I would like to know if this cooker would do this well????Thanks to anyone who can answer this question!
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You can cook as little as 1 cup in cooked rice but I wouldn't recommend any less than 2 cup because it browns on the bottom.
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Hi Kayleigh, I checked the owners booklet that came with the cooker and this is what it said: "The Perfect Rice Cooker can comfortably cook as much as 3 cups of raw rice which will yield over 6 cups of compact cooked rice - over 8 cups when fluffed. You may cook a maximum of 4 cups of raw rice, but to fluff the cooked rice properly, transfer the cooked rice to a larger bowl or serving piece, then fluff." The most I, personally, have made was 3 cups raw rice and it came out perfectly. Good luck! Eggbeth
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Hello Gary,The 6 cups refers to the measuring cup that comes with the rice cooker. In other words, 6 cups of uncooked rice from the measuring cup it comes with.I hope this clarifies your question! If you have any other questions, let us know!
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I didn't check features of the smaller models. But the 5.5 cup NS-YAC10 is a great machine - the umami setting produces fantastic white rice - as good as a restaurant - and I also the porridge setting to easily make steelcut oatmeal overnight and have it fresh in the morning. I normally make small quantities of rice - e.g. 1/2 american cup dry - and it works fine. But nice to have the larger capacity for an occasional big party.
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The cooking time for white rice under the 'umami' setting is 74 mins. The regular setting is something like 55 min...and the 'quick' setting is somewhere in the 30's. Some of my friends swear by the 'quick' setting using a little extra water, but I'm the 'slow food' type of person and plan the time for the long cook times. These cook times are pretty much the same with the non-pressure versions in my experience.
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There is a whole grain button I use to cook brown rice. The rice cooks very well, it just takes a while (~1.5 hrs for 1 cup rice).
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You can pretty much make any amount of rice. I won't make the complete 20 cups again. It did make a mess but was easy to clean. I have cooked so many different types of food in it. I love mine.
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No. The cooker includes a 3/4 cup "measuring cup," and the instructions say it can cook up to 3 of these, which would be 2 1/4 cups of uncooked rice. They claim this will make 6 cups of cooked rice.
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I have made the single cup size batches many times with perfect results. (The mininum size is 1/2 cup as marked on the cooking bowl.) When I made larger batches, there was no noticable difference in the results. Always perfect! As long as the measuring of rice and water is accurate, I see no reason why the cooker would not cook as little as 1/2 cup at a time.
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I never cook 1 cup of rice. I guess it just take about 15 minutes or less. But depent what kind of rice you cook. I alway use the white rice from Thailan( $22.00 to $25.00 ).I hope that is will helpfull to you.
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The smallest amount I cooked was 1 rice measuring cup of rice which is about 3/4 regular cup of rice, and it turned out fine. But if I use keep-warm feature after cooked, I prefer cooking more than 2 measuring cups.
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you can easily cook one cup of rice (2 cups water) in this cooker. I love mine, use it for small amounts all the time, you may wish to stir midway through the cook so it does not stick. I love my cooker.
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Hi Beryl,I have only used the rice cooker only once because I did not have a rice cup to measure with. When I did try to do an "estimate" it did not turn out well. But there should be instructions in the pamphlet that came with the cooker. In general 1 cup of rice with 1-1/2 cup of water. I have ordered from Amazon a rice cup so I will try again soon.
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The minimum that I have used is 1 cup, and it comes out perfectly. The rice cooker comes with a measuring cup. I have never made more than 3 cups of rice with this cooker, but I've never had the rice or water boil over.