How much rice does the Zojirushi 3 cup make? I've heard a lot about the Zojirushi "cups" not being full cups of rice. Can anyone tell me how much cooked rice actually comes out of the 3 cup cooker? How much rice does the Zojirushi 3 cup make? I've heard a lot about the Zojirushi "cups" not being full cups of rice. Can anyone tell me how much cooked rice actually comes out of the... » Read More How much rice does the Zojirushi 3 cup make? I've heard a lot about the Zojirushi "cups" not being full cups of rice. Can anyone tell me how much cooked rice actually comes out of the 3 cup cooker? « Show Less
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I've cooked 2.5 cups (US) of dry rice, and it came out fine. However, with this much rice, there was some spatter and mess.My rice comes out best, with next to no clean-up, when I cook 1.25 cups (US) of dry rice, and use 1.5 cups of water. I use the quick-cook setting. The rice mix I use is 1/2 cup of Sultan Basmati Rice, 1/4 cup of black rice, 1/4 cup of lentils, and 1/4 cup of quinoa. In other rice-cookers, I used 1.75 cups of water. However, this cooker seems to use the water more efficiently, so I now use 1.5 cups of water. Note that I prefer fluffy rice to clumped rice. If you prefer clumping, then use the additional liquid. I've cooked 2.5 cups (US) of dry rice, and it came out fine. However, with this much rice, there was some spatter and mess.My rice comes out best, with next to no clean-up, when I cook 1.25 cups (US) of dry rice, and use 1.5 cups of water. I use the quick-cook setting. The rice mix I use is 1/2 cup of Sultan Basmati Rice, 1/4 cup of black rice, 1/4 cup of lentils, and 1/4 cup of quinoa. In other rice-cookers, I used 1.75 cups of water. However, this cooker seems to use the water more efficiently, so I now use 1.5 cups of water. Note that I prefer fluffy rice to... » Read More I've cooked 2.5 cups (US) of dry rice, and it came out fine. However, with this much rice, there was some spatter and mess.My rice comes out best, with next to no clean-up, when I cook 1.25 cups (US) of dry rice, and use 1.5 cups of water. I use the quick-cook setting. The rice mix I use is 1/2 cup of Sultan Basmati Rice, 1/4 cup of black rice, 1/4 cup of lentils, and 1/4 cup of quinoa. In other rice-cookers, I used 1.75 cups of water. However, this cooker seems to use the water more efficiently, so I now use 1.5 cups of water. Note that I prefer fluffy rice to clumped rice. If you prefer clumping, then use the additional liquid. « Show Less
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(volume)Japanese cup, Canadian cup and US cup are all different by a few units. You can know more details on the link above. But yes Japanese cups are smaller than US cups.
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Japanese cups are about 6 ounces, rather than 8 ounces. It should make 18 oz uncooked white rice into about 36 oz of cooked rice.
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The most I have done is 2 cups rice uncooked yielding around 4 cups cooked. You could probably do another cup dry rice and it would hold it. It's not a large cooker, but works perfectly. I love it for small amounts.
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I haven't cooked 5.5 cups rice so far. I usually cook 1.5 cup. It will make 3-4 bowls (Japanese / Chinese bowl) of cooked rice. I hope u get some ideas about it.
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I don't really know. It is 10 of the little cups they give you. I compared the little cup with a standard dry cup measurement and it is about 7/8 of a standard cup, dry rice. I am not sure how much it expands. I will tell you I have waited 20 years for an all stainless cooker like this and I just bought 2 more incase they quit making them. It is 100% stainless where the rice would be. The walls are double.
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With rice cookers, a "cup" is 6 ounces of dry rice and they usually come with a 6 ounce "cup" measure. So a 6-cup machine would use up to 36 ounces of dry rice. Hope this helps!
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I have cooked as few as 4 "cups" (the cup that they give you with the unit) which makes sizable portions for 2 people or regular servings for 3 or 4 people. Honestly, I like to make a minimum of 6 cups and just put the extra into the fridge or freezer for later use. Chilled rice is best for making fried rice and easy to reheat for other uses.
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probably three cups, just by guessing -- we are typical Asian family who eat rice regularly, however, I use rice cooker Zujirushi or Tatung. I bought this for beef or chicken soup -- I put this in another outer pot when the water is still cold, since this is in the form of steaming so the broth has all flavor
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We use it to make large batches for our local Shelter. It comes with a measuring cup for the rice and there are markings on the inside of the liner for how much water to add. I think you could make as little as five cups of cooked rice, though we use 10 lbs of raw rice at a time. Our rice is part of a large meal for about 60 homeless folks. We would love to buy one of the Zojirushi cookers, but the price is prohibitive. For much less money, this is a great rice cooker that is relatively foolproof if you carefully follow the enclosed instructions. Don't lose those! Honestly, it seems like overkill if you primarily want it for small amounts. Its also pretty large so we keep it in our garage.
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I don't have mine anymore. I sent it back because it was tiny. When they say 6 cup they are talking about 3/4 not one cup. Plus brown rice takes up more room so you end up with only about 3 real cups of brown rice when done. I sent it back and got the bigger one and it is fine.
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According to the instruction booklet, you may cook a maximum of 4 raw cups of rice yielding 8 finished cups. I have never cooked more than 2 raw cups because I'm only cooking for one. It has worked perfectly for me.
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CC, 6 cups of rice is "cooked" rice. It will take approximately 25 mins. to cook 4 cups of "uncooked" rice. LMM. This product is well worth the cost. Makes perfect rice every time for me. You will need twice as much time if you use brown rice. Keep that in mind. :-)
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Hi,This rice cooker can cook up to 10 level cups of dry rice using the rice measuring cup included with the cooker.
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gave mine as a gift..generally speaking two cups of water to a cup of rice is the best solution so to play it safe limit it to 2 1/2 cups of rice x5 water enough for most families firstuse 8 oz cup = rice x2w cook that amount see result inside cooker go from there press button does all for you from there.
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I have tried using a regular measuring cup at half of cup of rice and a half a of cup of water five time and it made a good pot of rice not a great pot of rice, I Am working on the great rice. V.A.Dalton
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We use it to make large batches for our local Shelter. It comes with a measuring cup for the rice and there are markings on the inside of the liner for how much water to add. I think you could make as little as five cups of cooked rice, though we use 10 lbs of raw rice at a time. Our rice is part of a large meal for about 60 homeless folks. We would love to buy one of the Zojirushi cookers, but the price is prohibitive. For much less money, this is a great rice cooker that is relatively foolproof if you carefully follow the enclosed instructions. Don't lose those! Honestly, it seems like overkill if you primarily want it for small amounts. Its also pretty large so we keep it in our garage. We use it to make large batches for our local Shelter. It comes with a measuring cup for the rice and there are markings on the inside of the liner for how much water to add. I think you could make as little as five cups of cooked rice, though we use 10 lbs of raw rice at a time. Our rice is part of a large meal for about 60 homeless folks. We would love to buy one of the Zojirushi cookers, but the price is prohibitive. For much less money, this is a great rice cooker that is relatively foolproof if you carefully follow the enclosed instructions. Don't lose those! Honestly, it seems like... » Read More We use it to make large batches for our local Shelter. It comes with a measuring cup for the rice and there are markings on the inside of the liner for how much water to add. I think you could make as little as five cups of cooked rice, though we use 10 lbs of raw rice at a time. Our rice is part of a large meal for about 60 homeless folks. We would love to buy one of the Zojirushi cookers, but the price is prohibitive. For much less money, this is a great rice cooker that is relatively foolproof if you carefully follow the enclosed instructions. Don't lose those! Honestly, it seems like overkill if you primarily want it for small amounts. Its also pretty large so we keep it in our garage. « Show Less
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No, inside it only goes up to 4. It is an 8 cup rice cooker, because once you cook 4 cups of rice it expands to the size of eight cups. Hope that helps :)
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I may be able to find mine and make a copy, but have not used the directions for over a year. The unit comes with a measuring cup... and marking on the side for water...don't use either. Basically, I just follow the rice directions on the side of a package...select white (ok, I don't really eat white rice) or brown, add a tiny bit of oil to prevent boil over, and turn it on (being careful not to put too much in). It does the rest. I happen to like my rice a tiny bit moister, so usually put a small amount more water than suggested (as in under 1/8 cup for a 5 cup batch). It gets really hot, and then begins lowering the amount of heat until it reaches the end of the timed cycle...showing 1 minute remaining....it then continous to heat, until it measure the rise in temp from running out free water and turns off...pretty simple actually Cycles can take much longer than it initially shows, depending on the rice.