How to Choose and Compare: Rice Cookers

			Micom
			IH
Model No.			NP-HBC10	NP-HBC18	NP-KAC10	NP-KAC18	NP-GBC05
Capacity			5.5 cups	10 cups	5.5 cups	10 cups	3 cups
Nonstick Interior			•		•		•
Detachable Inner Lid			•		•		•
Warming Function	Automatic Keep Warm		•		•		•
	Extended Keep Warm		•		•		-
	Reheating Cycle		-		-		-
Ease of Use	LCD Display		Color LCD		•		Color LCD
	Clock/Timer		•		•		•
	Retractable Cord		-		-		-
	Detachable Cord		-		•		•
	Melody Signal		•		•		•
Menu Settings	White Rice	Regular	•		•		•
		Softer	•		-		-
		Harder	•		-		-
	Quick Cooking		•		•		•
	Mixed Rice		•		•**		•**
	Sushi Rice		•		•		•
	Porridge		•		•		•
	Sweet Rice		•		•		-
	Semibrown Rice		-		-		-
	Brown Rice		•		•		•
	GABA Brown		•		-		•
	Risotto		-		-		-
	Cake		-		-		-
	Steam Cook		-		-		-
	Rinse-Free Setting		-		•		•

			Micom
			Neuro Fuzzy®
Model No.			NS-ZCC10	NS-ZCC18	Zutto® NS-DAC10
Capacity			5.5 cups	10 cups	5.5 cups
Nonstick Interior			•		•
Detachable Inner Lid			•		•
Warming Function	Automatic Keep Warm		•		•
	Extended Keep Warm		•		-
	Reheating Cycle		•		-
Ease of Use	LCD Display		Color LCD		•
	Clock/Timer		•		•
	Retractable Cord		•		•
	Melody Signal		•		-
Menu Settings	White Rice	Regular	•		•
		Softer	•		-
		Harder	•		-
	Quick Cooking		•		•
	Mixed Rice		•		•
	Sushi Rice		•**		•**
	Porridge		•		•
	Sweet Rice		•		-
	Semibrown Rice		•		-
	Brown Rice		•		-
	GABA Brown		-		-
	Risotto		-		-
	Cake		-		-
	Steam Cook		-		-
	Rinse-Free Setting		•		-

			Micom
			Fuzzy Logic
Model No.			RIZO® NS-XAC05 /NS-XBC05	NS-TGC10	NS-TGC18	NS-WAC10	NS-WAC18	NS-LAC05	NS-KCC05	NS-MYC10	NS-MYC18
Capacity			3 cups	5.5 cups	10 cups	5.5 cups	10 cups	3 cups	3 cups	5.5 cups	10 cups
Nonstick Interior			•	•		•		•	•	•
Detachable Inner Lid			•	•		•		•	•	-
Warming Function	Automatic Keep Warm		•	•		•		•	•	•
	Extended Keep Warm		-	•		•		-	-	•
	Reheating Cycle		-	-		-		-	•	•
Ease of Use	LCD Display		-	•		•		Color LCD	•	•
	Clock/Timer		-	•		•		•	•	Count Down Timer
	Retractable Cord		-	•		-		•	•	•
	Detachable Cord		•	-		•		-	-	-
	Melody Signal		-	•		•		•	-	-
Menu Settings	White Rice	Regular	•	•		•		•	•	•
		Softer	-	-		-		-	-	-
		Harder	-	-		-		-	-	-
	Quick Cooking		-	•		•		•	•	•
	Mixed Rice		-	•		•**		•**	-	•**
	Sushi Rice		•**	•**		•		•	-	-
	Porridge		-	•		•		•	•	•
	Sweet Rice		-	•		•		-	-	•**
	Semibrown Rice		-	-		-		-	-	-
	Brown Rice		-	•		•		•	•**	-
	GABA Brown		-	-		-		-	-	-
	Risotto		•	-		-		-	-	-
	Cake		-	•		-		-	-	-
	Steam Cook		•	-		-		-	-	-
	Rinse-Free Setting		-	-		•		-	-	-

		Electric
Model No.		NS-PC10	NS-PC18	NS-RNC10	NS-RNC18A	NHS-06	NHS-10	NHS-18	NYC-36
Capacity		5 cups	10 cups	5.5 cups	10 cups	3 cups	6 cups	10 cups	20 cups
Nonstick Interior		•		•		•			•
Detachable Inner Lid		-		•		-			•
Warming Function	Automatic Keep Warm	•		•		•*			•
Ease of Use	Retractable Cord	-		•		-			-
Menu Settings	White Rice	•		•		•			•
	Steam Cook	-		-		•*			-
Rinse-Free Setting		-		-		-			•***

* 6 and 10 cup models only, **Combined feature with regular white rice, ***has rinse-free rice water measure line.