{"id":4198,"date":"2019-07-08T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T01:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2019-07-01T11:17:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T18:17:38","slug":"design-explained-micom-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/design-explained-micom-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Explained \u2013<br>Micom Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cInspirations from everyday life\u201d is at the core of our business. And for the large majority of Japanese, cooking rice is at the center of their daily activities, a task that involves sourcing, washing, soaking, cooking, steaming, fluffing and serving short-grained, perfectly cooked Japanese rice.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve created an amazing line up of rice cookers to help with this everyday task, and this month in our Design Explained series, we talk about the benefits of our Micom rice cookers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NP-NVC-AI-Panel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1355\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NP-NVC-AI-Panel.jpg 1355w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NP-NVC-AI-Panel-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NP-NVC-AI-Panel-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NP-NVC-AI-Panel-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NP-NVC-AI-Panel-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First of all, what is a rice cooker? A rice cooker is an electric machine that automates parts of the process for cooking rice. Traditionally, rice has been cooked in a pot, with water, over a flame. With a rice cooker, the steps that convert the hard rice kernel into a fluffy, edible staple is automated. Conventional rice cookers, which are the most basic type of rice cookers, simply boil rice, managing turning off when there is no water left in the pot. Our Micom rice cookers, however, automate soaking, cooking and steaming. Our Micom rice cooker that include induction heating and a combination of induction heating and pressure apply additional technologies to prepare perfect rice.<\/p>\n<p>But what really is Micom and how does it work?<\/p>\n<p>Micom is an abbreviation of \u201cmicrocomputer\u201d, meaning that a microcomputer is built into the rice cooker to control the rice cooking process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tech_1_06-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tech_1_06-1.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tech_1_06-1-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tech_1_06-1-500x155.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The microcomputer, in this instance, works to automate as much of the cooking process as possible, so that only washing before and fluffing after are manual tasks. With a conventional rice cooker, the cook would have to manage washing the rice, the soaking time, monitor how it steams after boiling, and fluff prior to serving as well. In fact, there is a Japanese saying that explains the benefit of the microcomputer\u2019s work:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hajime choro-choro Naka pa-ppa Akago naite mo Futa toruna!<\/em>\u201d meaning \u201cAt first it bubbles, and then it hisses. Even if the baby cries, don\u2019t open the lid!\u201d It\u2019s so much easier to let the Micom rice cooker do the work, and better yet, do it on a timer, so that it\u2019s done in one efficient shot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ricecookingadage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ricecookingadage.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ricecookingadage-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ricecookingadage-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ricecookingadage-500x232.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our Micom rice cookers also create ideal cooking environments for various types of rice and rice dishes. For example, many of our rice cookers have a setting for sushi rice, which the microcomputer knows to cook for a specific time and at a specific temperature so that it cooks to the required firmness. Some of our rice cookers also have a setting for GABA Brown Rice, which adjusts the soaking time and temperature to increase GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) in brown rice. And they have a setting for porridge, which ensures that the extra water needed to make the soupy rice doesn\u2019t boil over.<\/p>\n<p>Which Zojirushi rice cooker do you have? And have you made the two main staples of Japanese cuisine &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/white-rice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White Rice<\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/brown-rice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brown Rice<\/a> <\/span>&#8211; following our recipes? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cInspirations from everyday life\u201d is at the core of our business. And for the large majority of Japanese, cooking rice is at the center of their daily activities, a task that involves sourcing, washing, soaking, cooking, steaming, fluffing and serving short-grained, perfectly cooked Japanese rice. 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