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Cuckoo (12-Cup Cooked / 6-Cup Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker w/ Nonstick Inner Pot

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Walmart has Cuckoo (12-Cup Cooked / 6-Cup Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker & Warmer w/ Nonstick Inner Pot (CR-0605F) for $49.86. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member IndigoKnob7008 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Operating Modes: White Rice, Brown/Mixed Rice, Jasmine/Long Grain Rice, Quick, Steam, Stored Rice, Porridge, Steel-Cut Oats, Quinoa, Auto-Clean, Warm, Reheat, Preset Timer
  • Satisfy your textural preferences, such as tender, chewy, or porridge
  • 2-in-1 feature allows you to cook rice and simultaneously steam veggies
  • Stored rice mode cooks white rice optimized for freezing and reheating
  • Includes a nonstick inner pot, rice spatula, rice measuring cup, steam tray, and detachable power cord

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    • 4.6 out of 5 stars rating at Walmart based on over 480 customer reviews
    • 1 Year Limited Warranty
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Walmart has Cuckoo (12-Cup Cooked / 6-Cup Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker & Warmer w/ Nonstick Inner Pot (CR-0605F) for $49.86. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member IndigoKnob7008 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Operating Modes: White Rice, Brown/Mixed Rice, Jasmine/Long Grain Rice, Quick, Steam, Stored Rice, Porridge, Steel-Cut Oats, Quinoa, Auto-Clean, Warm, Reheat, Preset Timer
  • Satisfy your textural preferences, such as tender, chewy, or porridge
  • 2-in-1 feature allows you to cook rice and simultaneously steam veggies
  • Stored rice mode cooks white rice optimized for freezing and reheating
  • Includes a nonstick inner pot, rice spatula, rice measuring cup, steam tray, and detachable power cord

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • 4.6 out of 5 stars rating at Walmart based on over 480 customer reviews
    • 1 Year Limited Warranty
  • About this store:
    • Details of Walmart's return policy (here)

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Model: Cuckoo 12-Cup (Cooked) Rice Cooker, 10 Menu Options: Oatmeal, Brown Rice & More, Touch-Screen, Nonstick Inner Pot, CR-0605F, White/Silver

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IndigoKnob7008
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No...and it's much easier to clean than other rice cookers I've owned.

You use two finger latches to pop out the metal plate in the lid, with the seal and steam release, and it clicks back in when you're done. Rinsing and drying it takes about ten seconds.
You can open the steam release itself by turning the housing about 1/8 turn, although you don't need to clean it out nearly as often (unless you often forget to rinse your rice and it boils over). Once every few months is probably fine. I didn't even know you could open and clean it for a long time, and it wasn't gross inside.


I own and use both. As several other posters have said, rice cookers work much better for rice, especially "Micom" (computer controlled) rice cookers like this one. The Instant Pot is a great pressure cooker, and I use it for that all the time, but it's only OK for making rice.


This Cuckoo has the same features, which I agree are great! The difference between it and a Zojirushi is marginal. This wasn't the case 15+ years ago: Zojirushi used to be the only company that understood how to make Micom rice cookers. But Cuckoo, Buffalo, and Tiger seem to have also figured it out over the years.

The reason this cooker is much cheaper than Cuckoo's other cookers is that it's made in China, not South Korea.

One advantage of this cooker is that it uses a standard IEC 3-prong electrical cord, so if you need a longer cord, you can buy one.

Thanks for the upvotes and rep, everyone! I've been really happy with mine. I've cooked plenty of rice on the stove and with the cheaper clicky-switch kind, and the rice from a Micom cooker really does come out better.
Backhome77
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The two advantages a good rice cooker has, are:

They're kinda idiot proof. As long as the water fill isn't drastically off, it will take care of the rest.
It will safely keep the rice at temp for hours without detriment to quality. I'll often throw the rice in over lunch, so it's ready whenever I decide to make dinner. This is especially useful when I'm making something quick to cook like stir fry or grilling. If takes me < 10 minutes to cook, but I wait until I start cooking to make the rice, everything else has to wait. I've even put the rice on before heading to the office in the morning, so it's ready to go as soon as I get home from work.

* My experience is with a Zojirushi my wife and I received as a wedding gift 13+ years ago. It was a pretty expensive and advanced model a the time. I don't know if it applies to cheaper models like this, or if advances to technology have made cheaper models as good or better?
mitun733
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A rice cooker will always be more consistent than an instant pot, especially one with fuzzy logic (can adjust for other factors like human error). IMO a rice cooker like this is only worth it if you're eating rice 3-5x a week though.

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Hi OP, thanks for posting this. Have you had any issues regarding the steam release? That's the one main issue I've seen in the reviews
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terranaj98Jul 23, 2024 02:54 PM
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Thanks OP! Got one

based on the reviews. I'll stick with my old Cuckoo. still does the trick.
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OoozzieJul 23, 2024 03:31 PM
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Quote from HilariousShop8877 :
I could confirm it from my side! Instapot pro is cooking perfect sushi rice for me. There is no need for extra bulky device!
Can anyone with experience using both weigh-in? I get decent results with instant pot, but I wonder if a rice cooker would be fluffier and more consistent.
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Quote from Ooozzie :
Can anyone with experience using both weigh-in? I get decent results with instant pot, but I wonder if a rice cooker would be fluffier and more consistent.
A rice cooker will always be more consistent than an instant pot, especially one with fuzzy logic (can adjust for other factors like human error). IMO a rice cooker like this is only worth it if you're eating rice 3-5x a week though.
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Anyone know if this particular model is made in Korea or China?

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Quote from taitai3 :
Anyone know if this particular model is made in Korea or China?
According to Amazon, it's made in China.
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Quote from taitai3 :
Anyone know if this particular model is made in Korea or China?
Cuckoo HQ is in South Korea but this one is made here in the US in their manufacturing plant in Cerritos, California.
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Quote from Ooozzie :
Can anyone with experience using both weigh-in? I get decent results with instant pot, but I wonder if a rice cooker would be fluffier and more consistent.
The two advantages a good rice cooker has, are:
  1. They're kinda idiot proof. As long as the water fill isn't drastically off, it will take care of the rest.
  2. It will safely keep the rice at temp for hours without detriment to quality. I'll often throw the rice in over lunch, so it's ready whenever I decide to make dinner. This is especially useful when I'm making something quick to cook like stir fry or grilling. If takes me < 10 minutes to cook, but I wait until I start cooking to make the rice, everything else has to wait. I've even put the rice on before heading to the office in the morning, so it's ready to go as soon as I get home from work.
* My experience is with a Zojirushi my wife and I received as a wedding gift 13+ years ago. It was a pretty expensive and advanced model a the time. I don't know if it applies to cheaper models like this, or if advances to technology have made cheaper models as good or better?
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onewikiJul 23, 2024 05:37 PM
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Is this one good for making congee?
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Quote from Ooozzie :
Can anyone with experience using both weigh-in? I get decent results with instant pot, but I wonder if a rice cooker would be fluffier and more consistent.
I have a Zojirushi IH cooker and an Instant Pot. The rice especially Basmati or Sweet rice just comes out better in the rice cooker imo. I use the Instant Pot is kind of like using brute force on the food sometimes.
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Quote from Ooozzie :
Can anyone with experience using both weigh-in? I get decent results with instant pot, but I wonder if a rice cooker would be fluffier and more consistent.
Ill second or third that an instant pot is not a great substitute for a decent rice cooker. I have both and have tried rice multiple times in the instant pot and it never turns out as good as the rice cooker. If you make rice once a week or more, Id highly recommend a decent MICOM rice cooker.
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Quote from Col.TED :
Cuckoo HQ is in South Korea but this one is made here in the US in their manufacturing plant in Cerritos, California.
Their website says this model is made in China.

https://cuckooamerica.com/products/cr-0605f
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Quote from SlickKite785 :
Hi OP, thanks for posting this. Have you had any issues regarding the steam release? That's the one main issue I've seen in the reviews
No...and it's much easier to clean than other rice cookers I've owned.

You use two finger latches to pop out the metal plate in the lid, with the seal and steam release, and it clicks back in when you're done. Rinsing and drying it takes about ten seconds.
You can open the steam release itself by turning the housing about 1/8 turn, although you don't need to clean it out nearly as often (unless you often forget to rinse your rice and it boils over). Once every few months is probably fine. I didn't even know you could open and clean it for a long time, and it wasn't gross inside.
Quote from Ooozzie :
Can anyone with experience using both weigh-in? I get decent results with instant pot, but I wonder if a rice cooker would be fluffier and more consistent.
I own and use both. As several other posters have said, rice cookers work much better for rice, especially "Micom" (computer controlled) rice cookers like this one. The Instant Pot is a great pressure cooker, and I use it for that all the time, but it's only OK for making rice.
Quote from Backhome77 :
The two advantages a good rice cooker has, are:
  1. They're kinda idiot proof. As long as the water fill isn't drastically off, it will take care of the rest.
  2. It will safely keep the rice at temp for hours without detriment to quality. I'll often throw the rice in over lunch, so it's ready whenever I decide to make dinner. This is especially useful when I'm making something quick to cook like stir fry or grilling. If takes me < 10 minutes to cook, but I wait until I start cooking to make the rice, everything else has to wait. I've even put the rice on before heading to the office in the morning, so it's ready to go as soon as I get home from work.
* My experience is with a Zojirushi my wife and I received as a wedding gift 13+ years ago. It was a pretty expensive and advanced model a the time. I don't know if it applies to cheaper models like this, or if advances to technology have made cheaper models as good or better?
This Cuckoo has the same features, which I agree are great! The difference between it and a Zojirushi is marginal. This wasn't the case 15+ years ago: Zojirushi used to be the only company that understood how to make Micom rice cookers. But Cuckoo, Buffalo, and Tiger seem to have also figured it out over the years.

The reason this cooker is much cheaper than Cuckoo's other cookers is that it's made in China, not South Korea.

One advantage of this cooker is that it uses a standard IEC 3-prong electrical cord, so if you need a longer cord, you can buy one.

Thanks for the upvotes and rep, everyone! I've been really happy with mine. I've cooked plenty of rice on the stove and with the cheaper clicky-switch kind, and the rice from a Micom cooker really does come out better.
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