Rice cookers · Choose by your needs
If you need a documented half-cup White batch, the Zojirushi NL-BAC05 starts at 0.5 and runs to three supplied cups. For one-to-four-cup batches, the Aroma AMC-800 is a clear alternative; the Tiger JKT-D10U extends its White plan to 5.5 cups but documents that plan for short-grain rice. Choose by the exact manual range, then check shape and method rather than using a cooked-cup headline.
Comparison updated 29 October 2026.
These examples show a half-cup start, a four-cup ceiling, and a higher short-grain White range. The full matching list remains available for other documented White plans; this is not a cooker-quality ranking.
| Model | White-rice plan | Documented dry supplied-cup range | Choose it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zojirushi NL-BAC05 | White plan. | 0.5–3 supplied cups. | A half-cup lower limit matters and your batch stays at or below three cups. |
| Aroma AMC-800 SmartCarb multicooker and steamer | Plain White rice plan. | 1–4 supplied uncooked cups. | Your White batches are at least one cup and no more than four. |
| Tiger JKT-D10U JKT-D10U (US5.5 supplied dry cups) | Plain/White plan for short-grain rice. | 1–5.5 supplied uncooked cups. | You need a documented short-grain White amount above four and up to 5.5 cups. |
Choose it when: The exact NL-BAC05 manual records a White plan from one-half through three supplied dry cups, so it covers a documented batch smaller than one cup.
The limit: The White plan ends at three supplied cups. Its listed range does not by itself establish which white-rice shapes you use; check the exact directions if shape is important.
Choose it when: The AMC-800 manual gives its ordinary White-rice plan a one-to-four-supplied-cup range, making the method and its upper amount explicit.
The limit: Its ordinary White plan starts at one supplied cup; the separate SmartCarb maximum is lower and must not be substituted for the standard White range.
Choose it when: The exact JKT-D10U manual records a one-to-five-and-a-half-cup Plain/White range and identifies that plan as short-grain.
The limit: This White plan is not shape-neutral: its documented shape is short-grain. The separate Long Grain menu is a different method and should be selected when that is the rice you cook.
The useful comparison is the dry supplied-cup range for the White method you will run. Choose the NL-BAC05 when a half-cup batch matters, the AMC-800 when one to four supplied cups covers your usual White cooking, or the JKT-D10U when its short-grain White plan's one-to-5.5-cup range fits. Each limit belongs to that model's documented plan; a nominal cooked-rice figure does not replace it.
The JKT-D10U's documented Plain/White plan is short-grain; its Long Grain program is separate. If you need a particular shape, select the finder’s rice-shape condition and follow that plan's own quantity and timer rules. The preserved long-grain answer compares an exact long-grain route rather than assuming a standard White menu covers it.
These featured examples are chosen to make lower and upper batch boundaries easy to compare. They are not a complete list of White-capable cookers: use the matching-model links to inspect the other exact-model plans, and do not assume that a menu's short or long name settles every variety or recipe.
No. Cooked yield and a method's dry minimum are different facts. The NL-BAC05 is an example here with a documented 0.5-cup White minimum; the AMC-800 and JKT-D10U examples start at one supplied cup.
No. The JKT-D10U's documented Plain/White plan is short-grain and uses a separate Long Grain method. If shape matters, use the long-grain answer or select the exact rice-shape condition rather than assuming plans are interchangeable.
