How many cups do you really need?
Cup maths
Zojirushi measures capacity with its own 180 mL cup. "5.5 cups" is about 1.0 L of raw rice, and cooked volume is roughly double. Always measure with the cup that comes in the box.
Quick rule of thumb
- 1–2 people: a 3-cup cooker is enough and cooks as little as half a cup.
- 3–5 people: 5.5 cups.
- Larger households: look at 10-cup models — we do not list one as a pick yet.
Keep-warm
Every model here has automatic keep-warm. Long keep-warm dries rice slowly, so cook to demand where you can.