Best rice is still... controversial... instantpot if one knows what they're doing, but it's definitely fussier than high end models that can figure out any arbiturary quantity of rice. I remember another friend with mid-high end Zojirushi scoff at instantpot rice until they tried some. Then a few years later Zojirushi integrated pressure cooking in their top end models. That said, from what I hear, there is something black magic about Zojirushi's ability to cook brown rice.