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A HEALTHIER WAY TO COOK RICE
Kumo
Packed full of rice cooking functions including YumCarb which reduced carbs in rice by up to 25% reduction
Kumo YumCarb Advanced Fuzzy Logic Ceramic Rice Cooker
A new way to cook healthier rice – up to a 25% reduction in carbs when using YumCarb function for white and brown rice.
🗲– supplied with detachable UK 3 pin plug and power cord
£79.90
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Rice Cooker Size Guide
Think about how many people you will be cooking for and work from there.... 1ml = 1g
| Capacity | Uncooked White Rice | Cooked White Rice | Uncooked Brown Rice | Cooked Brown Rice | Multicook | Number Of People |
| 1 cup | 180ml | ~360ml | ~90ml | ~270ml | - | 1 |
| 2.5 cup | 450ml | ~1350ml | ~270ml | ~810ml | ~900ml | 1-2 |
| 3.5 cup | 630ml | ~1890ml | ~360ml | ~1260ml | ~1300ml | 1-3 |
| 4 cup | 720ml | ~2160ml | ~720ml | ~1440ml | ~1400ml | 1-4 |
| 5.5 cup | 1000ml | ~3000ml | ~720ml | ~2000ml | ~2100ml | 1-5 |
| 8 cup | 1500ml | ~4500ml | ~1000ml | ~3000ml | ~3300ml | 1-8 |
| 10 cup | 1800ml | ~5400ml | ~1500ml | ~3600ml | - | 1-10 |
Delivery And Warranty Details
DELIVERY INFORMATION
- All orders are sent from the UK
- Free delivery for electrical items and rice
- Low flat rate £2.90 fee for other items
- Free delivery for items when included in an electrical item order
- Deliveries are made with DPD and takes an average of 1-3 days to the UK
- No customs duties and No import fees guaranteed!
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WARRANTY INFORMATION
Yum Asia purchases include a comprehenive 2 year warranty.
You get a 30 day return period from when you receive your order for a change of mind on new and unused products. After this time our standard returns policy applies.
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HEALTHY EATING PERFECTED
Another First For The UK/EU
Kumo was the first carb lowering rice cooker in the UK and EU. It’s still the best, Launched in early 2020 it rapidly gained popularity due to it’s YumCarb function which can reduce the carbohydrates in both white and brown rice by up to 25%. It’s an optimal size at 5.5 cup – sitting in between the normal 1 to 10 cup size range for rice cookers making it perfect for making meals for 1 to 5 people.
Multi Award Winning
THE TELEGRAPH - 'Best Carb Changing Rice Cooker' (April, 2020) THE DAILY MEAL - 'Best Rice Cooker' (Jan, 2023) EXPRESS UK - 'Best Fluffy Rice Cooker' (March, 2021)
FEATURE RICH AT A GOOD PRICE
Surprisingly Affordable With Premium Features
Not only is Kumo incredibly affordable it has premium features such as our Ninja ceramic coated inner bowl, advanced fuzzy logic (AI) processing, multi phased cooking, 5 rice cooking functions with 3 carefully selected add-on functions, a last 10 minute countdown for the rice functions, long life tested Korean design Smart Button control panel with an LED display, 3D heating technology, 24 hour timer, 12Â hour keep warm and calibrated by Yum Asia for perfect rice cooking.
HEALTHY AND DURABLE MATERIALS
A Healthy Flexible Solid Performer
Kumo can cook your rice as normal or using our special YumCarb mode can cook low carb white and brown rice. It does this via a special cooking cycle that using multiple cooking phases to removes excess carbohydrates all controlled by advanced fuzzy logic. Kumo includes our signature 2mm ceramic coated Ninja inner bowl which has silk printed rice measurement lines so you know exactly the right amount of water to add depending on how much rice you add to the bowl. You also get a stainless steel YumCarb basket with rice measurement lines also for the healthy YumCarb rice option. No more guess work or trying to measure water in cups. Our cookers do not contain BPA, PTFE or PFOA and the steam cap and condensation collector are removable for good hygiene.
CLASSIC LOOKS REFINED
Strong Industrial Grade Cooking
Both light and dark stainless steel versions of Kumo are available. We chose high quality steel for the exterior so it would be more hard wearing and give a contemporary industrial look that we found to be appealing to the western market and kitchen style. Whilst Kumo may be low on price it is rich on features. Kumo can cook anything from white or brown rice (normal or YumCarb), short grain rice (sushi) and can even steam, cook porridge or (what most people like about our rice cookers) can slow cook too!
Explore Kumo Further
EXTRA WATER CATCHER
The rim of Kumo acts as an additional water trap to prevent excess moisture
LEARN MORE Up to 25% lower carbohydrates in brown or white rice when using YumCarb
The reduction of glycemic load in starchy foods brings sugar levels down to be more suitable for a diabetic diet and prevention of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. This is achieved by the special YumCarb setting in combination with the advanced fuzzy logic technology (AI) which, rather than simply boiling the rice (which strips out valuable nutrients) uses a 7 phase cooking pattern to achieve rice with improved texture, taste, nutritional value and aroma.
*Based on lab testing, a reduction of 25% less carbohydrates was shown in white rice. Certified by Testing Institute of Product Quality Supervision, China
PREHEATING PHASE
Kumo starts to gently heat the rice and water in the inner bowl to between 50-60°C. This begins the cooking cycle and is key to the release of sugars into the water from the rice grains.
ABSORB WATER PHASE
The cooking temperature is further increased whilst the microprocessor makes small adjustments to obtain a range of between 50-80°C so the rice can optimally start absorbing the water depending on the function chosen.
HEATING PHASE
The temperature is increased again to between 75-85°C to start the actual cooking process. This varies depending on the function chosen.
BOILING PHASE
Kumo then rapidly increases the temperature to 100ËšC boiling point to evaporate the majority of the water from the inner bowl and to further cook the rice to soften and optimise texture.
STEAM PHASE – sugar reabsorption
Deep steaming then enables the rice to continue cooking while reabsorbing the sugars from the remaining water back into the rice whilst simultaneously evaporating the remaining water. This part of the cycle makes the rice taste sweeter, more nutritious, have better aroma/texture and completes the final rice grain cooking.
COOL DOWN PHASEÂ
Water balancing then occurs using low temperature range cycling to ensure there is no remaining water left and that the rice has the correct moisture content.
KEEP WARM AND STEAM PHASEÂ
The temperature is then held at an optimal 70-76°C to continue to steam the rice and keep the rice safe from bacteria. This ensures the rice is perfectly cooked, fluffy and delicious and ready for when you need it.
Multi Phased Cooking
Kumo uses advanced fuzzy logic (AI) to ensure rice is cooked perfectly every time. This cooking profile graph shows how the advanced microprocessor adjusts the temperature using the weight, content type, water volume, internal temperatures along with pre-programmed conditions to cook perfect rice time after time.
Kumo uses at least 7 phases of cooking types which includes preheat, absorb water, heating, boiling, steam, cool down and keep warm with steam which are each calculated for time and temperature using Yum Asia's unique cooking profiles.
HEALTHY RICE - HEALTHY LIFE
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- 5.5 cup / 1.0 litre capacity of uncooked rice – enough for 1-5Â people
- Advanced fuzzy logic (AI) technology
- White/long grain, short grain (for sushi) and brown rice settings
- Unique ‘YumCarb’ setting for white and brown rice to reduce carb value of rice by up to 25%*
- Useful multi-cooker features – steam, porridge, slow cook settings
- Stylish industrial dark or light stainless steel exterior with black lid and trim
- High quality 5 layer 2mm thick Ninja ceramic coated inner bowl
- 24 hours keep warm function and 24 hours timer feature
- 10 minute rice function countdown timer
- Korean designed ‘Smart Button’ control panel
- Cool ice white crisp and bright LED display
- 3D heating technology
- Power On/Off feature
- Detachable outer steam cap and condensation collector for easy cleaning
- Stainless steel steam basket, measuring cup, spatula and soup ladle included
- 220-240V, 50Hz. Factory made for UK power. Detachable 3 pin plug and cable
ITEM DIMENSIONS
| Item Depth (front to back) | 27cm |
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| Item Width (side to side) | 27cm |
| Item Height (base to top) | 26cm |
| Item Weight | 2.36kg |
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
| Package Depth (front to back) | 29.5cm |
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| Package Width (side to side) | 29.5cm |
| Package Height (base to top) | 33cm |
| Package Weight | 3.31kg |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Kumo has two different types of capacity. It is a 1 litre, 5.5 cup rice cooker or 2.2 litre multicooker.
Let’s take the first two capacities – 1 litre or 5.5 cup. Rice cooker capacities are always referred to in litres or cups. Kumo is a 1 litre capacity rice cooker and it can therefore cook 5.5 cups of uncooked white rice or 4 cups of uncooked brown rice – each cup is 180ml/g. So, if you want to cook 1 cup of white rice, that would be 180g or if you want to cook the full capacity of 5.5 cups, that would be 1kg of uncooked rice.
The third capacity of 2.1 litres refers to Kumo’s multicooking capacity. This means that the inner bowl can hold a maximum of 2.2 litres of liquid.
You can learn more about the capacity of our rice cookers in the following pages:
In our years of selling Zojirushi rice cookers, we realised that all of rice cookers on the market in the UK, Europe or the USA only had teflon/similar non-stick material inner bowls.
Based on many customer queries and opinions, we took the decision to supply an inner bowl with a premium and durable 2mm thick ceramic coating.We call this type of bowl – Ninja.
The Ninja bowl is BPA-free and PTFE-free and is hard wearing. The inner bowl also has a special honeycomb structure to help the heat disperse evenly across the bowl’s surface.Â
The level lines of the bowl are silk printed rather than stamped so they can be hard wearing but also easily read in low light conditions.Â
Yes! To turn Kumo OFF simply press the POWER button twice when a menu function is not selected.
To turn Kumo back ON simply press the POWER button again.
No, Kumo does not simply boil the rice. As it is advanced fuzzy logic rice cooker, is designed to cook rice using 7 distinct phases to produce perfect rice every time and to carefully retain nutrients.
These phases are Preheat, Absorb water, Heating, Boiling, Braising, Absorb water and then finally Keep warm (in this order). This phased cooking and adjustments in temperature are what produces perfect rice every time.
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We spent many years thinking about and designing a rice cooker with functions that were most appealing to people that love Asian food with the core emphasis being based around cooking great tasting rice. We decided that the cooker would not only have to function extremely well but look great and have superior reliability comparable to the Zojirushi brand of rice cooker. Every part of the cooker from the display panel, moulded materials, inner bowl, packaging and instruction manual was designed with meticulous detail to ensure that customers would get the very best value for their money.
The factory we chose to manufacture Kumo also manufacturers highly thought of brands like Cuckoo, Cuchen and Tiger.
We have extensively tested Kumo and we conducted blind taste tests with the Yum Asia team and we are all in agreement that Kumo produces rice which is every bit as good as the rice from a Zojirushi! We also included several features that aren’t usually available on small rice cookers, like a steaming function.
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philip whatley –
the function buttons are easy to use- the rice is lovely and fluffy and does not stick. love the 10 minute countdown facility telling you when the rice is going to be done so giving time to prep other food
Client d’Amazon (verified owner) –
Il s’agit de mon premier cuiseur à riz électrique. Il est très facile d’utilisation, le nettoyage est tout aussi simple. Le livret d’explication permet de bien gérer les différents modes de cuisson. Le riz est parfaitement bien cuit. Je dois encore tester les autres fonctions. Le guide donne d’ailleurs quelques recettes de base pour les explorer. Je suis très contente de mon achat
Neil (verified owner) –
Have had a number of rice cookers but this produces the best results.
damien (France) (verified owner) –
rice cooker yumcarb
bon appareil la cuve ne colle pas, par contre prise anglaise
Julien Aerdaen (France) (verified owner) –
Facile à utiliser
Très bon curseur à riz, facile à utiliser
Alan Jones (UK) (verified owner) –
Does the job
Early days yet but it does a better of cooking rice than I ever managed
U.lrich H. (Germany) (verified owner) –
Yum Asia Kumo YUMCARB Reiskocher
Zum Reiskochen ist dieser Topf ideal.
1 Stern Abzug wegen des zu kurzen Netzkabels
Ulrich Hempel
Client d’Amazon (France) (verified owner) –
Très bien
Très contente de cet achat, fait le travail et il est très pratique
David (verified owner) –
This is a fantastic product, I use it for nearly everything. Soup, porridge, slow cooked curry etc etc.. Brilliant!
YUN (Italy) (verified owner) –
Ottimo rapporto prezzo/qualitÃ
Essendo un asiatico sono abbastanza soddisfatto. Non è paragonabile con quello di Zojirushi, ma con il terzo del prezzo ha fatto un bel lavoro. Molto consigliato.