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Sakura Advanced Fuzzy Logic Ceramic Rice Cooker
Sakura is a great all rounder – it’s ideal for the growing family or people who just love eating rice!
🗲– supplied with detachable UK 3 pin plug and power cord
£129.90
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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 INFORMATION
DELIVERY INFORMATION
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PAYMENT & WARRANTY INFORMATION
PAYMENT & WARRANTY INFORMATION
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WARRANTY INFORMATION
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THE 8 CUP ALL ROUNDER
Sakura
Achieving a great balance between affordability, function and design, this rice cooker excels with solid rice cooking and tailored add-on functions
PERFECT RICE EVERY TIME
Rice Cooking Made Easy
Sakura was the first premium rice cooker we launched into the UK in 2015. Whilst it was immediately a hit with our customers we didn’t stop there. We have since kept improving this mid range rice cooker to be even more awesome. By working tirelessly with Japanese rice cooking technologies such as our in house calibrated advanced fuzzy logic (AI) multi phased cooking cycles we made this award winning cooker stand out from the crowd.
Multi Award Winning
IDEAL HOME magazine - 'Approved Produc't / Best In Category 5/5 rating (March, 2021) THE TELEGRAPH - 'Top 5 Rice Cooker' (May, 2020) KBB magazine - 'Best Rice Cooker' (Sept, 2019) i-NEWS magazine - 'Awarded i-Buy Best Rice Cooker' (March 2023) ESQUIRE magazine - Top Rice Cooker, (February, 2021) T3 magazine - 'Best Rice Cooker' (2018) ETM Testmagazin - 'Best Rice Cooker' (2021)
LATEST INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY
MoTouch Function Control Panel
Sakura looks like something from the future. That’s because it is packed with tech and used materials that will last. With 6 rice cooking functions, 6 add-on functions, last 10 minute countdown for rice functions, touch sensitive Korean control panel (MoTouch), bright LED display, 3D heating technology and a smart logic menu system. 24 hours auto keep warm, 24 hours preset timer, 3D heating and easy clean parts and more...
QUALITY MATERIALS, SUPERIOR DESIGN
The Small Things Make The Difference
Sakura's Ninja bowl has a 2mm thick ceramic coating for healthy cooking (BPA and PTFE free). The bowl has durable easy to read silk printed rice measurement lines for correct water measurements. The bowl has stay cool handles for easy carrying and lifting in and out of the cooker. The inner lid is made of high quality stainless steel for the more health conscious. Everything has been thought about – even including adding a wedge to the rice spatula so that when it lays on your worktop the food contact surface of it do not touch the worktop. That’s how much we are passionate about our rice cookers!
STARTED A REVOLUTION
The Rice Cooker That Started It All
Sakura is the result of years of development. It is the cooker that really propelled Yum Asia to fame. It’s not hard to see why when it ticks so many boxes for what our customers want in a rice cooker and this was done by design. It looks modern, sleek and fashionable in any kitchen. Sakura doesn’t just stop at perfect rice cooking (long short/sushi, brown rice), it also works as an excellent slow cooker, porridge, yoghurt maker, steamer and even makes tahdig (Persian rice)! If you are a keen rice lover with a good appetite then this is the cooker for you.
Explore Sakura Further
CERAMIC NINJA BOWL
2mm thick healthy ceramic coating with specially printed rice level lines for easy reading
LEARN MORE BRUSHED STEEL EFFECT LID
Gives the top of Sakura the WOW factor whilst helping it integrate into any kitchen
LEARN MORE 
PREHEATING PHASE
Sakura 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
Sakura then rapidly increases the temperature to 100˚C 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 PHASE
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 PHASE
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
Sakura 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.
Sakura 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.
FEATURES, FORM AND FUNCTION
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Sakura is the multi award winning rice cooker that launched the Yum Asia brand. A full all rounder that gives perfect rice at the touch of a button time after time but can do so much more. It's the perfect example of why we say ‘nothing cooks rice like a Yum Asia rice cooker’.
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- 8 cup / 1.5 litre capacity of uncooked rice – enough for 1-8 people
- Advanced fuzzy logic (AI) technology
- White/long grain, short grain (for sushi) and brown rice settings
- ‘Quick’ cook setting for faster white rice cooking
- Useful multi-cooker features – steam, porridge, slow cook, soup, cake baking, crust (tahdig) and yoghurt settings
- Stylish glossy black or white exterior with a silver metallic effect lid
- High quality 5 layer 2mm thick ceramic coated Ninja inner bowl with easy lift handles
- 24 hours keep warm function and 24 hours timer feature
- 10 minute rice function countdown timer
- State of the art Korean designed ‘Motouch’ control panel
- Cool ice blue crisp and bright LED display
- 3D heating technology
- Power Off/On function
- Detachable stainless steel inner lid, outer steam cap and condensation collector for easy cleaning
- 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) | 41cm |
|---|---|
| Item Width (side to side) | 32cm |
| Item Height (base to top) | 26cm |
| Item Weight | 5.05kg |
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
| Package Depth (front to back) | 41cm |
|---|---|
| Package Width (side to side) | 33cm |
| Package Height (base to top) | 26cm |
| Package Weight | 5.16kg |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes. There isn’t any problem cooking one or two cups of rice in a bigger capacity rice cooker, we made sure that Sakura can do this successfully – one cup of rice comes out as perfectly as when you cook the full 8 cup capacity of rice.
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.
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.
Yes! To turn Sakura OFF simply long hold the CANCEL button when a menu function is not selected.
To turn Sakura back on simply press the CANCEL button again.
COOKER NOT STARTING
Firstly check that you are long pressing hold on the START button. This cooker requires you to hold your finger on the START button for at least 3 seconds for it to begin cooking. This is a safety feature to prevent accidental turning on of the cooker when brushing the touch sensitive control panel.
COOKER WILL NOT STOP
In the same way as the START button you need to long press hold on the CANCEL button to stop a cooking cycle.
The small piece of plastic is actually the rice spatula holder. It clips onto the handle of Sakura and then you can insert the spatula into it for safe keeping.
Try our help pages or get in touchWe work almost 24 hours, 7 days a week!
Our response usually takes up to 6 hours
Maria S (Finland) (verified owner) –
The ordering process was easy with the website. The rice cooker was delivered in about 5 days. I was on the waiting list for sakura and was one of the first to use it. I’ve had it for over two months now and use it twice a day. It really does it’s job extremely well. I did have an issue at the start with not realising that I needed to hold the start button down for more than 2 seconds to get it to start but this is in the manual and is my fault for not noticing this. Honestly I would have paid a lot more for it as I value good tasting rice so much. I’m using the slow cook function as well on this which saves me having to pay extra money for a separate slow cooker machine. Once again, I love this sakura cooker and I think it is absolutely amazing. A+++++++
Nora. T (Norway) (verified owner) –
Incredible cooker. Fantastic service. Kawaii Tafu thermal mug. Very good value offer. yes, yes, yes. BIG LIKE.
Sandra. T (verified owner) –
Our neighbour was talking to me about her sakura she had bought and showed me how it worked and I was amazed so I put my order in for this. Simply put, it’s the best appliance that I have ever bought for our kitchen. It is sooooo much easier than the old way I use to cook rice which was to cook it on my hob in a saucepan and then having to carefully control the heat to make sure the water didn’t bubble over the top of the pan or burn the rice or over cook it or under cook it. With this rice cooker I just pop in the amount of rice I want, add water to the bowl level, close the lid and press start on the appropriate rice setting. I walk away and it beeps when it’s all fluffy and perfect- and it is completely perfect and tastes better than any rice I’ve cooked. Don’t be fooled by the lower price of this cooker, it really is premium and has a very strong feel to it. Even if I used it for rice alone it would be incredible but I have found that I can use it for making really good soups and recently started having home made rice pudding from it which actually tastes better than any tinned stuff my family have had before. oooh and the cheescake recipe in the manual is phenomenal!!! I give this 10/10, 5/5, 5 star, A++ and so on. It gets better with the £10 extra I paid for the Tafu thermal mug. This mug was a treat for my husband who works outdoors. Perfect for keeping hot drinks hot in the cold weather. Another 5 star for that too. I really recommend this as it is actually a very very good deal – not something you find very often these days.
Don (Ireland) (verified owner) –
This is a great buy, I was dubious at first but this is by far better than any of the other rubbish rice cookers or multicookers out there (I’ve had a fair few too!). Cooks rice perfectly, every rice I’ve thrown at it so far and I’m trying yoghurt for the first time this weekend. Brilliant and highly recommended.
Pom (Germany) (verified owner) –
Wonderful and perfect, 5 stars
Mila (Netherlands) (verified owner) –
First I would like to say how helpful it was to have an online chat so I could talk through my choice. I was stuck choosing between rice cookers and it helped me make a decision. That decision I am ecstatic with! Sakura makes my rice perfect – fluffy and delicious, the preset is so useful and I have used this for morning porrigde and for the rice when I know I will be late home. It looks very modern in my kitchen and guest have been so impressed with my rice :).I bought the combi because I thought 10£ for a thermal is good value and I am very happy with this too. My coffee is so hot even after my travel to work! Thank you Yum Asia for your service and such fast delivery.
Helen (Ireland) (verified owner) –
I mainly bought this because of the ceramic bowl, I really don’t like non-stick cookware and I haven’t been able to find a rice cooker without one. The rice cooker itself is amazing – short grain or basmati both white and brown rice is cooked perfectly – just enough bite to it and so easy. I have used the timer several times and the porridge in the morning is simply lovely. Stylish and easy to clean I am so excited to try other things. I tried making yoghurt following the instructions in the manual and it was simply gorgeous. I can see how much money this is going to save me 🙂
Heinz (Germany) (verified owner) –
What a value deal this is. I didn’t expect too much because of the price, but when my delivery arrived fast (3 days after ordering), I was shocked at how classy the box was for Sakura. I got more of a surprise when I took Sakura out – wowwowwow, it was so shiny and modern. I set it to work straight away and I am in heaven – the rice is so fluffy and tender, the steam basket is great – I can make whole meals and I have some soup inside now cooking and I am excited to try other settings. It’s a brilliant rice cooker and I can see it is so well made and will last. I bought the deal and my wife uses the tafu thermal and she loves it, very good to keep her coffee hot on the way to work. All around excellent 5*
Ebba (Sweden) (verified owner) –
I found your website very easy to use and I liked that you had so much information for me to read and make a decision. I finally decided on Sakura for several reasons – I like the bowl with the ceramic coating and I have a small kitchen and wanted a machine that could be used for rice and other things. I am not disappointed. I made Kalops this weekend and it was delicious, the beef was melting and soft and my family were so happy with the taste. I recommend this 100%
Verified owner Sampo (verified owner) –
Arrived fast
Looks great
Cooks great rice easy
Keeps it delish for (atleast) 16 hours
Whats not to like? Just get one already!