Any recommendations for specific rice cookers designed for making sushi?

Question

I love sushi and would like to start making it at home. For those of you out there who make it from scratch....

-there are many rice cookers out there, any specific brand names you'd recommend that makes the rice just perfect for rolling sushi?
-how much cooked rice do you need to make enough sushi for four people?
Thanks!

Answer 1

I don't make sushi but love sticky rice. Any rice cooker made in Japan will work. I have a Panasonic now, I have gone through a few. The secret is in the rice and the preparation. Use a short grain rice, Cal-Rose is what I use. Rinse the rice 3 or 4 times. Let stand about a half hour in the water that cannot be drained before cooking. It will come out very sticky.

Answer 2

It is more the type of rice than any fancy machine. Just buy an Asian short grain rice which is rounder than it is long in this area we use Cal- Rose. Follow the cooking instructions on the bag. The most important step is fanning the rice while gently separating it with a fork while your mixing in the rice wine vinegar to flavor the rice. You don't even need the fancy rolling mat . I learned to make sushi using aluminum foil. There are many sites on line where they have step by step instructions with photos. I know this wasn't what you were asking but thought it might be useful info anyway.

Answer 3

Its more about using the right type of rice and cooling the rice correctly. not how you cook it. A rice cooker is pretty much a rice cooker get one that has Fuzzy logic so it detects when the temperature starts to raise meaning the rice is done. And unless you cook a ton of rice, you don't really need a rice cooker they just take up space. Alton Brown did a great show on this for good eats on food network you might find his recipes there