If you make rice very regularly and want a super-durable and well-built machine, it might be worth investing in a Zojirushi (I put a couple of its models on this list, and my best overall pick is ...

I didn’t think I needed the KitchenAid Rice and Grain Cooker ... The water tank reminds me of a Nespresso machine’s, but the KitchenAid cooker is overall more high tech than any Nespresso ...