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Sakura hss done it again with it’s unique styling and useful functions that cook rice perfectly time after time. This time winning i-News Best Buy award 2019 beating all other rice cookers tested. It just keeps getting better and better!

Read thier article here: https://inews.co.uk/ibuys/home-and-garden/best-rice-cookers-uk-small-reviews-2019/

We are very proud to tell you that both our Sakura and Bamboo rice cookers received a huge thumbs up from Ideal Home magazine both getting 5 out of 5 Ideal Home rating beating other rice cookers on the market and gaining Approved status.

Our products are continuing to gain awards in recognition of the superior cooking quality, unique functions and design.

Read more at https://www.idealhome.co.uk/buying-guide-reviews/best-rice-cookers-delivering-fluffy-delicious-rice-every-time-199478

Buy Bamboo now at: https://www.yumasia.co.uk/bamboo-induction-heating-ceramic-rice-cooker

Buy Sakura now at:
https://www.yumasia.co.uk/sakura-multifunction-rice-cooker-with-ceramic-bowl

Sakura reviews

Also read through some of the latest reviews from our Yum Asia website for Sakura (almost 100 and counting!):

Una. F (England) on 04/09/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Outstanding rice cooker. Makes fantastic rice. Highly rate this product. Thank you to Yum Asia for making this available. 5 out of 5
Carrie-Anne (UK) on 04/09/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Thank you so much for my Sakura rice cooker and the replacement steam basket. I’ve made fantastic long grain rice a few times, and also tried the vegan brownie recipe on the greedy panda blog, with great success. My friends couldn’t believe that it was a) vegan, and b) made in a rice cooker! Kudos to you guys as YumAsia for developing this rice cooker.
Tom (Italy) on 21/08/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
I really like this rice cooker. The short grain rice setting for sushi is very good – the texture of the rice is al dente and I can now cook my sushi whenever I want. The keep warm is very long, I haven’t used it for the full 24 hours, but have used it for 15 hours and the rice was just as nice as when first cooked. The brown rice setting is very useful because it usually takes so long in a pan.
Giles (France) on 21/08/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Fantastic rice cooker, cooks rice perfect. I like the porridge for congee, I use the recipe in the manual and it was very nice. I am still to try the cake and yoghurt, but I will this weekend. I hope they are very nice too 🙂
Kate (Germany) on 21/08/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Very good fluffy rice, very good steaming and cake. I like the ceramic bowl and it’s well built and designed.
Harry (UK) on 07/07/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Excellent rice cooker. Cooks white and brown rice very, very and the short grain rice is tasty too (need to adjust the water a bit). The rice tastes amazing and the ceramic bowl is great. We have tried a few recipes from the Yum Asia blog and have been really happy with how they turned out. The keep warm is brilliant, so when the kids are coming in at different times it’s so much easier to feed them. Thanks for a brill product
John from Edinburgh, UK on 29/06/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Well I’ve had my cooker for about 6 to 8 weeks now, and it is the bestest thing that I’ve purchased in a long time. I thought my Mum cooked the best rice for a long time, then sadly I’ve had to it for the last 18 year’s. But this machine is “PURE DEAD BRILLIANT, FAN BLOODY TASTIC I would recommend buy it now Contact me if you wish. Cheers John 20 out 10
Shell (UK) on 20/06/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Use this at least twice a day for porridge (when it’s not so hot weather!) and for rice. I love setting the timer and not having to mess when I get in from work. Great stuff 🙂
Olly (UK) on 20/06/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Great rice cooker, love the ceramic bowl and it cooks rice really well. I’d never tasted rice this good and I’m eating so much better/healthy since buying this 4 months ago.
James (UK) on 27/05/2017
5 ( 5 / 5 )
Don’t usually have much time to review stuff, but this is such a good product I felt YumAsia deserved it. Sakura is a must have kitchen appliance. It does hands free perfect sushi rice, perfect basmati rice (we do a biryani in it), perfect quinoa, perfect bulgur wheat, then holds it until you are ready to eat it. Can’t believe I’ve cooked for as long as I have and never had the joy of a really good rice cooker. All executed bob on by Yum Asia both from the slick website through to getting the delivery. I genuinely recommend.
Sakura Ceramic Bowl Rice Cooker

When shopping for a rice cooker there are certain things that our customers look for and surprisingly, the rice cooking functions aren’t the only important things on people’s minds.

Although Zojirushi has a great reputation for quality and durability, here at Yum Asia, we sometimes received e-mails from customers who expressed concern about the Sumiflon inner bowl and asking if there were any alternatives.

A lot of people, for various reasons, like to avoid Teflon – mostly due to PTFE (most Teflon/similar materials have been PFOA free since 2015). While it is very arguably on average slightly more durable than a ceramic coating at the moment, a lot of people are concerned about its safety. When overheated, it is thought that in certain extreme circumstances the PTFE coatings can break down and release toxic gases. Although Zojirushi inner bowls use Sumiflon which is thought to be far more stable than Teflon we took their concerns on board.

When we were designing and developing our own brand Sakura rice cooker, we took customers concerns about inner bowl material to heart and made the decision to include a ceramic coated inner bowl that was multi-layered and extremely hard wearing.

What Exactly Does Ceramic Coated Mean?

Ceramic is a much newer material in the world of non-stick and it’s widely considered to be the safest and most environmentally friendly option. Ceramic coatings are free of PTFE, PFOA and BPA. As ceramic coating technology has developed over the last few years, the thicker the coating, the more hard-wearing the inner bowl is. So we made sure that our Sakura ceramic inner bowl has a 2mm thick coating with give (5) durable layers which ensured that it was extremely hard-wearing and would last a long time.

When many people think of ceramic, they think of pottery. However, as technology has advanced, manufacturers have been able to develop hard-wearing ceramic coatings which enable products like our Sakura rice cooker to have a ceramic inner bowl while still being very easy to clean, a safer cooking profile but still having non-stick properties.

The ceramic inner bowl of the Sakura is carefully layered which specific material which allow heat from the 3D heating process to be conducted through the inner bowl for an even distribution of heat and also allows the heat to be retained so it keeps your food hotter for longer. This is where the modern ceramic coatings have a huge advantage over the older, clay/pottery ceramic – traditional clay/pottery ceramic takes a long time to heat up and the heat distribution can be very uneven. The modern ceramic coated inner bowls have all the advantages of traditional clay/pottery ceramic but none of the disadvantages!

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Benefits Of Cooking With A Sakura And It’s Ceramic Coated Inner Bowl

Sakura’s ceramic coated inner bowl helps it withstand wear and corrosion from acidic foods like tomatoes. As mentioned above, the ceramic coating allows for an even distribution of heat and also allows the heat to be retained so it keeps your food hotter for longer. Ceramic coatings also prevent staining from food and won’t absorb food flavours.

Sakura’s ceramic coated inner bowl is very easy to clean. It simply needs a wipe with a soft sponge, or if you have cooked a curry or other strong smelling food, you can just soak with a little bit of washing up liquid and then wash normally by hand. You are never left with burned on food messes.

Sakura is one of the few rice cookers on the UK and European market with a ceramic coated inner bowl, particularly at this affordable price point. Click here to buy or learn more about Yum Asia’s Sakura – Sakura product page

Our latest Sakura Multifunction Rice Cooker with ceramic bowl promotional video just launched and is hitting hard in the UK and Europe with it’s many unique features, price point and durable ceramic bowl being key factors in it’s success.

We are also very happy to announce that Sakura won it’s first accolade for ‘TOP BUY’ in the UK Men’s SORTED magazine latest Best gadget roundup which demonstrates Sakura’s appeal to the modern useful gear and gadget market in the UK.

Buy now from www.yumasia.co.uk/yum-en15

Here is the top gear review page in ‘Sorted’ magazine where our award is featured. Thank you Sorted!

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Sales of our Sakura Rice Cooker are on the up and to make it that little bit sweeter we have created a combo deal with another one of our creations the ‘Tafu’ thermal mug.

Watch our combo deal promo video for more information:

The Sakura Rice Cooker and Tafu Thermal Mug are both available in a Combo deal as part of our promotional launch of these products. You can see our sales page here for further details at www.yumasia.co.uk/sakura-combo. Available at a special price of only £119 for a limited time only.

Sakura and accessories

The response to the launch of Yum Asia’s first premium rice cooker has been much much better than expected. In particular, the ceramic cooking bowl, modern MoTouch LED control panel and add on cooking features that are actually useful to people seem to be the main reasons why Sakura is proving to be so popular.  Ceramic coatings are becoming increasingly attractive in kitchen appliances because some people consider this material to be safer for cooking than Teflon and other non-stick coatings. Sakura’s 5 layer cooking bowl is made with this in mind and is durable enough to handle even the most demanding cooking.

innerbowlCeramic bowl

Yum Asia will now push into 2017 and expand Sakura rice cookers into the UK and European markets. However, we will make sure that we retain our 100% track record of providing superior customer service and that special ‘personal touch’ to ‘all’ of our customers backed up with a robust comprehensive 12 month warranty service.

Our sales forecast has now been revised upward due to more demand than anticipated. We appreciate your support and hope that it continues into 2017 and beyond!

Sakura in the kitchen

Today we have launched the Sakura microsite and added Sakura Rice Cooker for pre-release on our www.yumasia.co.uk store.  Sakura will be here in time for Christmas!