Yum Asia Panda Mini rice cooker at EUR 114.90: 3.5 cups of raw rice for 1 to 3 people, measured with its own 180 ml cup

Rinsed rice into the bowl at ten at night, the timer set, and a pot of freshly cooked rice when the lid opens at seven: for one or two people cooking their own breakfast and lunch boxes in the Netherlands, that is the routine that matters. The Yum Asia Panda Mini rice cooker is EUR 114.90 on Amazon.nl, rated 4.6 from 7,839 reviews and in stock; the page shows no struck-through price, so this is not a discount. The listing gives 3.5 cups of uncooked rice, 0.63 litres, 1 to 3 people, a 24-hour preset timer and keep warm.

Yum Asia's range on Amazon.nl follows one approach throughout, a ceramic-coated inner bowl with fuzzy logic control, from the 0.63 litre Panda Mini up to the 1.5 litre, 8-cup Sakura. This model has a 2 mm, five-layer Ninja ceramic coating with water-level marks inside, seven heating stages, and settings for white rice, sushi rice, brown rice and quick cooking. The first sum hides in its own two numbers: 0.63 litres / 3.5 cups = 0.18 litres, so the supplied rice cup holds 180 ml. Measure with a 250 ml kitchen cup instead and 250 / 180 = 1.39, which puts 39% too much rice in every cup and throws off the water marks.

When two or three friends come round for dinner at the weekend, the ceiling is 3.5 x 180 = 630 ml of raw rice; for four or more, or for several days of lunch boxes in one go, the 8-cup Sakura in the same range is the one to look at. Price belongs in the comparison too: the Tristar 0.6 litre rice cooker on Amazon.nl is EUR 25.99, rated 4.5 from 348 reviews, a difference of 114.90 - 25.99 = EUR 88.91. That money buys brown and sushi rice programmes, the 24-hour timer and the ceramic bowl; anyone who only cooks white rice and never uses a timer will not use the difference.

• Specs: model YUM-EN06, 220-240 V with an EU Schuko plug, about 30 x 22.5 x 21 cm and 2 kg; steam basket, rice measuring cup, spatula and soup spoon included; hand wash the bowl; two-year manufacturer warranty. (source 1)
• Same range: the Yum Asia Sakura rice cooker, 8 cups and 1.5 litres, also with a ceramic bowl and fuzzy logic. (source 2)
• Comparison: Tristar RK-6142 rice cooker, 0.6 litres and 300 W, with keep warm and automatic shut-off, measuring cup and spoon included. (source 3)

Price

EUR 114.90 (Amazon.nl, checked 12 September 2026)・no struck-through price

Rating

4.6 from 7,839 reviews (Amazon.nl)

Specs

3.5 cups uncooked・0.63 litres・24-hour timer・ceramic-coated bowl

Platform

Amazon.nl (affiliate link)

Checked

12 September 2026, on the Amazon.nl pages for the Panda Mini, the Sakura and the Tristar

Hokimi field note: when a recipe gives grams, weigh one level cup of rice from the supplied measure on a kitchen scale, write the figure on your rice tin, and from then on count cups per person instead of converting every time. The Amazon.nl link on this page is an affiliate link: Hokimi may earn a commission if you buy through it, at no extra cost to you.