Zojirushi told me that the Neuro Fuzzy would be better than the IH cooker for all around use. Here is what I asked and their response: Question: I am going to buy either the 5.5 Cup Induction Heating Model or the 5.5Cup Neuro Fuzzy model rice cooker. I would like to cook brown rice andwhite rice but also use it for porridge, oats and other things. Is onemodel better than the other for any particular purpose? Response: Thank you for your inquiry.We recommend the Neuro Fuzzy model. The Induction Heating models are madefor brown rice and white rice only. We do not have a particular setting that makes steel cut oats. However youcan cook steel cut oats under the Porridge setting. First you would have to soak the oats for 13 hours before putting it underthe porridge setting.The steel cut oats may boil over sometimes and sometimes not. In this case,check the measurement of oats & water. Then check the water temperature and room temperature. Cooking steel cutoats is not guaranteed for our rice cookers. Also remember 1 cup uncookedoats = 3 cups water. If you need further assistance, feel free to contactme. My comment: Everyone here has commented that the IH models do a great job with steel cut oats and other non-rice items. Can anyone comment on Zoj's answer? I still like the idea of the IH model because I specifically want it for a white and brown rice cooker and I want to use it for other things on the side. Any help would be appreciated.
