I had a Nationnal cooker that was getting old after 13 years of service. I found it great and have long sought its replacement by studying the marks now. I finally took this model of ZOJIRUSHI while finding a bit expensive. After testing with a Thai white rice that I used to use with my usual water dosage, I have not regretted a single second this purchase: the program "Premium" gives me a perfect rice, much better than the one I know so far; the cooked rice is light, airy, soft, fragrant, short wonderful. It's worth its weight in gold this cooker. I just regret having taken a slightly smaller model. No problem for the electrical part: the model "Outside of Japan" is 220-230V and electrical outlet is the same as in France, with ground connection. The instructions are in English and Japanese. Very well made, worthy of a Japanese-made (nothing to do with the Chinese or the cookers cooker Western brands).
