CR-0655F Micom Rice Cooker vs 12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker: which is safer?

Instant Pot 12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker is the clear pick. CR-0655F Micom Rice Cooker carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Cuckoo

CR-0655F Micom Rice Cooker

PFAS grade

Poor 35/100

Overall grade

Bad 23/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Inner bowl coating unspecified, stainless steel body

Confidence

35%

PossibleCoating degradation and metal leaching

PossibleNon-stick polymer fume release (if Teflon-type coating or similar)

PossibleThermal cycling stress on coating adhesion

Our pick

Instant Pot 12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker

Instant Pot

12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Stainless steel pot with no nonstick coating

Confidence

82%

PossibleStainless steel corrosion and metal leaching

PossibleSilicone gasket degradation and off-gassing

PossibleBacterial growth in water reservoir or seal cavities

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Coating degradation and metal leaching, Non-stick polymer fume release (if PTFE or similar) and Thermal cycling stress on coating adhesion on the Cuckoo and not on the Instant Pot.
  • We flag Stainless steel corrosion and metal leaching, Silicone gasket degradation and off-gassing and Bacterial growth in water reservoir or seal cavities on the Instant Pot and not on the Cuckoo.
  • The Cuckoo is Inner bowl coating unspecified, stainless steel body where the Instant Pot is Stainless steel pot with no nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 40 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Instant Pot is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Cuckoo grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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