The Best Stainless Steel Rice Cookers of 2026
All 11 options with stainless steel in their construction in our rice cookers database, graded Bad to Excellent and ranked lowest risk first. 4 earn a buy-worthy grade.
Why Instant Pot 12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker wins, and what it beats
Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 2 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 60 points between the top and the bottom of this stainless steel rice cookers ranking come from.
The winner
Made of Stainless steel pot with no nonstick coating.
- +30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
- +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
- -20Bare uncoated material. Recorded as a bare, uncoated material with no surface coating or treatment.
25risk points in total, which is a grade of 75
What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure, and our graders recorded 3 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.
What it beats, and why
What puts it behind. Stain-resistant finish, +20 points. Stain-resistant finishes are a common PFAS use. The winner carries no such factor.
Made of Stainless steel inner pot, aluminum heating plate, non-stick inner surface (coating unspecified).
- +30Category baseline
- +20Stain-resistant finish
- +15No PFAS disclosure
65risk points, a grade of 35
What puts it behind. Non-stick, chemistry undisclosed, +40 points. Marketed as non-stick without stating the coating chemistry. The winner carries no such factor.
Made of Stainless steel body; inner cooking bowl coating unspecified.
- +40Non-stick, chemistry undisclosed
- +30Category baseline
- +15No PFAS disclosure
85risk points, a grade of 15
No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.
All 11 stainless steel rice cookers, best graded first
- Stainless steel pot with no nonstick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Stainless steel corrosion and metal leaching
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon
- Stainless steel inner pot and non-coated heating elements
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Mineral and microbial buildup in heating element
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon
- Stainless steel inner pot, aluminum outer housing
- Stainless steel nickel content
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Stainless steel inner pot and exterior; no nonstick coating disclosed
- Stainless steel corrosion and rust formation
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon- Stainless steel inner pot, aluminum heating plate, non-stick inner surface (coating unspecified)
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon- stainless steel inner pot, unspecified nonstick inner surface coating
- Teflon-type coating fume risk and coating degradation
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon- Inner bowl coating unspecified, stainless steel body
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Coating degradation and metal leaching
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon- stainless steel exterior, nonstick interior coating unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if coating is Teflon-type coating-based)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon
- Stainless steel body; inner cooking bowl material unspecified by brand
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Non-stick coating degradation (Teflon-type coating fume risk if present)
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon
- stainless steel inner pot, unspecified non-stick coating on lid
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Non-stick coating (lid) degradation and shedding
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon- Stainless steel body; inner cooking bowl coating unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Nonstick coating degradation (if Teflon-type coating-based)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonEvery material, ranked together, is in the full rice cookers ranking →