Genuine Panasonic rice cookers for the UK — including Diamond “Kamado” IH and pressure models. Every unit is 220–240V with a fitted UK 3-pin plug, ready to use with no transformer or adapter.
Shopping for a Panasonic rice cooker?
Read our complete Japanese rice cooker buying guide, or learn how Panasonic's Diamond Kamado and other inner pot coatings shape your rice.
How to Choose a Panasonic Rice Cooker
Choosing a Panasonic? Here's how to narrow it down in three steps.
1. By heating technology
- Micom (Fuzzy Logic) — Panasonic's entry SR- models give great-value, easy everyday rice.
- IH (Induction Heating) — Higher SR- models heat the whole pan directly for more even cooking and improved texture.
2. By capacity (uncooked rice cups; 1 cup ≈ 150g)
- 0.5L / ~3 cups — Ideal for 1–2 people and smaller kitchens.
- 1.0L / ~5.5 cups — The everyday family size, and our most popular.
- 1.8L / ~10 cups — Large families and batch cooking.
3. What makes Panasonic special
- Diamond “Kamado” inner pans with a diamond-particle (and on some models binchotan-charcoal) coating that boosts heat convection for fluffier rice.
- The widest range of prices and sizes — from compact budget models to advanced induction cookers.
- Versatile programmes for white, brown and mixed-grain rice, porridge and more.
Comparing across brands? Browse all our Japanese rice cookers.
Ready for the UK. Every model is genuine 220–240V with a UK 3-pin plug — no transformer, no adapter. Want the full breakdown? Read our complete Japanese rice cooker buying guide.
Yes. Every Panasonic we sell is genuine 220–240V with a fitted UK 3-pin plug — ready to use straight out of the box, with no transformer or adapter needed.
Panasonic coats its inner pans with a diamond-particle finish (and binchotan charcoal on some models) that improves heat conduction and convection, helping cook rice more evenly for a fluffier result.
For 1–2 people, a 0.5L (~3-cup) model is perfect. For most families, a 1.0L (~5.5-cup) is the sweet spot. For large households or batch cooking, choose a 1.8L (~10-cup).
Yes — 100% genuine Panasonic, supplied in UK-ready 220–240V specification.
Absolutely. Depending on the model you can cook brown and mixed-grain rice, porridge, steam vegetables and more.
Yes — every Panasonic is covered, and you can extend protection up to 3 years with HappyCare.
