Here is our complete testing and product review of the Zojirushi electric skillet. By testing several electric skillets for overall performance, functionality, and design, we were able to explain exactly where the Zojirushi excelled and struggled in these key categories. To see our complete Test Kitchen, where we test 6 top selling skillets, including the Zojirushi, visit our website: www.cookwarejunkies.com/best-....
When it came to the Zojuriushi, we found this to be an interesting situation. It is advertised as an electric skillet and since it is a top selling “skillet” it ended up in our 'Best Of' roundup. However, what we concluded, throughout our review testing, is that the Zojirushi is not a traditional electric skillet. Instead, it may be better described as a uniquely designed tableside cooker.
The Zojirushi preformed well in most all of our tests but perhaps it's biggest downfall was its confined curricular cooking surface. We found it difficult to cook more than, say, one pancake; size continued to be an issue when it came to flipping the pancake. This seemed to sum up the issues that pledged the Zojirushi when it came to being a traditional skillet (as one of the best strengths of an electric skillet is yielding perfect pancakes).
With all that being said, the Zojirushi is not a bad product. It does a lot of things well. Such as, maintaining consistent and steady heat. The cast iron pot is designed to hold heat and it’s completely surrounded by the outer casing which even further controls the heat radiating throughout the pot. This means that when it comes to doing things like searing a stake, poaching, or keeping soups at the perfect temperature, the Zojirushi did about the best of any of the skillets we tested. Again, a perfect example of how the deep pot style design is great for things like cooking and severing soup tableside, but that deep pot makes it less than ideal for cooking pancakes as perviously mentioned.
So, in the end: Zojirushi, a solid design, a solid product, but may not be worth $100 if you’re looking for a traditional electric skillet. Watch the video, or check out our full test kitchen review and you decide.