Our verdict: The Yum Asia Bamboo Rice Cooker YUM-IH15 ranks 2nd of the 10 rice cookers we compare, with 8.6 out of 10. It takes our Best Premium badge.
Yum Asia Bamboo Rice Cooker YUM-IH15
8.6/10Best Premium
The Yum Asia Bamboo YUM-IH15 is a 1.5L induction heating rice cooker with a ceramic-coated bowl and a long list of rice settings. It suits people who cook sushi, brown or GABA rice often and have the worktop space.
Each bar shows where it places among the 10 rice cookers in this guide, so a full bar is 1st of 10. What the review sites say counts for most of the score.
What review sites say2nd of 10
How happy owners are2nd of 10
How new it is7th of 10
Level with the Russell Hobbs Cook@Home Rice Cooker and Steamer 19750-56
The Russell Hobbs Cook@Home Rice Cooker and Steamer 19750-56 and the Yum Asia Bamboo Rice Cooker YUM-IH15 score the same, so either is a safe pick. The Russell Hobbs Cook@Home Rice Cooker and Steamer 19750-56 goes first because it does a little better with the review sites. The Yum Asia Bamboo Rice Cooker YUM-IH15 leaves owners a little happier. It takes our Best Premium badge.
About the Yum Asia YUM-IH15
The Bamboo heats the bowl by induction, which Yum Asia calls UMAI heating, rather than with a plate under the base. It pairs that with fuzzy logic control. The capacity is 1.5 litres, or 8 cups of rice. The bowl is ceramic coated and has water-level markings inside.
Rice settings cover white, long grain, short grain (sushi), brown, crust rice (tahdig), a slower "Yumami" mode and GABA brown. Quick white rice is there too. Beyond rice it has steam, porridge, slow cook and cake functions. A delay timer and a keep warm mode of up to 24 hours are built in, and it is controlled from an LED display with touch controls.
The lid has a detachable stainless steel inner section, an outer steam cap and a condensation collector. In the box are a steam basket, a measuring cup, a spatula and a soup ladle. It runs on UK mains with a detachable three-pin lead. The manual warns against standing it on or near an induction hob, and says people with pacemakers should ask a doctor before using induction appliances.
What owners report about the Yum Asia YUM-IH15
Owner feedback for this exact model is thin, and what follows comes from two UK owner write-ups. Both are positive about the rice. One owner moved up from a budget cooker and found a clear improvement in taste. The other, after about five months of use two or three times a week, said it had not failed to give good rice. The sweeter, lighter result from the Yumami setting was noticed by that owner's household.
The recurring complaint is water. The included guidance gave dry rice for one owner, who got better results with roughly one and a half parts water to one part rice. Owners also mention that the cooker is big and heavy, that it hums or buzzes at times while the induction heating pulses, and that there are several parts to wash after each use. Cooking is slow: a small batch of rice on the standard setting took about 40 to 45 minutes, and the Yumami setting about an hour.
Keep warm is fine for a few hours, but one owner would not leave rice on it much longer than that, whatever the 24 hour claim says. Build quality, sturdy utensils and responsive controls get praise. Owners have reported no breakdowns, but the write-ups cover months rather than years.
Who the Yum Asia YUM-IH15 suits
It suits people who eat a lot of rice and care about the result: sushi and short grain rice, brown rice, GABA rice, or anyone who wants a slower mode for sweeter rice. The porridge, slow cook and cake functions are a bonus. You need a worktop with room for a large, heavy cooker, and you should be happy to adjust water amounts to your rice.
Skip it if you cook rice occasionally, have a small kitchen, or want a quick, quiet, low-effort cooker. The Tower 1.5 Litre Rice Cooker T19061BLK or the Russell Hobbs Cook@Home Rice Cooker and Steamer 19750-56 do the basics for far less. For a smaller Japanese-style fuzzy logic cooker, the Yum Asia Panda Mini Rice Cooker YUM-EN06 suits one or two people.
Questions about the Yum Asia YUM-IH15
Can I use the Yum Asia YUM-IH15 on an induction hob?
No. The manual says not to place the Bamboo on or near an induction cooking hob, as it may malfunction or break. Use it on a heatproof worktop.
How much water should I use in the Yum Asia YUM-IH15?
Use the bowl's water-level markings as a starting point. One UK owner found the included instructions gave dry rice and preferred about 1.5 parts water to 1 part rice, so adjust to your rice.
How long does the Yum Asia YUM-IH15 take to cook rice?
About 40 to 45 minutes for a small batch on the standard setting, according to one UK owner. The Yumami setting took about 60 to 65 minutes.
How long can the Yum Asia YUM-IH15 keep rice warm?
Up to 24 hours, according to Yum Asia. One owner found rice still good after about three hours and would not keep it much longer.
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Every score here comes from our ranking model; no editor sets the order. Most of each score is what the review sites say: the scores their own reviews give each model, and whether their best-of lists name it. For this guide we read BBC Good Food, Expert Reviews, Good Housekeeping UK and Ideal Home. The rest is how happy owners are, held back where few owners have rated a product, and how new it is. Value for money earns its own badge rather than a higher place. We compared 21 models for this guide before settling on these ten.
Brands can't pay to be included or to move up. We last checked these picks in November 2026.
