Panasonic
Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101
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Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101 vs 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS is cheaper at $89.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Full spec sheet
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101 |  5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS |
|---|---|---|
| US price | — | $89.99 MSRP, COSORI official store |
| Brand | Panasonic | COSORI |
| Released | — | — |
| Capacity cups uncooked | 5 | 10 |
| Type | micom | micom |
| Keep warm | Yes | Yes |
| Menu settings | 6 | 18 |
| Inner pot material | nonstick | ceramic nonstick (6-layer) |
| Delay timer | No | Yes |
| Fuzzy logic | Yes | Yes |
| Release | — | — |
Sources — Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101: amazon.com (verified 2026-06-19). 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS: cosori.com (verified 2026-06-19).
What's the difference between the Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101 and 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS?
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
- Capacity cups uncooked: Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101 5 vs 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS 10
- Menu settings: Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101 6 vs 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS 18
- Inner pot material: Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101 nonstick vs 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS ceramic nonstick (6-layer)
- Delay timer: Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101 false vs 5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS true
What reviewers say
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker SR-DF101
Only one whitelisted tester (Reviewed/USA Today) covers this exact model, and never in a dedicated lab review. Its dorm-essentials roundup names the SR-DF101 the best-value pick that perfectly cooks rice and steams dumplings well; a separate hands-on feature used it to make pancakes. No lab-measured benchmarks exist, and both citations share the same publisher. (2 sourced reviews.)
Praised: Perfectly cooks rice; Steams frozen dumplings well; Named best-value rice cooker in Reviewed's roundup.
Flagged: Novelty pancake test: output was doughy and cake-like due to thickness (not a rice-cooking flaw).
5.0-Qt Rice Cooker with 18 Functions CRC-R501-KUS
No sourced tester review yet.