The Sanyo ECJ-HC100S is the 10-cup capacity version of the Sanyo ECJ-HC55S. If you’ve read my review of that model, this model is exactly the same as that one except for the size.
For a rice cooker, this model works really well with slow cooking. Like its smaller version, the Sanyo ECJ-HC100S comes with two separate inner pots and inner lids for rice cooking and slow cooking. No more watching over your traditional crock pot because all of it can be programmed and timed as you like.
Sanyo ECJ-HC100S Rice Cooker Review
The Sanyo ECJ-HC100S has received nothing but praises from the users. Of course, who wouldn’t praise a rice cooker where all kinds of rice come out perfect every time, stews can be done with high or low temperature, and it can steam vegetables, boil eggs and make tofu with precision too!
I think the Sanyo ECJ-HC100S is also perfect for those who hate cleaning up, because it is extremely easy to clean. Basically nothing ever sticks to the pot, but if it does, I find one tip from a reviewer quite useful: wait till the starch dries out, then wipe out the pot with your hand. Any remaining rice will fall away and you can wash the pot easily.
Great 10 Cup Rice Cooker With Slow Cooking Function
This micro-computerized rice cooker and slow cooker are definitely leading in the market of large capacity rice cookers. The price is affordable too. Buy the Sanyo ECJ-HC100S if you need a big-sized rice cooker with slow cooking function; you won’t regret it.
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Sanyo ECJ-HC55S – Best Medium-Sized Rice Cooker with Slow Cooker Function
Sanyo ECJ-HC55S rice cooker review
Sanyo ECJ-HC55S is the best rice cooker for you if you need a medium sized rice cooker with slow cooker function. With a capacity of 5.5 cups, it’s just nice for a small family of three or four.
This micro-computerized model comes with not one but TWO inner pots and inner lids for separating slow cooking and rice cooking. I think this is cool because you can take out the whole pot of slow-cooked dish to be set aside when you want to cook rice without having to find another container for it.
Slow cooking can be programmed up to 12 hours with the option of high or low temperature. Apart from making great rice and stews, the Sanyo ECJ-HC55S also has the usual steaming function with programmable timer. What’s more, you can make tofu with the tofu container included.
What Others Said About Sanyo ECJ-HC55S Rice Cooker
Many users loved the fact that the Sanyo ECJ-HC55S is easy to use and clean. Like most Sanyo rice cookers, it has the 12-hour LCD clock, retractable cord, keep warm function, and carrying handle to take cooked food to the table.
One reviewer thought that the rice cooking pot is easier to clean than the slow cooking pot, but a little soaking will take care of the challenging situations. The removable steam collector proves convenient too.
I would recommend the Sanyo ECJ-HC55S to those who’re frowning at the price of comparable Zojirushi models.
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Sanyo ECJ-D55S – Best Rice Cooker
After looking at so many rice cookers, Sanyo ECJ-D55S fuzzy logic rice cooker is not only work great but has the price of the on/off rice cooker, what a bargain for THE best rice cooker in this category! I like my previous rice cooker, Sanyo ECJ-N55W, but I have fall in love with this new Sanyo ECJ-D55S fuzzy logic rice cooker. If youare looking for the best rice cooker with an affordable fuzzy logic rice cooker price. This is the one to take home!
Sanyo ECJ-D55S rice-cooker review
Fuzzy Logic Feature With Affordable Price
This easy to use rice cooker uses fuzzy logic technology to cook perfect rice every time, whether it is brown rice (short grain, long grain, basmati, rose and black), white rice (long grain, Jasmine, basmati, arborio and sushi), or whole grains (millet and quinoa). Plus, you can even make puddings, pilaf, porridge, oatmeal and cornmeal in it. So versatile!
I personally like to steam vegetables, fish or egg puddings together with my rice to save cooking time. Sanyo ECJ-D55S doubles as a steamer that can also be used to heat up left over food from an earlier meal.
What Other Think Of This Best Rice Cooker
It is interesting to know what other owners think of this Sanyo ECJ-D55S rice cooker. A reviewer said that the Sanyo ECJ-D55S rice cooker does a nice job of slow cooking. Making stew and soup is no problem then. The timer is awesome because finally you can prepare dinner in the morning and breakfast at night. Come home to ready-cooked rice! Another 69-year-old reviewer was pleasantly surprised that such a piece of advance technology is so easy to use.
What’s more, I think the Sanyo ECJ-D55S is the easiest to clean ever ( compare to the Sanyo N55W model ). The rice never sticks to the pot. Remember to use only the plastic spatula and never metal or harsh cleaning tools on the titanium non-stick coating.
Best Rice Cooker With Affordable Price
Anyway, the downside of this rice cooker is it will take longer time to cook compare to on/off rice cooker. So if you are looking for faster rice cooker, I would recommend some other 5-6 cup on/off best rice cookers such as Sanyo ECJ-N55W or Zojirushi 6 cup on/off rice cooker. If you can spend a bit more, then you should get the best advanced rice cooker – Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker NS-ZCC10, it has more advance fuzzy logic technology and it cook very fast. What’s more is you can set different rice texture for your white/brown rice in this Zojirushi neuro fuzzy logic rice cooker. Oh well, Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Logic rice cooker is definitely more expensive but worth the price for your consideration if you want best of the best.
Anyway, for the price you’re paying for Sanyo ECJ-D55S rice cooker, which is quite a tad lower compared to models with the same features from other brands, I think its advantages will overweight the disadvantages greatly. Personally, I would strongly recommend this best rice cooker for my friends anytime!
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This stylish looking rice cooker is design for single people and can only serve 1-2 people. It is easy to clean plus all removable part is dishwasher safe.
Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker – Product Description:
Cuisinart CRC-400 4-Cup Rice Cooker
- 4-cup Cuisinart rice cooker steams rice, meats, and vegetables
- Square modern shape finished in brushed stainless steel
- Stainless-steel steaming basket; glass lid; paddle and measuring cup
- Automatically switches to warm when cooking is done; retractable cord storage
- Measures 7-3/4 by 7-3/4 by 9 inches; all removable parts dishwasher-safe; 3-year warranty
Well, people who own this rice cooker and expect the performance of Zijirushi and Panasonic will be disappointed because this rice cooker couldn’t performance well when there more or low water when cooking, it’s need more precision!
Just look at the feedback from one of the user then you will understand:
“This is the worst rice cooker I’ve ever used! I’m Asian, so I know what a good cooked rice should be like. This rice cooker does not cook!! Rice always come out undercook. I tried following the direction in the manual, tried different ratios of rice vs water, followed instruction in the rice package, tried different type of rice. IT ALWAYS UNDERCOOKED! – S. Green
“Well, I don’t recommend this rice cooker if you really don’t know how to cook with precision, because with other rice cooker make by Zijirushi and Panasonic, most of the rice cooker allow you to make mistake ( whether with low or high water ), the rice still come out perfect. This might not be the case here. Anyway, I must say this is very good looking rice cooker :) “ – user feedback from amazon.
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I think you can’t go wrong with getting a Panasonic rice cooker:) This Panasonic SR-TEL18 10 cup rice cooker are able to serve up to 6-8 people and just great for a household.
Panasonic SR-TEL18 10-Cup Rice Cooker/Warmer/Steamer with Domed Lid
Panasonic SR-TEL18 10-Cup Rice Cooker/Warmer/Steamer with Domed Lid
Product Feature Description:
- Domed Lid prevents water drops from falling on rice
- 5-Hour Keep Warm will keep food warm
- Non-Stick Coated Pan for easy cleaning
- Moisture Cap prevent boiling over
- Automatic Rewind Cord for easy storage
This rice cooker is affordable, durable and will make perfect brown rice, white rice, wild rice, and mix rice every time. This set come with non stick pan and removable cord for easy storage. The only downsize will be it only have 5 hour to keep the rice warm.
Anyway, you can read more about user feedback over here to decide whether this rice cooker is right for you or not.
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If you have tight budget and have a big family of 8-12 people, you might want to check out this budget 16 cup red rice cooker – Rival RC165 big rice cooker for under $30 dollar. What a bargain:)
Rival RC165 16 Cup Rice Cooker Review
- Non-stick removable bowl for easy clean up
- External steaming basket
- Tempered glass lid
- Measuring cup and rice ladle included
Amazon User Feedback:
I don’t have this model and I think some of the amazon owner feedback that I found will be helpful to you to see whether this rice cooker is a right match for you:
“This rice cooker is big enough for family cooking without being too big for small portions. The insert is easy to clean, and the bonus is the steamer tray. It’s also attractive and easy to hear the “click” when it goes from cook to warm. My only criticism is that the keep warm temperature is hot enough that the rice starts to get hard very quickly” – D. Warrell
“for 4 months,i did not have any problme.all of a sudden it stopped working.i am an asian and this is the 1st time a rice cooker bailed on me within a few months” – Rajesh Sirigineedi
Rival RC165 16 Cup Red Rice Cooker
Well, again the durability might the problem here for some of the people who own this Rival rice cooker, but overall, this could be the best BIG rice cooker for your big family.
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This Panasonic SR-TMB10 5.5 cup rice cooker caught my attention when it have almost perfect 5 stars score from 50 owners feedback. I personally don’t own this model, but I have experience buying terrific performance rice cookers from Panasonic in the past.
Panasonic SR-TMB10 5 1/2 Rice Cooker
Panasonic SR-TMB10 Rice Cooker
Product Description:
- 5-1/2-cup rice cooker with a nonstick-coated pan for delicious rice and more
- 6 settings–steam, regular rice, brown rice, soup, cake baking, and slow cook
- 13-hour preset timer; 12-hour automatic keep-warm; rewinding cord reel
- Dishwasher-safe steaming basket, measuring cup, and rice scoop included
- Measures 9-2/3 by 9-4/5 by 9-3/5 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Panasonic SR-TMB10 – Good Points
- Make tasty white rice and brown rice. Cook brown rice reasonable quickly and fluffier compare to on/off rice.
- Easy to clean. No mess on the kitchen top.
- Didn’t burn rice even though with low water sometime.
- Extra feature such as soup, porridge(white rice steamer) and slow cooker setting
- This rice cooker looks good on the kitchen top.
Bad
- The rice cooker time will only cook 13 hours in advance and will only keep rice warm for 12 hours. For me, this is good enough but some people might need 18 hours in advance.
- Very unreadable manual. Again, I don’t read manual, so this is not a problem for me. But if you are new to rice cooker, you might need to do a bit of trial and error here.
Lastly, this 5 ½ cup rice cooker is right for you if you have to serve 2-3 family members. Personally, I would recommend this rice cooker base on its great reviews from Amazon owners:)
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This classic zojirushi 6 cup rice cooker model is the one to get if you are looking for a quality, affordable and long lasting rice cooker. It’s a on/off basic rice cooker without any extra feature, the good thing is .. it’s easy to use and the bad thing is you can’t program the timer. The set come with a removable steaming tray, nonstick cooking pan, measuring cup, and spatula – the removable parts make this steamer easy to clean, and a removable cord makes it easy to store.
Zojirushi 6 Cup Rice Cooker Review
Some owner having problem to cook brown rice, wild rice in this model, again, don’t follow the instruction in the manual because the measurement will be in Japanase cups. So just take note on this if you are getting the Zojirushi rice cooker. Overall, this branded Zojirushi rice cooker is excellent!
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One thing will caught your attention to buy this rival rice cooker is – THE PRICE. It’s one of the most affordable rice cooker in the market with 6 cup capacity ( great for family of 2-3 ), what can you ask more for this low price rice cooker ( less then $15 )
Rival RC61 6-Cup Rice Cooker
Rival RC61 6-Cup Rice Cooker
Product Description:
- 6-cup rice cooker with nonstick inner pot and steaming basket
- Cook and keep-warm settings; red and yellow indicator lights
- Domed glass lid keeps in moisture; stay-cool side loop handles
- Measuring cup and plastic rice paddle included; handwash only
- Measures approximately 11-1/2 by 8-1/2 by 10 inches
This basic on/off rice cooker is simple, easy to use, very affordable and allow to cook brown rice and mix wild rice nicely. If you are tight on budget this is the one to pick. The quality is good, but there are some complain about its durability and it evenness in rice cooking. Anyway, with this kind of low price, you really can’t ask for more.
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If you love to use rice cooker to cook simple meal and love my early post that using rice cooker to cook spaghetti, then I might have this another simple rice cooker recipe for you to try out.
The Curry Chicken.
Hmm, I love curry chicken, and using rice cooker to cook curry chicken can be easy as 123:)
Well here is the recipes:
Ingredients To Prepare
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (8 ounce) package zatarain’s jambalaya mix
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup golden raisin
- 1/3 cup chopped cashews
Step By Step Instruction:
- Hit Cook and place oil in pan then Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
- Add curry powder; cook and stir 2 minutes.
- Add water, tomato sauce, Jambalaya Mix chicken and raisins mix well.
- Close Lid and hit COOK after cooker switched over to Warm turn off the Rice cooker and stir in yogurt.
- Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cashews.
- Now, it’s ready to serve:)
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How to use rice cooker correctly and save energy
Here are some tips will help to to maintain your rice cooker and save energy while cooking rice:
- While cooking rice, you should not open the cooker’s cover because this is a waste of energy and increasing the energy needed to heat the rice.
- Do not put the rice cooker in the wet area or damp. By putting in the web area will easily make the rice cooker become rusted.
- To clean your rice cooker try to use only sponge, don’t use metal sheet.
- Do not use the rice cooker if your hand are wet. And also do not unplug by jerking the power cord.
- If you find any unusual or error of the rice cooker, which will make the cooker work improperly. You have it fix immediately, do not leave it.
- Make sure the power cord must be firmly attached to the rice cooker’s body. It can not be too loose.
- To be safe, always unplug the rice cooker after use.
- Often test for the power leaks by using ground wire connected with the rice cooker.
- Well, lastly, read its manual and instruction carefully. Make sure you understand completely how to use the rice cooker before start using.
All this tips will help to make sure you will use the rice cooker correctly and save the electric bill:)
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Things to consider before you buy a rice cooker:
First, you should consider about the size or cups of the rice cooker. Picking the right size that is suitable for the number of your family and also consider the parts and components that come with the rice cooker. Parts and components must be installed correctly and safely.
Second, then you can make up your mind that whether you need a basic rice cookers (on/off) or fuzzy logic rice cooker:
On/Off Basic Rice Cooker:
- on/off rice cooker.
- the cook-and-keep-warm rice cookers.
Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker
- fuzzy logic rice cookers.
- induction heating rice cookers.
The basic rice cooker is cheaper compared to other types of rice cookers. It have basic feature that you need to cook a rice. But if you need more advance rice cooker that allow you to cook soup, porridge, brown rice, steamer and set the rice texture to hard or soft, then you might need a fuzzy logic rice cooker. Induction heating rice cooker is a rice cooker that use magnetic technology to cook rice move evenly compare to the original fuzzy logic rice cooker.
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Choose rice with non-stick if you want an easy clean. A lot of rice cooker definitely come with indicator light, but do make sure it’s has one in the first place:) Rice cooker has fuse protector to prevent fires especially if you want to keep in on for a long periods of time. Look for auto cord reel, which retract the the cord when not in use to prevent tripping.
Material: Choose a rice cooker with a non-stick or Teflon-coated pan for easier cleaning and maintenance. Make sure the coating is not easily scratched or scrubbed off. Note that aluminum, copper, and stainless steel pots are not suitable for induction cookers. For the lid, look for a clear glass one to help you monitor cooking.
Indicator lights: Choose a rice cooker with indicator lights that tell when the cooker is on, what mode it is in, and when there are errors in operation. Make sure the lights are clearly labeled.
Safety features: Make sure the rice cooker has a fuse protector to prevent fires, especially if you want to keep it on for long periods. Also look for an auto cord reel, which retracts the cord when not in use to prevent tripping.
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I think using rice cooker to cook spaghetti is among the favor rice cooker trick that use by college students. I show it to my college mate once, wow that is long time ago:P
Anyway, here is how you can do it:
First prepare the ingredients:
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 jar of spaghetti sauce (1 pound 10 ounce)
This recipe is like cooking spaghetti using boil bowl but the different is you can use rice cooker to do that. First put in your spaghetti into your rice cooker, you can break it into half to make it fit. Add some water and the pasta sauce together. Turn on the rice cooker, stir it frequently and stir it until it’s shuts down or turn to “warm”.
Now you are ready to serve:) But check the pasta and make sure it’s cooked, if not, put it some water, turn on the rice cooker and stir it again until it’s turn to “warm” again.
This is one of the easiest way to cook spaghetti using rice cooker, especially when you might only have one rice cooker in your college room as your cooking tool:)
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What’s the point of getting a brand new rice cooker only to have warm cooked rice at your disposal? Let me take the liberty of teaching you guys how to whip up a very simple dish which mainly involves rice.
One of the most basic rice dishes/cooking methods, and yet, it has endless possibilities and variations. I’m talking about Fired rice. This is one of my dishes when I first started out as a (very) junior chef, so i guarantee that it wouldn’t be a problem to prepare this dish!
Firstly, prepare enough rice that roughly equates to 4 cups (of rice). 4 cups, as in 4 cups of cooked rice, and not 4 cups of raw grains! You might end up with a lot of rice if so you decide to cook 4 cups of raw rice. Other ingredients you need to prepare are:
- 1 – 2 green onions, or shallots (as desired) – you can put in bulbs of garlic instead
- 2 large eggs (3 if you plan to add other ingredients such as minced meat)
- Cup of mixed vegetables – or any diced vegetables of your choice
- 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- 4 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, (or as needed)
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 1 – 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce or oyster sauce, (as desired)
Seems like a simple, easy to get list of ingredients, no? :)
Step By Step Instructions!
- Firstly, peel, wash and finely chop the onions. Not too fine though. We still want to taste the onions. Then, crack the eggs into a bowl, and lightly beat them with salt and pepper. As you know, eggs themselves lack a strong flavor. The salt and pepper will help give the eggs that tasty kick!
- Heat up the wok (or frying pan if you don’t have one), and put in 2 tablespoons of oil. Wait till the oil is hot before adding in the eggs. (you can use a chopstick to test if the oil is hot enough. If bubbles emerge when u dip the chopstick in, means the oil is ready) Cook the eggs while stirring them until they are scrambled but not too dry. Then, remove the eggs and clear out whatever’s left in the wok.
- After that, re-heat the wok, and add 2 tablespoons of oil. Wait for the oil to be ready before you add in the cooked rice. (Try to break up with rice with your hands first before putting it into the wok. This is to prevent clumps of rice in your fried rice). Stir in the soy sauce and/or oyster sauce as desired. More oyster sauce and soy sauce if you prefer powerful flavors, and less if you prefer tamer flavors.
- When the rice is heated enough, stir in the scrambled eggs. Mixed them thoroughly and toss them around. Stir in the green onions and serve!
This serves 4 – 5 people. Remember though, to cook this at high heat constantly or else the rice will end up being very dry!
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I think when come to eating rice, many people might don’t quite know what is the main different between brown rice or white rice, and of course the most frequent questions I get is should I eat brown rice or white rice?
Well, brown rice is simply white rice that has not had the brown bran covering removed. In short, brown rice is considered a whole grain bread rather then bread.
Anyway, in Asia, people prefer white rice due to it’s white look and taste better.
Compare to white rice, brown rice still has the bran cover intact, so it’s has more fiber and will need longer time to cook.
Besides fiber, brown rice also contains more nutrients like magnesium, manganese, and zinc. Well, if you read my previous post about rice, you will know that white rice have very high nutritional value. But when come to compare with brown rice, white rice has lower levels of these nutrients, and more fortified with iron, and some B vitamins.
So if you ask me whether to eat brown rice or white my answer is :
if you want the taste, go for white rice;
if you want to be more healthy, go for brown rice.
Both have very high nutritional value and definitely good for your health. Simple huh:)
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What Is Black Rice?
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I’m sure a lot of people know what is white rice or brown rice, how about black rice?
In short, black rice is a heirloom variety of rice cultivated in Asia. It is typically sold as an unmilled rice, meaning the the fiber-rich black husks of the rice are not removed. Black rice have higher nutritional value then normal white rice.
Well, to be more detail, base on wikipedia :
Black rice is one of several black-colored heirloom plants producing rice variants such as Indonesian Black Rice, forbidden rice, or wild rice. High in nutritional value, forbidden rice is rich in iron. Unlike other black rice from Asia, it is not glutinous or rough. This grain is high in fiber and has a deep, nutty taste. Black forbidden rice is a deep black color and turns deep purple when cooked. Its dark purple color is primarily due to its high anthocyanin content. It has a relatively high mineral content (including iron) and, like most rice, supplies several important amino acids.
What The Use Of This Black Rice?
The black color make black rice popular for some exotic desserts or foods. If you are in Thailand or Indonesia, you can get to taste some black rice that go with fresh fruit dessert such as mangoes and lychees.
In United Stated, many Asian stores sell black rice, sometimes under the label of “Indonesian Black Rice” or “Forbidden Rice.”
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Before we get ahead of ourselves and I start tossing product recommendations, we first have to address a very important issue:” What sort of rice cooker do you need?”. Well, fret not. I’ve prepared a handy list which I believe everyone who has not bought a rice cooker before, should go through before actually marching off to buy one.
Rice Cooker Buying Guide – Hints and Tips
Size & Style
With more and more brands in competition, we consumers are flooded with choices of rice cookers in the market. As such, know what size of a cooker you want. (note: size of cooker and capacity of cooker are different) Some people might want a huge square purple rice cooker, while some might opt for a petite white cooker. Make sure you know what you like.
Capacity
Capacity is definitely important. Knowing what capacity you need is even more important. Make sure you ask yourself questions such as: Is your family growing or growing up and moving out? Are you interested in increasing your culinary ‘experiments’? Do you JUST want cook rice? You might just want to cook for 2 people, 2 meals a day or you might want to cook for your extended family of 12 for dinner. I, have a cook for a restaurant, thus, I have a really HUGE rice cooker. Make sure you know how much you need.
Settings
What sort of settings you are looking for when you want to buy a rice cooker? Do you want a cooker that just.. cooks? Or might you intend to make congee one day, soups the next, and cook all sorts of different rice types? Do you want a rice cooker with multiple settings or just one? Make sure you know what you need. You wouldn’t want to spend lavish money on settings you don’t need.
More than Rice
For some people (like me), I use my rice cooker for more than cooking rice. Apart from merely cooking rice, certain models have multiple functions in one. They can range from cooking pasta, steam vegetables, and even double up as a steam/slow cooker! So, make sure you know if you’re going to need all these extra features before you make your purchase.
Well, apart from these few hints and pointers, other aspects you might want to consider would be how easy is it to clean, and features such as is the rice cooker cordless, or the rice cooking bowl is detachable or not. All these, though seem trivial, would serve as conveniences in the long run.
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I have come across many people with the rice name, just thought that I share some of the name with you guys here.
- anne rice
- condoleezza rice
- damien rice
- condi rice
- susan rice
- rice terraces
- jerry rice
- pat rice
- stephanie rice
- kathleen rice
- rice bran
- ann rice
- anneka rice
- condolezza rice
- sidney rice
- tim rice
- mathew rice
The list can go on, but did you recognize any of them? I’m sure you will since some of them are popular in their own industry. Well, this is just some random thought:)
Rice Cooker and Rice
2008
Curious about cooking rice, no? Well, being the typical American that we are, I bet that the only time we get ‘fancy’ food like rice, would be at the nearest Chinese restaurant, (or my restaurant if you like).
In Asia, apart from the wok, the rice cooker is essential for every kitchen. Why you ask? Simple! Rice is a staple food for majority of Asians for almost every region. I don’t even know where to start talking about the wonders of rice! Rice has all sorts of nutrients, vitamins, (which I would elaborate further in my Eating Rice All The Way article) AND it can be cooked into so many different forms and styles! It’s almost like an edible version of modeling clay!
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