Do I want a rice cooker?
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Anonymous
| Not worried about the convenience factor, just interested in taste/texture. Is is appreciably better than if I cook on stove? I like rice a little bit sticky and I dont know to get that texture stovetop style. |
Anonymous
| I don't want any kitchen appliance that's only for one food. I don't want a lemon squeezer thingie or an egg slicer either. |
Anonymous
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cue the "why are you eating rice" posters! 😂🤣
OP, I have been wondering this myself. I think I don't care enough about rice since I always put it in other things so will probably go with no, but I do have my eye on an electric TAGINE cooker on Amazon.... |
Anonymous
uh oh obviously i havent been paying attention, why am I not supposed to eat rice? |
Anonymous
| Yes, yes you do want it. It is great for rice without the mess or thinking. It is great for steaming. Aldi has them occasionally and at a great price. |
Anonymous
| I am Indian, we eat rice every day and the rice cooker lives on the kitchen counter. It cost $30 and makes perfect rice every time while I get the rest of the meal ready. If you’re not going to use it often you might want to use what you already have. |
Anonymous
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Instant Pot cooks rice and everything else.
You can cook rice on the stove same as in a cooker, obviously. |
Anonymous
| I use our rice cooker weekly. I've had it for 20 years. Old reliable. |
Anonymous
| I love my rice cooker. It makes perfect rice. It’s not huge. It’s going strong after 10 years. |
Anonymous
| I grew up with rice cooked on the stove and always cooked it that way until I married my husband. He had a rice cooker and now I will never go back. So much easier and better. |
Anonymous
| Get an instapot and make rice in that, and then you can use it for other things as well. |
Anonymous
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I've had my zojirushi for over a decade now and wouldn't be without it. You can also set it up for oatmeal/porridge.
The only reasons to not have one are: you can't afford it, and/or you don't eat rice. If you eat rice at all often, it's a fantastic way to save time, and the quality is much more consistent than stovetop. |
Anonymous
| Another vote for Zojirushi. Turns out perfect brown or white rice, every time. Even makes really good wild rice, which has always eluded me on the stovetop. |
Anonymous
| +2 for Zojirushi. Much better. Sushi rice choice or regular, form, soft. Even makes porridge/congee. |
Anonymous
| Love mine. It's just a Black and Decker mini, but I use it 2-3 times a week. |