Anonymous wrote:I bought an Aroma rice cooker on amazon for $13. Waaay better than my Zoji, which was closer to $100. Sometimes, less is more.

I have the miracle rice cooker. I was searching for one with a stainless steel pot, and this was one of the few that had it

Another +1 for the Zojirushi. I use it primarily to make brown rice.

Anonymous wrote:You can go to H Mart and check out the Zojirushi models as well as Tiger and some other brands they carry. I got my Zoji from Amazon.

As for leftover rice, the toxins only form if you leave it at room temp. Either keep in the cooker on warm fcn for up to a day or refrigerate. Refrigerating it will dry it out a little, but makes is perfect for fried rice.

If you add a tiny bit of water and a lid when you reheat then you can avoid the drying out problem

Bought a rice cooker at Costco (Zojirushi) and it's great.

I have a cheap 3-cup rice cooker (National brand) that I bought at Wal-Mart over a decade ago. Still working great.

I bought an Aroma rice cooker on amazon for $13. Waaay better than my Zoji, which was closer to $100. Sometimes, less is more.

I bought a cheap model on Amazon and it's been fine - better then what I can make on the stove. I do what one of the PP's does. Freeze portions in a ziploc bag.

You can go to H Mart and check out the Zojirushi models as well as Tiger and some other brands they carry. I got my Zoji from Amazon.

As for leftover rice, the toxins only form if you leave it at room temp. Either keep in the cooker on warm fcn for up to a day or refrigerate. Refrigerating it will dry it out a little, but makes is perfect for fried rice.

My favorite food processor is a tiny one (maybe 2 cups?) from Cuisinart. It's easy, does the job for small quantities and goes straight in the dishwasher. I saw it at Costco last time I was there. I think it's $30 or so.

I make terrible, terrible rice on the stovetop, regardless of what technique I use. The Alton Brown baked brown rice recipe was a gamechanger for me, because you just stick everything in the oven for an hour and the rice is awesome. I'm sure a ricecooker would do an even better job, but the recipe is worth looking at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/baked-brown-rice-recipe.html.

I am very paranoid about reheating cooked rice, but I do freeze it right after I cook it--I just put a meal's worth in a Ziplock and squish it so it's flat and the rice will freeze faster.

There's another thread right now on Goodwill kitchen items, and it seems like Goodwill would be a great place to look for a ricecooker!

You can keep rice for a few days and re-heat it, although I've been told that you shouldn't. It can cause food poisoning.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning.aspx?CategoryID=51

Love our Sanyo fuzzy logic rice cooker -- they're a bit cheaper than Zorijushi. And absolutely you can keep the rice a few days.

I've never found a food processor that was worth the trouble; buy an excellent knife instead.

Anonymous wrote:Zojirushi

Buy frozen chopped veggies and a stick blender for pureeing. Food processors are a huge pain to clean.

Yes you can keep rice for a few days. Then make fried rice!

+1 re. Zojirushi. It is the best kind. Make sure it has "warm" feature which allows you to keep it for a few days.

Zojirushi

Buy frozen chopped veggies and a stick blender for pureeing. Food processors are a huge pain to clean.

Yes you can keep rice for a few days. Then make fried rice!

I want something that is barebones and reliable. With a 2 year old, I no longer have time to deal with stirring a pot of rice or chopping veg by hand.

Can I cook a whole lot of rice and leave it in the fridge for 2-3 days or does it go bad?