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Do you have kids or a large family? Are you cooking for more than yourself? How much rice do you cook per day? Do you cook rice every single time you want it?
by NDizzle 11y ago
Do you have kids or a large family? Are you cooking for more than yourself? How much rice do you cook per day? Do you cook rice every single time you want it?
Have you ever wanted to cook enough rice to last 4 days, at once, and have it kept perfectly for the entire 4 days? If so, you should get a rice cooker!!!
- taude 11y agoI'd also comment on how consistent does the rice taste? When I made rice on the stove, it was really easy to cook too long and have it be mushier than I like.
- jessaustin 11y agoI think self-timing shutoff will soon be a normal feature of new stoves. There are already some specialty heating elements that incorporate that.
- jessaustin 11y agoI cook for more than myself, but it isn't a "large" family. I don't cook rice every day, but it is probably 90% of the days on which I cook. (Other household members typically prefer to cook other starches.) I often store rice in the fridge. I find that pouring some water with refrigerated rice into a glass bowl, covering, and nuking for two minutes restores it to an edible and tasty state. I have never cared to eat rice on four consecutive days, although when I lived in Asia and in Hawai'i that was often the case. I think we have a rice cooker in the back of some cupboard, and I certainly have at least one more in storage. I rarely need more than four burners on the stove at one time, so it's just easier to use the pot that's already hanging next to it rather than taking up valuable counter space and electric outlets with a single-purpose appliance. YMMV.