>> I've never been to a Chinese home that didn't have a rice cooker (huge selection bias in there but still). That's a pretty fair statement. I'm of a Chinese

>> I've never been to a Chinese home that didn't have a rice cooker (huge selection bias in there but still). That's a pretty fair statement. I'm of a Chinese background, and the only people I know who don't have rice cookers are people who don't cook rice often enough to merit one. Also, I don't think I know any Chinese people who even bother cooking it the traditional way in a pot. My parents taught me how to do it when I was 10, but the only time I would ever do it that way these days is if I want the burnt crust at the bottom of the pot (sooo good when eaten with soup).