One generally applicable reason is that you can make a few cups and it will be fine in the rice cooker for days. Pretty convenient. A more personal reason is t

One generally applicable reason is that you can make a few cups and it will be fine in the rice cooker for days. Pretty convenient. A more personal reason is that I don't want to cook anything an instapot can cook except rice, so it doesn't add any value compared to a rice cooker.