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Rice cooker suggestions?

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darrenford

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Anyone have any suggestions? I really don't want a $200 model unless nothing else compares at all.

I also do not need a very big one, will be cooking small amounts normally.

 
  1. Zojirushi
    fuzzy logic
    Japanese made

Type "zojirushi rice cooker" into Amazon.com and you will get a feel for the range of models.
I researched this a while ago, and I decided Fuzzy Loigc was worth paying for, Zojirushi was one of the top brands, and the Japanese amde was better than Chinese or other makes.
 
Thanks everyone, I was wondering if the Fuzzy Logic capability was worth the extra.

I ended up getting one between the 2 recommended. A Tiger JAE-A10U. It has fuzzy logic and is made in Japan.
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Do you have a sauce pan with a lid and a working stove?

If so, you can cook rice as well as any rice cooker.
Click to expand...
Rice cookers cook rice much more conveniently than a pot or pan can.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Do you have a sauce pan with a lid and a working stove?

If so, you can cook rice as well as any rice cooker.
Click to expand...
Rice cookers cook rice much more conveniently than a pot or pan can.
Click to expand...

There is nothing easier than cooking rice on a stovetop. You boil 2 parts water then add 1 part rice and simmer on low for 20 minutes (35-40 for brown rice) or until all the water is absorbed.

I've been cooking rice this way for years. Just set the timer and check on the rice when the timer goes off. If you can boil water you can cook rice.
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Do you have a sauce pan with a lid and a working stove?

If so, you can cook rice as well as any rice cooker.
Click to expand...
Rice cookers cook rice much more conveniently than a pot or pan can.
Click to expand...

There is nothing easier than cooking rice on a stovetop. You boil 2 parts water then add 1 part rice and simmer on low for 20 minutes (35-40 for brown rice) or until all the water is absorbed.

I've been cooking rice this way for years. Just set the timer and check on the rice when the timer goes off. If you can boil water you can cook rice.
Click to expand...
The rice cooker doesn't need a timer and you can move it around. The pot in the rice cooker is also usually non-stick.

I'm grasping at straws here. 😀
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Do you have a sauce pan with a lid and a working stove?

If so, you can cook rice as well as any rice cooker.
Click to expand...
Rice cookers cook rice much more conveniently than a pot or pan can.
Click to expand...

There is nothing easier than cooking rice on a stovetop. You boil 2 parts water then add 1 part rice and simmer on low for 20 minutes (35-40 for brown rice) or until all the water is absorbed.

I've been cooking rice this way for years. Just set the timer and check on the rice when the timer goes off. If you can boil water you can cook rice.
Click to expand...
The rice cooker doesn't need a timer and you can move it around. The pot in the rice cooker is also usually non-stick.

I'm grasping at straws here. 😀
Click to expand...

on a rice cooker (good one), the rice will be good to eat for weeks.
 
Originally posted by: glen
  1. Zojirushi
    fuzzy logic
    Japanese made

Type "zojirushi rice cooker" into Amazon.com and you will get a feel for the range of models.
I researched this a while ago, and I decided Fuzzy Loigc was worth paying for, Zojirushi was one of the top brands, and the Japanese amde was better than Chinese or other makes.
Click to expand...

:thumbsup: zojirushi is good. Japanese made = win. I love how I can put a timer on it and make congee so easily =)

edit: wtf, people cook rice on a stovetop. wow. how slow is that.

I love this rice cooker. 1 cup of rice, rinse it, dump, pour 1 more cup of water, plop it in, hit the button, go play some BF2. By the time its dinnertime, it's all done and hot!
 
Another vote for Zojirushi.

Our mum's friend gave us a Zojirushi rice cooker as a gift (way back in '95). It still works to this day and cooks perfect rice!

Best of luck finding the perfect rice cooking appliance 🙂


 
Originally posted by: Zee
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Do you have a sauce pan with a lid and a working stove?

If so, you can cook rice as well as any rice cooker.
Click to expand...
Rice cookers cook rice much more conveniently than a pot or pan can.
Click to expand...

There is nothing easier than cooking rice on a stovetop. You boil 2 parts water then add 1 part rice and simmer on low for 20 minutes (35-40 for brown rice) or until all the water is absorbed.

I've been cooking rice this way for years. Just set the timer and check on the rice when the timer goes off. If you can boil water you can cook rice.
Click to expand...
The rice cooker doesn't need a timer and you can move it around. The pot in the rice cooker is also usually non-stick.

I'm grasping at straws here. 😀
Click to expand...

on a rice cooker (good one), the rice will be good to eat for weeks.
Click to expand...

I frequently make 2 cups of rice and store leftovers in the fridge for later consumption.

For the relatively small effort it takes to cook rice on a stovetop I don't think a rice cooker is worth the money. YMMV
 
Zojirushi is great - I have one and have been really happy with it. NewEgg sells them - that's where I got mine. I think it was around $90-$100 shipped.
 
I use an hourglass shaped pot filled with water and a bamboo cone kind of thing that fits in the pot. All you have to do is put some rice in the bamboo cone, steam it for a couple minutes, and voila. Was shown this method by a half-Thai half-Vietnamese lady I work with who uses this method. Awesome way to cook rice, and it's ridiculously cheap to buy.
 
Originally posted by: Rill22
I use an hourglass shaped pot filled with water and a bamboo cone kind of thing that fits in the pot. All you have to do is put some rice in the bamboo cone, steam it for a couple minutes, and voila. Was shown this method by a half-Thai half-Vietnamese lady I work with who uses this method. Awesome way to cook rice, and it's ridiculously cheap to buy.
Click to expand...
Got any pics of this, or instructions if it needs to be made of raw materials?
 
Originally posted by: Cerb
[/quote]Got any pics of this, or instructions if it needs to be made of raw materials?[/quote]

Here is a link to what it looks like, and I even think Amazon sells it here.

But if you've got any Thai grocery stores or international farmer's markets around you, I actually don't think they're that hard to find. Was fairly easy for me. Keep in mind too that this is used to make sticky rice, I wasn't sure what you were looking for.
 
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