Are you looking for modern and nutritious ways to cook rice? If yes, you should buy a rice cooker. Rice takes some time to cook and can be a bit tricky to cook right every time. This is a solution to make the job quick and easy. Here, you will find the best rice cooker that meets all your cooking requirements: nutritional value, efficiency, high-quality material, safety, and simplicity. Long story short, I personally had the best experience with Zojirushi rice cookers. They can last a lifetime because it's quality allows durability. Click on image for more technical details.
Zojirushi NS-LAC05XT
Micom 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer
Micom 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer
Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup
Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer
Zojirushi NS-TSC10
Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer
Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD
Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker
Panasonic Microcomputer IH
Rice cooker (5.5CUP) SR-JHS10-N/220V
Rice cooker (5.5CUP) SR-JHS10-N/220V
Aroma Housewares Professional 20-Cup
Rice Cooker, Food Steamer & Slow Cooker (ARC-620SB)
Panasonic SR-42HZP 23-cup
Commercial Rice Cooker, Stainless Steel Lid
Zojirushi NS-PC10
Electric 5-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer
Rice Cooker and Warmer with Steam Basket
Tiger JNP-S10U-HU
5.5-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer
How a rice cooker works
The first practical electric rice cooker was invented byYoshitada Minami, who had an association with Toshiba Electric Corporation. It became possible to cook rice practically by employing the triple-chamber rice cooker (that provided heat insulation by air layers).
If you are busy, you would surely say, “It’s something that has the potential to change your life, by significantly reducing your time in the kitchen and liberating you to focus on other tasks while the rice cooks.”
A rice cooker is unlike a typical kitchen appliance. It not only cooks rice but also gives it the perfect shape and taste that traditional cooking pots cannot. So, what are the basic components of a rice cooker?
Rice cookers normally consist of the inner pot, which is detachable for convenience. In general, good rice cookers have non-stick inner pots, so that rice at the bottom does not stick, and you can clean the pot easily. The inner pot normally has a stainless steel material for quick cooking.
The inner pot goes inside the external casing that provides the heat. The construction of the external pot allows it to retain heat.
Rice cookers are electric appliances. So, they would not be complete without a power cord. Pour the rice and other ingredients into the cooking pot, plug in the cable, and switch it on. Leave the rest to this amazing machine.
So, you do not have to stir or check the status time and again. But, you do have to follow certain rules:
The amount of rice must be measured. It depends on the capacity of the cooking pot how much rice (cooked or uncooked) it can take. If you are putting uncooked rice, the cooking pot needs a little more space, because the uncooked rice will expand upon cooking. Follow the marks in the pot, and add water according to the measurements.
Put the lid and secure it properly. It will seal the rice and the cooking pot. The seal helps rice cook quickly, because there is no space for air or steam to escape.
The building temperature allows the water to convert into steam. As the steam has no way to escape, it builds pressure that in turn, allows the rice to cook fast. The water vapors keep the rice tender and moist.
Not to forget the keep warm feature. It activates automatically, as soon as the temperature inside the rice cooker hits a certain point.
In general, the entire process takes between 30 minutes and an hour. It depends on a number of factors, such as the quantity of rice, the quality and condition of rice, the heating technology of the cooker, the motor speed, and power supply, etc.
