We eat rice almost every day, so writing reviews about electric rice cookers seemed like a good idea at the time.
Electric rice cookers are compact kitchen appliances that boil rice. The cheapest rice cooker has a heating plate, cooking pot, thermostat and cook button. A digital rice cooker might have a microcomputer, extra sensors, display screen, selection buttons and keep warm functions. Some even use induction heating to cook the rice.
Most electric rice cookers have nonstick cooking bowls. We prefer to use stainless steel pots, even though the rice often sticks to the bottom. No problem, we just soak the bottom of the pot with water until the rice is loose enough to clean.
A rice cooker with a clay or ceramic pot is also an option, but we do not use them because the pot might break if it is not handled with care.
The starchy water that sometimes bubble and spit out from under the clear glass lid can be annoying. Yet, it is not that much of a problem and cooking rice takes very little effort once you get the hang of it.
If a steamer tray is included with the rice cooker, then you can steam a small amount of vegetables while cooking rice in the pot below.
In brief, the rice cooker reviews published on this site are provided for educational and informational purposes only. The opinions and views concerning these electric rice cookers are those of the authors. We hope that it might help you to form your own opinion before you purchase an electric rice cooker.
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