so was a female friends house, and she was using an Aroma brand rice cooker to make shumai dumplings (sweedish chick that learned it from her phillipino ex husband, but I think he called it sio mai), anyways, it got me thinking that a rice cooker/steamer would be nice to have since I like to cook quinoa, and would be nice to steam veggies or a piece of fish while it cooks as im trying to lose weight and so far im 60lbs down . my thought was to go with this one, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006W22KF8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=PYM9ZG8MO429&coliid=I3247DZJ2ARUX9&psc=1 since it offers the 1L version or an almost double size for $8 more, but im not sure if I get more space for the steamer portion or only the rice section of the cooker, or do I go with the cheap $30 steamer. I wont be using it daily, but I would like to have something for the long term. Also how energy efficient is it over cooking quinoa stovetop.

Get an Instant Potinstead.

Much more functionality.

I've got this one...

http://www.amazon.com/Aroma-Cooked-Digital-Steamer-Stainless/dp/B007WQ9YNO/ref=pd_sbs_k_52?ie=UTF8&refRID=12K0V6AVP506RYRR98E2

It does real well and it's a steamer and slow cooker too.

I've been using this one for nearly 2 years now and I make white rice 3-4 times a weeks. Yea...I'm chinese.

Hell I am white as rice snow and I can make great rice in a standard pot on the stove.

Takes about 10 mins and I can whip out 3/4 servings.

I can make more .... but I specialize in the small batches. Been dieting lately so not so much rice getting cooked around my place.

I can make decent rice. But I prefer a set it and forget it approach as I'm usually cooking other pans at the same time so it's done all st the same time.

We cook a lot of rice down here in Louisiana.  I can't see paying more than $50 for an 8 cup rice cooker.  Just about any of them will work fine.

this

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I was in the same boat....looking for rice cooker, but trying to avoid the "single" use device.
it makes the best rice I have had...but I only have cooking it on the stove to compare with...

I like it

Use the microwave. Its incredibly easy and comes out perfect.

Previous threads have recommended the Zojirushi models as being most excellent. I use mine frequently.

I think mine is this one.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ISPBXDM/ref=psdc_678540011_t1_B0074CDG6C


Buy this Rice at Samsclub.

Zojirushi.

I have a Zojirushi knock-off and it has been awesome.

I have the Black and Decker Handy Steamer

Don't let that price fool you.  Most of the WalMarts around here have them and they are super affordable.

I use that same one.  Get that one!  Zojirushi!

This is correct answer.

I got this one, works great - cooks rice like it's supposed to



http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-SR-G06FG-Automatic-Uncooked-Cooker/dp/B0009E3F68/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1427054422&sr=1-1&keywords=panasonic+rice+cooker