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Posted: 11/28/2015 11:12:46 AM EDT
What's the best rice cooker?  Would like to spend under $120.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:13:53 AM EDT
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You really can't go wrong with anything by Yan Can Cook.
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Most asian hookers aren't that expensive.
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This!
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Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:22:20 AM EDT
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Microwave
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:23:53 AM EDT
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Are people really that lazy nowadays?

1 cup rice/ 2 cups water. Bring to boil, lower to simmer and cover for 15 minutes.
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I don't get the rice cooker thing. Just use a pan of boiling water a lid, rice and 20 minutes later, like magic you have rice
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yep 2/1 unless i cook Basmati then its 1-3/4-1
15 min on med low for Basmati 20 min on med low for white
brown 2/1 20-25 min mid low
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Are people really that lazy nowadays?

1 cup rice/ 2 cups water. Bring to boil, lower to simmer and cover for 15 minutes.
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You need this to boil the water
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:26:45 AM EDT
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I found one in Thailand that I love. Not only does it cook rice it washes the laundry and the dishes too!

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We have a winner!
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:28:05 AM EDT
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I found one in Thailand that I love. Not only does it cook rice it washes the laundry and the dishes too!

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Well atleast you have priorities
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:30:02 AM EDT
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IMO, the primary benefits of a rice cooker are:

1. Keeps rice warm and delicious for hours after it's cooked.
2. Doubles as a multipurpose cooker; you can cook all kinds of stews, gumbos, soups and whatever else you can think of
3. Throw rice in, turn it on and walk away.  Even as simple as rice is to cook, it takes some minding
4. Frees up a burner for other cooking although it does take up space somewhere when in use and being stored

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Tiger works pretty well.

I have this 4 cup, model JNP-0720. It sells for around $100.




Rice is easy to make but rice cookers are a good gadget, and they free up burners to cook other stuff at the same time.

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Yes.

This is a tag.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:40:34 AM EDT
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I don't get the rice cooker thing. Just use a pan of boiling water a lid, rice and 20 minutes later, like magic you have rice
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We cook:
basmati
jasmine
calrose (very rarely)
Thai glutinous (uses bamboo basket to steam)

nothing fancy for pots....
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:43:51 AM EDT
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We have been doing that all time.  And it is one less gadget to clutter up the counter with.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:45:15 AM EDT
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Tiger works pretty well.

I have this 4 cup, model JNP-0720. It sells for around $100.

https://usa.tiger-corporation.com/images/product/01_10.jpg


Rice is easy to make but rice cookers are a good gadget, and they free up burners to cook other stuff at the same time.

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Correct. I don't have enough burners, at times.

And for those that like to cheat, I have fallen in love with the Instant Pot. No, you 420 lovers it isn't an instant grow. It is a pressure cooker and does rice very well.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:46:52 AM EDT
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Zojirushi.  You know what they say 'Buy once, cry once'
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 11:57:17 AM EDT
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I have an earlier version of Zojirushi NSTSC.  Caveat: haven't used other models or brands, but can recommend Zojirushi.





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Correct. I don't have enough burners, at times.

And for those that like to cheat, I have fallen in love with the Instant Pot. No, you 420 lovers it isn't an instant grow. It is a pressure cooker and does rice very well.
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Tiger works pretty well.

I have this 4 cup, model JNP-0720. It sells for around $100.

https://usa.tiger-corporation.com/images/product/01_10.jpg


Rice is easy to make but rice cookers are a good gadget, and they free up burners to cook other stuff at the same time.



Correct. I don't have enough burners, at times.

And for those that like to cheat, I have fallen in love with the Instant Pot. No, you 420 lovers it isn't an instant grow. It is a pressure cooker and does rice very well.


I would like to get a large pressure cooker. I can see the value in those. What's a good bra Day?

Bra day? I love the IPad. Should read brand.
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The Instant pot was down to $78 yesterday. I almost bought a second one.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:09:52 PM EDT
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Accept no substitute. Make sure to rinse your rice before cooking.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:17:23 PM EDT
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Zojirushi.

Anyone that says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.

A guy I knew from home had a five star sushi restaurant, he spent fifteen years in Japan learning the art.

I was having him teach my how to make sushi so I could make it at home.

We were making rice and I was learning how, he showed me how to make it and I was hassling him about how complex it was just for rice.

He said the two choices were I could go to Japan and spend approximately five years learning the art of rice making, or I could buy a zoji and spend five minutes dropping rice and water and some rice vinegar in, results were the same.

They make great rice and all different types.we make thai coconut rice with mango all the time
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:19:05 PM EDT
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I've had a Wolfgang Puc for many years, works great.



And all the rice cooking instructions I've read say to never wash your rice before cooking!






Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:23:08 PM EDT
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And all the rice cooking instructions I've read say to never wash your rice before cooking!

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Never heard that.  Always rinse it in cold water until the water is clear.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:26:42 PM EDT
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Zojirushi.

Anyone that says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.

A guy I knew from home had a five star sushi restaurant, he spent fifteen years in Japan learning the art.

I was having him teach my how to make sushi so I could make it at home.

We were making rice and I was learning how, he showed me how to make it and I was hassling him about how complex it was just for rice.

He said the two choices were I could go to Japan and spend approximately five years learning the art of rice making, or I could buy a zoji and spend five minutes dropping rice and water and some rice vinegar in, results were the same.

They make great rice and all different types.we make thai coconut rice with mango all the time
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Zojirushi.

Anyone that says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.

A guy I knew from home had a five star sushi restaurant, he spent fifteen years in Japan learning the art.

I was having him teach my how to make sushi so I could make it at home.

We were making rice and I was learning how, he showed me how to make it and I was hassling him about how complex it was just for rice.

He said the two choices were I could go to Japan and spend approximately five years learning the art of rice making, or I could buy a zoji and spend five minutes dropping rice and water and some rice vinegar in, results were the same.

They make great rice and all different types.we make thai coconut rice with mango all the time


Tell me how to make this
we make thai coconut rice with mango all the time
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:28:02 PM EDT
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Nordic Ware microwave pot. Perfect nuked rice in 11 minutes.



http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Multi-Pot-Color-Vary/dp/B004OB3DKK
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:28:50 PM EDT
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I had two high end model Zojirushi cookers die on me in 3 years.

I use Tiger now. My wife is from Japan so rice is a big deal in our house.

Amazon.com - $69
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:33:08 PM EDT
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I don't get rice cookers.  Too damn easy to do it on the stovetop.  That being said, I live in probably the rice-eating capital of the US and most locals can't cook it without a cooker.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:33:24 PM EDT
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I had two high end model Zojirushi cookers die on me in 3 years.

I use Tiger now. My wife is from Japan so rice is a big deal in our house.

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I'm trying to remember what brand my mom and them have because that thing has been around for a while and being a Cajun we eat almost as much rice as Asian folks

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Never heard that.  Always rinse it in cold water until the water is clear.
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And all the rice cooking instructions I've read say to never wash your rice before cooking!





Never heard that.  Always rinse it in cold water until the water is clear.


No offense but you're doing it wrong.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:34:43 PM EDT
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I don't get rice cookers.  Too damn easy to do it on the stovetop.  That being said, I live in probably the rice-eating capital of the US and most locals can't cook it without a cooker.
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That's odd, they don't know the finger joint measuring tchnique?
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No offense but you're doing it wrong.
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Never heard that.  Always rinse it in cold water until the water is clear.


No offense but you're doing it wrong.

I don't know how they do it in other cultures, but the Japanese wash their rice before they cook it.
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You can keep fresh cooked rice in it 24/7.
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Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:37:55 PM EDT
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Don't rinse rice.
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That's odd, they don't know the finger joint measuring tchnique?
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I don't get rice cookers.  Too damn easy to do it on the stovetop.  That being said, I live in probably the rice-eating capital of the US and most locals can't cook it without a cooker.


That's odd, they don't know the finger joint measuring tchnique?


The old-timers do but I guess they didn't pass it down.
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This is it.

I have had one for years.  I bought one for my kids when they moved out.

This is a great brand with other stuff as well.
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Depends on the rice and the desired finished product.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:41:29 PM EDT
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The best rice cooker was the Sanyo ECJ-PX50S pressure rice cooker, bar none.  That is until Panasonic merged Sanyo's line into their own rice cooker lines, and did away with that model.

Today, it the Zojirushi pressure rice cooker, but you will pay around $200 more compared to the Sanyo.
Link Posted: 11/28/2015 12:43:59 PM EDT
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I have made macaroni and cheese and also  steamed veggies in the rice cooker that we have.
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