Cooking is an art! Old topics? Not to worry, we have not come here to talk about cooking! We came here to write about rice cooker review. We will write how to cook in a modern way.Oops! Not really actually we came here to review all of the rice cookers. As we said before in our gas stove review even you don’t need to read any other article to know about the rice cooker. You will get everything about rice cooker within a single article.

Rice cooker is an essential part of cooking in a modern society. Without rice cooker, people can’t even think about cooking!
Rice cooker is an automated kitchen appliance designed to boil or steam rice.

Rice Cooker Review

History of rice cooker

In 1937 Imperial Japanese Army first made an automobile-kitchen equipped with a primitive rice cooker. Thus it was not suitable for home cooking. In December 1956, the Toshiba Corporation first commercially launch Electric rice cooker on the market.

How does Rice cooker work? 

It’s not much important to know that how does rice cooker work! But people have curious minds to know everything! Basically, a thermocouple is used in a rice cooker which senses the heat of the inner pot of rice cookers & switches off the heating element when the inner pot is hot enough for boiling. That’s it! Simple!

Is it faster to use a rice cooker?

It’s true that cooking in a rice cooker is not faster than rice cooking in a pot, both take almost same time. But mostly it’s easy to use rice cooker then rice cooking in a pot. It’s beneficial that rice cooker has some awesome features like quick cook setting. Normally a good rice cooker is easy to operate and clean. Sound great huh! You can start using rice cooker undoubtedly.

How to cook rice in a rice cooker?

Cooking rice in a rice cooker is easy like a child walking in the green field! In a cup of water, first of all, you should wash the rice. Then add a cup of water in a cup of rice. The ratio of water and rice should be same. Water and rice ratio can be changed according to your choice. If you like your rice more watery then you can increase the water ratio. It’s up to you. Place the pot in the rice cooker and select white rice ( if the option is available in the rice cooker) it’s best to leave it alone. Wait 5-10 minutes. When cooking is done, the light will come off automatically. Now you can serve with your own choice of decoration.

How long does it take to cook rice in a rice cooker?

Normally white rice takes around 10 minutes & Brown rice takes around 20 minutes. It’s for one cup of rice, time will vary if you increase the amount of rice.

Can you cook meat in a rice cooker?

Yes, you can. Rice cooker is not only for cooking rice! You can also cook whole fish & meat in a rice cooker. Meat will take around 30-40 minutes to steam.

How much electricity does a rice cooker use?

According to the consumer report, rice cooker takes around 29 to 36 watts when it’s placed on the warm setting.

How does a rice cooker know when to stop?

When the rice cookers sensor detects the pot going above 100 degree Celsius, It means that the water has all been absorbed. It means the rice is done. To prevent rice being cooked further, the sensor automatically shut-off. It surprising that it names is rice cooker but it doesn’t mean that you can only cook rice in a rice cooker. You can also make various delicious foods in a rice cooker. Yes, it is the easiest way to make perfect rice in a rice cooker. Here we will write some surprising food which you can cook in a rice cooker. Most people don’t even know about that.

Breakfast

Maybe you will not even think to make breakfast in a rice cooker. But surely you can make various breakfast in a rice cooker. So Let’s start the journey with various foods which you can make in the rice cooker.

Boiled eggs

There are many techniques to make a perfect boiled egg in the world. Using rice cooker is one of them. Basically, in a rice cooker the eggs aren’t boiled they’re steamed, but eggs will come out like soft, hard-boiled eggs in the rice cooker.

Rice Pudding

Pudding basically made with rice, eggs & milk. First, you have to mix rice, eggs & milk then add your flavorings and sugar to taste. Cook until the rice absorbed with all ingredients and sprinkle with cinnamon or raisins before serving.

Hot Chocolate Cake

Hot chocolate is one of the favorite dishes for the winter season. You can also make homemade chocolate cake easily in the rice cooker. At first, add all of your favorite ingredients and cook keeping the lid open until all the ingredients melt. Use warm setting and close the lid. Now you can serve.You can enjoy the small family party with this hot chocolate cake. Let’s try it.

Steaming

You can steam everything with your choice. Meat, vegetables, chicken, fish.Rice cooker has steaming pot. You can steam everything using this pot. Which will be helpful to make a quick meal. That’s all. Life is too easy now huh!

So let’s Enjoy your cooking with using the rice cooker. Happy cooking!