Rice Cooker

borich_planner · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:17

My panasonic rice cooker has finally given up the ghost and never let me down. Rice neveer stuck or burnt to the bottom etc. Can anyone recommend a good replacement?

Borich

SiriusB · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:25

Save your money and learn to cook rice in a pan...

If you do it properly it wont burn or stick :/

Azagoth · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:35

borich_planner said:
My panasonic rice cooker has finally given up the ghost and never let me down.

Apart from breaking that is!

Ironic Namesake · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:43

Panasonic seem to be very reliable - my parents bought ours in Tokyo in mid 1970s and it still works perfectly to this date , more than 30 years on :eek:

Mr-White · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:45

Have you tried turning it off and on again ?

MW

J1234 · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:46

Learn to cook rice properly in a pan, it's incredibly easy.

Ironic Namesake · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:47

Justin said:
Learn to cook rice properly in a pan, it's incredibly easy.

If you eat a lot of rice, so much more convenient using a rice cooker - use it to keep it heated for 2 days

iNPUt · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:47

borich_planner said:
... Rice neveer stuck or burnt to the bottom ...

Thats the best bit, bit of butter n crispy rice mmmmmm.

godinman · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:48

Lol, I didn't even know you could get rice cookers!

Seriously, just get a decent pan? Would cost less and you could cook other things than rice in it...

Mr-White · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:56

Rice cookers are so much easier to use and make egg fried rice taste much nicer than boiling it.

His ex Chinese g/f left it, so it's the authentic way

MW

Pav89 · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:58

I have this..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Craft-Microwave-Cookware-Cooker/dp/B0001IWD7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1262451436&sr=8-1

Just pour boiling water in, shove it in the microwave, and rice comes out perfect!

Nuking rice is just the dogs ********!

borich_planner · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:58

i eat rice almost daily and a rice cooker is a must for me

Borich

Arjun806 · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:14

I eat quite a lot of rice and I've never seen the need for a rice cooker :confused:

steve-h · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:23

how long does rice take in a rice cooker? i might invest in one.

electric ant · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:28

About 15 minutes. Most have a keep warm function as well so you can just leave it going. Most useful.

Mr-White · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:28

steve-h said:
how long does rice take in a rice cooker? i might invest in one.

ages, it's quicker to boil it but you can leave it on a timer

MW

Borden · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:40

steve-h said:
how long does rice take in a rice cooker? i might invest in one.

I have a small one at uni and it takes about 10 min. Shove the rice in there while i prepare the rest of the food and by the time i've finished that the rice is ready.

We've also had one at home for years and it just makes things so much easier. Keep it out of the way and let it do it's thing while leaving the hob for other things. So long as you put in the right amount of water it will come out perfect every time.

DeFrEaTs · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:47

I used to use Morphy Richards 3-1. About the best you can really get in the UK, made very good rice but did fid it for hard quite quickly when using the function to keep it warm.

whitecrook · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:59

the micowave ones work quite well.

But rice in the oven using total absorbtion method works well for me to give good results.

borich_planner · 2 Jan 2010 at 18:00

mark1 said:
I have a small one at uni and it takes about 10 min. Shove the rice in there while i prepare the rest of the food and by the time i've finished that the rice is ready.

We've also had one at home for years and it just makes things so much easier. Keep it out of the way and let it do it's thing while leaving the hob for other things. So long as you put in the right amount of water it will come out perfect every time.

Which one do you use?

Borich