Rice cookers

rypt · 15 Apr 2011 at 12:57

Am I crazy for contemplating getting one of the £150+ Japanese (Zojirushi) rice cookers as an early bday present for myself?

rypt · 15 Apr 2011 at 13:51

not in this section there wasn't

I tend to eat Japanese rice very often with my meals, and while it's not that much of a pain to cook it manually in a pan ... I'm feeling lazy and want some gadgetry

rypt · 15 Apr 2011 at 16:32

The appeal is that you can set it to go and then it will have the rice ready for when you want it (so you could fill it at night and have rice ready when you wake up for breakfast, or have it ready when you get back from work).

rypt · 15 Apr 2011 at 18:52

sldsmkd said:
We have a Panasonic one the wife carted back last time she went home. It's handy in that you can cook some rice up and you have it available when you need and you can have some ready for breakfast. By the time you've farted around washing the rice, it's not any easier.

You can always use rice that doesn't need washing though, like the Nishiki and Haruka Japanese rice that I tend to buy

rypt · 16 Apr 2011 at 16:48

sldsmkd said:
No idea mate, she insists on washing all rice until there's no more cloudy water. Think we have Nishiki usually, comes in 10kg bags.

Fair enough, I can't say I really notice the difference in taste though between washed/unwashed ... I do however notice the taste difference between different brands heh

As for the wierdo comment about rice for breakfast, it is healthier to have a fuller breakfast and lunch and a smaller dinner (ie carbs for breakfast/lunch, no/minimal carbs at dinner) ... unfortunately due to the fact that people tend to only have time to cook a proper meal for dinner we tend to have larger meals at dinner time.

rypt · 19 Apr 2011 at 00:21

Haven't decided what to go for yet, haven't had the time to do some final research! (ok, I've been both busy and lazy)

rypt · 19 Apr 2011 at 00:29

I can, and do cook it in a pan ... but having to wait for water to boil, then wait 10 minutes (for a 1/4-1/3 cup) for it to simmer, then turn it off and let it stand for 10-15min requires having to time stuff.

Much simpler to just push a button

Oh, and AcidHell2 Japanese rice still stays sticky even when you wash it