Welcome to the Rice Cookers Guide - a site that will answer a number of questions you might have about rice cookers, from how to use them to what the best one to buy is. You'll find reviews of various different brands with ratings to help you pick one. There are also lots of different things you can do with one that you might not have even thought of, and this guide will help you get the most out of your consumer dollar. 

   

 

  

Rice Cooker Guide

The following pages answer some of the common questions people ask about a rice cooker. They'll explain everything from the very basics (what they are) to some more advanced tips you can use to explore every feature of the product you bought.

Common Questions:

How does a rice cooker work?

Why do I need a rice steamer?

Why should I use a rice cooker instead of a pot?

Pre-Purchase Questions:

How do I choose a rice cooker?

What basic features should I look for?

What extra features should I look for?

What is a fuzzy logic rice cooker?

What are induction heating cookers?

What are induction heating pressure cookers?

What are on/off rice cookers?

Can I give a rice steamer as a gift?

Are they useful for college students?

Who should use a rice cooker?

Is a teflon rice cooker safe?

Should I get one with a steamer?

What's the difference between a rice cooker and  a slow cooker?

Background:

History of Rice Cookers

New Technological Developments

Usage Questions:

How much water should I use?

Can rice cookers handle brown rice?

Can you cook rice in them with something besides water?

How do you use a microwave rice cooker?

How do you use an electric rice cooker?

Maintenance Questions:

How do you clean smells out of a rice cooker?

How do I keep rice from sticking to the bottom?

What do you do if your rice cooker boils over?

Are there any safety concerns with rice cookers?

Things You Can Cook:

How do you make sticky rice?

How do you make black sticky rice pudding?

How do you make bread in a rice cooker?

How do I make congee in a rice cooker?

How do I make sushi rice?

What Asian rice dishes are there?

What non-Asian rice dishes are there?

What types of grains can I cook?

What are some creative things I can do with a rice cooker?

General Brands:

Panasonic

VitaClay

Zojirushi

Summary of Most Popular Brands

Summary of Lesser-Known Brands

Summary of Most Expensive Brands

Reviews of Specific Products:

Aroma ARC-560

Aroma ARC-733-1G

Panasonic SRG06FG

Sanyo ECJ-D55S

Zojirushi Micom 3-Cup

Zojirushi NP-HTC

Zojirushi 6 Cup Rice Cooker and Steamer

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