What is an induction heating rice cooker?
Due to the prevalence of rice in technologically
savvy countries in
However, there is yet another type of rice cooker
that is considered to be even more impressive than the fuzzy logic rice
cookers – the Induction Heating system.
What is Induction Heating?
Fuzzy logic uses patterns and if/then internal
calculations to make sure that your rice comes out almost perfect. However,
heating plate water heating methods have their own inefficiencies that can
cause rice to not taste exactly as it should – especially if you make a
measurement error. Induction heating takes that one step further, using an
electrical current process that is far more advanced than the standard
heating plate method of other rice cookers.
Induction heating uses coils to create a magnetic
field around the pan. This magnetic field makes the water inside the pan
flow with electrical current, helping to heat the water and also to cook the
rice. While this change may not seem as though it would make a significant
difference, induction heating allows temperature to remain even throughout
the entire pot, which also helps create more accurate heat sensing which, in
turn, helps the internal “logic” of the rice cooker work more efficiently.
Induction heating rice cookers are able to instantly alter their magnetic
fields in order to adjust the heat anywhere inside the pot.
In addition, the rice is able to be cooked more
evenly due to the heat passing through all parts of the pot, rather than
rising from the bottom. Fuzzy logic
rice cookers are able to adjust for changes in temperature, but not to this
high a degree. This helps all of your rice cook more efficiently and ensures
that all of the rice tastes as it is supposed to taste.
The Big Deal
The end result of all of these warming/monitoring
methods is that induction rice cookers are actually able to adjust for your
own errors in measuring – something that cannot be done by even the advanced
fuzzy logic rice cookers. Pour too much water into the device, and your rice
will still be able to come out tasting great. Essentially, the induction
rice cooker is able to consistently provide you with perfect rice.
Costly, But Advanced
These induction heating devices are not
inexpensive. Many of them start at $200, and can climb considerably
depending on additional features and brand. Like fuzzy logic rice cookers,
if you are not making rice with regularity, or you are simply making rice
for a quick meal for yourself, these appliances may be superfluous. But if
you often impress/feed guests, or you make rice for an entire family and you
have a little extra money to spend, the induction heating varieties are some
of the most advanced rice cookers available.
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