PRODUCT: Electric Rice Cooker
 The more sophisticated rice cookers double as slow cookers. Photo courtesy Blendworx. |
An electric rice cooker can make fluffy, light, perfect rice every time, without the stove top mess-ups that some people encounter when trying to cook rice.
You don’t have to lower the flame and watch that the water doesn’t boil over. Just add rice, water and salt, set the dials and walk away until it’s time to serve the rice. The rice cooker can cook other grains as well. So if your goal is to pack more fiber and nutrition via barley, brown rice, quinoa and other whole grains, consider adding a rice cooker to your countertop. Thanks to USARice.com and Blendworx.com for some of these tips. |
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CHOOSING A RICE COOKER You can find an electric rice cooker for under $20, or a superpremium Zojirushi model for $150 or more (take a look at this beauty). You’ve got decisions to make, starting with capacity. Size: Is a a four-cup rice cooker enough, or do you want the option to make 10 cups? Then, consider your other options: |
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The rice cooker includes a measuring cup that conforms to rice cooker industry standards. Different from U.S. cooking standards, it measures 180 ml or about ¾ cup. |
 Advanced rice cookers can make conventional white rice, brown rice, sushi rice and more. Photo courtesy Zojirushi. |
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If your recipe does not call specifically to measure a “rice cooker cup,” you may need to adjust your recipe accordingly. How many different types of rice have you had? Check out our rice Glossary and discover some new options.
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