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Are they a significant improvement over those simple, cheap, round rice cookers with glass lids?
LCD Display
Preset timer.
You put the rice and water in, and enter the time you would like to eat the rice,
eg. you set the rice & water at 9am,
and you will return home and want to eat at 5pm.
The rice will be ready ;-)
@Denbo: The idea of cooking, eg. boiling water is to kill the germs,
and assume that cooking rice is already boiling that water,
with the rice in it…so, I guess it's good to eat.
I'd be more worried about old sushi/sashimi ,
where the food is not even cooked…
…but I have eaten old sushi anyway, and I'm oOookKkk… :-P
@whyisave: Just be aware that bacillus cereus can survive boiling. It's what causes "fried rice syndrome". Not a fun experience for anyone that's had it.
@tonydav: I always thought boiling water would kill off harmful bacteria,
let alone, cooking rice within that boiling-hot water.
That's interesting to learn about 'bacillus cereus'…
I come for the bargains,
but stay for the science.
@whyisave: There are a lot of bacteria that are able to survive conditions that the general public often arent aware of. On the more basic level, some are able to survive hot water and basic wipe downs, sometimes even detergent if used incorrectly or poorly, and subsequently linger.
Most of them however are harmless so we dont worry much, but there are enough to make it important to spread awareness to follow best practices when it comes to food handling and preparation.
Unfortunately this is similar so. Ever go out eating at Chinese restaurants and come back with a slight stomach ache or mild symptoms? For most people that’s the extent of fried rice symptoms. Its recorded that 63,000 cases occur annually, however mostly all of those are from confirmed cases, which begs the question… how bad was it for these people for them to seek medical attention, and how many people was it just a bad gurgle or something else that they ignored.
@tonydav: It can't survive boiling, but the toxins it has produced while actively growing do stay, and spores can survive too. This rice cooker cooks the rice, then keeps it hot enough to prevent bacterial spore re-growth.
Uncooked dry rice cannot sustain the bacteria (too dry,) so no toxins. Rice is cooked and then kept hot, so no bacterial growth and no toxins.
As soon as the cooked rice starts cooling down, bacteria starts regrowing on the wet starch, toxins forming, hence fried rice syndrome: cooked rice left to cool for later frying, isn't made safe by the frying process.
@tonydav: there would be no asians left if this was a serious concern (joke). Would leave rice in cooker all daya all the time, but i guess it stayed hot on keep wam
@tonydav: It seems everyone in this household should have died a decade ago, according to the science.
@whyisave: It's my understanding that food poisoning from sushi is usually from the rice that's been sitting there all day (long time after boiling) and not from uncooked fish. Source: I can't remember.
A $5 plug in timer would do the same!
Yes. It detects the temperature & adjusts the cooking time. It takes about double the cooking time (around 45 minutes) as the dumb $20 ones.
Interesting. We also got one last time they were out.
Having never owned a rice cooker before, I can't say it's the best on the market, but what I can say is:
All in all, I can say, this is a rice cooker, and it cooks rice.
I'm told the bowl in the cooker is not dishwasher safe. Also, the non-stick surface on the bowl is damaged / scratches easily
Crap, mines in the dishwasher literally right now
I didn't read the manual for it - so grain of salt. I'm just going on what I was told..
I takes 20 seconds to clean in the sink,it's none stick. Don't be lazy. Hahahaha.
Shit I have my whole cooker in there. What do I do now?
It could be the rice type too.
Rice cookers tend to be a slower way of cooking rice as it gives better rice.
Stove top and multi-cookers are faster but don't come out as good. You can partially replicate the slow cook though. For example, with a mutli-cooker it's best to cook it for 5-7 minutes then leave it on warm for 10-15 minutes resulting in better moisture absorption.
Does this take 10mins, 20mins or 30mins to cook a cup of rice? Looking for one that takes ~10mins.
The super cheap ones do this, at the cost of some rice burning or at least sticking to the bottom.
The more expensive ones always take longer.
Takes about 45 minutes to cook 2 cups of white rice.
If you want to get it done in 10mins, use the stove instead.
A rice cooker usually takes longer, boil the water then cook the rice.
30-45 mins minimum.
@chrisishere: yeah never an issue to plan ahead, takes 1 min to prepare and just leave till ready with the keep warm feature.
@G-rig: That's right. Usually, I rinse the rice, get the rice ready and start cooking and then prepare the dishes.
When the dishes are ready, the rice is also good to eat.
The good thing about the Rice cooker isn't about the speed, it's you don't need to worry about burning the rice and sticky pots which is nearly impossible to wash.
Microwave rice cookers…. 11 minutes :) for pto 2 cups white rice - 16 mins for brown rice :)
@Patman: The 2 times I tried to use the microwave rice cooker I bought (and after reading the instructions), it ended up making a huge mess in the oven and not cooking very well and taking longer than what it did for me on the stove top.
So yeah, YMMV.
Also, the non-stick surface on the bowl is damaged / scratches easily
Try not to wash the rice grains, while it's inside the bowl.
That introduces fine scratches, which get worst over time.
Worse*
don't say "best rice cooker" or you will awaken the Tiger and Cuckoo owners …. need to have a contecxt "best rice cooker I have ever owned under $100"
that actually makes me curious. for those in the know, between Tiger and Cuckoo, which is better (assuming models on same price level)?
Well definitely price. But I have housemates who eat rice on a daily basis and they love cooking their rice in the kmart pressure cooker.
Tiger used to be one of the best brands, but from when I was looking, some of their lines are being made in china and are suffering from some quality issues. Cuckoo is generally better, especially for mixed grain, but I doubt you'd be disappointed with a Tiger tbh, it's just that the hype was for an older generation of product.
Can also look into Zojirushi
Tiger by a long mile. Especially if you get one made in Japan - easily last 30+ yrs, 30+ yrs of good rice.
I would personally say Tiger is the better choice, they are very popular in Japan and Asia.
The problem is they are so expensive here.
From watches to Rice cookers?
Rice cooker got timer
True!
Does it have advanced Neuro Fuzzy logic technology?
all cookers with multiple settings and a display have a microprocessor, the fuzzy logic just is just the parameter and cooking curve tables.
Same or better than Breville fuzzy logic
My only warning is that these things are massive.
It's 10-cup, so that's expected.
Is this Uncle Roger certified ?
Aunty Helen certified.
maybe karen certified
Yes. As long as it’s not saucepan or the one with glass lid.
Uncle Roger has been shown to bow down the the whims of the CCP. After i found this out, he lost me as a supporter.
Oh, in what respect?
Just saw the video. That's super disappointing.
Potentially he didn’t want his work to be politicised, and not him being a boot licker.
If he left it up there… then he will have all the hate of the other side on him. You cannot win either way, you choose a side you are screwed and if you sit on fence you are doubly screwed.
This is why we cannot have nice things or say things these days. Too many restrictions and connotations.
I've unsubscribed from Uncle Roger now. Don't approve of his actions.
You done good mate.
Next step is letting people know.
Yep, and as a fan of Mikey Chen, made me even more annoyed, Uncle Roger can go shove it.
Lmao makes me glad he is anti flg. I subscribe to him after finding out. Used to hate his mock Asian accent.
I have from last deal. Absolutely love it. Cooks perfect rice every time. Easy to clean too.
Not a fan of all this 88 pricing, feels like just a cynical cash grab to feed into the the mainly Chinese superstition about the number 8 being a lucky number. I kind of feel too many shops now over do it.
What if you price things at $44.44 ,
or discount at 4 or 44% , just to dissuade Chinese customers, haha
44 and 4444 are also lucky numbers. It's only a single 4 that is unlucky
How is the logic behind that ?
Maybe Aldi never intended to be related to the Chinese? The number 88 has a very different meaning in Germany (you know, where Aldi originated from), see https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/88 😂
Send Aldi an email, querying about whether it was a Chinese related thing or Facist and I can almost guarantee we won't see the 88 pricing next year. They'll be too worried about the optics to do it again.
I agree. All this 88 stuff I see nowadays from brands that usually have no association to the Asian market is borderline insulting. "Oh it's new year, better put some eights in the price so the Chinese will buy it like mindless rabbits"
it works for number plates. the govt sell a truck load with all the 8s lined up.
Anything to get peoples money haha
I bought one of these a year or so ago, as my (very expensive) Tiger rice cooker was still around being shipped back to me in Australia, and it was going to be six months before it arrived.
This is so good that I never bothered getting the Tiger one back out of the box. It’s 95% as good as a $350 Tiger cooker.
Offt huge call! Looks like im curious to find out as well
Most important question: What tune does it play when the rice finishes cooking?
I think you can choose your own from 20 preset tunes or upload your own tune via the USB port
No USB port unfortunately, but it does play a nice ditty..
It does sing the song of its people when it finishes
New to rice cookers, is it just for plain rice or can you cook rice with other stuff in there?
It is best for rice.
Just because it can cook other stuff, doesn’t mean you should. The food will be cooked but it’s not great.
yeah you can, lots of other rice cookers have different settings.
But a instant pot would be better for the purpose.
It has a steamer basket. You can use it above cooking the rice and it also has a separate steamer setting.
I've cooked pilaf & soups with it.
There's videos of people making cakes in rice cookers. Should you actually do it though? That's up to you.
you can do other rice styles, trick is to work out ratios, I usually add some tumeric and butter to basmati, you can do mexican if you add some Taco sauce …. avoid adding things with thickeners in them e.g some powdered stocks have thickeners in them which makes rice gluggy….. you can make biryani with chicken, the Ol Elpaso chilli rice cooks up well, just add chicken and capsicum ….. you will love owning a rice cooker.
I am currently using this one, it does the job well. I guess this rice cooker would do the same.
https://www.costco.com.au/Kitchen-Laundry-Appliances/Cooking…
Uncle Roger approve
Fuiyoh
Haiyaaaa
Fouiyohhhh
This looks so similar to a Panasonic rice cooker…
The Panasonic rice booker I bought in Japan years back was quite good, it’s one of the first brand having IH pressure and made in Japan (220v)
My Breville has worked well for me and is still going strong. My rice is nice and fluffy.
Anything microprocessor controlled is going to output similar and you will need a Tiger or Cuckoo to eck out the additional last few percents to perfection.
Has Cuckoo recently gone up in price?
Kogan et all are selling the fuzzy 6 cup for around $250, while they're selling it direct for $160?
I've been waiting for a sale but i think its time to just buy it
Where do you put the Xiaomi IH cookers, in that list ?
Without trying the others, I've found Xiaomi IH quite decent actually.
We have a Made in Japan Zojirushi and Tiger we brought back from there (at different times), no voltage issues, though I recall we may have bought an export version. They support 110-240v but the power plug is Japanese and needs a travel converter for an AU GPO. They do use a standard computer/monitor black power cable, they're not hard wired at the cooker end, so swapping the cable is an option I eventually went with.
Tigers around here are still made in Japan mate :)
Nah. I cook rice almost many tunes a week as someone who grew up eating rice and kmart cheapo served me well. When production of expensive rice cookers moves to China I will look to buy those at a more reasonably price. Overpriced stuff from japan had its days.
I grabbed this last time it was on special buy. Best rice cooker I have ever owned. Equal to those that cost many times more.