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Digital Rice Cooker $59.99 @ ALDI (Starts Sat 29th July)

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Digital Rice Cooker $59.99 @ ALDI (Starts Sat 29th July)
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WatchNerd on 19/07/2023 - 15:47 aldi.com.au (3987 clicks)
Last edited 19/07/2023 - 15:48

This was popular last time so thought it was worth posting again for $1.11 more.

  • 10 Cup Capacity
  • LCD Display
  • 10 Preset Menus
  • 24 hour keep warm and preset timer
  • Accessories include steamer, measuring cup, rice scoop and soup scoop
  • 3 Year Warranty

Special Buys Satisfaction Guarantee - We will refund or replace any non-grocery specials within 60 days. Please provide your original receipt (or other proof of purchase), ideally with packaging, when you return the item to us.

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  • SpiderBite on 19/07/2023 - 15:49
    +9

    why do you need 10 menus to cook rice? I have an old rice cook that's like 15 years old and only has 1 cook setting and it's still going strong.

    • doobey1231 on 19/07/2023 - 15:58
      +15

      Because capitalism. When a products development sits stagnant the best way to improve sales is by adding unnecessary features, I would argue not even 5% of AWD suv owners actually need AWD but it sells the cars so manufacturers include it.

      • ShortyX on 19/07/2023 - 16:22

        And apart from Subaru, AWD is usually only 2 wheel drive until there is traction loss.

        • j1nx on 19/07/2023 - 16:26
          +6

          Why use more fuel when you don't need to?

          • resisting the urge on 20/07/2023 - 11:19
            +1

            @j1nx: Because more
            - to charge for
            - to wear out,
            - to make noise and vibrate,
            - to maintain,
            - weight to carry,
            - fuel to burn,
            - parts to buy,
            - profit for auto industry

            Not to mention slower to accelerate & longer to stop.

            If you could buy an add-on kit for your existing car, it'd be on every OzBargain'ers list!

      • dorian_gray on 19/07/2023 - 16:58
        +10

        I cook with sticky rice, basmati rice, jasmine rice, brown rice and red rice. They are cooked differently. I am sure other people cook with more varieties of rice.

        • UrMumsOnlyFan on 20/07/2023 - 00:43
          +4

          I am sure other people cook with more varieties of rice.

          I cook with condoleezza rice.

      • BargainBogan99 on 19/07/2023 - 17:06
        +2

        Consumerism not capitalism but close enough

        • ben5000 on 19/07/2023 - 18:32

          Intelligent distinction

      • 3d3e3fae on 21/07/2023 - 11:31

        yes , I own one of those part time AWDs. Yes 99% of the time I don't need that AWD, but on that day I needed it, it was a difference between having my car towed or getting home just like any other day.

    • AssociatedSheng @ ALDI on 19/07/2023 - 16:02
      +12

      Cause you can make soup, cakes, congee, stews and a lot of stuff? Most branded cookers like Tiger, Midea and zojirushi have these options.

      P.S this is probably made by Midea as they are a large EOM for cookers

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 19/07/2023 - 16:27
        +10

        lol i bought a tiger specifically for this function - ..ive only used it to make white rice lol

        • MrPants on 19/07/2023 - 16:53
          +14

          My tiger that I bought is terrible at making rice. Maybe cos he doesn't have opposable thumbs? Just sits there trying to claw my face.

      • caustic birch on 19/07/2023 - 18:18

        You can make congee with this?

        • AssociatedSheng @ ALDI on 19/07/2023 - 18:20
          +2

          Just use the soup setting. Water enough for soup, rice and salt for plain congee. Adjust ratio on preference.

          • caustic birch on 19/07/2023 - 18:21

            @Sheng: Hmm this just became a lot more tempting

            • AssociatedSheng @ ALDI on 19/07/2023 - 18:23

              @caustic birch: You can do the same with hotplate or a slow cooker just emphasizing that it can do more than make steamed rice. It a safer option for apartment over an open stove for smaller portions. "Set and forget" mentality and due to no stick shouldn't burn with enough water.

      • Synticulous on 19/07/2023 - 19:03

        Also definitely imported and distributed by Tempo.

        OEM for ricecookers of this scale would either be Midea, TCL, ASD or Suber. Gree would be a unlikely OEM as they don't like rebadging.

      • Tiggrrrrr on 28/08/2023 - 18:47

        Looks like the same cooker marketed as "Healthy Choice" by Lenoxx (Australia)

        https://lenoxx.com.au/products/5l-rice-cooker

      • Carmen Sandiego on 19/07/2023 - 16:44

        So, firstly, this comment says too much about you as a person.

        Secondly, "Crispy Rice" is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_rice - It's enjoyed in many countries

        • Banana3 on 19/07/2023 - 16:45

          My apologies. Thanks for educating me.

        • Tiggrrrrr on 28/08/2023 - 18:34

          To be fair, they are by their own admission a Banana.

    • ColonialBoy on 19/07/2023 - 16:47
      +1

      I have one. White rice, brown rice, crispy rice, sticky rice, steamed veges, soup etc.

      The timer function is different depending on each menu option.

      • jv on 19/07/2023 - 17:43

        I have one. White rice, brown rice, crispy rice, sticky rice…

        What about janet rice?

        • BewareOfThe Dog on 19/07/2023 - 20:11

          More importantly @jv, you missed the great South African All-Rounder that played WSC in Australia in the late 70s. IE the late great Clive Rice. Robbed by apartheid thanks to their Government.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Rice
          He became the first cricketer to score 5000 runs and to take 500 wickets in List A cricket history[9]

      • staceyasinme on 19/07/2023 - 21:16

        How long does it take to cook brown rice please?

        • ColonialBoy on 20/07/2023 - 08:08

          About an hour but it comes out nice.

    • frewer on 19/07/2023 - 18:28
      +1

      why do you need a rice cooker to cook rice? I used saucepan

      • jv on 19/07/2023 - 20:13
        +1

        Rapid boil or absorption method?

        • frewer on 19/07/2023 - 21:15

          Depend on how hungry my children are. Also make sure you soak it overnight to limits arsenic toxicity ( rice that are growth in Asia tend to contaminate with it ). Some variants: I put some vegies in it as well to 'saves' the water/time/gas, a little bit of salt, a dash of oil, some coconut cream, the ceiling is your limit. Just dont cook rat meat with it lol

      • Laziofogna on 19/07/2023 - 20:18
        +1

        Me too but one thing is cook for 3 or 4, another for 15 people

  • Masakari on 19/07/2023 - 15:50
    +10

    I always laugh when appliances are called "digital". Does it use fingers? Does it cook 0 or 1 pieces of rice? Is it either off or on? Ahhh, it has an LCD display… Right…

    • haz on 19/07/2023 - 15:56
      +2

      Probably will only sell for $29.99 without the word "digital" in front.

    • doobey1231 on 19/07/2023 - 16:01

      Gotta get people to "upgrade" somehow, I would say its pretty hard to sell a rice cooker to the same person more than once.

      • Tiggrrrrr on 28/08/2023 - 18:58

        Not really, I buy a new rice cooker every 10years or so. ;)

    • cashless on 19/07/2023 - 16:47

      It’s a binary thing

      • Chazzozz on 19/07/2023 - 17:58
        +2

        There are 10 types of people who understand binary:
        Those who do and those who don’t.

    • Kontiki on 19/07/2023 - 16:59
      +2

      I have that with movie releases, back when DVD/blu-ray were still regular:

      "Out now on blu-ray and digital".

      Yeah cause blu-ray only runs on ye olde record player…..

    • valuer on 19/07/2023 - 17:40
      +1

      It's as opposed to analog.

    • xmail on 19/07/2023 - 21:06
      +2

      A timer that isn't analog, i.e a rotary dial with a spring and what-not, is called a what kind of timer?
      If you select options via a software menu rather than physical switches, and it runs firmware on a circuit to measure sensors and control its functions, what would you class it as? I think it warrants the 'digital' tag if it has these attributes.

      • Masakari on 19/07/2023 - 21:15

        Ha ha ha. Let me know when you find a rotary dial, spring activated rice cooker!

        • siinfekl on 20/07/2023 - 16:18
          +1

          Rice cookers can have a magnet actuated off switch. Once the water runs out the bowl can heat past 100c, a magnet loses polarity and the switch will flick off.

    • ColonialBoy on 20/07/2023 - 08:12
      +2

      It uses a digital timer & thermocouple with an A/D converter, versus old fashioned rice cookers with an analog bimetallic strip.

      • turbotonic on 22/07/2023 - 08:18
        +1

        Exactly, also makes it worse than a $15 rice cooker imo. A chip and electronics will fail before a bimetallic switch will.

  • SpeedRunnerLink on 19/07/2023 - 15:51
    +2

    Nice, now where can I get some digital rice?

    • m9 on 19/07/2023 - 15:56

      Soon

  • mrkorrupt on 19/07/2023 - 15:53
    +1

    usually the rice i use is all 1 shaped

    • m9 on 19/07/2023 - 15:59
      +2

      Mine are 0 shaped

      • Tiggrrrrr on 28/08/2023 - 19:02

        Guess it depends which direction you are looking at the rice?

  • pacificstorm on 19/07/2023 - 15:57

    What? Sick and tired of waiting for this cooker to come back to Aldi that I recently finally decided to buy the Cuckoo 6cup from Amazon for 139$. Still waiting for delivery. Should I cancel that and grab this instead? Is the Cuckoo so much more better that it is worth the price its asking?

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 19/07/2023 - 16:28

      what about the instagram appeal bro

    • Carmen Sandiego on 19/07/2023 - 16:47
      +1

      My personal opinion will always be a hard no - Cuckoo will sing to you obnoxiously when complete (like all good Korean appliances do :P)

    • BargainBogan99 on 19/07/2023 - 17:08

      Cancel it. The cuckoo was on sale during prime day for less than that i thought

      • pacificstorm on 19/07/2023 - 18:23

        @BargainBogan99 I think its too late to cancel since it has shipped and will arrive tomorrow. Only option I have now is to return it. Bummer!

  • NanookOz on 19/07/2023 - 15:59
    +9

    Does it play Kelly Clarkson?

  • doobey1231 on 19/07/2023 - 16:00

    Bought one last time the deal came around and it works great, as with a lot of aldi products this bares a lot of similarities to other brands in the same price range so I don't think its any better quality than whatever else is available - more just Aldis skin over the base product.. but given the return/warranty policy its a safe bet.

  • Pascal on 19/07/2023 - 16:16
    +1

    Nice, mine died a few months ago and now I am cooking rice in a pot…like a caveman. 10 cups is overkill though. Anyone has recommendations for <8 cups?

    • BargainBogan99 on 19/07/2023 - 17:08

      Cuckoo 6 cup, 3cup.
      Panasonic 5 cup

  • jonathan111 on 19/07/2023 - 16:18
    +1

    Ive had the $14 one from big w for couple years now its perfect, used it for lunch today had green curry with rice

    7 cups though not 10

    https://www.bigw.com.au/product/brilliant-basics-rice-cooker…

    • WatchNerd on 19/07/2023 - 16:23

      Nice, I wonder which one is better - Big W or Kmart… $14?

    • Widget on 19/07/2023 - 16:32
      +1

      Do you find a layer of burnt rice/starch or something happens on the bottom? I have the $14 rice cooker from kmart and find a layer of overcooked rice on the bottom. Rice seems to cook OK though, just have to scrape away that bottom layer.

      • mearkat7 on 19/07/2023 - 16:33
        +1

        I find the same with my cheap one from woolworths, tried different water levels and altering the amount of time spent on "keep warm" after finishing cooking but the overcooked layer remains.

        • Widget on 19/07/2023 - 16:35

          I try to mix the rice up half way through the cook cycle (remove lid, mix rice) but doesn't change anything.

          • jonathan111 on 19/07/2023 - 16:55

            @Widget: Mine doesnt burn

            • Widget on 19/07/2023 - 17:00

              @jonathan111: The BigW one looks like a slightly different design than the Kmart cooker. Maybe something about its design is causing the overcook layer.

      • zealmax on 19/07/2023 - 16:37
        +1

        That is the tasty bit.

      • martyn on 19/07/2023 - 18:27
        +2

        I find rinsing the rice thoroughly to get the starch out minimises this

        • Widget on 19/07/2023 - 20:55

          Thanks, I'll give that a shot.

        • jonathan111 on 19/07/2023 - 21:51
          +1

          yes that might be it, I always wash my rice about 5 times to get the excess starch out, it also removes the arsenic

          • Tiggrrrrr on 28/08/2023 - 19:08

            @jonathan111: The NIH found that "Rinsing rice before cooking has a minimal effect on the arsenic (As) content of the cooked grain, but washes enriched iron, folate, thiamin and niacin from polished and parboiled rice"

            Other studies found it removes up to 10% of the arsenic.

      • Radiskull on 22/07/2023 - 02:53

        Some people would say that crisping the rice on the bottom is a feature. It's the selling point of rice clay pot restaurants!

  • HopSkipJumpFallSplat on 19/07/2023 - 16:20
    +1

    Mine must be analog, it's also ancient.
    It's a pot.

  • AustriaBargain on 19/07/2023 - 16:25
    +2

    Analogue rice cooker can at least be turned on remotely with a smart plug.

    • AmperSand on 20/07/2023 - 07:47

      Won't that just start in "keep warm" mode?

  • crazyperpman on 19/07/2023 - 16:29
    +2

    I got this one last time, cant complain, it cooks the rice well.

  • Widget on 19/07/2023 - 16:36

    Is this one of those fancy 'fuzzy logic' type cookers where it cooks evenly around the bowl (unlike the old-style that cooks underneath and uses the magnet to turn off when done) ?

    • Synticulous on 19/07/2023 - 22:45

      Fuzzy logic is the feature where don't need to be ultra precise with the amount of water, roughly near the line will do and it will try to get close to the same cooking conditions with more or less water.

      What you described as cooking evening around the bowl is the feature Induction Heating - also known simply as IH, where it uses the metal inner pot as a whole to transfer heat into the rice.

      This would be a old style hot-plate cooker. It would support fuzzy logic, but definitely not IH.

  • jaypee06 on 19/07/2023 - 16:36

    How long does it take to cook rice? I always find the boujie rice cookers take like 40 mins to cook rice whereas the cheap $10 kmart rice cookers can cook rice in like 15 minutes.

    • Carmen Sandiego on 19/07/2023 - 16:49
      +1

      It depends on how you like rice honestly.

      If you're saying normal, white, long grain - 15 minutes works.

      However, 40 minutes is pressure cooker level and that's the difference.

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