/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.15608914]

Lads, should I buy a rice cooker?

[Anonymous No.15608919]

>>15608914
unless you eat it literally daily then no.
you can get an acceptable result with a large microwave bowl, and then 9 minutes on high then stir then 2 more minutes. use triple cups of water per cup of rice.

[Anonymous No.15608920]

how often do you cook rice?

[Anonymous No.15608992]

>>15608920
A few times a week

[Anonymous No.15608994]

will you use it everyday? are you lazy? do you find making rice hard? all reasons to get one.
they are good but im sick of every yt chef telling me i need one

[Anonymous No.15609007]

>>15608919
>microwaving rice
why are anime posters so stupid

[Anonymous No.15609010]

>>15608992
then get one

[Anonymous No.15609021]

>>15608914
Yes but spend no more than $20
Anything more and it better be doing the dishes and sucking your dick afterwards as well.

[Anonymous No.15609044]

If you have to ask, the answer is get one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/Andcolors-Microwave-Rice-Cooker-Steamer/dp/B07SFCYYXX/

These do a better job than the cheap plug-in style you are likely considering, while being similarly brainless and convenient.

Try not to exceed 1/2 of maximum capacity for best results. No problem if it's just you or you+1.

[Anonymous No.15609061]

depending on the type of stuff you cook just shell out a little bit extra and get a multi-cooker/instant pot
otherwise just gook it on the stove top its not hard. make big batches and reheat the rice later if you find that easier

[Anonymous No.15609072]

>>15608914


Does nobody here have a zojiroshi?

I bought some 30$ rice cooker 13 years ago, and it works fine, but at this point if i had gotten a nice one, I could have enjoyed better rice for like 6$ more a year.

[Anonymous No.15609074]

>>15608914
The real question is not IF you should buy a rice cooker but what kind of rice cooker you should buy.
Is there a significant difference between a 20 buck and 200 buck rice cooker? What's the catch?
I have a rice cooker for 20 bucks that has 2 functions, cook until water is gone and keep warm. What more do I need? How is 200 dollar cooker better?

[Anonymous No.15609096]

>>15609074
$200 cookers are better because of the pressure lid, the smarter heat control logic ("micom", fuzzy logic, etc).
Even more expensive rice cookers are more better due to multiple heat sources, and possibly induction heating.

20 dollar rice cookers heat until the pot boils dry, then stop. That may be an acceptable time/heat combination, it's usually pretty good if you follow the measurements they provide, but it is rarely the ideal one.

The $200 cookers usually have a quick mode, which emulates a basic rice cooker and turns off most of the smarter built in careful cooking.

[Anonymous No.15609111]

>>15609021
Those ceramic bowl are really fucking nice with their non-stick tho. Saves a lot on time scraping of rice.

[Anonymous No.15609118]

>>15609096
Can expensive cookers autoregulate the amount of water required? Lets say I put too much water to cook the rice, will it figure out that I did it and remove the surplus?

[Anonymous No.15609138]

>>15609118
If it's "close", usually.
So 2 scoops rice, you overfill a bit past the 2 scoop line (but not up to the 2.5 line), probably just fine.

[Anonymous No.15609149]

>>15608914
A superior challenger appears.

[Anonymous No.15609196]

I like mine, i'd buy it again if i needed to.

[Anonymous No.15609198]

>>15608992
>A few times a week

Ever thought of arsenic poisoning from rice? Which makes your brain smooth, bones weak and over long time pancreatic and liver cancer.

>Arsenic in Rice - Healthline >04.06.2017 · Rice and rice-based foods: Rice accumulates more arsenic than other food crops. In fact, it is the single biggest food source of inorganic arsenic ...
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/arsenic-in-rice
https://www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritioninthenews/headlines/arsenicinrice.html

[Anonymous No.15609210]

>>15608914
Atleast get an authentic one.

[Anonymous No.15609211]

>>15609118
It literally gives you fill lines.

[Anonymous No.15609217]

>>15609211
This shit is always inaccurate.

[Anonymous No.15609220]

>>15609217
>the fill lines on high end rice makers are inaccurate
No.

[Anonymous No.15609232]

>>15609220
How are they going to help if I fill rice based on the amount I'm going to eat? I am not going to cook rice for 10 people like lines would suggest.
This is why they are useless.

[Anonymous No.15609245]

>>15609232
The fuck are you talking about? They have multiple lines, retard.

[Anonymous No.15609253]

>>15609245
This shit ain't gonna help. I cook japanese short grain rice, basmati rice and jasmine rice, they all require different amouns of water and those lines don't give me a single idea about how am I supposed to fill.

[Anonymous No.15609259]

>>15609253
The lines in a Japanese rice cooker are Japanese rice.
They have instructions on how to adjust for the others.
I think you’re just helpless.

[Anonymous No.15609260]

>>15609118
It won't "figure" anything out, but the temperature sensor will adjust the cooking cycle appropriately to fix small errors.

You should ignore the fill lines and use your own preferred water ratios anyway.

[Anonymous No.15609262]

>>15609253
>those lines don't give me a single idea about how am I supposed to fill.
You fill to the fill lines. That’s why they’re called fill lines. If a literal fill line doesn’t give you an idea about how to fill, there’s a larger problem.

[Anonymous No.15609263]

>>15609259
I don't want lines. I want a 500 dollar cooker to figure out on its own how much water it needs. I wanna pour a liter of water in without trying to solve 3D calculations to figure out how much water I need to pour based on some instructions..
What's the point of such an expensive rice cooker then if it doesn't regulate the water on it's own?

[Anonymous No.15609264]

>>15609198
not a big deal unless you eat long grain American garbage from Arkansas, Louisiana, etc.

Japanese grown rice, and Californian rice has a lot less arsenic than other areas even when growing the same breed of rice.

[Anonymous No.15609272]

>>15609263
So you're an autistic moron, got it.

[Anonymous No.15609273]

>>15609263
To cook really nice rice. Why would you want to add extra failure and complexity and cost by sticking a water reservoir in there? Just use sensible water ratios to begin with, it's not that hard.

[Anonymous No.15609276]

>>15608919
why the fuck would you microwave rice are you a retard

[Anonymous No.15609277]

>>15609273
>Just use sensible water ratios
I can use sensible water ratios with a 20 buck ricecooker. I want perfect rice.

[Anonymous No.15609279]

>>15609277
So use a 100 buck rice cooker and keep using sensible water ratios.

[Anonymous No.15609280]

>>15609263
Sorry, high end rice cookers are designed to cook rice to perfection. Not cure retardation.

[Anonymous No.15609309]

>>15609263
And why should any company design and build a very expensive device that sells exclusively to people too lazy to measure their water? I don't think you can get any more niche.

[Anonymous No.15609313]

>>15609309
>sells exclusively to people too lazy to measure their water
So the entire american market?

[Anonymous No.15609327]

Yes they are dirt cheap, small and make perfect rice every time.
People against it are either contrarian, neet or live in mini small apartments

[Anonymous No.15609335]

>>15609313
Wow, you’re really, really angry about expensive rice makers.

[Anonymous No.15609350]

isnt this literally a cooking board? little pussies use rice cookers just use a fucking pot and git gud fuck

[Anonymous No.15609361]

>>15609350
I bet you use an open flame to cook as well since clearly an oven/range or microwave is far too advanced to be considered real cooking.

Might tas well just order food in if you're gonna turn on an oven.

[Anonymous No.15609364]

>>15609350
Your rice is shit compared to what comes out of a good rice maker though.
>inb4 no
Yes, anon. Yes it is.

[Anonymous No.15609387]

>>15609264
what about Thai rice?

[Anonymous No.15609406]

>>15609387
> They also found that arsenic concentration is higher in Thai and Jasmine rice (0.11-0.51 and 0.11 µg/g) found in Thailand compared to the Indian rice

[Anonymous No.15609619]

Can you make egg fried rice in them?

[Anonymous No.15610075]

>>15609619
what? no. The rice is steamed in a rice cooker, not fried. You have to fry the cooked or parboiled rice after that.

You can approximate it and cook an egg in a rice cooker but it's not the same.

[Anonymous No.15610082]

>>15609021
How much for one that does the dishes and sucks my dick

[Anonymous No.15610093]

>>15610082
Go to a Philippine mail-order bride site and check. I’m sure the price varies with age and mileage.

[Anonymous No.15610111]

>>15608914
Yes

[Anonymous No.15610131]

>>15609198
The FDA looked into it, and it's Q Anon tier scare-tactics.
Do you want the report?

[Anonymous No.15610153]

Uhh just cook it in a pot dude and save the $

[Anonymous No.15610185]

>>15610082
Purchase price is pretty reasonable.
Maintenance costs are gonna kill you.

[Anonymous No.15610211]

>>15608914
yes

[Anonymous No.15610219]

I picked up a Toshiba on Amazon for $130 last week. It has fuzzy wuzzy wogic fow makin daddy's wice

So far it's very good, it made great rice for sushi rolls last weekend and also does steel cut oats easier than a stove. It plays a cute tune too. Clearly intended for the yellow man, it is programmable to start on a timer so his rice can be ready when he gets up in the morning. Yellow man knows his rice I figured.

[Anonymous No.15610223]

>>15610219
Forgot to mention - disassembles easily to be cleaned.

[Anonymous No.15610234]

>>15609072
I have a Tefal version of this. Superior in every way to a standard rice cooker.

[Anonymous No.15610507]

>>15610219
based, japanese rice cookers are always good.

[Anonymous No.15610596]

I got a tiny little 1.5/3 cup one and I love it

[Anonymous No.15610604]

>>15609007
don't group vtumors with anime posters

[Anonymous No.15610694]

>>15609072
The real red pill is the zojorushi coffee maker. You can get it a few times a year for $65 on special. Lasts a decade and makes superb brewed coffee

[Anonymous No.15610897]

>>15609072
I'm a Hitachiist.

[Anonymous No.15611204]

>>15610897
My girlfriend has one

[Anonymous No.15611218]

>>15608914
Only if you eat rice every day.
Otherwise just learn to cook rice on a stove like a normal human being.

[Anonymous No.15611229]

>>15609210
Based.

[Anonymous No.15612527]

>>15610153
What's a pot dude?

[Anonymous No.15612534]

>>15608914
its like 20 bucks at average. Dont listen to the autists frequented here with their 400 dollar rice cookers. Barerly any difference

[Anonymous No.15612555]

>>15612534
Yeah, I bought a little $20 rice cooker and it works perfectly.

[Anonymous No.15612591]

>>15609072
I’m on my 2nd Zoji.
1st was a “micom” model (updated form of fuzzy-logic), kept it for several years before upgrading to their IH/Pressure model. My “old” one still worked/looked perfect and I sold it to a coworker for $100 (that model is still $200 new on Amazon).

Zoji’s quality in terms of countertop appliances cannot be overstated. Their rice cookers especially; they’re engineered for Japan, a market which doesn’t mind paying for quality, but intends to use it every day, sometimes all day to the point of it spending more time on than off.
Realistically, it will outlast any other small or major appliance in your house.
The main thing, though, is the rice you’ll end up with.
Feed it some good rice, preferably japonica since that’s what they’re dialed in for, and you’ll be floored at what comes out.
The downside is that nearly all other rice will have shit taste/texture to you afterward, except for maybe that at high-end Japanese places who cook theirs in a hagama.

[Anonymous No.15612596]

>>15612534
>Barerly any difference
Except for flavor and texture of the rice, and convenience/feature of the machine.

[Anonymous No.15612911]

>>15612596

[Anonymous No.15612949]

>>15608914
absolutely mandatory but only zojirushi. anyone telling you otherwise is coping.

[Anonymous No.15612975]

>>15612596
How the fuck does robo steam taste better

[Anonymous No.15613020]

>>15612975
You’re basically asking “how can a Mars-rover do a better job examining Mars than some guy with a telescope”
It’s literally the culmination of decades of autistic rice-obsessed Japanese engineers developing dedicated tech for the sole purpose of cooking rice as perfectly as possible, working toward what they consider the “holy grail” of automated replication of what they consider to be the single best method of making rice.

[Anonymous No.15613033]

>>15613020
I understand the texture might be better but does it change the taste?

[Anonymous No.15613169]

>>15608914
Rice cookers are for morons looking to throw their money away.

>>15608919
This is correct.

>>15609007
>>15609276
You two are literally retarded.

[Anonymous No.15613216]

>>15613033
If you use a high quality rice, yes. Holding rice at certain temperatures for certain lengths of time, especially pre-boiling, can noticeably change the flavor; primarily the sweetness. It’s even more noticeable when cooking brown rice.

It’s not a valid purchase for everyone. It comes down to how much you love rice, and how much you value having amazing/perfect rice over okay rice. If someone doesn’t give a shit, then there’s no reason for them to bother; that’s how I am with coffee, so I use a keurig.

[Anonymous No.15613228]

>>15613216
Rice cookers do a shit job at cooking rice.

[Anonymous No.15613231]

>>15613228
Shit rice cookers do yea.

or you're cooking long-grain rice in a Japanese rice cooker like a moron.

[Anonymous No.15613241]

>>15613228
$20 Walmart ones? Yes.
Higher end Japanese models? Even on the “quick” (i.e. shittiest) setting, they will give a far superior result to anything you could make on your best day. Sorry, anon.

[Anonymous No.15613248]

>>15608914
yes, it frees up a burner and the rice is great everytime

[Anonymous No.15613258]

>>15613231
>>15613241
>sunk cost fallacy

[Anonymous No.15613260]

>>15608914
A $20 rice cooker is shit, you're better off just using a stove and a timer. A $100 rice cooker with fuzzy logic can keep rice warm and fluffy for over 12 hours . . . or you could just store the rice in the refrigerator like a normal person and reheat it in the microwave for 3 minutes at half power with a tiny amount of water.

[Anonymous No.15613263]

>>15608914
If you're only making a serving for yourself, then not really. It's pretty fucking easy to make some rice in a pot.

1/2 cup rice
2/3 cup water

bring water to a boil in a small pot. add rice and give it a stir, then put on lid and turn heat to low. leave for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and leave for another 5 minutes. fluff rice with a fork, and serve.

[Anonymous No.15613265]

>>15613231
Eating anything other than long-grain rice is bad for your health and is to be avoided.

>>15613241
All rice cookers.

[Anonymous No.15613269]

>>15613265
>Eating anything other than long-grain rice is bad for your health and is to be avoided.
How so?

Short grain has slightly more carbs, but that's about it.

[Anonymous No.15613271]

>>15613258
>retard who doesn’t know you can return a purchase you aren’t satisfied with

[Anonymous No.15613273]

>>15613271
>b-buh i can return it!!!
Sure you can dude... .... hahah

[Anonymous No.15613280]

>>15613273
i mean, any normal person just buys it off amazon which is piss easy to return pretty much anything, especially if you have amazon prime and don't abuse returns regularly.

[Anonymous No.15613297]

>>15613269
Wrong. The ratio of amylose to amylopectin is worse.

[Anonymous No.15613336]

>>15613297
Okay? As long as you're not diabetic, who gives a fuck?

You're not magically super healthy because you eat long grain white rice instead of short grain, if you ARE diabetic, both types are fucking horrible for you and you're retarded if you think otherwise simply because long grain is slightly better.

[Anonymous No.15613346]

>>15608919
>>15609350
>>15610153
>>15613228

Imagine being so poor you try to justify to others why a 20 USD appliance is a bad idea.

[Anonymous No.15613352]

>>15613336
It's not healthy for anyone to spike their blood sugar.

[Anonymous No.15613363]

>>15613352
This.
Haven’t you ever wondered why Japanese are known for their short life-expectancy? There’s a reason they all have diabetes by 30 and heart attacks by 40.

[Anonymous No.15613452]

>>15613352
Again, long grain white rice still spikes your blood sugar you fucking retarded brianlet. It just isn't as bad as short grain, BOTH however, are bad for your blood sugar period.

You can't argue that long grain is magically good for you because it spikes your blood sugar SLIGHTLY less.

[Anonymous No.15613605]

>>15613169
>defending your shit ideas
kys moron

[Anonymous No.15613965]

>>15608919
>>15608914
A ricecooker is essentially a waterboiler with a timer and/or a weight sensor thang that automatically puts the thang into "warm" or "standby" once the rice is cooked.

You can steam , boil and stew shit with a ricecooker too. It's quite versatile. More expensive models can also bake.


>>15609007
It's very doable. And actually faster than a ricecooker.
Only issue is that you need a microwavable container. A small claypot is ideal.

[Anonymous No.15613980]

>>15609619
No you need a wok. Didn't uncle roger tell you already?

[Anonymous No.15613998]

>>15613263
>turn heat to low. leave for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and leave for another 5 minutes.
Yeah ricecookers automate that part of the recipe.

[Anonymous No.15614004]

>>15613965
You seem to be referring to a 1960’s rice cooker.
I’m not sure that still applies today.

[Anonymous No.15614066]

>>15613346
>just buy this pointless unitasker it's only $20, you've got $20 right, don't worry, I'm sure it'll last more than 6 months before it's chinese made components break and you have to replace it
hands.jpg

[Anonymous No.15614070]

>>15614004
>1960’s rice cooker.
What do you mean? The cheapest ricecooker today is basically a water boiler with a weight sensor. No frills.
In any case, 60's ricecookers can also steam, boil and stew anyway.

[Anonymous No.15614077]

>>15614066
This.
If you’re spending less than $100 on a rice cooker, you’re wasting your money.

[Anonymous No.15614088]

>>15614070
>The cheapest ricecooker today
The cheapest rice cooker today is literally 1960’s design.
And I’m not sure what you mean by “weight sensor”. If you think the “button” in the middle of the heating element assembly has anything to do with the cooking process, you’re mistaken. It’s purely to make sure retards don’t turn it on without actually having the inner pot in its place.

[Anonymous No.15614103]

>>15611204
Is your girlfriend Japanese?
Does she have a converter?

[Anonymous No.15614148]

>>15608914
Just don't forget to put the lid back on

[Anonymous No.15614515]

>>15608919
>triple water

[Anonymous No.15614541]

>>15608914
A rice cooker is nice, alternatively you could get a steamer, I found it to be easier in terms of clean up to just use a steamer, put a regular bowl with rice and enough water inside and steam that until the rice is done. In the end you just have to clean the bowl instead of the entire pot of the cooker

[Anonymous No.15614555]

>>15608914
Definitely, they are moslty dirt cheap anyway. Really good to cook flavoured rice too

[Anonymous No.15614581]

>buying anything other than an air fryer

[Anonymous No.15614594]

>>15613169
why the fuck are you describing yourself rice is not meant to be microwaved you useless piece of shit

[Anonymous No.15614670]

>>15614077
Chinese and Korean companies will start to sell reasonably good rice cookers for under $100
After Japanese companies Sanyo Electric and Sharp went bankrupt in 2011, the performance of rice cookers in China and South Korea improved.
That's quite unfortunate. Especially the Sanyo have developed innovative rice cookers since 2002.

[Anonymous No.15614850]

>>15614515
Lower quality rice works with more water. But Basmati, Jasmine and Nippons rice is 1:1 water.
>>15614088
The button pops up to stop the rice from burning once it's done, of cose it's got something to do with the cooking process, you retard.

[Anonymous No.15614858]

>>15614594
>rice is not meant to be microwaved you useless piece of shit
It just werkz. But a cheap ricecooker is much easier to use.

[Anonymous No.15614882]

>>15614850
Who the fuck is cooking basmati or jasmine at 1:1?

[Anonymous No.15614996]

>>15614882
Me. And it taste fine. My mom does it too.

[Anonymous No.15615027]

>>15614996
And I do your mom

[Anonymous No.15615037]

>>15610111
Based Trips. Checked

[Anonymous No.15615300]

Should I clean my rice until the water is clear first or is that just a meme?

[Anonymous No.15615327]

>>15615027
And I do you >:)

[Anonymous No.15615353]

>>15615300
It depends.
Washing the rice until the water is clear removes any loose starch dust. Starch dust + water = glue; if you cook that, the rice will tend to clump and stick together.

I kinda like the rice to be a little sticky, so if 3 washes gets me clear water (no starch dust), I usually only do 2 washes (a little starch dust).

If you're making enriched long grain rice, washing the rice removes most of the enrichment, so take a vitamin pill.

[Anonymous No.15615362]

>>15613965
>weight sensor thang
It's a temperature sensor.
Once the boiling point of water is exceeded, it knows the pot has boiled dry, and switches to low heat mode.

[Anonymous No.15615379]

>>15615353
So for things like jasmine it's better not to wash it if I want it sticky then?

[Anonymous No.15615508]

>>15615027
>>15615327
>>>/cm/

[Anonymous No.15615515]

>>15615300
>>15615353
You'll want to wash them because of weevils anyway, even if you like sticky lice.

[Anonymous No.15615524]

>>15614850
>The button pops up to stop the rice from burning once it's done
What? No it doesn’t, you dumbshit. Even if the pot is empty, it’s pressed down. Because it’s a safety button.

[Anonymous No.15615536]

>>15615379
>sticky then?
IF you really want them sticky, buy glutinous rice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutinous_rice#Composition

[Anonymous No.15615547]

>>15615524
No ,the button thingy pops up to slightly lift up the pot so it won't heat anymore, once it's done. That's how most ricecookers work.

[Anonymous No.15615559]

>>15615547
Nope, the button is where the thermostat is. It is ALWAYS lifted. It isn't used to lift up the bowl when done, the bowl is always lifted up.

It's just spring loaded so it's always making contact with the bottom of the bowl so you don't get a bad temp reading.

[Anonymous No.15615563]

>>15615547
No

> Now to the spring under the button. The spring keeps the button touching the cooking pot at all times, it'salwayspushing against it. So if the pot overheats at anytime the thermostat will catch it and go to warm mode. It's very important to keep that button and the bottom of your cooking pot clean for proper temperature transfer.

[Anonymous No.15615709]

>>15615547
Imagine being this confident about something you're wrong about.

[Anonymous No.15615844]

>>15615379
Fortunately, rice is reasonably affordable, so you can try making batches fully washed, unwashed, and partly washed to determine what you enjoy.

>>15615515
>weevils
Bug parts nestle into the rice, and are quite difficult to remove by washing.
You probably need a full rice deweeviler if you care that much.

[Anonymous No.15615860]

>>15615547
>sticky, buy glutinous rice
Glutinous rice is differently sticky.

[Anonymous No.15616086]

>>15608914
only asians who eat rice for breakfast lunch and dinner truly need them, gweilo.

[Anonymous No.15616819]

>>15609149
This! all you need in this age is an instapot and you're all set.

[Anonymous No.15617163]

>>15616819
What the heckerino is an instapot

[Anonymous No.15617282]

>>15614594
Rice comes out best when it's microwaved, dumbshit.

[Anonymous No.15617335]

>>15617282
you bring shame upon your ancestors.

[Anonymous No.15617364]

>>15617163
Pressure cooker with timers.

[Anonymous No.15617599]

>>15608914
Can't beat an, instant pot.

[Anonymous No.15618038]

>>15614670
Imagine spending 100$ for something a 5$ pot can do just fine

[Anonymous No.15618380]

>>15618038
>You can cook good rice in a $5 pot
Think of it as a five year, $ 100 contract to cook rice.
If there is no failure, 10 years. probably 20 years.

[Anonymous No.15618591]

>>15618038
You wont get as good rice from some shitty aluminum/stainless pot. It'll be fine. Perfectly edible, but nowhere near as consistently cooked as you'll get from a rice cooker.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to japanoica rice.

[Anonymous No.15618598]

>>15618591
Total bullshit.

[Anonymous No.15618613]

>>15618598
Not at all and you're retarded if you think otherwise.

You think BIG RICE managed to convince all of japan and korea that rice cookers are a good product and only you, some white moron that eats long grain rice twice a year knows better?

[Anonymous No.15618822]

>>15613965
>Telling anons to microwave ceramic vessels for 11 minutes on high
Devilish.

[Anonymous No.15618853]

>>15618038
imagine thinking your stovetop rice is good

[Anonymous No.15618955]

>>15614882
Not him but I do 1:1.5. I like my rice nonsticky.

[Anonymous No.15619440]

>>15609253
Buy a decent machine with different settings you absolute mong

[Anonymous No.15619516]

>>15609264
Is parboiled rice ok

[Anonymous No.15619535]

>>15619516
who cares? parboiled rice is garbage.

[Anonymous No.15619579]

>>15608914
yes if you eat rice occasionally or more. just make sure you get the ones with the locking lids like the panasonics and not like pic related. i don't use mine too often but for the fact that it's convenient in that i don't have to watch the stove it's pretty good. the fuzzy logic ones are good but you don't need to go all out with one, just make sure it's got the locking lid

[Anonymous No.15619608]

>>15619516
Parboiled rice is like a frozen meal or instant coffee.
If you don’t give a shit, and you don’t give a shit about those to whom you’re serving it, then go ahead.

[Anonymous No.15619696]

>>15619516
>parboiled
No.
Just... no.
Parboiled is not particularly faster than an anonymous origin enriched long grain, it is generally lower quality and more expensive.
Pretend like you care.

[Anonymous No.15619711]

>>15608919
>microwave
>an acceptable result

[Anonymous No.15619735]

>>15619711
I know right? Mind=blown, but it really does work well.

[Anonymous No.15619892]

>>15619735
if by works well you mean it makes the rice edible, then yes it does indeed "work well".

It by no means produces what I would consider to be "good" rice however.

[Anonymous No.15619903]

>>15619892
Well, I didn't ask for your """opinion"'", redditard.

[Anonymous No.15621082]

>>15618380
I'm not even saying it's that much money, but really if you're not a complete rice nerd it's bloat. I'm still convinced that in the western world at least 40 to 60% of the buyers of those products are just lazy

[Anonymous No.15621088]

No rice is a meme

[Anonymous No.15621408]

>>15621082
>buyers of those products are just lazy
Lazy people drive progress.
So now instead of fetching a bucket of water from the well, we have municipal water systems - just open a valve in the comfort of your own home, get water.
Some people these days are too lazy to boil pots of water on the wood stove to make a hot bath, and even have some contrivance to heat the water before it comes out of the spigot.
Seriously, those machines to clean the linens? Laziness. Just take your laundry down to the stream and beat it against a rock for a few hours. Throw it over a tree branch and wait for it to dry.
Next they'll scheme some device to save the effort of dragging the rugs outside to beat the dust out of them.
You don't need a dishwasher. You can dunk your dishes in soapy water and rub them with a sponge. 10 minutes! Simple as.

Any other labor saving conveniences we should debunk?

[Anonymous No.15621785]

>>15621082
You act like that's a problem. Retard, we have refrigerators and ranges because we got tired of cooking over an open flame and storing food in a cellar. We have rice cookers because not only are they more consistent and better than what average person can cook themselves, it removes almost all thought from the process.

[Anonymous No.15621787]

Yes but you shouldn't buy rice.

[Anonymous No.15621804]

>>15619711
>>15619892
It works and it's fast. We can't all be autistic pretend-chefs on /ck/.

[Anonymous No.15621809]

>>15617364
That overkill and more expensive than a cheapass ricecooker or microwave.

[Anonymous No.15621895]

>>15621809
You don't buy it simply for the rice-cooking function, you retard, but for the litany of uses it has, of which cooking rice is one.

[Anonymous No.15622037]

>>15621082
While the Mr.rice cooker is doing its job, you can do something else!
You can learn a new cooking method or sharpen your knives.

[Anonymous No.15622073]

>>15609198
nigga, all these chinks and japs eat rice like 3 times a day and have higher IQs than your average american.

[Anonymous No.15622084]

>weeb rice cookerfags will shit on you for having an actual useful kitchen appliance: an air fryer

[Anonymous No.15622101]

After eating rice from a rice cooker for the first I felt like I had never really truly eaten rice before. It may sound hyperbolic but its the truth. And I use it for more than just cooking rice I cook lentils in mine, quinoa, steam vegetables. But its worth it for the rice alone.

>>15609232
As if the thing blows up or something if you put too little or too much rice in it. You can put however much you want in it. Just play around with how much water/chicken stock to add.