/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19692454]

What's the point of owning one of these things? Couldn't you just do the same effort with a pot and a stove?

[Anonymous No.19692470]

>>19692454
temperature control. cook time control. consistent results. ease of use. rice making for dummies.

[Anonymous No.19692473]

>>19692454
some people like wasting money then cope by acting superior for their sunk cost

[Anonymous No.19692475]

>>19692454
>guaranteed thread limit bait
Here we go again

[Anonymous No.19692478]

>>19692454
>Couldn't you just do the same effort with a pot and a stove?
yes, that's why rice cookers are a meme. they're for people who don't know how to cook rice.

>>19692470
>temperature control. cook time control.
this anon doesn't know how to adjust the heat on his stove or read a timer.

>rice making for dummies.
this one is true.

[Anonymous No.19692496]

>>19692454
DONABE IS FOR BEST RICE.

POT IS FOR THE ONCE IN A MONTH RICE ENJOYER

RICE COOKER IS FOR THE EVERYDAY RICE ENJOYER.

[Anonymous No.19692504]

>>19692478
99% of humans are lazy retards. you are giving them too much credit. which in turn proves that you are one of the 99%.

[Anonymous No.19692505]

>>19692454
just say you're white bro no one is gonna judge you

[Anonymous No.19692511]

it's foolproof and time-saving
you don't need to care for it once you turn it on
plus it delivers great result

[Anonymous No.19692513]

>>19692478
I have a cheap one. It comes out consistently and easily without having to watch it at all. It's fool-proof perfect rice every single time. You can probably do it just fine at home if you find the magic dial on your stove for the exact heat using the exact same pot with trial and error, but why the fuck would you want to?

A rice cooker's rice is always, always perfect, even if you slightly fuck up the measurements.

[Anonymous No.19692518]

Because I actually cook so I need my burners for other things

[Anonymous No.19692523]

It cooks rice perfectly every time and has a keep warm function. The super fancy ones are overblown, but a normal rice cooker of decent quality is only about $50 and you have to be retarded to fuck it up. You fill it, turn it on, and continue preparing the rest of the meal. Sure, it’s easy to cook rice in a pot, but a rice cooker is even easier, so why not? It’s not some bullshit like a spiralizer, you can use it every day

[Anonymous No.19692526]

>>19692513
>cheap one
>perfect rice

RICELET. You are not helping the cause saying it always makes perfect rice.

[Anonymous No.19692532]

>>19692454
"no"

[Anonymous No.19692536]

>>19692518
Countertop space is more valuable. You sound like a wasteful chump who just leaves shit strewn about your countertops

[Anonymous No.19692538]

>>19692511
>>19692513
>>19692518
>>19692523
/thread

Anyone else who disagrees is baiting or doesn’t actually cook. When you are cooking a meal you will be busy tending to multiple things at once. A rice cooker frees up your attention and burner space for whatever else you are cooking.

[Anonymous No.19692541]

>>19692526
not sure if you were aware but the secrets to making rice were cracked some time ago. unless you want one that talks to you, cheap rice cookers will do the job HEY WAIT YOURE MEMING AREN'T YOU HEYYYYYY

[Anonymous No.19692545]

>>19692454
These are all covered in teflon, and I've never seen civilised people clean out the bottom of a teflon pan quite like the scraped destruction of one of these, but man is it hard to cook rice otherwise. There are Chinese ones with stainless steel pans and I think it's worth the investment.

[Anonymous No.19692548]

>>19692526
People who have never used a fuzzy logic rice cooker think that the rice they cook on the stove is already "perfect", so of course they'd think cheap rice cooker rice is just as good. Most people have the attitude of "rice is rice", and don't realize how much better it can be. The first time I brought my Zoj over to my parents' house and offered to cook the rice (the exact same rice my mom has been cooking on the stove for 50 years) her mind was blown. She couldn't believe that the exact same rice with nothing added could have so much more flavor and even a better texture. People tend to be resistant to change, but when they actually try something that is objectively better they will typically concede they were wrong.

[Anonymous No.19692550]

>>19692541
No I am not. Perfectly made rice is not easily come by. Good and great rice is not hard, but perfect rice is difficult and arguably unattainable.

[Anonymous No.19692560]

>>19692536
I leave my stand mixer out also
if you don't have a kitchen with a workflow I don't know what to tell you

[Anonymous No.19692564]

>>19692548
shut the hell up rice is just rice. don't try to make it fancier like some voodoo bullshit magic
I ate the finest Thai rice in a michelin restaurant and it's still just rice, albeit softer, chewier and smell better than usual

[Anonymous No.19692567]

>>19692454
>Basmati rice in the rice cooker
>Trader Joe’s Orange Chicken in the oven
>/d/ on my smartphone
It’s Go Time boys

[Anonymous No.19692580]

>>19692564
My rice, cookware, and technique is what 3 michelin star places use and it amazes people when they try it. They know from the taste it is special. Sounds like your rice sucked.

[Anonymous No.19692630]

>>19692564
>IT'S STILL JUST RICE!
>(it just tasted better, and smelled better, and had a better texture - as though any of THAT matters!)

[Anonymous No.19692655]

>>19692454
It is not the same effort. It's way less effort for consistent good results.

[Anonymous No.19692663]

>>19692580
Explain technique please

[Anonymous No.19692682]

>>19692663
Donabe, freshly milled short grain rice, .93:1 purified water to rice, rinsed until water is near clear, massage rice for 1 minute after second rinse, drain well, add water and rice to donabe, cook for 10 minutes on full heat, 10 minutes on low heat, rest for 10 minutes, fluff.

[Anonymous No.19692711]

>>19692682
This is kind of lifechanging. O_o

[Anonymous No.19692734]

>>19692454
There is none

[Anonymous No.19692765]

>>19692711
The catch is that it takes TEN years to master the technique (not really). A lot of people who don't really cook think cooking is easy, and is just about following a recipe or copying a set of steps, as though it's a science experiment in a controlled setting. I remember the first time I was working with a professional baker I watched them kneading dough and everything I thought I knew went out the window. It looked like they were just randomly rolling their first around, but they knew exactly what they were doing by feel, and their bread was completely different than mine when I tried to follow exactly what they did. It's like that scene in Initial D when the guy thinks he'll just watch what the main character does differently and copy his technique, and then he can't tell that he's doing anything special.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWWXXrYjv60&ab_channel=flows%27garbagegallery

[Anonymous No.19692768]

>>19692454
>What's the point of owning one of these things?
Efficiency. You have rice going in the background while you are working the main dish + sides. Or you have it on a timer so that you wake up to fresh rice for the day to speed up making breakfast. Or you are a cooklet dummy, and this machine does the work for you.

>Couldn't you just do the same effort with a pot and a stove?
Yes. You could have a pot going while doing other stuff too.

[Anonymous No.19692774]

>>19692765
Forgot to mention that a good rice cooker like in the OP DOES make it as easy as following a few simple steps. There's a little computer inside that accounts for small differences and constantly adjusts the cooking to give you perfect results every time.

[Anonymous No.19692785]

>>19692538
>boiling water then putting it on low for 15 minutes is too much work
>taking up 1 of the 4 spaces on the stove is just too much
Nice cope

[Anonymous No.19692819]

>>19692785
Not that anon, but if anyone's coping it's you. You're like one of those people who insists on cooking all your eggs in cast iron because you've somehow made that part of your personality.

[Anonymous No.19692833]

>>19692768
>have it on a timer so that you wake up to fresh rice
Rice cookers can do that? That's pretty cool. So you just fill it with rice and water the night before and set when you want it done by?

[Anonymous No.19692836]

>>19692819
Cope

[Anonymous No.19692845]

>>19692765
Wrong, dummy. That 10 year meme is for making the sushi rice. Vinegaring it and all that. You do need experience to make rice because it needs additional water as it ages.

>>19692774
I have a top of the line zoji, and the donabe makes rice better. I was upset because I can't make rice for sushi in my rice cooker anymore.

[Anonymous No.19692847]

>>19692833
Yes. The really nice thing is that a lot of them come with handles and retractable cords so that they're easy to move around, meaning you can literally set it up in your bedroom and wake up to the smell of fresh rice. (It also kind of invalidates the, "muh counter space!" argument.)

[Anonymous No.19692850]

>>19692845
>that 10 year meme is for making the sushi rice
>meme
Yes, it was a joke.

[Anonymous No.19692860]

>>19692847
I want to try that. My mom kind of instilled paranoia in me about appliances burning down the house though. Growing up we had to unplug all the countertop stuff like the toaster, tea kettle, etc. before bed.

[Anonymous No.19692877]

>>19692454
because i eat rice every day and it makes life easier. any other questions?

[Anonymous No.19692926]

What's the point of owning one of these things? Couldn't you just do the same effort with a pan and a stove?

[Anonymous No.19692939]

another day, another pointless thread about rice cookers

[Anonymous No.19692940]

>>19692454
A single man or a childless couple that only eat rice occasionally has no need this, hopefully most
of /ck/ aren't complete retards and can cook rice without automation.
However, a family of 5 that eats rice daily definitely benefits from it. That's why Asian households have them, they need 2 gallons of rice prepared every single day. This would be a pain in the ass on the stove.

[Anonymous No.19692943]

>>19692926
Yes, toasters are stupid. At least get a toaster oven that can be used for more than just slices of bread, it takes up practically the same amount of space.

[Anonymous No.19692947]

>>19692454
It takes literally 10 minutes to make good rice with a pot and lid. If you want it to be stickier then soak it for 30 minutes and rinse.

[Anonymous No.19692951]

>>19692538
Said no professional chef ever.

[Anonymous No.19692978]

>>19692454
The head of the cooker cooks the rice

[Anonymous No.19692991]

What's the point of owning one of these things? Couldn't you just do the same effort with an oven and a stove?

[Anonymous No.19692996]

>>19692454
OMG WHO THE FUCK IS SO LAZY THAT THEY CAN'T COOK THEIR OWN RICE

RICE COOKERS DON'T SAVE YOU ANY TIME, FAG. YOU JUST WASTED YOUR GODDAMN MONEY. NOBODY SHOULD NEED A MACHINE TO DO SOMETHING SO EASY.

[Anonymous No.19693004]

>>19692538
You've never actually cooked rice in your life, have you?

[Anonymous No.19693009]

>>19692947
lol 10 minutes rice is either raw or pre-cooked. you are eating slop and you don't even know it.

[Anonymous No.19693010]

>>19692991
Pretty handy to heat up some dinner rolls or some other side if you're already using the oven for something that requires a different temp/time.

[Anonymous No.19693101]

>>19692478
Nobody in Asia aside from poojeets use a rice cooker
Sit your ass down white boy

You can't cook rice

[Anonymous No.19693109]

>>19693101
Did anime lie to me?

[Anonymous No.19693111]

>>19692926
>>19692991
Massive seethe

[Anonymous No.19693116]

>>19692454
Rice cooker opens up more stove real estate cause I'm not a poor eating plain rice I'm eating rice with a bunch of other shit that actually does require to be cooked on the stove.

[Anonymous No.19693173]

>buying a unitasker

[Anonymous No.19693182]

>what's the point of owning a stove? Couldn't you just burn garbage in your backyard and hold a pan over it?

[Anonymous No.19693191]

>>19692951
I was a professional chef for 10 years and absolutely love my rice cooker. If I ran a place that did more rice and it was in the budget/there was room I would have absolutely purchased a high capacity rice cooker to use during service. We would typically cook rice right before service and keep it in a warmer, and on the rare nights where we sold a lot of rice and had to cook more during service it SUCKED. Literally any possible thing you can do to decrease the amount of things you have to pay attention to during the rush is huge, no matter how small it may seem. You have no clue what you're talking about.

[Anonymous No.19693193]

>>19692860
Well rest assured that your mother was a retarded schizo who didn't understand that unplugging an appliance and turning it off are functionally the same thing unless you were buying defective garbage with shorted wiring inside.

[Anonymous No.19693203]

>>19693193
>defective garbage with shorted wiring inside
I feel like if anything is going to be like that though, it would be a cheap Chinese rice cooker.

[Anonymous No.19693227]

Does rinsing rice reduce a non-negligible amount of the carbohydrates in it, since you're removing some starch?
Sort of related, Toshiba apparently came out with a "low carb" rice cooker that separates the starches out, I wonder how that differs from just rinsing it.

[Anonymous No.19693237]

>>19692711
I forgot to mention you need to soak the rice in the donabe for 30 minutes. :( sorry.

[Anonymous No.19693266]

>>19693191
>if I had a restaurant I wouldn't cook rice to order and just cook it all in the afternoon
kek unless your restaurant was gonna be a $5-10 per dish asian fast food kiosk, this is unacceptable

[Anonymous No.19693283]

>>19693227
Rinsing rice only removes starch dust on the outside, so no it does not remove a non negligible amount of starch.

>>19693266
The three star place I copy makes a fresh donabe of rice for each table. Serving the rice at its most aromatic and pleasant time.

[Anonymous No.19693284]

>>19693266
>he thinks restaurants cook rice to order
What magical technique do you imagine they use to accomplish this feat? I've seen just about everything and can't think of a good way this could be accomplished other than having a prix fixe menu with set dining times or telling the guests that any dish with rice is going to take an extra 10-15 minutes.

[Anonymous No.19693292]

>>19692548
Rice is rice regardless of your buyer's remorse.

>my mommy said the rice was extra super good
Did your mom buy a zoji? If she didn't then she was just being nice to you.

[Anonymous No.19693299]

>>19693182
>He's still melting down

[Anonymous No.19693308]

>>19693292
>NO! STOP PRETENDING TO LIKE [THING]! EVERYBODY IS JUST PRETENDING TO LIKE [THING I DON'T LIKE]!
>HOW DARE YOU SMILE AND LAUGH AND ACT LIKE YOU'RE HAVING FUN! YOU CAN'T BE HAVING FUN BECAUSE I'M NOT HAVING FUN!
>YOU KEEP PRAISING THIS THING YOU BOUGHT AND EXPLAINING HOW GREAT IT IS BUT YOU MUST HAVE BUYER'S REMORSE! I'VE NEVER USED ONE BUT HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S STUPID SO EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT ONE MUST HAVE REALIZED IT'S STUPID AND REGRET THE PURCHASE!!!

[Anonymous No.19693309]

>>19693101
I’m asking this sincerely and with no malice. Are you retarded?

[Anonymous No.19693311]

>>19693309
He's obviously trolling at this point.

[Anonymous No.19693316]

>>19693266
God, you’ve really never worked in a restaurant

[Anonymous No.19693318]

>>19693308
Based on this outburst I'm guessing your mommy must not have bought the super special Japanese rice cooker folded over 10,000 times and keeps cooking it on the stove like she always has even though she told you that the rice you made for her was SUPER DUPER YUMMALICIOUS and a life-changing experience?

Huh? How about that?

[Anonymous No.19693322]

>>19693284
Rice is soaked in 2 hour cycles and cooked to order. 5 minute cook. You really are a cooklet
>>19693316
You've never even been near an acceptable meal in your life

[Anonymous No.19693352]

>>19693299
What the fuck are you on about? That was my first post, and I didn't bother reading the rest of this retarded thread to know what you're referring to

[Anonymous No.19693856]

>>19692454
My wife got me a Zoji one for my birthday last year and cooking rice is the equivalent of me spending 20 seconds washing the rice. I could do it in my sleep and the little Zoji boy cooks it perfect legitimately every time. It's like asking why you use the elevator when stairs exist, only stairs at least give you some sort of meaningful exercise. You're retarded for using the stairs if it takes you that much longer but also if you don't even get the exercise.

[Anonymous No.19693873]

>>19693203
>cheap Chinese rice cooker.

The two biggest brands Internationally are made in japan and Korea

[Anonymous No.19693971]

>>19692454
It's less effort with the rice cooker.

[Anonymous No.19694021]

>>19692926
Pan fried toast is way better than toaster lel

[Anonymous No.19694038]

>>19692454
No point. Yes. Laziness (convenience)

[Anonymous No.19694053]

>>19692926
Real talk though, slot toasters are retarded and useless when toaster ovens exist.

[Anonymous No.19694076]

I spent $60 on a sandwich press that doubles as a griddle even though I own a stove and pans and I have no regrets over it. People like owning things.

[Anonymous No.19694083]

>>19693193
Not true. A power surge can quickly melt and alight your average countertop appliance. It doesn't matter if its own circuit is inert, the weak wiring between the outlet to the circuit are still connected to the grid. It seems trivial now, but a few decades ago power surges were a reasonably expected occurrence, people's whole houses used to burn down. Now it's different because the grid is more stable, we have the circuit breakers, we also have intermediate power bars that automatically turn off in a wattage exceedance, AND many of our appliances have their own failsafes. But people who grew up in the past can't see all the different protections we now have, so they still worry about these things.

[Anonymous No.19694087]

>>19692511
>time-saving
If you know in advance you're making rice, sure. Otherwise it takes twice or thrice as long.

[Anonymous No.19694096]

>>19692538
You and all rice cooker niggas are retarded, it's so easy to cook rice in a pot that there's no point to making it any easier. All you have to do once the rice and water is in the pot is put a lid on and turn it to low when the water boils, then turn it off when it's done. I've never fucked it up from not paying attention, even if I inadvertently let it boil too long it makes no difference, boiling off way too much water is the only way you could fuck it up. Rice cooker rice isn't much more idiot-proof at all. The pot takes burner space for only about 10 minutes for white rice, during which you can do other parts of your meal, afterwards when you rest the rice you can move it. If you need more burner space get more or get better at managing it.

[Anonymous No.19694100]

>>19692454
>why even have an oven when I can just cook everything with my microwave?

[Anonymous No.19694106]

>>19694096
Post rice. From what you're saying it sounds like you're making incredibly shitty rice. Not as bad as "pasta style" but still remarkably bad rice.

[Anonymous No.19694110]

>>19694100
Heat in an oven and that induced by a microwave are too different to be interchangeable. But the rice cooker is literally a pot on an electric heating element just like a pot on a stove.

[Anonymous No.19694112]

>>19694100
Oven is bigger for one, rice cooker fags desperate

[Anonymous No.19694124]

>>19692454
It's the asian equivalent of a toaster.

[Anonymous No.19694149]

>>19692567
This made me laugh then sigh
You're happy but at what cost

[Anonymous No.19694190]

>>19694053
>useless
they make toast

[Anonymous No.19694486]

i live in japan and literally everybody i know that does any kind of home cooking uses a rice cooker

[Anonymous No.19694490]

>>19692454
>cook rice on stove unattended
>burns rice
>cook rice in rice cooked unattended
>cooks rice
It's not rocket science OP

[Anonymous No.19694712]

>>19694190
So does the toaster oven, but usually better and it's also useful for other things like reheating leftovers, cooking individual servings of certain things, or even broiling.

Also less likely to catch fire since you can easily see right into it and see if it needs to be cleaned out unlike slot toasters which most people never even think to do so much as pull the crumb tray and empty it.

[Anonymous No.19694751]

>>19693322
What a bizarre thing to make up.

[Anonymous No.19695162]

>>19692496
this is the correct evaluation.

[Anonymous No.19695725]

I was thinking it would be cool to have a rice cooker. Then I realized I only use pic related. Only time I ever used regular rice is making stuffed peppers.

[Anonymous No.19695726]

>>19692470
this
its a no brainer if you and your family eat rice 3 times a day
much easier than babying a pot on a stove that can ruin the rice if you're not paying attention to exactly when its ready.
also sounds funny but asians literally dont know that you can cook rice on the stove.

[Anonymous No.19695736]

>>19694712
>useless

[Anonymous No.19695738]

>>19692475
it's all so tiring.

[Anonymous No.19695977]

>>19695736
Did you just stop reading the sentence halfway through? What is this?

[Anonymous No.19696004]

>>19695977
no but I could have

[Anonymous No.19696006]

>>19692454
THE RICE COOKER'S TIME IS NOT THE USER'S TIME

They can be anywhere else while the rice cooks instead of needing to return at two specific times just to turn a knob. It is very much worth it for daily rice eaters.

[Anonymous No.19696492]

>>19692454
People here obviously don't have kids
>Get home
>Put rice on
>play with kids
>Don't have to constantly go back to the kitchen to check on rice
>6pm, go into the kitchen and serve rice and food from the slow cooker

[Anonymous No.19696505]

>>19696492
No one with kids ever cooked rice on a stove. You're really a genius

[Anonymous No.19696632]

>tfw want to do rice the normal way
>stove in apartment defaults exclusively between almost off, medium, or turbo no matter how slightly I adjust gas flow

[Anonymous No.19696647]

>>19692454
They're handy if you make rice all the time.

[Anonymous No.19697380]

>>19695725
>boil in bag
Why would you do that to yourself?

[Anonymous No.19697668]

>>19695725
What's the point of these? Boiling a single portion of regular rice takes ten minutes, is it just to save on cleaning the pot?

[Anonymous No.19697690]

>>19695725
Admitting that you use a product like this on the food and cooking board should result in a ban.

[Anonymous No.19697713]

>>19692947
>>19697668
What the fuck kind of rice only takes 10 minutes?

[Anonymous No.19697855]

>>19692454
1. Pressurized rice cookers cook rice faster & fluffier, conveniently without failure, compared to a regular pot & stove setup.
2. They keep rice warm at a constant temperature throughout the day (reheated rice become hard and go stale quicker).

Obviously, if you don't eat rice almost every meal you wouldn't need one. But having one makes one's life easier if one does.
t. "lice" munching bugman

[Anonymous No.19697904]

>>19697713
Ten minutes of boiling time, not including waiting for it to reach boiling point and then sitting for a few minutes afterwards. I was assuming the "ten minute" boil in the bag rice claim was also omitting those steps from the time, if it's not then fair enough.

[Anonymous No.19697913]

>>19697855
This guy rikes fly lie for won dow-lah. Rmao.

[Anonymous No.19697925]

>>19692478
meme != bad

[Anonymous No.19699317]

>>19692454
You get one if you eat rice everyday
you start it, then you start cooking
you make a soup, and you stir fry some shit
by the time it's done, you usually have one stir fried veg, stir fried meat, a soup.

[Anonymous No.19699336]

without a rice cooker, you need to return after two specific durations just to turn a knob. This means you cannot start anything that takes longer than those specific durations. How is this difficult to understand?

[Anonymous No.19699394]

Zojirushi
https://youtu.be/2xjGro7-Utk
https://youtu.be/W2UMRFcDtGU
https://youtu.be/V0BVRxiE4wc

[Anonymous No.19700705]

>>19692454
it's convenient
my stove is pretty inconsistent with temperature.
0 is off, 9 is full power. Everything inbetween is a daily gamble. So I use a rice cooker to get the right temperature for rice, and can let it sit there while I do other things, without worrying of burning.
Also, the warming function is pretty nice

[Anonymous No.19700727]

>>19700705
>0 is off, 9 is full power
Why are you using numbers on a stove? Just look at the flame.

[Anonymous No.19700734]

>>19700727
>flame
I don't cook with gas, anon. It's not allowed in the complex where I live, and getting a single gas cooker like for camping is too much of a hassle for me

[Anonymous No.19700765]

>>19692454
>bro, what is the point in having an electric kettle when you can just boil water on the stove or in the microwave (as long as you keep an eye on it)? Are people dumb?
>guy, why would you use a blender when you can achieve the same result by chopping finely for 20 minutes and then adding to a big pot and using a potatoe masher glued to a whisk for a further 35 minutes? What is that, laziness?
>fella, you seriously have kitchen space dedicated to cupboards? You know you can dig deep into the Earth and construct a little shed to store your veggies? Root cellar, ever heard of it genius?

I don't even have a rice cooker but you are either truly retarded OR you're actually being elitist about your ability to cook grains. I don't know what's worse, honestly

[Anonymous No.19700823]

>>19692454
Maybe if you eat rice regularly, but then again I don't see any oatmeal machines or pasta machines or bread machines.

[Anonymous No.19700899]

>>19700823
>bread machines
boy, do I have some news for you

[Anonymous No.19700903]

>using a free reply machine
>instead of getting replies through hard work with a regular premise

[Anonymous No.19700926]

>>19692470
>consistent results
is your timer inconsistent?

[Anonymous No.19701074]

>>19700823
are you stupid?
there are pasta machines and bread machines

[Anonymous No.19701099]

>>19692454
hands off, electric > gas, frees a burner on the stove

[Anonymous No.19701104]

>>19692454
it's just good for plain and brown rice (you can also mod it) but for bangin rice toasting it on the stove with butter is where it's at

[Anonymous No.19701174]

>>19692454
Why are asians obsessed with white rice and they're afraid of brown rice

[Anonymous No.19701177]

I can drown you in it

[Anonymous No.19701327]

>>19701074
He's an average rice cooker hater. What did you expect? They are the poorest and most vile subspecies of human to exist in this realm.

[Anonymous No.19701376]

>>19701074
You can also cook oatmeal in your rice cooker using the "porridge" or "congee" setting. I'm not really sure why you would, unless you're feeding multiple people who aren't all eating at exactly the same time, but it's there as an option.

[Anonymous No.19702120]

>>19700765
Ridiculous collection of strawman arguments that were never made except in you're head

[Anonymous No.19702125]

>>19701174
They aren't exactly known for eating healthy to begin with. Though they might accidentally have dodged a bullet considering how much arsenic is in brown rice compared to white rice

[Anonymous No.19702893]

>>19702120
He's exaggerating the claims to an extreme where it sounds ridiculous. We could do the same if our argument required it. Only argument I've got nothing on is that a rice cooker somehow does it better. I'm skeptical but having never tried one, I let it go there at least. I definitely don't see how it's more convenient.

[Anonymous No.19702901]

>>19692454
I got one but I kinda regret it because it has no quick cook option like some of them do, so it takes 30 full minutes or more to make rice (on a stove I can do it much faster). Depending on what I'm making it's fine, but a lot of the time I want to throw together something quick and it's just a hindrance. It has other cooking options so maybe I'll try some of those.

[Anonymous No.19703197]

>>19695725
>boil in bag
May as well just eat packing peanuts. Why would you ever do that? I support rice cookers (one of my FAVORITE kitchen appliances), but you can just as easily make rice with a lid and a pot.

[Anonymous No.19704171]

>>19702893
I'm normally quite against redundant kitchen appliances, however it absolutely can be a lot more convenient, I work a lot and quite late and being able to put on some rice and eat it the second it's done or 2 hours later without having to watch it or have it go all soggy and disgusting is a big benefit, a good rice cooker used in the correct manner will also produce rice of a really high quality, not something that can't be replicated using a pot but certainly better than most average or good cooks

[Anonymous No.19704178]

>>19692454
>Couldn't you just do the same effort with a pot and a stove?
No. I can't put rice and water into a pot and stove, press a button, walk away, and come back to perfectly cooked rice with no chance of burning. What a retardedly obvious question.

[Anonymous No.19704189]

>>19700926
Rice varies from day to day and crop to crop. These machines are able to compensate for those differences and produce consistent results regardless.

[Anonymous No.19704191]

Are you asian and eat rice several times a day? Get a rice cooker. convenient, easy, consistent. are you a regular joe schmoe and eat rice now and then with your meal? use a pot you lazy fuck.

[Anonymous No.19704199]

>>19692475
Anything that lets a bunch of incels who just learned to boil ramen show off their "culinary skills" and feel superior to an imaginary strawman is top tier bait

You should try the Blue Apron / Hellofresh thing, they lose their minds over that stuff despite buying trader joe's tendies in a box and thinking that's somehow better

[Anonymous No.19704395]

why are we acting like making rice on a stove is worse than being shot?

[Anonymous No.19704405]

Alright contrarians,
then tell me a FOOLPROOF way to cook white rice without a rice cooker with just a pot, lid and burner.
I'll wait.

[Anonymous No.19704695]

>>19704178
>put rice and water in rice cooker
>press button
>walk away
>come back when done
Versus
>put rice and water into a pot and stove
>set timer
>walk away
>come back when done
SUCH DIFFERENCE MUCH WOW

[Anonymous No.19704979]

I cook rice in the sink.

[Anonymous No.19704985]

>>19704695
One of the worst recipes I have ever seen for pot cooked rice. Your asian ancestors commit sudoku in grave.

[Anonymous No.19705046]

>>19692454
How come my rice always comes out clumpy and sticky? This is what I do:
>Clean rice w cold water
>1 part rice, 1.5 parts water (cold)
>cook for about 9 minutes
>cover pot and bring to a boil as fast as possible
>let simmer for the remainder of the time
I try fluffing it after but it doesn't really change much since it's already clumpy and sticky

[Anonymous No.19705167]

>>19704191
I eat rice a couple times a week at most, but that doesn't mean I want to fuck around with cooking it in a pot when I can just use the cheap ass rice cooker we got from my wife's family that's been in use for like 20 years with no issues. If the thing ever does die on us you can bet your ass I'm gonna buy another one.

[Anonymous No.19705171]

>>19705046
Have you tried adjusting your ratio, retard? Keep in mind that when you rinse your rice some of the water stays on the rice even after you drain it off.

[Anonymous No.19705178]

>>19704979
How?

[Anonymous No.19705181]

>>19701174
Historically brown rice was for poor peasants in Asia while the polished white wass for the wealthy. Same as white vs whole wheat bread in the west really

[Anonymous No.19705189]

imo these things can be a great investment if you really eat rice like that.
I’ve just been using a pressure cooker/insta pot though and it works just fine.
It takes like a batch or two to figure out the perfect time/ ratio for a new kind of rice but that’s all good.
Once you figure it out it’s perfect every time/set it and forget it.
btfos a pot

[Anonymous No.19705208]

>>19705046
What kind of rice are you using?

You need to let the rice rest for 10 mins after it is done cooking. Try reducing water also.

If you're stuck you can try the foolproof cooking time method.

Add rice and water to covered pot. Set a timer to time how long water takes to boil on high heat. Reduce heat and cook for exactly how long it took to boil. Let sit for 10 minutes covered before fluffing.

[Anonymous No.19705298]

>>19692454
Tourist from /tv/ here. Not going to read the thread. I set mine on a timer and go do other shit and come back and my rice is done. You’ve got to be gay or retarded or both to think you’re special for cooking rice manually.

[Anonymous No.19705360]

>>19704189
Explain how the machine detects/compensate for varying rice quality.

[Anonymous No.19705425]

>>19704695
this nigger forgot to even turn on his stove

[Anonymous No.19705657]

>>19705425
It also didn't mention anything about making sure the rice cooker is powered on. Almost like certain obvious things are obviously implied and don't need to be directly stated

[Anonymous No.19705673]

>>19692454
Now try cooking one of those machines on a pot and stove combo. Show us your true skills.

[Anonymous No.19705690]

>>19705657
Almost like you are a faggot

[Anonymous No.19705722]

>>19705690
Not that far off. I used to fuck little bitches like you when I was in prison

[Anonymous No.19706178]

>>19697904
Yeah boil and bag basically takes 10 minutes from place in pot to done. You don't count it after it starts boiling. Though more than 2 bags is going to take more time.

>>19697668
The point is the convenience for a person that only makes a rice dish every week or two. I'm a noodle man, not a rice man. I mean I like spanish rice and stir fry, but I just make them less than pasta.

[Anonymous No.19706230]

>>19705722
anon, just like being able to make rice, that is nothing to be proud of.

[Anonymous No.19706315]

Zojirushi rice cooker documentary
https://miomio.guru/cambria230914.html

[Anonymous No.19706360]

[Anonymous No.19706361]

>>19692538
>A rice cooker frees up your attention and burner space
Rice takes pretty much zero attention
I don't even use a timer, just have an internal clock because I cook rice frequently
Burner space? Rarely a problem, and on those occasions my counter is also slammed and more planning is the solution, not more junk

[Anonymous No.19706407]

How's the Phillips 1L fuzzy logic rice cooker? There's no zojirushi in this backwater country.

[Anonymous No.19706423]

>>19705046
Too much water. The best way to measure is water ratio that's 1 thumb joint above the water. Almost always gives me perfect rice and lower the heat quite low after it boils.

[Anonymous No.19706484]

>>19706423
WRONG and STUPID. You do not make perfect rice with such methods of measuring.
The best way to measure water to rice ratio is by weight. Just be sure to drain the rice very well after washing.

[Anonymous No.19706523]

>>19706484
Been cooking that way for ages same as my mum who taught me.

Fucking white-cuck with his rice cooker telling me how to cook rice.

[Anonymous No.19706578]

I'm actually glad this thread is up, unironically I want to buy a rice cooker and I'm trying to figure out which one, probably only need to make 1-2 servings at a time. Main priority would be versatility or rather handling jasmine, basmati, brown, etc all relatively well. Can't figure out what the fuck these "micom", "neuro fuzzy", and "umami" models all designate and what the difference is. I don't give a fuck about making congee or soup either, just want rice. Budget around $250 and made in Japan would be preferable because, well, you know why. Any advice?

[Anonymous No.19706592]

>>19706578
Yeah, I have some advice. Kill yourself you fuckin fag

[Anonymous No.19706596]

>>19706592
trust me i think about it every day

[Anonymous No.19706597]

>>19706523
You are STUPID and DUMB aren't you? Rice cookers have markings on the pot that you fill up to!

IF you had even the faintest semblance of a BRAIN you would have been able to piece together the obvious and understood I'm not talking about rice cookers. I may have one, but I make better rice than you and your mother combined in my donabe.
Now kneel to me you feeble little pissant.

[Anonymous No.19706607]

>>19706578
things might get better for you once you get your rice cooker. from these threads we can see that that average rice cooker non-owners are very angry and troubled people.

[Anonymous No.19706683]

>>19706597
Sure thing cuck but you also use a meat thermometer like the good little Cooklet that you are.

[Anonymous No.19706713]

>>19692454
>cake
what? like an actual cake?

[Anonymous No.19706737]

>>19706683
You gleefully admitted to making shitty rice. You even spilled the beans about your mother making shitty rice! Seethe more, bucko! My advice? Maybe get a donabe and some proper rice cooking techniques if you want ackshully good rice! Lmfao. Post rice, ricelet.

[Anonymous No.19706777]

>>19692454
On the cheap level, you're paying for automation. Just put in rice, water, flip a switch, you're done and can focus on other crap. The more expensive stuff tries to mimic artisans, i.e. dudes who make rice in a clay pot over an open fire and have been doing it that way for decades. Also different options for other kinds of rice but that's not a big deal.

[Anonymous No.19706778]

>>19705181
>Historically brown rice was for poor peasants in Asia while the polished white wass for the wealthy. Same as white vs whole wheat bread in the west really

weird. I bought a bag that claimed to be 100% whole wheat bread the other day from HEB grocery and it tasted amazing. the depth of flavor surpasses anything white bread can give.

The only superior alternative of white bread is that it's softer and perhaps more sweeter with a less aggressive taste.

[Anonymous No.19706877]

>>19706315
Another one
https://miomio.guru/gaia230210.html

[Anonymous No.19707107]

>>19706713
It's a thing, yeah. They often don't have ovens.

[Anonymous No.19707233]

>>19705360
The machines are made in Asia therefore they're Asian
And I think they know a little bit more about rice than you pal because they INVENTED IT!

[Anonymous No.19707554]

I cant find a rice cooker without chemical linings so yeah, stainless steel pot for me.

[Anonymous No.19707765]

>>19707554
Look harder dipwad.

[Anonymous No.19707803]

>>19707554
Literally the first Google result for "rice cooker stainless steel bowl"

https://www.amazon.com/Aroma-Simply-Stainless-Uncooked-Cooked/dp/B007TNXYYA

[Anonymous No.19707860]

>>19695726
Minimal heat is enough for rice so no risk of overflowing, once you know it you're golden, it's 3 on my induction table. So reach simmer point (at 7 or 8), then 3, 8-10 minutes timer, feels no brain enough.
Not to mention, the result greatly depends on the quantity of water you put, something a rice cooker doesn't cover.

[Anonymous No.19707867]

>>19692454
It's useful for chinks who eat rice 3 meals a day. Their traditional family meals also consist out of 4 or 5 small side dishes instead of a starter or main so anything that frees up stovetop space is a bonus.

If you're a Western schlub living alone or with your gf and you eat rice maybe once or twice a week you really don't need one.

[Anonymous No.19707909]

>>19707860
>the amount of water you add doesn't matter to the final product when using a rice cooker
Fucking what?

[Anonymous No.19707916]

>>19707867
If you're not a poor retard, whether or not you "need" a rice cooker is entirely irrelevant. I don't need most of the things I own, but I can afford to own things that make life easier without them being an absolute necessity.

[Anonymous No.19707918]

>>19707909
Yet another ricelet that thinks it is a master rice cooker after making edible rice a handful of times.

It seems to know exactly how rice cookers work without ever having owned one. It's a strange phenomena.

[Anonymous No.19707947]

>>19692682
0.93 by volume or weight? How would you compensate cooking times for 5000ft altitude?

[Anonymous No.19707952]

>>19692454
some troglodytes legitimately don't know how to cook rice in a pot

[Anonymous No.19707960]

>>19704405
put in 1 cup of water and some butter
raise to a boil
add 1/2 cup of rice
once it starts to simmer, lower the heat and cover with lid
wait 15 minutes
I don't know how you can fuck that up.

[Anonymous No.19708033]

>>19692454
No you have to give the chinks 600 to make rice. Because... you just have to okay.

[Anonymous No.19708040]

Rice cooker chads making another subhuman rice cooker hating pot cooker seethe.

We win again lads.

[Anonymous No.19708053]

>>19708040
genuinely confused by how people are triggered by a $200 rice cooker (for a good brand) that people use everyday. Can they live their lives without being so upset?

[Anonymous No.19708109]

>>19708053
Intense poorfag cope.

[Anonymous No.19708287]

>>19692454
it keeps the rice warm while I bang you're mom

[Anonymous No.19708393]

>>19707916
It's not so much a matter of money or necessity than it is of practicality. If you eat a lot of rice regularly or want to keep a burner free, then a rice cooker is a good purchase. If you don't, then it makes perfect sense to cook it in a pot. It's barely any more work than using a rice cooker.

In the end it all depends on what suits your own needs and neither approach is that much of a big deal, and faggots like (you) who try to insist factors like taste, ease or wealth are major ones make it obvious that they're cooklets who got memed into making a purchase on dubious grounds which makes them overly defensive when questioned on it.

[Anonymous No.19708442]

>>19692478
>they're for people who don't know how to cook rice.

or on the exact opposite end of the spectrum, they're for people who do know how to cook rice, but get so tired of doing it manually that they just put the stuff in a machine and then press a few buttons and wait for the result.

[Anonymous No.19708451]

I needed to replace a very old rice maker and discovered that I can use my induction cooktop to make just as good rice as the rice cooker did.

[Anonymous No.19708522]

>>19708393
You're the one trying to define who does or doesn't need a rice cooker you faggot. If you make rice ever, and you would rather use a rice cooker to do it, and you can afford one, get one. That's really all there is to it.

[Anonymous No.19709259]

sing a sing a song

[Anonymous No.19709269]

700$ Zojirushi rice cooker's IH heater

[Anonymous No.19709878]

my rice cooker literally melted itself on its third use. What a fucking piece of shit.

[Anonymous No.19711478]

>>19709878
maybe try not buying $10 rice cookers next time. or just don't be dumb and use a $10 stainless steel pot instead that gets the job done for a similar amount of effort