Rice cooker/steamer?

**CingularDuality** · 11-04-2006, 11:36 PM

Anyone have one that they like or hate? My wife wants one for under $50 and I'm seeing a HUGE variety of prices for what appear to be similar products.

Black_V!per · 11-04-2006, 11:52 PM

Quality over price... Thats my motto, I bought a cheap blender and a cheap dryer (To make homemade beef jerky), and I ended up spending the extra cash a few weeks later to get a better quality brand.

(But no one knows that I cook, shhh)

P.S. The blender wasnt for the beef jerky, it was for the, uhh, smoothies... ya

**CingularDuality** · 11-05-2006, 02:56 AM

Yeah, I want to buy quality, that's why I'm looking for recommendations!

Do you spell smoothie the same way I do?

M-A-R-G-A-R-I-T-A

Foxoq · 11-05-2006, 04:07 AM

I have a rice cooker and live by it. Add rice and water, push button, perfect rice every time, totally a hassle-saver. I'm not at home right now, so I can't tell you exactly what I have, but its not an uber model. I think the only thing your getting upwards of 50$ would be stupid gimmicks you don't need. But buy whatever you feel the need for I guess.

**dawolf** · 11-05-2006, 05:48 AM

Try adding a bit olive oil into the cooker and you get crispy rice!

RocketPunch · 11-05-2006, 01:32 PM

One of the best Japanese brand, steamer included and only $50.

http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-NHS-...UTF8&s=kitchen

**CingularDuality** · 11-05-2006, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RocketPunch

One of the best Japanese brand, steamer included and only $50.

http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-NHS-...UTF8&s=kitchen

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/...099464881_.jpg

Yeah, Zojirushi seems to be at the top of all the ratings that I could find. But I want at least a 10 cup cooker and Zojirushi sure is proud of their cookers...

**ThePenguineer** · 11-06-2006, 11:42 AM

Oooo... Zojirushi! My family had one and it lasted for nearly 10 years!

I can tell you that Asian people demand a lot from their rice cookers, so if you happen to pick up an Asian brand, especially the more expensive ones, you may want to look into learning how to use all of its dozens of functions. I have a recipe for bread baked in a rice cooker if you're interested!

The old Zojirushi I had a 12? cup capacity, though I don't think we ever actually made that much rice. How many people are you cooking for?

**CingularDuality** · 11-06-2006, 12:38 PM

Well, my wife sometimes caters for the women at her scrapbook shop, so, occasionally she'd be cooking for 30ish women...

RocketPunch · 11-06-2006, 12:59 PM

I doubt you can get a 10cup cooker for $50, yet I could be wrong.

Black_V!per · 11-06-2006, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Yeah, I want to buy quality, that's why I'm looking for recommendations!

Do you spell smoothie the same way I do?

M-A-R-G-A-R-I-T-A

Yes, yes I do believe we do spell quite alike.

**CingularDuality** · 11-06-2006, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RocketPunch

I doubt you can get a 10cup cooker for $50, yet I could be wrong.

**ThePenguineer** · 11-06-2006, 08:58 PM

I'd have to agree with RocketPunch that you'll be pretty hard pressed to find a good rice cooker with the capacity you're looking for at $50. The one's my family looks at with a 8-10 cup capacity from brands like Zojirushi and Sunpentown ring in at the $90-$100 area.

If you really need to stick to the budget, you may have to consider cooking the rice in shifts. Aside from the capacity, trying to cook that much rice at once is tricky, as you run the higher chance of burning the rice on the bottom before the rice in the middle cooks. It doesn't take that long (20 minutes) to get through one cook cycle, so it's not too big of a hassle.

**CingularDuality** · 11-07-2006, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePenguineer

I'd have to agree with RocketPunch that you'll be pretty hard pressed to find a good rice cooker with the capacity you're looking for at $50. The one's my family looks at with a 8-10 cup capacity from brands like Zojirushi and Sunpentown ring in at the $90-$100 area.

Is Sunpentown known for quality? I linked to a 10 cup cooker from them for $43. And I'm seeing that Wolfgang Puck 10 cup for $35 and I can't help but think that he wouldn't put his name on crappy products? Lot's of other quality name brands in that list, all 10 cups or larger for under $50 (except Zojirushi).

**ThePenguineer** · 11-07-2006, 01:55 PM

Well, Sunpentown is a Taiwanese? brand, so it's just more familiar to me than American or other Western brands of products.

Now that I think about it, I think I have an 8-cup Sunpentown at home. I don't know how your evaluation criteria would be, but I can say that's it's never burned rice and I've used it nearly daily for the last 3-4 years. It's easy to use in all you have to do is put the rice and proportionate amount of water in it (the pot part has hash marks to help you get the right amount of water for the amount of rice) and press one button. It has an auto-detector that switches from cooking to heating, which is a pretty standard feature.

I suppose for your rice cookin' needs, then you may want to look at www.americastestkitchen.com. It has a rice cooker review from last year, but you need to sign up to read it. It's free and has a bunch of recipes and ingredient/equipment reviews, so if you and/or your wife would be interested in some additional culinary info, it couldn't hurt.

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RocketPunch Join Date: May 2006 Location: NY, USA Posts: 1,119	Re: Rice cooker/steamer? One of the best Japanese brand, steamer included and only $50. http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-NHS-...UTF8&s=kitchen __________________ Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast!

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ThePenguineer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 778	Re: Rice cooker/steamer? Oooo... Zojirushi! My family had one and it lasted for nearly 10 years! I can tell you that Asian people demand a lot from their rice cookers, so if you happen to pick up an Asian brand, especially the more expensive ones, you may want to look into learning how to use all of its dozens of functions. I have a recipe for bread baked in a rice cooker if you're interested! The old Zojirushi I had a 12? cup capacity, though I don't think we ever actually made that much rice. How many people are you cooking for? __________________ \|TG-Irr\| ThePenguineer ::: \|TG-Irr\| Pengie the Noob TG-Irregulars Communications Officer Want to be more involved in TG? Think Irregulars!

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CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,809	Re: Rice cooker/steamer? Well, my wife sometimes caters for the women at her scrapbook shop, so, occasionally she'd be cooking for 30ish women... __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

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RocketPunch Join Date: May 2006 Location: NY, USA Posts: 1,119	Re: Rice cooker/steamer? I doubt you can get a 10cup cooker for $50, yet I could be wrong. __________________ Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast!

11-06-2006, 08:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
ThePenguineer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 778	Re: Rice cooker/steamer? I'd have to agree with RocketPunch that you'll be pretty hard pressed to find a good rice cooker with the capacity you're looking for at $50. The one's my family looks at with a 8-10 cup capacity from brands like Zojirushi and Sunpentown ring in at the $90-$100 area. If you really need to stick to the budget, you may have to consider cooking the rice in shifts. Aside from the capacity, trying to cook that much rice at once is tricky, as you run the higher chance of burning the rice on the bottom before the rice in the middle cooks. It doesn't take that long (20 minutes) to get through one cook cycle, so it's not too big of a hassle. __________________ \|TG-Irr\| ThePenguineer ::: \|TG-Irr\| Pengie the Noob TG-Irregulars Communications Officer Want to be more involved in TG? Think Irregulars!

11-07-2006, 01:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
ThePenguineer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 778	Re: Rice cooker/steamer? Well, Sunpentown is a Taiwanese? brand, so it's just more familiar to me than American or other Western brands of products. Now that I think about it, I think I have an 8-cup Sunpentown at home. I don't know how your evaluation criteria would be, but I can say that's it's never burned rice and I've used it nearly daily for the last 3-4 years. It's easy to use in all you have to do is put the rice and proportionate amount of water in it (the pot part has hash marks to help you get the right amount of water for the amount of rice) and press one button. It has an auto-detector that switches from cooking to heating, which is a pretty standard feature. I suppose for your rice cookin' needs, then you may want to look at www.americastestkitchen.com. It has a rice cooker review from last year, but you need to sign up to read it. It's free and has a bunch of recipes and ingredient/equipment reviews, so if you and/or your wife would be interested in some additional culinary info, it couldn't hurt. __________________ \|TG-Irr\| ThePenguineer ::: \|TG-Irr\| Pengie the Noob TG-Irregulars Communications Officer Want to be more involved in TG? Think Irregulars!

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