Does a Rice Cooker Really Make Rice Fluffy?

I used to have a rice cooker. To me it was not any better than cooking in a saucepan on top of the stove. Plus the rice cooker I purchased had an aluminum inset pot and the rice would stick to that. I quit using the rice cooker and went back to my original cooking method. I don't think that the rice was any fluffier with the rice cooker. Good luck with your decision. Maybe others have had a better experience with theirs.

Thank you I always wondered about a rice cooker.I won't be buying. Thanks

I have had a Wolfgang Puck rice cooker for several years. I do use it for rice for the simple reason that the pot doesn't have to be "watched". If you have other things to do in the kitchen, this is a blessing. It also turns off when the rice is done and automatically adjusts the controls to "keep warm". Yes, it is fluffy. I mostly use it to steam vegetables. Esp broccoli and cauliflower so that the veggies stay crisp. Works great for that.

I've had a Zojirushi for years and it makes great rice. The keep warm setting is a huge benefit too.

On 3/4/2015 Cookie06 said:

I used to have a rice cooker. To me it was not any better than cooking in a saucepan on top of the stove. Plus the rice cooker I purchased had an aluminum inset pot and the rice would stick to that. I quit using the rice cooker and went back to my original cooking method. I don't think that the rice was any fluffier with the rice cooker. Good luck with your decision. Maybe others have had a better experience with theirs.

Totally ditto the above!! (except I still have the thing which is taking up valuable real estate in my kitchen!)

Sadly is on the top of my list of things I shouldn't have wasted my money on.

Just my experience and opinion....I know others have loved theirs. Wish I did!

On 3/4/2015 jaxs mom said:

I've had a Zojirushi for years and it makes great rice. The keep warm setting is a huge benefit too.

I have a similar type rice cooker (fuzzy logic), we love it. We use it all the time, and in our opinion, it does make better rice.

We don't consider it a "gadget."

I don't have a special rice cooker, but I do cook rice in my crockpot. I did it the first time for my dog, but I was so impressed with the fluffiness of the rice that I started to use it for us people too. Obviously it's slow - it's a slow cooker - but I much prefer the result over cooking it more quickly on the stove.

I also bought the mini 1.5 cup WP rice cooker. Love it. It does make fluffy rice. I have always made instant rice in the past. It's nice for just the 2 of us. If I already have some leftover rice I can put some thin cut pork chops in the RC & have dinner ready pretty quick. The pork chops with gravy & rice are really good & just make a salad to go with it. It also makes good beef stew. I can put in the meat, potatoes, carrots, onions & it makes 2 servings of beef stew. Comes in handy when I just want to make a small amount. It makes yummy mac n' cheese & so easy. I'm going to try the banana nut bread in it soon to see how it turns out. If I had not bought the cookbook with the RC I would have no idea what to cook in it. I thought it just made rice.