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Does a Rice Cooker Really Make Rice Fluffy?

cuddlesmama — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:34:59 GMT

I don't know anything about a rice cooker other than other gadget to buy. Could you tell me for what you use it for?

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Cookie06 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:38:51 GMT

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.

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cuddlesmama — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:45:16 GMT

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

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pattypeep — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:57:59 GMT

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.

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jaxs mom — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:59:31 GMT

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

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RespectLife — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:00:37 GMT

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!

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nomless — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:04:36 GMT

My 1.5 cup puck rice cooker makes perfect rice. I cook lots of other things in it, too. Love it. Ifyou get a cooker, it might take a couple of times to figure out exactly how much rice, water to use. I love it.

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suzyQ3 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:44:54 GMT

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."

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Clover29 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:50:50 GMT

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.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:03:40 GMT

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.

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bigkat — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:06:26 GMT

I have a cheap old Proctor Silex one, had it for many years and use it at least once a week. I would love a newer one when I get around to it, so I would certainly buy another one and could not do with out it!

It is great to have it doing its own thing while I am getting the rest of dinner together, or helping my kids with homework. Mine makes fluffy rice. I usually use Jasmine rice and I use a little less water or broth(what I usually use) than called for and the rice comes out more fluffy. I will add chopped veggies and herbs/seasonings at times too. It works great also on rice mixes that come in a box/envelope for a quick side...love taco/Spanish rice when we have tacos.

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Sooner — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:10:28 GMT

On 3/4/2015 suzyQ3 said:
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 agree! Sure you can make a pot of rice on the stove. But you can't walk away and forget about it until dinner is done, or delay dinner and have it still warm, perfect and waiting an hour later.

We have a Zo fuzzy logic and a little WP 1.5 cup one we use sometimes for a quick one-shot meal.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:14:35 GMT

On 3/4/2015 Sooner said:
On 3/4/2015 suzyQ3 said:
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 agree! Sure you can make a pot of rice on the stove. But you can't walk away and forget about it until dinner is done, or delay dinner and have it still warm, perfect and waiting an hour later.

We have a Zo fuzzy logic and a little WP 1.5 cup one we use sometimes for a quick one-shot meal.

What you talking about, my friends?

I've always cooked rice in a pot with a lid. The only (kind of) watching is for the water to boil so I could put the rice and a pinch of salt in. Cover it up. Turn it down. Set the timer. Come back when it rings. Bam, done - perfect every time.

But I have to say - I actually have an old (like REALLY old!) rice cooker that was given to me. This is from way before the kind of technology they have now. I used it a few times, years ago, but in this old one it always ended up with the bottom part all stuck to the pan. It came out, of course, but you lost a lot of rice in the process. I imagine the ones from current times don't do that.

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Sooner — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:21:07 GMT

On 3/4/2015 chickenbutt said:
On 3/4/2015 Sooner said:
On 3/4/2015 suzyQ3 said:
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 agree! Sure you can make a pot of rice on the stove. But you can't walk away and forget about it until dinner is done, or delay dinner and have it still warm, perfect and waiting an hour later.

We have a Zo fuzzy logic and a little WP 1.5 cup one we use sometimes for a quick one-shot meal.

What you talking about, my friends?

I've always cooked rice in a pot with a lid. The only (kind of) watching is for the water to boil so I could put the rice and a pinch of salt in. Cover it up. Turn it down. Set the timer. Come back when it rings. Bam, done - perfect every time.

But I have to say - I actually have an old (like REALLY old!) rice cooker that was given to me. This is from way before the kind of technology they have now. I used it a few times, years ago, but in this old one it always ended up with the bottom part all stuck to the pan. It came out, of course, but you lost a lot of rice in the process. I imagine the ones from current times don't do that.

No! The new ones keep it nice, fluffy and hot and not burned on the bottom for hours. We like stir fry dishes a LOT so I can come home, put the rice on, change clothes, chop veggies, put a load of clothes in the washer, chop up all the veggies for the stir fry, wait for hubby to come home, do the stir fry, and then dish up the rice. I can do all that and never give a thought to the rice.

To me that's simply a miracle! We also eat rice as a side dish, hubby likes it with chili (his momma ain't from around here and they put beans in chili).

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chickenbutt — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:23:54 GMT

Hey Sooner! Glad to hear they make them better now.

I usually have a little white rice in the freezer (in case the dog has tummy problems) and a larger L&L full of brown rice in there (for me).

I really enjoy rice. I've been mildly concerned about the whole arsenic thing, but I try to buy California brown rice and - well, I'm not dead yet!

Happy day!

PS: About the beans - Hey, I resemble that remark.

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ChynnaBlue — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:53:29 GMT

I love my rice cooker. You can buy a simple one, with one press and go setting, or something with more options. Mine is an Aroma rice cooker which comes with a steamer tray and settings for white rice, brown rice, saute-than-simmer, and a delay timer. As I type this, I have brown rice in the cooker on a delay timer and the rice will be perfectly cooked and set to warm when I get home tonight. I can steam fish, veggies, or chicken in the steaming tray or make soup in the cooker. I can saute items before turning it on cook mode, too. The Aroma website has over 200 recipes that can be made using a rice cooker, from cake and oatmeal to chili or chicken.

Whether or not the rice comes out fluffy depends on following directions, but rice comes out consistently. I add rice, water, and salt and my rice doesn't stick to the inside. Once I scoop the rice out, I can easily hand wash the pot or put it in the dishwasher. I grew up with a rice cooker and have always found it to be a valuable appliance.

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foggy! — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:02:15 GMT

I love my inexpensive rice cooker! I only have 4 stove burners, so I really really appreciate having this pot cook rice on the counter, not taking up a burner. Mine is an 8 cup capacity, aluminum inner removable vessel, with cook and warm settings, called Elite probably from Walmart. I normally measure 3C rice, 4.5C water or chicken broth, set it to "cook" and the pot steams away freeing me to do other things, and when its done it pops up to "warm" and stays that way until I want it. Normally, rice doesn't stick but if it does, a little water in the pot while we eat and its loosened enough to hand wash easily and completely. If this little pot ever stops working I will definitely buy another one just like it. While it was inexpensive, I totally find it Quality, Valuable, and Convenient

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Sooner — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:08:13 GMT

On 3/4/2015 chickenbutt said:
Hey Sooner! Glad to hear they make them better now.

I usually have a little white rice in the freezer (in case the dog has tummy problems) and a larger L&L full of brown rice in there (for me).

I really enjoy rice. I've been mildly concerned about the whole arsenic thing, but I try to buy California brown rice and - well, I'm not dead yet!

Happy day!

PS: About the beans - Hey, I resemble that remark.

Remarkable isn't it! YOU use beans in chili and I use canned soup! And we're STILL friends!

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occasionalrain — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:11:39 GMT

I like Jasmin rice and make it in a rice cooker. The rice tastes and smells different, better by a lot, from the same rice made in a pot on the stove. It's magic.

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Reba055 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:59:11 GMT

I don't have one but I asked my son to bring his over one time when I was making shrimp creole for a crowd. It was really nice and the rice turned out perfect!