Is rice one of your favorite dishes but you don’t enjoy cooking it because it either burns or sticks or you end up with under or overcooked rice? That can be enough to make anyone swear off making rice at home. But if you enjoy rice and want a better way to make it, rice cookers are available with multiple options in cooking functions and sizes. You can find them from inexpensive with just a few features to boast of or you can find expensive ones with all the bells and whistles.
How do you know which one you should get especially if you’ve never used a rice cooker before? The first step is to decide the size of the rice cooker based on the job you plan for it to do. Obviously, if your purpose is to feed on person, you can select a smaller model. But if it’s to feed a family or large crowds such as for a party or other social event, you’re going to want to choose the larger size. Decide if the cooker is for personal or business use-there are great cookers for sale that can be used commercially.
If you plan to only use the appliance for yourself, that’s fine to get a smaller one but you will limit yourself in the event you do want to use it for larger meals. You can find some that only cook rice without any other options. What are some of the features in a cooker that you don’t want to be without? Not all of the models have the same handy features. Make sure the rice cooker you want has a function to keep the rice warm and you don’t want to be reheating rice to serve in a microwave since that can dry it out.
One feature that should not be optional for any rice cooker is the inner pan that’s nonstick. Rice can stick as hard as glue on the inside of a pan and you don’t want that. You want to be able to rinse or wash it and have it come clean. An option that helps rice to cook evenly without the sticking is a feature that makes the rice heat evenly throughout called Induction Heating Technology. Some of the rice cookers use what’s called Fuzzy Logic which means the appliance can sense when the temperature needs to be changed and will make those adjustments to ensure rice is cooked right each time.