rice cookers??

[jpt]

is it worth it?? i'm thinking about getting one b/c i eat brown rice almost everyday. i was just looking at a few...they ranged from $70-$300....does anyone have a suggestion on where to get a good one?

 

[alex2678]

LOL. There was a chef on food network a few years ago, Ming Tsai, who used to say rice cookers were not necessary to making good rice. Never used them before myself, but you can read some reviews:

http://www.epinions.com/Rice_Cookers_and_Steamers/show_~top_sellers

 

[Ghede]

Of no need unless you are cooking sticky rice. Whole, long grains do NOT need steamers. Save your money.

 

[Carl Carlson]

I have a rice cooker. It's pretty handy, but the best part is that it has a vegetable steamer tray... I use the thing for veggies 5x more than I use it for rice.

I have this guy:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...7859-9097433?_encoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=284507

 

[36drew]

Of no need unless you are cooking sticky rice. Whole, long grains do NOT need steamers. Save your money.

I know many people that use it for whole long grain rice, and it cooks it in about half the time. I think it is well worth the money for them.

I personally use oats as my main CHO source, so it is not of value to me.

 

[Ghede]

I know many people that use it for whole long grain rice, and it cooks it in about half the time. I think it is well worth the money for them.

I personally use oats as my main CHO source, so it is not of value to me.

Actually, you can cook oats in them as well. Polenta, too, both cormeal and chickpea: no scorching EVER.


I usually do my grains 5 or 6 pots at a time, so having a festival of steamers cranking at the same time would be.. overkill.