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There are many benefits to owning a rice cooker and many of them are well known. Rice cookers help to save time by taking care of the complete rice cooking process as well as reducing the amount of mess afterwards. There are many models on the market and the choice can be bewildering for anyone who is looking to buy one. In addition to there being many manufacturers, each one makes several models with different features and options. This article provides a quick guide to buying a rice cooker.
The initial issue to think about is the size of the cooker. By this I don’t mean the dimensions, although these are important for those with only a small space to place their cooker. In this case the size refers to the capacity of the cooker in terms of the number of cups of rice that it can cook. This obviously depends on the size of your family and whether or not you will have guests to dinner. Don’t forget that the high end rice cookers such as the Zojirushi models will keep rice warm and moist for up to 2 days so you can prepare rice for 2 or 3 meals in one go. Most people opt for one that take 3 to 10 cups of rice.
There are a number of different features available. It is always advisable to buy a rice cooker with a delay timer. This means that you can program it to cook the rice so that it is ready at a particular time. Therefore you can do the preparation at a time that suits you and the rice will be ready for you when you need it. If you have a keep warm function it will also ensure that the rice is ready to eat whenever you need it without any worry of it burning or drying out.
The cost of rice cookers varies probably more than any other appliance. The cheapest cookers can be bought for less than $40. The classier and sophisticated cookers can cost in excess of $300. With the more expensive cookers you get many more options and you will have programs for cooking other foods such as porridge. They also use fuzzy logic technology to make sure that the rice is cooked perfectly no matter what sort of rice you happen to be cooking. There’s no question that a good model will provide many additional cooking options, especially for people who wish to eat a healthy diet but have an active way of life.
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Source by Emelia Morseton