Does anyone here have any experience with these? I need a small rice cooker that I can use to make a single side of rice for some meals like stir fry, curry, etc. Would this do it? I usually use about 1/3 or 1/4 cup for a portion.>https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Russell-Hobbs-Vegetables-Measuring-27020-56/dp/B084863LKW?language=en_GB
>>21999031it will be fine
>>21999031i think this model makes rice
>>21999031buy a cute Aroma cooker instead
>>21999147It doesn't seem like these are sold here.
>>21999031Interesting. Most Belgians would just accept en_US as their default English localisation. Are you an expat?
>>21999264I'm not even Belgian, I just wanted to find an English description somewhere, and this was the top result. I'm Bulgarian.
>>21999031>>21999147how arne't these literally the same thing
It sounds counterintuitive but shitty cheap generic rice cookers work best with large amounts of rice like you might cook for a large family or in a restaurant. if you're cooking a 1/3 cup serving you should cough up the dough for a zojirushi micom rice cooker (or better).
>>21999031I have the same brand but bigger (medium?) model, obtained with loyalty points from my store. It works good, but be sure to be precise with the water as mine seems to overcook rice if there's too much water. My guess is that the device has a spring loaded switch that flips off when water boils off, so total weight of the pan decreases to a point it stops high heat. Since I then fry the rice, I like it a bit undercooked so it takes better the second cooking, so i just measure water then let it do its thing. Best thing about rice cookers for me it is that you can take them outside so the house won't smell of cereal all day long.
Why don't you just make a little more rice for leftovers or to use in another meal? Why aren't you just using a pot on the stove to make rice?
>>21999325The Russel Hobbs in OP has a wider gap between the cooking unit and the internal pot compared to the blue Aroma cooker. Notice how the brim is inset on the first pic and outset on the second. How does that affect cooking? I dunno
>>21999031My gf had a 2 serving aroma when I moved in with her and used it for a while. It works perfectly fine, as it should since a rice cooker is a simple as shit deviceAlso, just buy a bigger one and save the leftovers. Who the fuck wants to wash rice and wait the cooking time for a serving lol, just put the leftovers in the fridge>but the counter space>but i don't eat it as oftentrust me i really need you to trust me here it's going to be a hassle
>>21999031They're handy. Reheating rice is bullshit. Get literally any japshit.
>>21999325the Aroma is more kawaii and comes in other colors
>>21999843>Why aren't you just using a pot on the stove to make rice?I am right now, but I wanted the convenience of being able to focus on the main part of the dish while the rice cooks on the side without me having to tweak the heat and watch over it.Also what can you use leftover plain rice for other than fried rice?
>>21999836It's a heat sensor. If it detects the temperature is above 100C it means all the water has boiled and it switches to warmer mode. So yeah don't put too much water because it will cook until it's all gone and you get mushy rice
>>21999876the one I have (which is cheap as shit but pretty muich looks like these two) also has a wider gap. I kinda thought this was intentional for when the rise starts to bubble some of the movement energy gets transfered into the pot so it's less likely to boil over but that was just my own weird explanation
I have experience with them overflowing all over my counter when you don't rinse the absolute piss out of the rice. I just use a zoji now, which I don't particularly like either because it takes a long ass time.
>>22000183>the convenience of being able to focus on the main part of the dish while the rice cooks on the side without me having to tweak the heat and watch over it.u wot m8? If thats it just get those microwave cups of rice. They just steam precooked rice and you never have to think about it other than the microwave beep. But at that point why don't you just nuke a hungryman TV dinner. >Also what can you use leftover plain rice for other than fried rice?Rice pudding. Anything with a sauce to pour over the slightly dried rice. Crispy rice as a bed for anything else. Rice balls. Rice in a meatloaf or stuffed cabbage/pepper. Are you a cooklet and learning new stuff or what?
>>22000688Thanks for the answer, I just don't really have leftover rice usually. I use it for stuffing, or as part of dishes, like pork and rice in the oven or spinach soup.I'll make a larger batch next time and try rice balls and crispy rice.
>>22000705Theres also nothing wrong in cooking 2 servings even as a single person. You can put them in tupperware and eat the second portion for lunch or dinner the following day. Alternatively like you said, just put it in a soup as the last step of warming it up to add a little more substance to it.
>>22000231>It's a heat sensorI don't know about that. I admit I didn't fumble around it too much but, seems that the appliance is too simple for a heat sensor and has anyway a spring / weight mechanism to start the heating. But of course I can be wrong, just from my guess.Now I am curious, I will try to boil just a tad of water and see if really shut off as soon as water boils out even if without rice.
>>22001072Toasters have temperature sensors, it's just a strip of metal that bends from the heat and turns the toaster off. Rice cookers have them set just above 100C, and electric kettles have them set for a little below that.The button in the center of the heating element just keeps it from turning on until you've got the pot set up.
>>22001563Thanks for the insight anon
>>21999031The only advice I can give is look for a ceramic pot if you can, doesn't burn, doesn't bend, controls heat way better, easier to maintain and lasts longer as long as you don't scratch it.
