Rice Cookers

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ChimeOmatic

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Anything like a VegOmatic?

Just use your instant pot

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Call me old fashioned but I do mine in a pot with water, a bit of salt, cover it and let it cook. Have never owned a designated rice cooker.

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Same. Never really understood the need.

My mama has that same rice cooker—it makes the tinny little “ding” when rice is done. Nothing makes her children happier than to see that old rice cooker with its semi-melted knob, because it means gumbo is nearby. She never uses it for anything else, just making big batches of rice for a big pot of gumbo. Hers is at least that old!

My sister’s 20 year old chiming rice cooker died recently....for nostalgia’s sake, she wanted to replace it with a “ding” model and couldn’t find one. She tried eBay, thrift stores, etc.....so I gave her mine, which I rarely use. My small household gets by with a 2-quart saucepan and 1 cup of rice cooked at a time. I only ever used the big RC for parties.

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Call me old fashioned but I do mine in a pot with water, a bit of salt, cover it and let it cook. Have never owned a designated rice cooker.

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Yep. Rice cooker just waste of money. It's amazing how many people cannot make rice with just a pot and lid.
My wife's family was just floored when they first met me and I made rice in a pot with lid (no rice cooker). Almost like they didn't think it was possible.

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Rice cooker just waste of money.

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Not to me. Its fantastic for large quantities of rice and holds it warm without affecting the rice. I use about 3 or so of them when I'm serving a lot of gumbo at once. I can make rice just fine on the stove. I choose not to.

We've used a National SR-MM10NS for at least 20 yrs. Makes the best rice on earth. It cooks under pressure and uses less water than rice by volume when set on regular. Regular mode takes 45 min to cook. Makes up to 5 1/2 cups of rice (dry basis)and has a warm setting for after it's finished.

There's a replacement for it you can google.

Marcus and grigri understand! It is not the skill of rice cooking. But rather the automation and consistency that can be achieved:

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My dad was telling me that the ladies at his church can cook their rice at home and bring it to pot lucks and the rice is still warm due to some double-wall (aka Yeti) insulation!

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The problem I have with keeping rice warm, especially in large quantities is that it will often overcook and get mushy, much like putting 40 lbs. of crawfish in an ice chest and not dumping them soon on a table to serve----they overcook.

I have a Zojirushi rice cooker. Have had it for about 5 years and love it. Use it at least once a week. Programmable so I can have rice ready when I walk in the door.