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I'm in the market for a good rice cooker. Tired of the ones that fall apart after a couple years. I've been researching Breville and Zojirushi (don't like their design though), but trying to find one that will actually cook well and last!
I splurged on a Zojirushi "fuzzy logic" rice cooker a couple years ago, and love it. We use it several times a week. Fuzzy logic means it's better for cooking a variety of things, like brown rice, wild rice, and it even has a porridge cycle. I got "The Ultimate Rice cooker Cookbook" and have made several of the entrees, and poached pears. I got mine from Amazon, but now Costco has them (cheaper, of course).
Zojirushi is good, though they do command a higher price.
We've had good luck with National (look for Panasonic nowadays). The one we got back in the 80's is still alive, as is the more updated one we bought in the late 90's. Both were made in Japan, and although theoretically the country of origin shouldn't matter in assembly, the problem is that companies often start skimping out on material quality too when they go cheaper.
From a few years back, ones made in Thailand looked good ... the basic ones made in India not as much.
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Zojirushi is good, though they do command a higher price.
We've had good luck with National (look for Panasonic nowadays). The one we got back in the 80's is still alive, as is the more updated one we bought in the late 90's. Both were made in Japan, and although theoretically the country of origin shouldn't matter in assembly, the problem is that companies often start skimping out on material quality too when they go cheaper.
From a few years back, ones made in Thailand looked good ... the basic ones made in India not as much.
I've been finding that more and more, it does!
Will head out tomorrow in search of my rice cooker. We mainly cook brown rice, brown Basmati, Jasmine, and wild rice.
yum, kath, i think you've found my christmas present (is it bad that my dh likes getting these kinds of gifts? last yr i gave him a juicer and he was as excited as my kids over their toys!)
I actually have two- so I can make a main dish, like pot roast or chicken and vegetables in one and rice in the other. You can make so many things in a pressure cooker- split pea or lentil soup from scratch, and you can do all of it very quickly. I made my children's baby food (not hard, just one quash feeds a baby for a long time) cooking it down in the pressure cooker, smashy smashy and then freezing in ice cube trays...
That Kelly, she's a true midwestern gal She probably cans, too!
I was into the pressure cooker for awhile, and love it for certain meals. But a rice cooker is so amazingly low maintenance. Even my son will make rice (and this is the kid who prefers nothing more challenging than a bowl of cereal). I didn't tell you about the great overnight oatmeal you can make with the fancy ones, but it's a good feature.
dulci - I think he would quite like this; it's techy in its own way, and makes life better!
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(is it bad that my dh likes getting these kinds of gifts? last yr i gave him a juicer and he was as excited as my kids over their toys!)
She probably cans, too!
