Re: OT Rice Cooker


"mark_digital©" <976-XXX@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Anybody in the house use a dedicated rice cooker? I'm getting one for
Father's Day per request. It's a Zojirushi fuzzy logic one. Any tips?

Mark_

Zojirushi (Japanese for "elephant brand") is one of the name brands for rice
cookers. The other big name brands are Panasonic (Matsushita) and Sanyo.
We've had a 10-cup Zojirushi rice cooker for about 17 years, and have lost
the steam valve on the cover so the rice comes out mushy now. Up until the
valve got lost, it made great Japanese rice 3 or 4 times a week for 17
years. The fuzzy logic ones were not on the market when we got our last one
so I don't have personal experience with one but my parents and sister have
them and like them. I think we will get one of the fuzzy logic ones soon.

If you are using Japanese rice (Kokuho Rose and Nishiki are the 2 big
brands, grown in CA), the trick is to let the rice soak for 4 or more hours
before starting cooking, although we usually only soak for 30 minutes with
no problems.

If you have leftover rice, place 1 serving on a *** of plastic wrap like
Saran wrap, wrap the rice into a snowball, and freeze. To serve, microwave
the rice ball with the plastic wrap in place for about 2-1/2 minutes, remove
the plastic, and you will have rice that is close to what came out of the
rice cooker.

I think one of Zojirushi's first products was an air-pot thermal carafe
where you pump the top and the liquid comes out of a spout in front. The
spout looks like an elephant's snout, hence the name "elephant brand."
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Ray O
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