when we buy big bags of rice, there is usually a little plastic cup inside. i think this is one cup. however many of these cups you use should correspond to the water level inside the removeable compartment in the rice cooker. so...

I love my rice cooker! I cook all kinds of grains in it. I have a little (4 cup) Cuisinart. It’s perfect for two people. The only thing I wish is that it had the option to “time” how long you steam something...

My cheap ol’ Salton 3-cup capacity rice cooker has expired. Again. I liked this little thing because of the price (15 bucks) and because it made adequate rice (not bad, but not terrific). But since this is the second time...

everyday, and we use ‘issho-daki’ or a 10-cup cooker. This type is of course not recommended for a single person or a couple who may eat a mere 1-cup per meal (1 cup of rice gives approximately 2 bowls of cooked rice...

I was given a cheap rice cooker with a steamer vent hole. The 3 1/2 cooker contained an inner light-weight aluminum bowl insert along with a small trivet which I discovered fit into my 4 qt Fagor PC. I had read where such in inner...

it and stir a few times toward the beginning of the cycle. My rice cooker came with a funky little cup, too, and I was supposed to add water to the line on the cooking container. I found that I like my rice cooked with more water...

to cook rice (i.e., pot in most cases, maybe microwave, steamer for sticky rice, etc.)? If you bought a rice cooker, was your reaction after having it awhile (a) how did I ever live without this or (b) great, now I have another...

My cheap $50 Hitachi rice cooker just broke, it lasted 10 years. I’m older and want something more impressive. Any geat ideas. My rice cooker did double duty as a vegetable steamer and Cajun boudin cooker. Can they all do...

I also recommend the Zojirushi rice cookers. My parents had one (made in Japan) and it has worked well for many years. In my own household now, I have the Neuro Fuzzy 5 cup cooker (also made in Japan). I couldn’t really...

Fried Rice with Bok Choy by dianncy

As protection against such an eventuality, I measured mine, and wrote the number on the outside of the cooker in permanent ink - 3/4 cup. I recall reading recently that the measure is pretty standard, taken from a common Japanese...

Thanks, Bramble! I have done some research since posting, and I really like the features of the Induction Heating System, Zojirushi #NH-VBC18 (10 cup model). Do you use your cooker for anything other than rice? I have read about...

This is a dumb question, but I am making some basmati rice in my rice steamer and wondering if it is okay to add some frozen peas and raw carrots to it. Will cooking everything at the same time ruin it?

Sous Vide: http://chadzilla.typepad.com/chadzilla/2008/04/altering-the-ho.html Try beans (lentils, black beans, etc), Potatoes (I saw a Rice Cooker Scallop Potato recipe recently). Some rice cookers can convert into a steamer with...

I have a rice cook and love it! I’ve also used it as a steamer as well for vegetables and it is great. My parents have always cooked rice with a rice cooker so that was the only way I knew how to make rice. But recently...