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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

One I didn't see mentioned yet: a rice cooker.

Put in rice, add water, push start button, and you get perfect rice every time. I'm usually against single-purpose kitchen tools but a rice cooker is soo worth it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Really only if you eat a lot of rice. For once a year or so, a pot on the stove works just fine. The actual benefit I've see for ricecookers is how well they can hold the rice for hours ready to go, but that's more of a commercial benefit I think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

A rice cooker can serve as a cheaper instapot tho. I can steam rice and veggies without having to babysit a pot.

I also have kitchen anxiety, and in a roommate situation can keep a rice cooker in my room.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[...] but that’s more of a commercial benefit I think

For me, this is the primary benefit of a rice cooker. Having warm, cheap, filling food on demand at any time is fantastic. I am so lazy and my little rice buddies are always ready to go when I can't be bothered.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Living in Japan, this almost didn't register to me. I have literally never met anybody that didn't have one. When you move out, you use your family's old one until you can buy a newer one.

Everyone should have one, absolutely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

When I did a homestay in Japan, my host dad was shocked my family didn't have one. I do now though!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know this will be a popular response, but I don’t get it.

I just use a pot and the rice is always perfect? Not hard at all? Am I just good?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to do that for years, but rice cookers really do some magic to get perfectly fluffy rice. I thought my technique was good, until I tried rice from a rice cooker.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, I've been disappointed by rice cooker rice and make it better the old fashioned way. :shrug:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You should look into Zojirushi. They make the best rice cookers