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How did people cook rice before the time of rice cookers?

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This thermostat is the only innovation (according to me) in the rice cooker over the traditional method. Other than that, technically there is no difference between how a rice cooker cooks rice and how rice is/was cooked traditionally. I tried to search for a public domain image, but could not find any, so here goes a diagram. read more

People cook rice in Metal Bowl before the time of rice cookers. Not even Rice, pulse also. Making rice in cooker, it is so easy but cooking rice in metal bowl is difficult. read more

4. Slow-cook soups, beans, or stews. Give your rice cooker enough liquid and time and it will create long-simmered dishes without scorching or boiling over (the way slow cookers sometimes can). Try split-pea soup with ham, or put beef (that’s been browned on the stove) and vegetables in the cooker with tomatoes, wine, and herbs for a hearty dinner. read more

Some people prefer to achieve the water absorption by simply leaving the rice soaking in the rice cooker overnight before starting cooking in the morning. Some other types of rice, e.g., long-grain rice or scented rice such as jasmine rice, do not require washing or the water absorption step. read more

Additionally, using rice cookers meant faster and efficient cooking, which translated into savings in LPG consumption and convenience for families with working parents and school going children. Nowadays, many families do have electric rice cookers in addition to traditional pressure cookers to spare the stove burner for some other dish and facilitate faster cooking on weekday mornings. read more

Some rice cookers can cook up to 10 cups of rice at a time, while some are travel or mini-rice cookers, that cook just 1.5 cups at a time. Menu with cooking options: Some rice cookers have settings for different varieties of rice. They also will have options for cooking other grains or legumes. There are rice cookers called “fuzzy logic rice cookers” allow for changes in cooking time and temperature depending on the surroundings or the ambient temperature. read more

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