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Re:The battle to invent the automatic rice cooker by smichel17 on Saturday August 01, 2020 @10:41AM (#24020768)
If you have an electric kettle, you can sidestep this problem -- add boiling water and keep the stovetop flame on low the whole time. Then it's just a matter of turning off the heat at 15 minutes and uncovering at 20.

I will admit, despite how trivial it may sound, that it is nice not having to worry about turning off the heat. It means you can walk away and get into some other task more deeply.

However, I don't think I'll ever buy another rice cooker, as a pressure cooker can do the same thing but is a more general tool.

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Re:The battle to invent the automatic rice cooker by amphibian87 on Saturday August 01, 2020 @02:11PM (#24022626)
I am a pressure cooker proselytizer. Seriously, they can cook dehydrated beans in 35 minutes-no soaking required.

However, rice does poorly with my model. The grains are too small and can become lodged in the safety features.

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Re:The battle to invent the automatic rice cooker by totetsu on Sunday August 02, 2020 @09:53PM (#24033450)
I have a Japanese pressure cooker slow cooker combo. Apart from a a fuze blowing the day of warranty expiration, I am very happy with it. It cooks white rice in 8 mins (+washing time and cool down time). If it wasn't always full with other stuff I would never use my rice cooker.
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Re:The battle to invent the automatic rice cooker by nikkwong on Saturday August 01, 2020 @08:41PM (#24025273)
Your comment just inspired a flurry of research on my end which resulted in purchasing a $200 air-fryer pressure-cooker combo (highly unusual behavior for my scrupulous self). Expecting good things to come and ultra excited for it. Any tips on things to cook, favorites, etc? Thank you for your post. :)
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Re:The battle to invent the automatic rice cooker by UncleMeat on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:54AM (#24029068)
Stock. If you don’t care about crystal clear stock then a pressure cooker can do it in like 10% of the time needed on the stove.
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Re:The battle to invent the automatic rice cooker by rini17 on Sunday August 02, 2020 @06:02PM (#24032157)
My mother has always cooked rice directly in pressure cooker without any issue. To ensure security, the water level should be no more than half the height of the cooker (same with every food, the pressure cooker must not be filled too much).
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Re:The battle to invent the automatic rice cooker by unmole on Sunday August 02, 2020 @03:36AM (#24027066)
Do you put the rice directly into the pressure cooker? Using a separate vessel inside the cooker, with some additional water in the cooker works much better.
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