Re:The Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle
by rootusrootus on Monday January 24, 2022 @09:19AM
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> Stirring the pot over the stovetop and watching the water boil away was not how they wanted to spend their time.
I don't understand. When I cook rice on the stove, I leave it alone. Heat until it simmers (takes only a moment, I start with 190F water), put the lid on and turn the heat down to minimum, set timer for 20-30 minutes and walk away.
We even have a rice cooker, too, but it stays in the pantry because it's less convenient to take it down and set it up than just doing a pot on the stove.
On the other hand, I have a finite amount of kitchen space. So a multi-use device was better than a single-use device.
On a different note: my parents went back to cooking rice on the stovetop for a few months after their electric rice cooker broke. They thought they will just save the money and go back to cooking the way they used to when they were kids. They liked the nostalgia --- but they also like having an extra 30 mins everyday. Stirring the pot over the stovetop and watching the water boil away was not how they wanted to spend their time.