A peek into the world of Japan's electric rice cookers

Posted by jaipilot747 on Monday February 27, 2023 @10:23PM
from the one-from-nippon.ghost.io dept.

https://one-from-nippon.ghost.io/rice-cookers/

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Re:A peek into the world of Japan's electric rice cookers by snowman5678 on Monday February 27, 2023 @11:09PM (#34965510)

What an interesting read! Subscribed to the newsletter.

Btw, does anyone have recommendations for a good rice cooker that doesn't break the bank?

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Re:A peek into the world of Japan's electric rice cookers by jaipilot747 on Monday February 27, 2023 @11:19PM (#34965573)

A lot of people seem to swear by Zojirushi and Panasonic.

I've heard people say not all brands cook brown rice equally well though.

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Re:A peek into the world of Japan's electric rice cookers by throwaway81523 on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @02:53AM (#34966781)

Article is what seems like a good introduction to a longer article, but then it doesn't go anywhere. I thought it would talk about how modern rice fancy rice cookers work. The old fashioned kind is very simple though: just a heating element, aluminum bowl, and thermostat. I'm amazed to hear they weren't around before the 1950s, if that is true.

The Atlas Obscura article it links to is a lot better: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/rice-cooker-history

I'd support changing the thread link to that. The ghost.io article is mostly drawn from it anyway. It is almost like a splog.

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