As the title says. I have an older black and decker rice cooker. It’s been working ok but it always burns the bottom. Does anybody here have a brand they recommend?

  • Hawke@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Every recommendation list ever puts Zojirushi at the top. Probably that’s your best bet.

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        1 year ago

        I have one too, and it’s good. I always liked them because of the cute elephant and because a friend had one and liked it.

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      1 year ago

      Zojirushi and Tiger make great rice cookers, I’ve had a few.

      That said I’ve replaced my zojirushi with an instant pot. And you can do a whole bunch of other things with an instant pot. The instant pots rice program is just as good as a dedicated rice cooker.

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        1 year ago

        My instant pot always takes sooo long to pressurize! It feels like the rice cooks forever by the time the pressure is ready. Did you have this issue at all when starting?

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          1 year ago

          Total cooking time for rice in the instant pot isn’t much different from my zojirushi. You can speed up the instant pot though by pressing down on the lid when steam is coming out to force it to seal early. This little pressure increase will cause that pressure nub to pop up and seal so pressure will more quickly increase.

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            1 year ago

            Ohhh I’ll have to try that! Sometimes the little nub won’t pop up for so long I feel like the rice has to be done cooking just from the heat alone.

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              1 year ago

              The other key tip for instant pot rice is to let the pressure release naturally. The rice needs time to absorb all that water after the cooking cycle completes.