Best rice cookers
If you like to eat rice, a rice cooker is a great product to own. Whether you are a student who needs a compact cooker for a small dorm room, a parent who needs a heavy duty fancy rice cooker for a family with several functions, or simply need an occasional cooker, there is a best rice cooker for you. The difficult question is often, which one to get. Below you will find what you should look in a rice cooker, and some of the best ones that will be suitable for your needs.
Featured product
Zojirushi Micom 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer, Stainless Steel, a nearly perfect product that will cook enough food for up to 3 people, with a keep-warm function, an LCD display, a timer, a nonstick inner cooking pan, a wide selection menu (white, sushi, porridge, brown, quick cooking) and a great micro-computerized fuzzy logic technology which will make you perfect rice every time!
1. Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-cup Best overall
2. Zojirushi Micom 3-cup stainless steel Best for small families
3. Aroma ARC-856 12-cup with food steamer Best value
4. Sanyo ECJ-F50S 5-cup with steamer
5. Aroma ARC-838TC 8-cup with food steamer
6. Panasonic SRG06FG 3-cup Best for occasional use
7. Aroma ARC-733G 3-cup with food steamer Best for small budgets
Features vs Price of best rice cooker
First, you need to determine what features are important to you. Remember that the more features a best rice cooker come with, the more expensive the appliance will be.
Is the ability to make quality steamed rice the only great feature the only important feature for you and all you need can be summarized by simplicity? Then go cheap with the Panasonic SRG06FG 3-Cup Automatic Rice Cooker. This great small appliance is the preferred brand of many rice lovers, because of its quality and look. If look is not an issue with you and are looking to add a "keep warm" feature to you best rice cooker, opt for the Aroma ARC-733G 3-Cup Pot-Style Rice Cooker and Food Steamer, a compact appliance which also include a food steamer many students just love.
But if you are in the look for a higher-end model with all the bells and whistles, including a warmer, advanced programmable features, quick cooking, reheat function and much more, you may want to consider the cream of the crop, the Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer or the Zojirushi Micom 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer, Stainless Steel for smaller families. If you are on budget, Aroma ARC-856 12-Cup Sensor Logic Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker and Food Steamer offers fun features at an affordable cost.
Size of your best rice steamer
When choosing your appliance, you also need to consider how much food you are planning to prepare. If you plan to make food for one or two people, buying a large capacity product may result in your wasting space on your kitchen counter as well as uneaten food.
Nonstick rice cooker
It is preferable to purchase a rice steamer that will cook your food and not stick for easy clean-up.
Other features
An other interesting feature you may want to look is a see-through lid. This will allow you to check on your food as it is cooking. Also, look for a steam vent in the lid which allows the steam to come out therefore preventing bubbling over. Make sure your appliance comes with measuring lines, which will make your life a lot easier when measuring the water levels. Finally, if you are also wanted to prepare other food with you favorite cereal, look for best rice cookers that come with a steaming tray (or steamer) allowing you to load it with veggies. While cooking, the steam released from the rice will cook the vegetables.
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