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ISO rice cooker - recs?

Vanessa · Kate Spade

I use a $15 one from Target that's sufficient for me. It makes five cups. I pretty much only use it for jasmine rice (white or brown) and it does a fine job. My friend has this one and it's really amazing, but also a lot more $:

http://www.amazon.com/JAGS10U-COOKER-5-5CUP-Steamers-Cookers/dp/B000W7WTFA

They got it for less than $100 at the local Asian market. Unbelievably enough, they beat amazon prices on all the rice cookers, so if you have one near you it might be worth a shot.

trixie · Kenneth Cole

I used to have a Panasonic model that I loved, but it was really old and bit the dust. My mom got it at an Asian market - if you can get to one, you should. Their prices are usually the best.

The one I use now is a veggie steamer/rice maker. I've had this one for three years and it's holding up great.
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=138083&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results

My favorite part is that you can steam veggies and make rice at the same time. And you can throw the parts into the dishwasher.

-- Edited by trixie at 16:38, 2008-12-09

exsupahero · Kate Spade

My mom got mines from the asian store too, and i use it everyday. It cooks rice really well and PERFECTLY. She got this other brand that was a bit cheaper, and it made the rice all mushy. I'm really picky about my rice's consistancy.

It's about $100 for a 3-cup cooker, so definitely on the $$ side for something so small. Oh yeah, it's by Tiger.

-- Edited by exsupahero at 20:32, 2008-12-09