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Ed Pawlowski

On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:09:56 -0300, wrote:

>>I don't know about you but I use a rice cooker to cook rice. By its very
>>nature it's automatic so it doesn't need to be watched. When it's
>>cooked, it turns to "keep warm" mode. That's why I like the rice cooker,
>>it's a set and forget device.
>
>So is my pan though - bring rice to boil, turn down to lowest setting
>- wait 20 mins for regular white Patna type rice, little longer for
>some others, especially brown rice. Serve.

Main advantage to a rice cooker is after the rice is cooked. When the
grandkids lived here for a couple of years, it was used frequently.
The kids had some Asian influence and at a lot of rice, even as a
snack. They had different schedules some days and thus, did not sit
at the family meal.

Our rice cooker will hold the rice in good edible condition for a very
long time. Days, not just hours. You can start it when convenient
and have good rice at dinner time no matter what time that is. Better
than reheating.

If it was just me, I'd probably make rice no more than twice a month
and it would be a pilaf style so the appliance would never get used.