On 10/20/2013 4:06 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:59:29 +1100, Xeno Lith
> > wrote:
>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a ROTI maker
>>>>> http://rotimatic.com/
>>>>
>>>> No sillier than a bread maker which is what that is. I didn't laugh.
>>>
>>> Oh dear, I did <g> Still they must have a market for them and you don't
>>> have to stand over the stove cooking them
>>>
>>>
>> They would have a huge market in Asia.
>
> They do and my Chinese friends all laugh at me, I cook my rice in a
> pot on the stove, they all use rice cookers. They have forgotten how
> to cook on the stove, most of them have only known rice cookers
>

My mother taught me to cook rice at an early age. We used to have a
family rice pot. It was a cast aluminum pot of very unusual design, with
an extended rim to prevent boil over. These purpose made pots don't seem
to be made anymore - the automatic rice cooker has wiped out the market
for them, I guess. I don't like making rice "manually." It's kind of a
drag. We're just a bunch of lazy Asians. :-)