"aem" > wrote in message
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> Sheldon wrote:
>>[snip]
>> I beleive those who don't cook very well are who use rice cookers, of
>> any ethnicity.
>>
> A silly over-generalization. Restaurants and good home cooks use them,
> too. I know you like good tools, so you should check out the Zojirushi
> brand of cookers. Very sophisticated and versatile technology that
> lets you select among many settings for different kinds of rices.
>
> I'm using a pot now for rice because I'm back where I have a gas stove
> and limited counter space. A couple of years ago I had to cope with an
> electric stove but I had a lot of counter space. Under those
> circumstances the rice cooker was clearly the better way to go.
>
> It was a $20 barebones model that did fine. Didn't need all the
> capabilities of the Zojirushi but admired its technology nonetheless.
> -aem
>

It is not really an over-generalization, is it just plain wrong, at least
when referring to oriental cooking.


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