aem wrote:
> 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

I wouldn't use any rice cooker, even if given for free. I don't care
how techy, it's just another gadget. It's very, very rare I cook more
than 2 cups of rice but just as rare that I cook plain rice. Mostly I
make pilaf, and know exactly what/how to prepare each of many, many
varieties in an ordinary pot, and effortlessly. To *me* a rice cooker
has the same value as a crock pot, pressure pot, or food processor,
ZERO.

Sheldon