On 11 Apr 2005 12:22:16 -0700, "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'm a Realtor by trade and not to long ago one of my clients moved out
and left a bunch of 'stuff' I had to get rid of. One of the items was
a Zojirushi rice maker! OKie dokie, I said. I kept it and use it
often. :-P

Ginny