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[–] RBWells 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I use mine plenty (kids bought me one) but it doesn't save any time or dishes, and doesn't make rice better than just the stove and a pot. Just gives me another burner, basically. So I get it - I wouldn't call the rice cooker life changing and it isn't the first thing I'd buy for a kitchen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depends on the type of rice cooker you have. The fancy ones absolutely make better rice than stovetop. They cook it for longer and have better temperature control.

That said, I used to have one of the more basic style rice cookers and it was still easier than stovetop because you can just set and forget. Makes it super easy to make rice ahead of time for dinner without paying any attention to it.

[–] RBWells 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah my kids use it - when I make rice, generally I'm already standing at the stove cooking, and do like the way it cooks in a pot. And it's helped because I can say "make rice" at my kids and they do, and rice does sit there and wait for us. It's not useless at all I just don't personally get enough utility out of it - if it broke I wouldn't get another.