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A rice cooker, and a pair of clip-on earphones that I bought specifically because I like Persona 3, but turned out to be a really good pair.
On Reddit I remember there was a post like this and so many "people" were losing their bloody minds that some people said that a rice cooker was a good purchase.
I think back and wonder if people are really that irritating and naive or whether I was reading a bunch of comments by bots now.
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.
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.
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.
Honestly? It's a cheap investment. Do what you want. If you use a pot, you have 2 ways to cook the rice (with or without lit, different amount of water)
Or just put it in the rice cooker and wait for the finished rice. I do both. Depending on how many pans and pots are on the stove, i use the cooker. Or if I'm lazy or cook a huge amount.
Yeah, that's the point: A rice cooker is such a cheap investment that it didn't really matter either way, certainly not as much as some people were losing their minds about.
What kind of rice cooker? I use my instant pot to cook rice in now, but have been thinking about getting an Asian style rice cooker for a while now.
Zojirushi have a good line of rice cookers in various price ranges.
Love our zojirushi. Plus it plays an adorable song when the rice is done. It's like having a cheerful robot companion that makes perfect rice.
We bought a Tiger rice cooker and has been flawless for years.