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Alucard188 03/18/25 8:05:22 PM #1:	I fucking love rice, but I'm not in love with making it on the stove. No one has been able to qualify how much better rice cookers are over pots on the stove, so I'm kind of walking blind here. I hear Zojirushi is an amazing brand, but they can't be the only option that people like. Not super into spending $200 CAD on something that specific. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:984402657] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>I fucking love rice, but I'm not in love with making it on the stove. No one has been able to qualify how much better rice cookers are over pots on the stove, so I'm kind of walking blind here. I hear Zojirushi is an amazing brand, but they can't be the only option that people like. Not super into spending $200 CAD on something that specific.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 03/18/25 8:06:42 PM #2:	I just picked whatever had a decenf review at Target and it did the job. All my asian friends told me to get one and it is definitely a game changer. I havent cooked rice without it since --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:984402673] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>I just picked whatever had a decenf review at Target and it did the job. All my asian friends told me to get one and it is definitely a game changer. I havent cooked rice without it since</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KanWan 03/18/25 8:07:23 PM #3:	Theres only two rice cookers out there The one that everyone gets and the pressure cooker if you want the convenience of steaming up veggies and other shit along with it --- NP: Lufia 2, FFIV "100 Years of Solitude", "Absalom, Absalom!" Posting Strike, No. of days without posting: 4 day(s) <cite>KanWan posted [p:984402679] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Theres only two rice cookers out there The one that everyone gets and the pressure cooker if you want the convenience of steaming up veggies and other shit along with it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 03/18/25 8:08:59 PM #4:	Once you go elephant you don't go back. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:984402694] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Once you go elephant you don't go back.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 03/18/25 8:09:31 PM #5:	Honestly, I think theyre basically all the same. <cite>Glob posted [p:984402697] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Honestly, I think theyre basically all the same.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HairyQueen 03/18/25 8:09:32 PM #6:	You really don't need to spend that much on one. --- "Every last inch of me's covered in hair!" <cite>HairyQueen posted [p:984402698] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>You really don't need to spend that much on one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 03/18/25 8:09:35 PM #7:	Alucard188 posted... I hear Zojirushi is an amazing brand, but they can't be the only option that people like. Zojirushi or bust! They also make great thermal mugs, will hold ice cubes or keep your coffee hot all damn day. --- THE Ohio State: 14-2 National CHAMPIONS \| Las Vegas Raiders: 4-13 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:984402699] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>I hear Zojirushi is an amazing brand, but they can't be the only option that people like.</quote>Zojirushi or bust! They also make great thermal mugs, will hold ice cubes or keep your coffee hot all damn day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 03/18/25 8:09:43 PM #8:	Get a Zojirushi. <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:984402700] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Get a Zojirushi.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Enclave 03/18/25 8:14:54 PM #9:	Get an Instant Pot, makes rice about as well as a rice cooker but also does a ton of other things, it's just overall more useful and takes up about the same footprint in your kitchen. --- The commercial says that Church isn't for perfect people, I guess that's why I'm an atheist. <cite>Enclave posted [p:984402751] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Get an Instant Pot, makes rice about as well as a rice cooker but also does a ton of other things, it's just overall more useful and takes up about the same footprint in your kitchen.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 03/18/25 8:32:01 PM #10:	Alucard188 posted... Zojirushi this avoid Aroma brand, they welched on their warranty when mine broke >_> --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:984402930] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>Zojirushi</quote>thisavoid Aroma brand, they welched on their warranty when mine broke >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cory898 03/18/25 8:35:17 PM #11:	Well Im not familiar with brands and have never heard of Zojirushi but let me check out rice cooker which my partner swears by. its a Zojirushi. --- Probably the only Mario Maker 2 level I'll ever create worth sharing. 1RT-9RG-QKF <cite>Cory898 posted [p:984402965] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Well Im not familiar with brands and have never heard of Zojirushi but let me check out rice cooker which my partner swears by. its a Zojirushi. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
geshkigal 03/18/25 8:36:26 PM #12:	I'm Asian, and I'm too poor to afford Zojirushi as well. We settled on a Tiger. --- http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w258/geshkigal/GIFs/mawilenr7.gif <cite>geshkigal posted [p:984402977] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>I'm Asian, and I'm too poor to afford Zojirushi as well. We settled on a Tiger.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 03/18/25 8:38:52 PM #13:	Cory898 posted... Well Im not familiar with brands and have never heard of Zojirushi but let me check out rice cooker which my partner swears by. its a Zojirushi. It's a highly regarded household brand in Japan, like Kitchenaid in the US. --- THE Ohio State: 14-2 National CHAMPIONS \| Las Vegas Raiders: 4-13 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:984403001] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Cory898 posted... </cite><quote>Well Im not familiar with brands and have never heard of Zojirushi but let me check out rice cooker which my partner swears by. its a Zojirushi.</quote>It's a highly regarded household brand in Japan, like Kitchenaid in the US.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
akt22 03/18/25 8:39:32 PM #14:	Ive had a zojirushi for 10+ years. Still works without issue. Worth every penny if you cook rice regularly. <cite>akt22 posted [p:984403007] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Ive had a zojirushi for 10+ years. Still works without issue.Worth every penny if you cook rice regularly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeraldDarko 03/18/25 8:39:58 PM #15:	I've got this little guy. It's not one with a bunch of functions, but it's served me well. Also, buy some thai hom mali (highest quality) jasmine rice. https://a.co/d/1Ijfo9K --- Carpe petat <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:984403010] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>I've got this little guy. It's not one with a bunch of functions, but it's served me well. Also, buy some thai hom mali (highest quality) jasmine rice.https://a.co/d/1Ijfo9K</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 03/18/25 8:41:00 PM #16:	I have the Instant Pot brand rice cooker. It has settings so you can switch between white rice, brown rice, oatmeal, and quinoa. I've had bad luck trying to use it for oatmeal, so I just stick to using it for white rice; and with white rice it comes out divine each and every time. And I guess the major difference between using a rice cooker vs using the stove top is that with a dedicated rice machine you can still cook your rice while also freeing up stove space. The other major difference is how idiot proof it makes cooking rice. So long as you follow the instructions and use the correct ratio of water to rice then you'll never cook it wrong. Set it and forget it. With the stove you have to actually pay attention the whole time. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:984403022] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>I have the Instant Pot brand rice cooker. It has settings so you can switch between white rice, brown rice, oatmeal, and quinoa. I've had bad luck trying to use it for oatmeal, so I just stick to using it for white rice; and with white rice it comes out divine each and every time. And I guess the major difference between using a rice cooker vs using the stove top is that with a dedicated rice machine you can still cook your rice while also freeing up stove space. The other major difference is how idiot proof it makes cooking rice. So long as you follow the instructions and use the correct ratio of water to rice then you'll never cook it wrong. Set it and forget it. With the stove you have to actually pay attention the whole time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom_Joad 03/18/25 8:41:01 PM #17:	How much rice do you cook at a time? I have a good, simple rice cooker for 1-2 people and it was pretty cheap off of Amazon. https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B0B79FY1X8 I'm sure you can find something similar at the US Amazon site. --- "History shows again and again that nature points out the folly of man. Go go Godzilla!" Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult <cite>Tom_Joad posted [p:984403024] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>How much rice do you cook at a time?I have a good, simple rice cooker for 1-2 people and it was pretty cheap off of Amazon.https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B0B79FY1X8I'm sure you can find something similar at the US Amazon site.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 03/18/25 8:43:47 PM #18:	we used to have a dedicated rice cooker, but it died so we switched to using our instant pot and it works just as well tbh we also have the instant pot with the air fryer option so its nice having all those appliances wrapped up in one --- BLACK LIVES MATTER Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:984403061] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>we used to have a dedicated rice cooker, but it died so we switched to using our instant pot and it works just as well tbhwe also have the instant pot with the air fryer option so its nice having all those appliances wrapped up in one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Enclave 03/18/25 8:46:55 PM #19:	TheGoldenEel posted... we used to have a dedicated rice cooker, but it died so we switched to using our instant pot and it works just as well tbh we also have the instant pot with the air fryer option so its nice having all those appliances wrapped up in one Hell yeah, literally exact same situation as my wife and I were in. --- The commercial says that Church isn't for perfect people, I guess that's why I'm an atheist. <cite>Enclave posted [p:984403098] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite><quote>we used to have a dedicated rice cooker, but it died so we switched to using our instant pot and it works just as well tbhwe also have the instant pot with the air fryer option so its nice having all those appliances wrapped up in one</quote>Hell yeah, literally exact same situation as my wife and I were in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon 03/18/25 8:54:28 PM #20:	Cuckoo is king imo --- RIP Lex Megathread https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs <cite>SailorGoon posted [p:984403164] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Cuckoo is king imo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LordFarquad1312 03/18/25 8:59:42 PM #22:	I make rice on an Instant Pot. --- El sexo sucio y el planeta limpio. "If you are tired of fear from links... Let Kirby's Nightmare protect you." <cite>LordFarquad1312 posted [p:984403231] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>I make rice on an Instant Pot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 03/19/25 11:41:41 PM #23:	After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:984416155] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 03/19/25 11:47:40 PM #24:	NeonPhoenix posted... I just picked whatever had a decenf review at Target and it did the job. All my asian friends told me to get one and it is definitely a game changer. I havent cooked rice without it since Honestly this. So long as you don't get the cheapest of the cheap, they should work fine. I cheaped out on mine (it was like $16) and the auto shut off on it sucks. It always burns the rice at the bottom before it turns off the heat. My gf bought a $40 one from Target and it works so much better than mine does. Here's the exact one she has if you want to look at it: https://www.target.com/p/aroma-20-cup-digital-multicooker-rice-cooker-stainless-steel/-/A-13374757#lnk=sametab Edit: Nevermind, you just bought one sounds like lol. --- Steam/Xbox/PSN = NoxObscuras <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:984416199] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>NeonPhoenix posted... </cite><quote>I just picked whatever had a decenf review at Target and it did the job. All my asian friends told me to get one and it is definitely a game changer. I havent cooked rice without it since</quote>Honestly this. So long as you don't get the cheapest of the cheap, they should work fine. I cheaped out on mine (it was like $16) and the auto shut off on it sucks. It always burns the rice at the bottom before it turns off the heat. My gf bought a $40 one from Target and it works so much better than mine does.Here's the exact one she has if you want to look at it:https://www.target.com/p/aroma-20-cup-digital-multicooker-rice-cooker-stainless-steel/-/A-13374757#lnk=sametabEdit: Nevermind, you just bought one sounds like lol.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 03/19/25 11:48:41 PM #25:	ellis123 posted... Once you go elephant you don't go back. --- The horrors persist but so do I. <cite>Touch posted [p:984416204] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>ellis123 posted... </cite><quote>Once you go elephant you don't go back.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 03/19/25 11:49:15 PM #26:	Alucard188 posted... After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing. Jasmin --- The horrors persist but so do I. <cite>Touch posted [p:984416205] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing.</quote>Jasmin</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Monopoman 03/20/25 12:13:13 AM #27:	Even cheap ones are pretty damn great, they just make it a far easier task since the thing knows exactly how long to cook it. The notion that you need a top end one to have a good experience is absurd. I guess some of the pricier ones might allow larger batches though so if you have a large family that lives with you that might be a factor. --- Getting too damn old for this crap! <cite>Monopoman posted [p:984416320] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Even cheap ones are pretty damn great, they just make it a far easier task since the thing knows exactly how long to cook it.The notion that you need a top end one to have a good experience is absurd. I guess some of the pricier ones might allow larger batches though so if you have a large family that lives with you that might be a factor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 03/20/25 12:35:49 AM #28:	Zojirushi. $200 isn't a lot for a product that will last longer than you'll be alive. I have friends that are using their grandparents Zojirushis. They're the shit. I have a Hello Kitty one my wife got and it's cute. --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:984416468] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Zojirushi. $200 isn't a lot for a product that will last longer than you'll be alive. I have friends that are using their grandparents Zojirushis. They're the shit. I have a Hello Kitty one my wife got and it's cute.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Path_ 03/20/25 1:16:39 AM #29:	Alucard188 posted... After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing. Three Ladies Brand or Golden Phoenix. <cite>Path_ posted [p:984416687] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing.</quote>Three Ladies Brand or Golden Phoenix.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tri-sapphire 03/20/25 1:39:19 AM #30:	geshkigal posted... I'm Asian, and I'm too poor to afford Zojirushi as well. We settled on a Tiger. We used to have Tiger growing up. Quality dropped a bit though, so it's been Zojirushi for the last 15 years or so. --- "If history is to change, let it change! If the world is to be destroyed, so be it! If my fate is to be destroyed...I must simply laugh!!."- Magus <cite>tri-sapphire posted [p:984416779] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>geshkigal posted... </cite><quote>I'm Asian, and I'm too poor to afford Zojirushi as well. We settled on a Tiger.</quote>We used to have Tiger growing up. Quality dropped a bit though, so it's been Zojirushi for the last 15 years or so.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 03/20/25 1:50:13 AM #31:	unironically just get the cheapest Zojirushi https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004S575 this thing punches way above its weight --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:984416827] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>unironically just get the cheapest Zojirushihttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004S575this thing punches way above its weight</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CobraGT 03/20/25 2:15:14 AM #32:	Figure out how much rice you want to make at a time. Might you make sushi rice? Brown rice? Congee? Black rice? Do you want the rice cooker to be able to reheat cold rice? --- GoldenSun/Crossbone Isle diagrams/ 18 teams known https://photobucket.com/u/SwordOfWheat/a/9990a2ee-25f3-4242-ae79-7d2d4b882be4 <cite>CobraGT posted [p:984416940] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Figure out how much rice you want to make at a time. Might you make sushi rice? Brown rice? Congee? Black rice?Do you want the rice cooker to be able to reheat cold rice?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
winged_weltall 03/20/25 4:08:50 AM #33:	Any rice cooker will do. I've spent as little as $20 on a rice cooker many years ago and it lasted more than a decade. All the rice cooker does is remove one step: turning the heat down at the proper time when steaming rice. For this reason, any cheap rice cooker will do and will yield great results. <cite>winged_weltall posted [p:984417320] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Any rice cooker will do. I've spent as little as $20 on a rice cooker many years ago and it lasted more than a decade. All the rice cooker does is remove one step: turning the heat down at the proper time when steaming rice. For this reason, any cheap rice cooker will do and will yield great results. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09 03/20/25 6:29:54 AM #34:	Alucard188 posted... After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing. I buy short grain rice from Japan. <cite>Cuticrusader09 posted [p:984417785] in I want to ... [t:80952274]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>After waffling on it for a good long while, I sought some YouTube videos to either dissuade me or push me into the purchase. I decided to bite the bullet on a Zojirushi. $200 CAD with tax. What types of rice do I buy for this thing? I know I can buy the bags of rice that you need to wash before cooking, but I primarily use Uncle Ben's, which requires no such thing.</quote>I buy short grain rice from Japan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > I want to get a rice cooker, but I have no idea where to start.