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[Discussion] I'm finally learning to cook!
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I cannot express how much a rice cooker and an air fryer make things so much easier.
Can't live with out the air fryer! But yes a rice maker is on the list.
especially a fancier one with a slow cook function.
I've actually given up on using a rice cooker, turns out it's incredibly simple to cook rice in a pot. Do the same 2:1 ratio water:cup of rice, bring it to a boil, once it boils drop the temp to a simmer and put the lid on. That's it. Rice is cooked perfectly in like 10 mins.
That's still more effort than I need to make rice:
You're absolutely right, as long as you don't walk away and forget you're cooking rice. But that's true of any cooking.
I think these people underestimate my ability to start ten other tasks and ruin my rice hahaha
You're the person automatic cookers are for. Doesn't have to be high end, just needs a shutoff timer.
Not true of air fryers and rice cookers. Srongly recommend if you have a bit of ADHD.
I was against rice cookers for a long time because teflon. We were gifted a zojirushi for our wedding, but it quickly broke so I had my way for another several years. Last year we got a tatung cooker with a stainless steel pot, and I haven't looked back once. It cooks rice better than I can, and it barely sticks (if you give it the time it needs)