Don’t put more work into meals than required. Today’s modern rice cookers are a great solution. No muss, no fuss, and you come out with perfect rice – or other grains – every time. From a simple and straightforward model, to a rice cooker that uses advanced mathematical algorithms, these are some of our favorite rice cookers.
Bonded graphic construction
Rice, soups, stews, and chili can all cook double-time with Aroma Housewares multi-function rice and grain cooker. When you use the steam function, you can steam veggies, fish, and even desserts over the cooking rice. We like the improved inner pot. It’s made with 8x bonded granite which is ultra-durable. It’s also dishwasher safe. Set the timer for up to 15 hours ahead and have your meal ready when you are, yielding up to 8 cups of cooked grains or rice. You can even set it to keep the rice warm until service.
Your smartest kitchen appliance
Unlike any other rice maker, the Neuro Fuzzy cooker uses fuzzy logic to take the risk out of your rice. What is fuzzy logic? It is math using values between zero and one to describe things, instead of Boolean where the values are zero or one. Clear as mud? Never mind, because this thinking rice cooker has it figured out for you. You can prepare 10 cups of cooked rice, porridge, or other grains in this wall-mountable rice cooker, warmer, and reheater. We like the high-contrast guidelines in the dark nonstick inner cook pan, as it makes it easy to measure accurately. And, if you don’t want to hear a beep when the cooking cycle has ended, there’s a programmable melody you can use instead. Smart and musical.
Four-quart capacity
With a large-capacity nonstick pot that can hold up to a hefty 20 cups of cooked rice, and 15 different cooking control settings, you can master even massive meals. We love the unique options on this rice cooker including sautéing and slow-cook features. The scratch-resistant inner pot can hold risottos, soups, stews, and even desserts for the whole family. The included steam tray makes it easy to add vegetables, too. This rice cooker really is an everything cooker.
Cooking inspiration
Small but mighty, this Dash mini rice cooker is great for everything from oatmeal to pasta. Perfect for small spaces or finite power supplies, this little number only pulls 200 watts. Just add your grain and water and in 20 minutes your meal is ready to enjoy. Or set it to keep your dinner warm until you’re ready. And it comes in other fun colors to brighten your cooking area, like aqua, red, and pink.
No chore
Dinner or breakfast will always be ready soon with this Black+Decker rice cooker, because the food steaming basket (included) lets you add a layer of cooking. Who wants to cook a meal and have it get cold because you forgot to push a button? That’s why we love the automatic Keep Warm feature. The six-cup capacity is great for meals of any size. Plus you can use this rice cooker to prepare one-pot meals like soups, stews, and chilis. It really doesn’t get any easier than this.
Cyndi Mathews is a contributing writer to Florida Travel & Life, an online brand that inspires active, affluent travelers, providing them with insider information on discovering the best of Florida. Informative and engaging, the website showcases travel destinations, arts and cultural venues, vibrant dining scenes, recreational activities, the great outdoors and the revitalized real-estate market. Cyndi recently published her first book and enjoys traveling to Florida in her sailboat.
