Costco has a rice cooker on sale, and it seems like a good price.
https://www.costco.com/tiger-5.5-cup-micom-rice-cooker-and-warmer.product.100410800.html
Question though - how many of you actually use a rice cooker often if you have one?
I use my rice cooker at least once a week
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I use my instant pot for rice most of the time. I do have a rice cooker and it works fine but honestly I paid like $15 for it!!
I have a real cheapie that gets regular use. Takes about 30 min total to cook (and then automatically switches to warm). Bought at Black Friday from Walmart for 10 bucks years ago. Mine is a Rival but Aroma makes one nearly identical (could be same for all I know). Itās six cup and pretty little and easy to store. Non stick pot that I can use for leftovers. I just add rice and water according to whatever package directions are, add any extras I want, stir, cover and flip it on. Done. Always comes out great.
I looked up fancier ones that everyone raves about (Tiger being one) but the cook times were 45 min to an hour! Iāll stick with my little one. Check the cook times.
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I bought this for my daughter for Christmas last year. She loves it! It can also slow cook, FWIW.
I have a zojirushi thatās pretty much the same & I use it often. Cooking rice on the stove isnāt a big darn deal, but pushing a button and having it come out perfect, even brown or sticky rice, is terrific.
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My rice cooker is a very simple oneā¦and itās 40 years old and works perfectly. Hope that doesnāt jinx it. Itās similar to the Aroma one (our kids both have that), nothing digital or fancy, but perfect rice everytime and keeps it warm for up to six hours. Mine is Hitachi, but itās not made any longer.
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Thanks for the tip.
We have a Zojirushi rice cooker, made in Japan, that we use often. I love it and bought them for our kids one year for Christmas.
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I have had my Zojirushi rice cooker for years. Love it and, like @Silpat, I bought one for each of my girls.
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For all you rice-cooker fans: Is it that much better than simply on the stove-top? 15 min. of steaming, and rice is nearly always fine, but weāre also not making more than 4 servings at a time.
I like to not have to monitor the rice on the stove. Itās one less thing to worry about when cooking a large meal or trying to do other chores while preparing dinner. The rice does seem to have a better texture, and I like that I can specify the type of rice and know it will be properly cooked.
In addition, for years we had a dual fuel range and I didnāt like the gas range top. The vent fan was not adequate for the range size and we had no provision for make-up air while the fan ran until we did some remodeling. While I no longer have that problem with an induction cooktop, I still like the convenience of the Zojirushi rice cooker.
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We received this in an email from Amazon Prime.
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Itās easier as far as I can tell. No stirring required at all. Plus when itās done, it switches to āwarmā and keeps the rice warm. You can use the cheapest rice on the planet and it comes out perfect everytime.
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I have one of the old steamer / rice makers, clear bowl which can also be used for veggies. I love the flexibility. I can load it and set for 60 minutes (brown rice) and walk away. It was especially nice before I was retired, working from home. If I were the kind of cook hanging in the kitchen a lot for dinner prep, it would not be as much of an advantage. But often itās hubby cooking entree on the grill or other low effort entree.
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My favorite rice cooker use was to make rice and before it was done (but almost done) throw a bag of frozen veggies on top, cover with cheese and if available cooked chicken and cashews. One pot dinner.
I had this at least once a week while in school and that rice cooker still works
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I just picked up a Food Saver at Costco today- $25 off until 11/20.
With prices so high- we thought we would try to store more food in the freezer.
Any tips from those of you that have one?
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Picked up sone Voltaren and biofreeze. Planning to get sone Aspercreme with Lidocaine, roll on. It seems to help with Hās aches and pains and D is giving it a try as well. Might as well buy the whole assortment.
They do work. When I take the time to vacuum seal things Iām happy. Am I usually too lazy or forget about it, yea mostly!
The one thing I do use is a plastic container that will hasten marinades, I like to use it in the summer. But the bags, not so much. Itās good, like I said, but takes time to measure and vacuum seal everything. I usually use quart bags, push most of the air out and freeze. That works ok
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We use our food saver a lot for meat. We pick up the large packages of meat at Samās club. We have a plus membership that allows us to get there at 8:00 am when they open. A lot of times they will have things like pork chopās that have to be sold in a couple of days marked down. We will grab those along with hamburger. We bring those home. We will wrap them up in saran wrap and then, put them in the freezer (in the needed portions sizes) to partially freeze them for 2 hours. After 2 hours we will then use the food saver to seal them. Works like a charm. Also for Italian Beef it will save but you canāt save the juice just the meat it makes a BIG mess!!! We love ours!
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Bought some new rugs (good prices as I think I mentioned earlier)and just got a great 3/8ā thick 5x8 Mohawk rug pad for only $24 on Amazon. Pays to use the price drop app!
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