Share how to choose to buy the best rice cooker and it is suitable for all families

The rice cooker  is an extremely useful home appliance for most households today. Choosing a good quality rice cooker is not enough, but also must suit the needs of each family member, cooking needs and above all, the housewife's budget.

So how to choose the best rice cooker and it is suitable for all families? Let's find out with WebTech360 in the article below!

1. Select the rice cooker according to the capacity that suits the needs and each member of the family

The first and most important thing before planning to buy a rice cooker for your family is to determine exactly how many members of your family are.

Select a rice cooker according to the right capacity

That will help you choose a pot with the right capacity, because if you choose a pot with a large capacity with little need, it will be wasteful, and small capacity but the need to cook. If the rice is high, the rice cooker will definitely not satisfy you.

Cuckoo rice cooker 1 liter capacity meets the daily needs of rice for families of 1 to 2 people

Based on the number of members in each family, you can choose the type of rice cooker with the right capacity according to the formula below:

- From 1-2 people should choose 0.8 liter - 1.5 liter

- From 2 - 4 people should choose from 1 liter - 2 liters

- From 4-6 people should choose 1.5 liter - 2.2 liter

- From 6-8 people should choose 2 liters - 3 liters

- If your family has 8 or more people, you should choose pots with a capacity greater than 4 liters.

2. Choose a pot type

Your next job is to choose the type of rice cooker, and there are two types of rice cookers on the market today: electronic rice cookers, electric rice cookers and high-rise rice cookers.

Electric rice cooker :

- Ordinary rice cooker is suitable for families who only need to cook rice, cook rice, cook sticky rice, cook porridge, soup, steam it, reheat food and keep warm.

Choose the right electric rice cooker

- Because the mechanism that operates with a heat plate at the bottom of the pot uses a large amount of electricity, so the cooking time of the cooker is fast, only about 20-30 minutes.

- Type of conventional rice cooker has a relatively cheap price, only from 300,000 VND, so it is suitable for the majority of consumers.

Electronic rice cooker:

- Today's electronic rice cookers are equipped with a thick inner pot combined with many technologies and features such as: three-dimensional heating, the rice grains will be cooked optimally thanks to the uniform heat throughout the pot volume. .

Electronic rice cooker Hitachi VMC18Y

- In addition, the electronic rice cooker possesses the same cooking technologies as the electric rice cooker, but is supplemented with many new and more modern cooking technologies such as timer, stew, quick cooking, slow cooking ... The rice cooker is also quite necessary for family life.

High-rise rice cooker:

- Usually, the high-rise rice cookers use induction technology from non-contact cooking to directly heat the rice cooker without going through the heat to help cook better, the quality of the rice is preserved.

- High-rise rice cookers possess the same technologies as electronic rice cookers but are equipped with an automatic cooking menu with timer function and more modern cooking technologies.

3. The material and style of the pot

Choose the material and style of the pot

Rice cookers on the market today are mainly designed with two main designs: gripping and removable lid.

Rice cooker with lid :

- Advantages: Keep the rice hot for longer, cook it better, the rice is less crushed and the nutrients in the rice are preserved during cooking.

- Cons: Difficult to clean, you cannot remove the lid to wash food residue and openings on the lid.

Rice cooker with removable lid :

- Advantages: Easy to clean the lid of the pot, just wash and clean the lid.

- Disadvantage: Rice cannot be kept hot for long, rice easily overflows during cooking.

4. Material inside pot

The heart of the pot is the internal part of the rice cooker and is also the most important criterion in evaluating the taste of rice after cooking. On the market today, there are various types of rice cookers with different hot pot materials such as:

Material inside the pot of Cockoo 1713 rice cooker

- The heart of aluminum alloy pot: The ability to heat quickly and cook rice quickly, but the big disadvantage is that the rice cools quickly.

- Enameled aluminum alloy pot heart: Helps you cook rice easily without sticking to the bottom of the pot, easier to clean. But the enamel coating will fade away during use.

- The pot is made of enameled cast iron, with non-stick coating: high price, heavy weight, better heat retention and better cooking ability.

- Inox pot heart: long service life only the downside is the ability to conduct heat poorly.

5. Heat sink

Heaters are heating systems on rice cookers that rely on heat sensors and they can automatically switch off when certain temperatures are reached. Currently, rice cookers on the market have from 1 to 3 heat plates. Depending on your needs, you can choose the right rice cooker with the right heat tray.

-  A heat tray: The price is affordable, suitable for the basic needs of cooking rice of the user, but the quality of the rice is easily dried, or soft if the amount of water added is uneven.

A heat tray

-  Two heat plates: With the advantage of producing better rice quality, better cooked rice with even heat heat, inexpensive price, longer cooking time but faster than 3 electric trays.

Two heat plates

-  Three heat trays: The three heat trays help the rice cook slowly, fluffy, and delicious, without worrying about dry or sticky cooking. However, the cooking time is longer.

Three heat plates

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6. Trademarks

You should choose big and well-known brands such as Panasonic , Philips , Toshiba , Sharp , Electrolux , Comet , Sunhouse , Bluestone , ... Because the brands that have advanced on the market will have the same product quality. Very good warranty and after-sales service.

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