The rice cooker is one of the almost indispensable items in the kitchen of every Vietnamese family. In addition to the function of cooking rice like traditional rice cookers, the electronic rice cooker also has many conveniences, smart features, and cooking functions.
So what is electronic rice cooker ? Should I buy an electronic rice cooker or not? Let's find out with WebTech360 in the article below!
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What is electronic rice cooker?
Electronic rice cooker is a rice cooker with integrated electronic screen used to control cooking modes. The rice cooker controls are mechanical push buttons or touch buttons.
Electronic rice cooker Cuckoo L1052F
Electronic rice cookers operate thanks to the controller built into the cooker of the pot, users need to select cooking modes to perform the cooking function.
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How to identify the electric rice cooker and the electronic rice cooker
About the external sticker:
- Electric rice cookers will usually have 2 modes "Warm - Warm" and Cook - Cook "and the principle to adjust the mode is that you only use it manually by the switch.
- As for the electronic rice cooker: the design will look more luxurious, the functions are more complex, with an electronic screen, or long crystal, control panel and many functions and modes to choose from and set. put.
Electronic rice cookers will have a popular capacity from 1.6 liters to 2 liters.
Operation principle:
- Electronic rice cookers use a heat plate to create a high temperature to go around the pot to cook rice.
- The heat sink is the part in contact with the bottom of the pot, around the outside of the pot.
- Most electronic rice cookers have 2 to 3 heat plates,
Advantages and disadvantages of electronic rice cookers
1. Advantages:
- The cooked rice is more even and delicious thanks to the equipment equipped with more heat plates from 2 to 3 heat plates, structured as follows: the bottom of the pot, the lid and the wire around the pot body, so the temperature is spread evenly. So the rice cooks faster, and has a better heat retention.
- The ability to hold heat up to 24 hours due to the structure of thick pots, valves, tight joints.
- Equipped with smart steam vent valve to prevent dripping on rice, avoiding rice spoilage.
- Many different cooking modes such as: Fried rice, soup / porridge, mixed rice, sticky rice, baking, slow cooking, cooking over time, reheating
Timer, watch time: are displayed easily via the LED screen.
2. Disadvantages:
- High price.
- Cooking time longer.
- Consume more electricity than normal rice cookers, due to the use of more heat plates and more features.
- Time to get used to the pot longer.
Above are some detailed information about the electronic rice cooker, hopefully it will be useful for you in choosing a suitable pot.
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