Choose to buy mechanical or electronic rice cookers

You must have had a headache when choosing between electric rice cookers and electric rice cookers . The article will compare the advantages and disadvantages as well as introduce some notable product lines for easier readers to choose from.

What is electric rice cooker?

The electric rice cooker includes the lid and the removable rice cooker which is very familiar to Vietnamese people in particular and Asia in general. The pot is equipped with a mechanical relay that automatically switches off and switches to "Warm" mode to keep warm when it reaches a certain temperature.

+ Advantages

- Cheaper than electronic rice cookers, ranging from 200,000 VND to 1,000,000 VND

- Model, capacity, diversified manufacturer, suitable for all requirements of users.

- Using simple.

- Easy to clean .

- Fast cooking time.

Disadvantages

- Can only be used to process a very limited number of dishes in addition to rice.

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- Cannot cook timer.

- Rice is easy to be soft, dry when you add too little or too much water.

What is electronic rice cooker?

New electronic rice cookers appeared on the market in recent years and are increasingly popular. The cooker is more complicated than a traditional mechanical cooker thanks to its liquid crystal display, electronic circuit, and automatic cooking programs.

+ Advantages

- Modern electronic cooker and has more features than mechanical rice cooker, cook timer, adjust cooking time.

- Electronic Circuit Integrated ability soup, porridge, hot pot ... quick and delicious than the right place, in addition to baking with electric cooker .

Disadvantages

- The price is more expensive than the mechanical cooker, ranging from 1,500,000 VND to over 2 million VND.

- Large capacity, usually 1.8L, few types of mini rice cookers , except for the Toshiba RC-10NMF rice cooker with a capacity of 1L.

- Cooking time is long, about 45 minutes or more.

- Care should be taken when cleaning to avoid damaging the electronic circuits and the liquid crystal display .

Compare electric and electronic rice cookers

The most recognizable difference between the electric and the electric rice cooker is that the electric rice cooker is more complicated than the electric cooker. The electric cooker is only suitable for daily cooking, while the electronic cooker can be used to cook many other dishes such as porridge, soup, baking ...

Electronic cookware is equipped with a modern liquid crystal screen, with outstanding features such as timer, warming timer ... while the electric cooker has only one button "Cook" and "Warm".

Electronic cookers usually have a large capacity of 1.8L, while electric cookers are more diverse, including mini rice cookers for 1 to 2 people.

Should buy electric or electronic rice cookers

- If your family has few people, and does not need a multi-functional product, and only needs to cook simple rice, you should choose an electric rice cooker. In addition, if there are few people (1-2), or a large number of people (> 6 people) , you should choose the electric rice cooker for the variety of capacity.

- If you love convenient products with many functions, besides cooking rice and porridge, you also want to make cakes, soup ... and do not hesitate to pay a relative amount of money in exchange for a versatile and convenient cooking equipment. the electronic rice cooker is the ideal choice for your family.

Some cheap electric rice cookers and electric rice cookers

Currently there are many cheap rice cookers, especially electric rice cookers, such as the Goldsun ARC-GDF12C1 1.2 liter rice cooker suitable for small families, with an attractive price of only about 200,000 d. Midea also has a diversified line of cheap mini rice cookers, typically the Midea CM06SA model, which costs less than 500,000 VND.

For electronic rice cookers, although less diversified, there are also many affordable product lines. Typically, the Midea MB-FC5019 1.8 liter electric rice cooker   or Sharp KS-TH18-gl rice cooker costs 1,500,000.

Hopefully the article has helped housewives distinguish and make suitable choices between electric rice cookers and electronic rice cookers. What kind of electric and electronic rice cookers do you find is more convenient? Please share your opinion with WebTech360 in the comment box below. 

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