Rice Cooker

A rice cooker is a small kitchen appliance used to cook rice. A rice cooker is portable and goes on top of the countertop to cook rice.

The most common type of rice cooker is a stainless steel rice cooker. Rice cookers may come in other materials, like cast iron or ceramic. The material determines the longevity and price of the rice cooker. Rice cookers come in a round shape with a lid and serving spoon, similar to a crockpot.

Stainless steel rice cookers last longer than other types of rice cookers because they’re durable and heat resistant. Stainless steel rice cookers cost more than other types of rice cookers but are better at consistently heating and cooking rice. Rice cookers come in different sizes, with the size of the rice cooker determining how many servings of rice you can cook.

The history of the rice cooker dates back to the 1940s. The first rice cooker was invented by Mitsubishi in 1945 and was soon followed by the first automatic rice cooker in 1955.