Cookworks 1.5L Rice 500 Watts Cooker - Black

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The cooker consists of a container, lid, pressure chamber tray and a spoon – all made from BPA-free plastic. Be careful, though, as the vent releases quite a lot of steam during cooking so never take the lid off without the aid of an oven glove or tea towel. Bacteria thrives in 40-60°C temperatures, so it's essential that rice cookers don't let rice drop below 60°C on the keep-warm setting. star rating, you can be sure that this sleek and affordable rice cooker will be a great addition to your kitchen.

Other great settings include a reheat cycle, slow cook program, and texture settings for super soft, or slightly firmer grains. We found some classic brands such as Russell Hobbs, Lakeland, Cookworks and Crockpot, while there are many other individual online brands like Klarstein, Judge and SQ. So whether you’re in a flat, house share or in student accommodation, this nifty little kitchen tool is just the ticket.There’s a handy 30-minute 'keep warm' function, which was useful as we got distracted and almost forgot we were cooking. The ingenious little tub means there’s no more watching over your saucepan, worrying about whether your rice is too wet or too dry.

There’s a 'keep warm' function, too, ensuring the last person to the pot has rice as warm as the first. While each brand will have its own instruction manual specific to the model in question, there are a number of basics that work with any rice cooker. This well-known cookware brand is owned by Argos, a British retailer operating in both Ireland and the UK.Its digital display makes it easy to keep an eye on your cooking and it produces light and flavoursome white rice, but our basmati rice emerged a little tough. Most of the time, rice cookers will come with a measuring "cup" or scoop that can fit 3/4 cup (180 mL). Because the lid can't be removed, it was quite difficult to clean and hard to get around the dirt traps. The two Yum Asia models on our roundup are more expensive but they offer a much wider range of functions, including steaming, slow cooking and preparing porridge.

If your rice cooker has a removable cooking pot, place the pot of rice and water back into the rice cooker. In fact, it was one of the fastest on test, even for fairly big amounts of rice – it can cook up to 20 portions in one go.It features an automatic opening lid making refilling easier and also a washable and removable limescale filter.