Rice cooker meals??

We use ours for soup, browning meats, and cooking pasta. It also makes good oat meal. There are several rice cooker cookbooks on the internet. We use Rice Cooker Meals Fast Home Cooking for Busy People and The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. Ours is a Zojirushi and purchased at a local Asian market. If we paid $20 I would be amazed. Not fancy will all the different zones and settings but works for us. Make sure you have a good rice paddle.

X2 My wife uses ours to cook everything sauce brown meats, I could fill the page with her uses. We have 2 small and three large ones, one small and one large stay in the motorhome our crockpots haven't been used in ages.

This is my 2nd cheap-o Black/Decker and use it often for rice and steaming vegetables. Couldn't live without one, so when my first one quit, I got lucky and found a brand new one at a garage sale for $1.

Interesting topic:).
Will be checking out this thread from time to time to see the value of a rice cooker as I've never owned one.

Please educate a person who has never had a rice cooker but loves rice. How does it differ from a crockpot or slow cooker? Is it just hotter and quicker?

cmarq wrote:
X2 My wife uses ours to cook everything sauce brown meats, I could fill the page with her uses. We have 2 small and three large ones, one small and one large stay in the motorhome our crockpots haven't been used in ages.

NYCgrrl wrote:
Interesting topic:).
Will be checking out this thread from time to time to see the value of a rice cooker as I've never owned one.

In many parts of the world especially in Asia Rice cookers are used to cook an incredible variety of foods. they can be very handy. But I have yet to find a propane powered one, therefore I find them of limited usefulness in my RV.

My son lives in Korea and his apartment (and I guess others) do not have ovens. Just stovetop and microwave.

He has made cheesecake, and regular cake in the rice cooker! I've seen pix and they look great.

Apparently, a versatile appliance. :D

My favorite meal to cook in a rice cooker is potatoes and sausage.

cut up peeled potatoes(small cubes)
slice sausage in bite size circles
add bell peppers and onions (to taste)
dump in the rice cooker
add water to cover everything
season with seasoned salt
press button to cook.
enjoy

simple and good.

I have even added a can of corn to it.

rubycreekted wrote:
Please educate a person who has never had a rice cooker but loves rice. How does it differ from a crockpot or slow cooker? Is it just hotter and quicker?

cmarq wrote:
X2 My wife uses ours to cook everything sauce brown meats, I could fill the page with her uses. We have 2 small and three large ones, one small and one large stay in the motorhome our crockpots haven't been used in ages.

What is an instant pot? I didn't know a rice cooker can brown meat.

Was wandering the 'net and found this recipe for a much loved dish from my childhood now made in a rice cooker:

http://www.freshnessgf.com/rice-cooker-congee/

The nice thing about congee is you can add any kind of leftover protein and vegetables you like.