Rice cookers! Are you kidding me?

[Piamed]

Are Pia and I the only ones having difficulties with rice cookers?

Before leaving da phils and in anticipation of significant rice consumption when together here, Pia and i bought a rice cooker. It was reportedly the best brand available. Can't recall what it was. Anyway, it burned rice on the 3/4 occasions we used it, then it decided it would not work anymore. Great!!!!

We then bought a Breville rice cooker in Currys and the end of August. It also burned the rice a bit and would usually undercook the rice. Last night the aluminium ring under the actual rice pot, melted shortly after we started it giving off incredibly toxic fumes.

What is going on? Help!

[aromulus]

Are Pia and I the only ones having difficulties with rice cookers?

Before leaving da phils and in anticipation of significant rice consumption when together here, Pia and i bought a rice cooker. It was reportedly the best brand available. Can't recall what it was. Anyway, it burned rice on the 3/4 occasions we used it, then it decided it would not work anymore. Great!!!!

We then bought a Breville rice cooker in Currys and the end of August. It also burned the rice a bit and would usually undercook the rice. Last night the aluminium ring under the actual rice pot, melted shortly after we started it giving off incredibly toxic fumes.

What is going on? Help!

You been buying overpriced duff stuff.......

A week after Jet arrived, in Septenber 2007, we went to Lidl, and we purchased an Italian made rice cooker.
It was just about short of a tenner, and it has been working very well since.
Not a burnt grain of rice anywhere....
It can also be used as a steamer and Jet, more often than not, makes the most wonderful Leche Flan.....

[maria_and_matt]

rice cookers here are not very good, my rice cooker i got in the philippines changed the plug its already 7 yrs old it still works well. buy pinoyjoke

[ginapeterb]

Hello mate, we have the Breville one from Curry's Argos etc, just take it back and get another one, we have had no trouble with that one, its the really good one, and we have had it for about 2 years, no problems.

[kimmi]

we dont have a rice cooker here but so far we manage to cook rice with no problems..

[andypaul]

We got one from Argos we use it for rice pasta and Steaming vegatables.

For some reason the cheaper the better seems to be best for this product

[Ann07]

We got one from Argos we use it for rice pasta and Steaming vegatables.

For some reason the cheaper the better seems to be best for this product

same here amigohow are n and pia?

hope pia is doing well miss talking to her, will catch up sometimes

cheers
ann

[Piamed]

You been buying overpriced duff stuff.......

A week after Jet arrived, in Septenber 2007, we went to Lidl, and we purchased an Italian made rice cooker.
It was just about short of a tenner, and it has been working very well since.
Not a burnt grain of rice anywhere....
It can also be used as a steamer and Jet, more often than not, makes the most wonderful Leche Flan.....

You are right Dom, although the one bought is da Phils cost about £11 and the one here £24:99. I will take this one back today and see what happens.

rice cookers here are not very good, my rice cooker i got in the philippines changed the plug its already 7 yrs old it still works well. buy pinoyjoke

You, i think you may be right. Hmmn!

Hello mate, we have the Breville one from Curry's Argos etc, just take it back and get another one, we have had no trouble with that one, its the really good one, and we have had it for about 2 years, no problems.

Thanks mate. I will see what happens. Unfortunately, we cannot find the actual receipt although I have an entry on my bank statement which I will take along.

we dont have a rice cooker here but so far we manage to cook rice with no problems..

True! I always cooked rice that way and had no probs. Just thought it might be easier as I expected to be consuming gigantic portions of rice but that has not panned out that way. We eat as much rice as I did on my own before Pia came.

Pia cooked rice in a pot yesterday and it was the best we've had since she came here. Hmmn!

We got one from Argos we use it for rice pasta and Steaming vegatables.

For some reason the cheaper the better seems to be best for this product

If for some reason we get a refund from Currys. We'll give that a go mate!

same here amigohow are n and pia?

hope pia is doing well miss talking to her, will catch up sometimes

cheers
ann

Hi amiga. Muzta? How is that cute baby of yours? Pia and I were talking about you with Elenea a few days ago. We will call you soon. We hope to drive up to Scottie soon and seee you Kimmi, Islander, etc. Unfortunately though Pia does not travel well. She wa the same on the Bachelor Express in Mindanao. She hates the smell of our new car! I will buy her a tricycle or a side car we can attach to the bigger one so she does not have that problem.

[PeterB]

She wa the same on the Bachelor Express in Mindanao. She hates the smell of our new car!

Riding on the Bachelor Express, or the Metro Shuttle, is enough to make anyone feel ill!

[Piamed]

i bought a cheapy rice cooker in wilkinson so far i dont have a problem in it.

Cool! I got areplacement today ad it worked really well. I made some nice rice to go with my beef with bamboo shoots. It was so spicy but masarap.

Riding on the Bachelor Express, or the Metro Shuttle, is enough to make anyone feel ill!

Got a point mate!

[Les_lady888]

Riding on the Bachelor Express, or the Metro Shuttle, is enough to make anyone feel ill!

LOL funny you say that You should have ridden on an air-con bus...It will smell a "little" better

[vbkelly]

i bought a cheapy rice cooker in wilkinson so far i dont have a problem in it.

[johncar54]

We cook rice every day. Rice cooker, never, we use a heavy based saucepan.

We use basmati rice, 4 measures of rice, rinsed, add 6 measures of water, add salt, bring to boil stir, cover and simmer as slowly as possible. When all water has evaporated, allow to stand for 5 mins. Result fluffy. perfect rice.

Sorry, I know this will be basic to most people, but when we maried my pinay wife could not cook even rice, now she make it perfectly every time.

[aug06_2006]

My first 2 days since i arrived here am requested to my hubby to buy a rice cooker and then he bought it from argos...as of now no probs hehe!

[Ping]

Mostly when you cook the rice in the rice cooker the ratio is one is to one but sometimes it depends whats the variety of the rice.Some variety needs one is to one and a half.

[keithAngel]

Mostly when you cook the rice in the rice cooker the ratio is one is to one but sometimes it depends whats the variety of the rice.Some variety needs one is to one and a half.

Pan-Pan Jasmine ??

[sneaker23]

quite interesting about rice cookers..... never had a problem like that before

[Le'em]

Are Pia and I the only ones having difficulties with rice cookers?

Before leaving da phils and in anticipation of significant rice consumption when together here, Pia and i bought a rice cooker. It was reportedly the best brand available. Can't recall what it was. Anyway, it burned rice on the 3/4 occasions we used it, then it decided it would not work anymore. Great!!!!

We then bought a Breville rice cooker in Currys and the end of August. It also burned the rice a bit and would usually undercook the rice. Last night the aluminium ring under the actual rice pot, melted shortly after we started it giving off incredibly toxic fumes.

What is going on? Help!

so far the rice cooker here that we bought 3 months ago was perfect....well it has booklet upon purchase how to use the rice cooker but i ignore it, i still use the phil version of using the rice cooker, the first time i used it i burned the rice coz i was not used to cook rice...i phoned my aunties how to use it, they say ignore the booklet which says prepare the rice at 1:1....heheheh it wont work...so now my husband and i are enjoying the rice every meal and its perfectly cooked now....


thanks to my lifeline about how to use the rice cooker, i bet ur wife knows how to use the fingers in measuring the rice....

Cheers

[alicat]

i dont have a rice cooker here,but so far i manage to cook
rice with no problems..i always used basmati rice.