A recent article on WalletPop.com placed the rice cooker amongst one of the "20 Most Worthless Pieces of Junk" in homes. I would like this opportunity to rebut the misinformed bloggers of WalletPop.
According to WalletPop, the rice cooker "does exactly what you can do with a cup of rice, a cup of water, a pan, and pretty much zero effort whatsoever."
The fact is, the rice cooker can do that and more. As the rice is being cooked in the electric rice cooker, you can wander off to do anything you like without worry. You can cook the rice minutes in advance or even hours in advance. The rice cooker is especially useful if you are cooking a lot of rice for many people. The cooker can quickly cook your rice and keep it warm while you cook other things. If you do not want to eat the rice immediately, the cooker will keep your rice moist until you are ready to serve it. The conventional stove will only expose your rice to air and contamination, making it dry within the hour.
And who's to say the rice cooker is limited to cooking only rice? You can make simple soup and noodle dishes in your everyday rice cooker. Throw in some water and boil an egg. It is extremely convenient for dorm rooms and low-budget students who have no access to stoves.
For many families that eat rice daily, several times a day, the rice cooker is essential. They can cook rice once during the day and every person in the family can eat the rice at their convenience. Almost every Asian family owns a rice cooker and most Asian restaurants use one.
Children can use rice cookers safely. Want to let your child feel included in the preparation of a family meal? Let your child make rice without being exposed to fire. A hot stove may not do the job, but the rice cooker can do all of that - and more .
Rice cookers are not worthless. They are widely sold and bought all over the world. Manufacturers and millions of consumers are not entirely stupid. They are profiting and benefiting from this convenient device. That is why it is continually produced and purchased.
Just because a blogger does not find an item particularly useful for herself does not mean she should blatantly label it as worthless. I can understand if one thinks that wipe warmers are useless. (Who really wants to warm your baby wipes only to have it smothered in feces within seconds? Just put it somewhere warm.) Rice cookers, on the other hand, are useful to many communities of people.
Find something better to do and do not blog if you are totally ignorant to the subject matter. Reading that WalletPop article was a big waste of my time, so I decided to waste some other people's time by making a post in defense.
According to WalletPop, the rice cooker "does exactly what you can do with a cup of rice, a cup of water, a pan, and pretty much zero effort whatsoever."
The fact is, the rice cooker can do that and more. As the rice is being cooked in the electric rice cooker, you can wander off to do anything you like without worry. You can cook the rice minutes in advance or even hours in advance. The rice cooker is especially useful if you are cooking a lot of rice for many people. The cooker can quickly cook your rice and keep it warm while you cook other things. If you do not want to eat the rice immediately, the cooker will keep your rice moist until you are ready to serve it. The conventional stove will only expose your rice to air and contamination, making it dry within the hour.
And who's to say the rice cooker is limited to cooking only rice? You can make simple soup and noodle dishes in your everyday rice cooker. Throw in some water and boil an egg. It is extremely convenient for dorm rooms and low-budget students who have no access to stoves.
For many families that eat rice daily, several times a day, the rice cooker is essential. They can cook rice once during the day and every person in the family can eat the rice at their convenience. Almost every Asian family owns a rice cooker and most Asian restaurants use one.
Children can use rice cookers safely. Want to let your child feel included in the preparation of a family meal? Let your child make rice without being exposed to fire. A hot stove may not do the job, but the rice cooker can do all of that - and more .
Rice cookers are not worthless. They are widely sold and bought all over the world. Manufacturers and millions of consumers are not entirely stupid. They are profiting and benefiting from this convenient device. That is why it is continually produced and purchased.
Just because a blogger does not find an item particularly useful for herself does not mean she should blatantly label it as worthless. I can understand if one thinks that wipe warmers are useless. (Who really wants to warm your baby wipes only to have it smothered in feces within seconds? Just put it somewhere warm.) Rice cookers, on the other hand, are useful to many communities of people.
Find something better to do and do not blog if you are totally ignorant to the subject matter. Reading that WalletPop article was a big waste of my time, so I decided to waste some other people's time by making a post in defense.
