What does a rice cooker do?

You see them popping up more and more and hear more about them, but what does a rice cooker do? A rice cooker is used to cook rice perfectly, this can be very difficult.

Many dishes have rice, think of nasi and sushi, for example. If you eat this often, a rice cooker is worth the money and effort to purchase. Serving delicious rice is all about timing, the rice cooker is going to make sure you have this. There are two types of rice cookers, one where you cook the rice in water and the other you steam the rice in a basket.

How long does rice take to cook in a rice cooker?

Cooking rice in a rice cooker takes a little longer than when you cook it in a pan. In general it takes about 25 minutes for your rice to be ready when you use the rice cooker, if you make for more people then it also increases to about 30 minutes. If steaming the rice then it should take about 20-30 minutes, so about as long as your rice cooker normally uses.

Using the rice cooker

Using the rice cooker is actually quite simple. You put in the right amount of water for your rice, the rice and press the button. Now all you have to do is wait for the rice to be ready. That's how easy it is to use a rice cooker. To make it even easier, most rice cookers have different cooking programs. Also, try to keep an eye on the instructions for use to make sure the rice comes out the way you want it. A rice cooker turns off when it measures a large temperature change, this is for safety. This happens when the water has finished boiling and the heat can no longer evaporate.

What can go into a rice cooker?

A rice cooker can make rice, of course, but this is by no means the only thing it can do. You will be amazed at what options you have when you add the rice cooker to your kitchen equipment. Actually, you can put all grains in it such as pasta and noodles, also you can heat soup in it. With a steamer basket you can even prepare whole (steam) meals in it.The meat you want to use for your dish like for example beef or chicken you can also easily prepare in the rice cooker.

Ontdek welke rijstkoker bij jou past

Ben je overtuigd van de voordelen van een rijstkoker?
Of wil je gewoon nooit meer omkijken naar een pan rijst op het vuur?

✅ Altijd perfecte rijst, zonder stress
✅ Kies uit bekende merken zoals Le Creuset
✅ Vandaag besteld = morgen in huis

👉 Bekijk alle rijstkokers

Aan de slag met je rijstkoker? Probeer dit recept!

Heb je een rijstkoker in huis of ben je van plan er één te kopen?
Dan wil je ‘m natuurlijk meteen gebruiken!

Om je rijstkoker écht goed te testen zijn er recepten die je kunt testen – en je hebt in no-time een voedzame maaltijd op tafel.

📌 Tip: je kunt ook noedels, quinoa of gestoomde groenten bereiden in je rijstkoker.
Bekijk hieronder mogelijke recepten met rijst:

-> Sushi salade
-> Aubergines met rijst en Aziatische sauzen
-> Kleefrijst met mango en banaan
-> Rijstnoedels met garnalen, inktvis en edamame
-> Rijstnoedels met zalm

Aan de slag met je rijstkoker? Probeer dit recept!

How much water you need in a rice cooker depends very much on the rice you are cooking and how you like your rice. There are many different kinds of rice and each one needs a different amount of water. Here is a handy overview so you quickly know what is best

White rice: small grain - 1 cup of rice to ¼ cup of water
White rice: medium grain - 1 cup of rice to 1 ½ cups of water
White rice: long grain - 1 cup rice to 1 ¾ cup water
Indian rice varieties: 1 cup rice to ½ cup water
Silver rice: 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water

These numbers are recommended, you can also test for yourself whether you find a little more or a little less tastier. If you use a little less water, the grain of rice will remain a bit harder and dryer, when you use more water it becomes softer.

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