I watched the video demo at an electrical appliances shop last weekend and realize that those electric cookers with a stainless steel inner pot need to be washed after use. It will take some time but shouldn't be difficulat because the rice is not burnt.
I assume that they are better than the ones with a non-stick coating because the coating will come off eventually.
I am using an electric rice cooker with a coated inner pot and I had already replaced the inner pot once for about $70 a few years ago.
I'm afraid that those coating debris are not good for health and so I'm considering buying a new cooker with a stainless steel inner pot.
I use my rice cooker just to cook rice and nothing else. You're right. It costs about $250 +tax for a small one and $280+tax for a large one. That's why I was wondering if it worths it.
My National from HK has been running strong for over 10 years. I use it to make congee, heat bread and cook rice. I changed the inner pot like 3 times already, each one is about HKD$250. Since last ye ...
pkphilip 發表於 2010-2-23 14:59
You remind me that I may not be able to find a replacement inner pot for my Panasonic non-stick rice cooker now. I bought it 16 years ago here in Vancouver. Had to replace the inner pot 10 years ago (for C$70) after I used it to cook sticky rice with Chinese sausages.
In the mean time I cook rice with an ordinary stainless steel pot on the stove. No problem for cooking small portion.
發表於 2010-2-22 19:26
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