Even You Can Prepare Great Meals With This Rice Cooker!

I’ve never been much of a cook, not because I don’t like to cook, but because I either don’t have the know-how or time.

Last Christmas I gave myself the best gift ever, a fuzzy logic rice and slow cooker! Now, the really good news is that it hasn’t been collecting dust, but with the help of a great cookbook that I purchased at the same time, I am using the rice cooker regularly.

What’s amazing is that from the very first dish on, every meal has turned out perfect. So far, I’ve been using the rice cooker to make steel-cut oats, several types of risotto, jook – a type of rice soup, and quinoa. And I know I’ve only scratched the surface of what this rice cooker is capable of. I still haven’t tried making a soup or stew using the slow cooker function, and I am planning on using it to cook other types of grains and beans as well.

Oh, and did I mention clean-up is a snap too? I know you’ll love this rice cooker.

Without this rice cooker, I would have never even thought of trying to cook steel-cut oats. Way too much work! Now I can enjoy this delicious breakfast, which I know is much healthier than the quick oats I used to eat. If you think this is pretty cool, it gets even better! Not only can it cook those steel-cut oats for me without much fuzz, I can actually throw in the oats, water, and a little salt before going to bed, set the timer, and wake up to the wonderful smell of freshly cooked oats.

After I get up, the rice cooker is automatically set to keep the oats warm. I open up the lid, give the oats a good stir and add some agave syrup and frozen blueberries. Then I close the lid again and leave the cooker on the keep warm setting. Ten to fifteen minutes later the blueberries have thawed and I ladle the oats into a bowl. Quick, simple, and delicious!

I am planning on sharing some more of the recipes I use, modify, or invent in some upcoming posts.

Bottom line, I highly recommend you add a rice cooker to your kitchen now. The one I got is a very advanced rice cooker, yet the reasonable price really surprised me. You can check out the current price and availability here:

Sanyo ECJ-D100S 10-Cup Micro-Computerized Rice Cooker/Steamer, White with Stainless Accent

And here’s also the link to the cook book that makes the use of the rice cooker insanely simple:

The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook : 250 No-Fail Recipes for Pilafs, Risottos, Polenta, Chilis, Soups, Porridges, Puddings and More, from Start to Finish in Your Rice Cooker

Do you have any tricks to simplify cooking for you and your family? Please share them with me and the other readers in the comments section.

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