As the title says. I have an older black and decker rice cooker. It’s been working ok but it always burns the bottom. Does anybody here have a brand they recommend?
Edit: Apparently the Zojirushi pots are really durable. Considering I really fucked up my rice last night I’m not sure I should be trusted. I tend to make the same amount of rice always and this time I changed the quantity and my cooking method blew up.
I went shopping for a rice cooker a while ago and came up empty handed. Zojirushi or whatever the import model is from Japan are often recommended but not what I wanted since despite the cost you still have replaceable parts to take care of.
Stainless steel inserts are hard to find. I looked at other types of cookers as well.
In the end I felt like buying a cheap model from amazon ($30) and replacing the inner every couple years was the way to go. They work fine. Replacement inserts costs as much as a new unit and was harder to find so it seemed like they are basically disposable items.
I didn’t buy one because it seemed wasteful and now I just use a normal thin-bottomed pot. If I were to look again I’d consider buying a cheap one and experimenting with different bowls, but honestly going back to making rice with a pot was a lot easier than I remembered.
I’ve had my Zojirushi for like 12 years now and I have only had to replace the rice paddle because I lost it.
