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Originally Posted by survivingonrice
why does everyone need a rice cooker...a pot is enough to make rice
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because it is convenient. you clean (polish) the rice, add the appropriate amount of water, put it on, and then so and so many minutes later when it beeps (or perhaps it plays a tune on the more fancy once) the rice is done. voila! another reason is that here in japan, the stove usually only have two or three burners. using one burner for cooking rice would mean only one or two left for cooking other food. now, i have seen once a stove with four burners in japan, but that was at the house of the CEO of Fiat Japan so I am not sure that counts.
i've got a cheap, but fairly new cooker. can't remember the brand, size is 5.5合though.
and, yes, there are plenty of cookers with "bronze" pots. they are not too cheap though. you can find them anywhere.
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