Sunday, September 2, 2018

The New Joyoung Rice Cooker: An Introduction

By Henry Green


About half of the population of the world enjoys rice as a staple food. Most people love it since it is readily affordable, versatile, highly nutritious, and easy to store and cook. Cooking rice, however, is not very easy for most people. Many people need the help of the new Joyoung Rice Cooker to cook the perfect rice.

Rice is a very healthy food as it is low in fats and sodium but very rich in complex carbohydrates. It comes in different types such as parboiled, dehydrated or frozen. The brown rice is usually one of the healthiest types of rice and is an excellent source of dietary fiber.

Most people only the traditional way of cooking rice. This is the method that involves boiling and then steaming the rice. The rice and water are measured in particular quantities and then heated. It is left to boil for a certain period and the rice cooks.

The outcome of the rice may at times be undesirable. When the wrong amount of water is used and it becomes too much, the excess water is usually drained after the rice has cooked. This leaves the rice with a very poor texture.

Other times, the challenge comes in regulating the heat during the steaming stage. After the rice has boiled, steaming is done for a short period with very little heat. Some people are not able to gauge the right amount of heat to use and they end up with scorched rice at the bottom.

Asians are the best when it comes to cooking. When you visit an Asian restaurant, you are amazed by the delicious taste, fragrance and perfect texture of the rice served. Their real secret and sure proof way of cooking rice is the use of electric rice cookers.

Rice cookers originated in Japan. Rice cooking in Japan is a serious art. They started off as simple and basic rice cookers. They have now evolved to include advanced functionality such as different settings for different rice types. Some have evolved to include other grains and food settings.

Rice steamers are the best when making fluffy and perfectly textured rice. To achieve the best rice, it is important that one uses the cup that is offered as part of the cooker to measure the rice and water. The rice cookers cook the rice at a constant temperature until all the water is absorbed.

When the water starts boiling, a temperature of about 100 degrees is maintained by the cooker. The rice absorbs the water slowly as it cooks. Once it is ready, the cooker adjusts the temperature automatically and sets a keep warm function. This keeps the rice warm until it is ready to be served. When using the Joyoung cooker, you do not need to worry about the rice getting scorched.

In Japan, rice is considered a meal. The advancement of the rice cookers to include the preparation of other meals is beneficial. Some of the non-rice dishes that can be prepared to perfection using the rice cookers include steamed vegetables, soups, desserts, stews, hot cereals and even meats.




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