The best rice cooker for you depends on your needs. Are you cooking for yourself, for a partner as well, for a family, for a bunch of friends? It depends on the amount and type of rice you're cooking, as well as on the size of your appliance. Cookworks Filter Coffee Maker. If you cannot start off your day without a dose of caffeine, this cheap coffee maker can do wonders for you. Get to prepare your daily coffee fix without any hassle. This features a semi-permanent water tank and a permanent filter. It has all the basic features of a coffee maker that usually costs more. A great find below ten pounds. We've rounded up all of the information you could possibly want to know about the best rice cookers available, so you can choose your perfect appliance with confidence. What is a rice cooker? Close the lid, select your cooking programme if your appliance offers that option, and switch it on. The rice cooks and is ready in around 15-20 minutes. Your cooker will automatically move to keep warm mode when its contents are cooked. How does a rice cooker work?

If you're after healthy cooking with consistent results, we have the product for you. This pressure cooker adjusts temperature, pressure and time so it can cook your meals up to 70% faster. If you’re more of a microwave maven and cooking means nothing more to you than a means to stay alive, then fret not, as we have something for you too. One feature that every rice cooker has – as everyone will use it – is the “keep warm” feature. Once your rice has finished cooking, the rice cooker will keep it warm for you so you can top up your plate or have a hot dinner on standby for anyone coming home late. There are far more similarities between rice cookers than differences - they all come with measuring cups and spatulas, for example - but it’s worth considering the following: Be careful, though, as the vent releases quite a lot of steam during cooking so never take the lid off without the aid of an oven glove or tea towel. With basically two settings – cooking and 'keep warm' – it’s certainly not fancy but it does the job. It allows you to cook rice or steam veg without having to watch over it to ensure it doesn’t boil dry.Your cooking options in a rice cooker can really be expanded if you're able to set it to cook for specific times, though. There are plenty of recipes online on how to cook rice pudding in a rice cooker, for example, but you'll need to be able to program it to cook for a set time. If you can't, your rice cooker won't be smart enough to know that there's milk, sugar and other extra ingredients in there, so it won't be likely to cook for the right amount of time. Cookworks Slow Cooker. Slow cooking is a cooking process that allows the meat to bring out maximum flavour. If you are down for some mouthwatering meat meals, then this slow cooker is ideal for you. This features 3 heat settings that will allow to keep up the quality of the cooked food. It comes with an oven safe ceramic bowl that has a capacity of 6.5 litres. Perfect for family gatherings. Cookworks Blender & 2 Cups. Be on the go without missing a meal. This very durable blender is easy to use and comes with a shatterproof jug ideal for small portion preparations. It has a capacity of a little over half a litre.

This rice cooker really looks the part and cooks it too. Featuring an induction heating element and fuzzy logic it’s designed to produce perfect rice every time, whichever type you like and whatever way you want to cook it. Whether you prefer to shop online or on the high street, there are many places that sell rice cookers. Some rice cookers can also be used to steam meat and vegetables. Those that can will come with a steamer tray that sits above where your rice and water sits during cooking. Plenty of rice cookers come with recipes for steamed meals you can enjoy with your rice. Other rice cookers can double up as pans or sauté pans.Not really, no. Microwave cookers and some less feature-led models will give you well-cooked rice in about the same time as pan cooking. Some fancier models might even take a little longer. This is because they have separate stages to deliver the rice at the optimum texture. The beauty of these machines is not necessarily the speed of the cooking. It's more the fact that you can walk away, safe in the knowledge that the machine is doing the hard work for you. Can I put a rice cooker in the dishwasher? Cooking times are dependent on how powerful your microwave is. We used the guidelines based on an 800w microwave and it produced both basmati and long grain rice to a good standard. It cooks porridge oats, too. We loved the fact that you could cook portion sizes from one up to six. However, we felt they were a little on the small side for our big appetites, so would recommend cooking an extra portion just to be safe. Settings: 3, preset timer: no, keep warm function: yes, capacity: 2.2litres Where to buy rice cookers in the UK?