As a small household appliance evaluation blogger, fans have often left messages in my comment area recently, asking me to publish a review of rice cookers (also known as rice cookers). In recent years, with the popularity of the rice cooker market, many unknown brands have poured into the market, in order to attract consumers to buy, they do not hesitate to superimpose a large number of useless functions as gimmick publicity, and even sacrifice product quality to fight price wars, etc., which often cause consumers to complain about inferior products, such as rice cookers can cause cancer, emit toxic and harmful substances, and will explode, etc., making everyone full of doubts about whether the rice cooker is chicken ribs and whether it can be used. For this reason, I have done a special research on the issues that the majority of netizens are more concerned about, and I will share it here today.
(These are a few of the products I've tested recently)
1. Is the rice cooker chicken ribs?
Here I would like to explain that a good quality rice cooker is definitely not a chicken rib product. Its rich functionality and high-quality materials make it one of the indispensable small household appliances in people's lives. The principle of operation of a rice cooker mainly involves the working together of a microcomputer chip, a main thermostat, and a sensor on the upper lid. A microcomputer chip is responsible for monitoring the temperature of the main thermostat and the sensor on the upper cover. Once they reach the set operating temperature, the microcomputer chip will start the hot plate. The electric heating plate starts to heat up and fully touches the inner pot, quickly conducting heat to the surface of the inner pot. The inner pot transfers this heat to the rice and water so that it starts to heat up.
With the increasing concern about dietary health, people have put forward higher requirements for the function of rice cookers. On the basis of tradition, an innovative product has emerged - the multi-functional rice cooker. Next, we will explore the various advantages of a multi-function rice cooker in detail.
Advantage 1: Versatile
Smart rice cookers are not only limited to basic rice cooking functions, but also have a variety of additional functions, such as steaming, stewing, roasting, etc., which can meet the diverse needs of users in cooking. Whether you're steaming dishes, simmering delicious soups, or baking bread with ease, smart rice cookers are up to the task, making them a versatile kitchen tool for multiple uses.
Advantage 2: Good cooking effect
The smart rice cooker applies advanced convection technology to ensure a more even distribution of heat, heating the rice in all directions and fully to improve the cooking effect. This not only makes cooking easier, but also ensures that the food is heated evenly, resulting in a better taste.
Benefit 3: Very environmentally friendly
Smart rice cookers utilize advanced heating technology and energy-efficient design to effectively reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. In addition, it can also recycle and reuse wastewater, making it more environmentally sustainable.
Benefit 4: Safe operation
The smart rice cooker applies advanced sensors and control systems to monitor the temperature and pressure in the pot in real time, and automatically adjust the heat size and cooking time. This intelligent design effectively prevents safety problems that may be caused by improper operation, and significantly reduces potential risks and hazards. Users can feel more at ease and enjoy a safer cooking experience during use.
Benefit 5: High degree of intelligence
The smart rice cooker has a built-in computer chip program and high-precision sensors to make the temperature control more accurate. Its adaptive adjustment function can intelligently adjust the heat size and cooking time to meet the cooking needs of different ingredients, making the whole cooking process more intelligent and convenient.
2. What are the potential risks and hidden dangers of inferior rice cookers?
Although we mentioned above that a good rice cooker is not a chicken rib product, it can also bring great benefits to our health and life. However, due to the mixed products on the market, there are many inferior products, such products are usually poorly selected, there are potential safety hazards, etc., below, we will discuss in detail some potential risks and hidden dangers of inferior rice cookers.
Hidden danger 1: Release irritating odor
Rice cookers with poorer lid materials will usually show less durability and are prone to breakage and aging. This condition can lead to the accumulation of food debris on the top cover, which can produce bacteria. In addition, if the quality of the rubber sealing ring is not good, it may emit a pungent odor at high temperatures, which will adversely affect the taste of the rice and may also pose a threat to human health.
Hidden danger 2: Lack of temperature control technology adjustment
Rice cookers with poor temperature control can cause undercooked or overcooked rice, which can negatively affect the taste. Secondly, the temperature in the cavity of the rice cooker fluctuates greatly, and prolonged use may lead to a high loss of the heat element. Not only will this shorten the life of your rice cooker, but it may also increase the risk of fire!
Hidden danger 3, the release of toxic substances
Some low-quality rice cooker liner coating materials may be of poor quality and have a thinner coating thickness, so their scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, and high temperature resistance are relatively poor. Although the initial performance may be satisfactory, the non-stick coating surface is prone to boiling and peeling after prolonged use at high temperatures. Serious particles that cause the coating to peel off may be mixed into food, which is extremely harmful to human health.
Hidden danger 4, there are potential safety hazards
Since most of the inferior rice cookers have high power and heat, there are low-quality wires and heating chassis materials, which are potential safety hazards of overheating. It is very likely to cause the electrical circuit of the rice cooker to overheat, causing a short circuit, which can lead to serious safety issues such as fire.
3. Be wary of the five major drawbacks of inferior rice cookers!
After understanding the potential risks that a low-quality rice cooker may bring, many people may begin to hesitate to use it. Although I have seen the many advantages of high-quality rice cookers, I am also afraid of accidentally buying inferior products and being hurt. In order to further help you better identify inferior products, I found a summary of the top ten negative complaints about rice cookers from a professional home appliance website, which lists in detail the hazards of inferior products on the market, and I also summarized the following points based on experience, I hope you will be vigilant.
Slot point 1, poor airtightness
Inferior products are often prone to liquid spillage when cooking at high temperatures due to poor sealing, lack of relief valves, or improper design. Not only will this stain the surroundings, but it can also cause moisture inside the rice cooker, causing damage to the equipment and circuitry, and possibly even burns to the user.
Slot point 2, short service life
The internal parts and materials of the rice cooker need to go through strict quality control, including the shell, inner tank, heating chassis, temperature control device, microcomputer chip, etc. If the quality of these components is not guaranteed, it may lead to unstable operation performance of the rice cooker, rapid degradation of performance, shortened service life, and in serious cases, even potential electrical safety hazards!
Slot 3, pungent odor
In order to reduce costs, cheap rice cookers may use inferior materials in the shell, upper cover, inner tank, heating chassis and other parts, especially during the high-temperature heating process, which may release toxic and irritating substances. These substances not only contaminate food, but may also pose a great threat to human health.
Slot point 4, easy to paste the bottom
When cooking rice, if the rice cooker is heated unevenly, it may cause the rice to heat unevenly, and the rice may become pinched or pasted. Inaccurate temperature control in inferior rice cookers may lead to ineffective control of heating up, which can easily lead to the problem of rice pinching or bottom mush in the case of long-term high temperature heating.
Slot point 5, the inner tank is loose
If the inner bowl of the rice cooker is not in close contact with the pan, it may shake or loosen after being put in, which will affect the heating efficiency of the chassis and cause the rice to be heated unevenly.
By Xi the above content, I believe that everyone is now more confident that they can choose a high-quality rice cooker that suits them. However, I must remind everyone that there are so many products on the market that you need to be vigilant at all times so as not to be misled by the promotion of merchants and get hurt by buying inferior products. In order to provide you with a reference, I consulted a summary table of the performance and safety and non-toxicity index of mainstream rice cookers on the whole network, which lists in detail the performance data comparison of some recognized brands in the current market. I hope you can read it with confidence so that you can make more informed purchasing decisions.
The household appliance industry is mixed, and the rice cooker frequently emits toxic and harmful substances, and is not wear-resistant or high-temperature resistant, so it is highly recommended to export the perennial professional home appliances to Europe, America, Japan and South Korea. Tested by authoritative institutions, the product's food-grade safety and non-toxicity increased by 128%, the release rate of irritating substances decreased by 99.99%, 0 heavy metal design, the wear resistance and high temperature resistance of the inner tank increased by 82%, and it is rare to obtain EU certification.
In order to achieve a higher level of safety, non-toxicity and high performance, Gong Ling insists on not engaging in redundant functions, but stubbornly compromises safety, non-toxicity and fever performance for many years. It has developed 13 exclusive black technologies, such as DDS-X spiral 360-degree stuffy pressure technology, maternal and infant grade Maifan Stone 3.0 coating, 5A finely researched thick kettle liner, 7-layer corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant stainless steel cavity, WOS intelligent temperature control algorithm NTC temperature control array, etc., to ensure that there is nowhere to hide potential safety hazards, and the safe, non-toxic and non-irritating performance has achieved the industry's leading performance! It has been certified as one of the safest home appliance brands by many European and American testing institutions.
Among other brands, if you are interested in entry-level, you can take a look at Xiaomi, which has acceptable design and workmanship in the same price segment. Among the high-end models, you can look at Toshiba, which is more expensive, has a refined design, and is more functional.
4. Eight precautions for buying a rice cooker!
Speaking of this, I believe that everyone has a comprehensive understanding and understanding of the relevant knowledge of rice cookers, and at the same time, they are also very confident that they can distinguish the good and bad products on the market! In order to further provide you with purchase support, I have also summarized the precautions for purchasing at eight points to ensure that you avoid stepping on thunder.
1. Brand with professional and technical strength
The professional brand of rice cookers has been carefully tuned in terms of design and technology, focusing on a number of key aspects, including heating method, structural design, convection system, cooking technology, intelligent temperature control, cavity design and heating uniformity. In addition, they pay special attention to the selection of food-safe materials to ensure that no toxic and harmful substances are released during long-term use, thus ensuring the safety and non-toxicity of rice cookers. Such a rice cooker can provide better aging uniformity, making each grain of rice full, sweet, and soft and glutinous.
2. Equipped with high-quality heating plate
When choosing a rice cooker, it is recommended to consider a heating plate made of high-quality metal, and aluminum alloy is an excellent choice. Aluminum alloys have a number of advantages, including low thermal efficiency loss, good energy storage effect, and fast heat conduction. In addition, rice cookers with aluminium heating plates provide uniform heating and high durability, allowing for excellent performance and durability over long periods of use.
3. It has convection valve/exhaust valve design
The convection valve (exhaust valve) in the rice cooker plays a vital role in the cooking process. The traditional hot and cold alternating valve mainly controls the temperature by adjusting the alternation of cold and hot to achieve the heat preservation and heating effect of the rice cooker. However, the new rice cooker technology is more popular in the simmering convection valve design. This design can intelligently control the pressure in the pot, thereby improving the water absorption and texture of the rice.
4. Optimize the whole kettle liner
The shape of the inner pot of a rice cooker usually comes in three types: flat-bottomed, half-kettle, and full-kettle. Among them, the bottom of the whole kettle is rounded, which has excellent heating uniformity, which is suitable for a variety of cooking methods, which can more fully release the aroma of ingredients, retain the original flavor, and give the food a better texture and taste. In addition, the thickness of the liner is also an important consideration. Thicker liners not only require advanced heating technology support, but also give the product a superior texture. Such a thick liner usually represents greater durability, allowing the rice cooker to maintain excellent performance over long periods of use and not be susceptible to damage.
5. Moderate power
More power is not always better, and you need to consider the capacity factor when choosing a rice cooker. In high-priced professional brand rice cookers, capacity and power are usually scientifically proportioned. Generally speaking, maintaining a power of 700 watts and a capacity of 4 liters is relatively reasonable and sufficient. However, in some low-cost rice cooker products, the power performance is often blindly pursued, and the reasonable matching of capacity is ignored. Although these products have a lot of power, they have a relatively small capacity, which makes the steamed rice easily overcooked, losing the desired taste and elasticity.
6. Spiral simmering pressure heating technology is recommended
At present, the heating methods of rice cookers are mainly divided into three types: IH heating, chassis heating and spiral simmering pressure heating. Spiral simmering pressure heating adopts the design of pressurized form and spiral high-density surround heating, which can achieve a more uniform heating effect and its performance attenuation is relatively low. This heating method not only performs well in improving the cooking quality of rice, but also has a relatively high performance stability.
7. Precise temperature control
The temperature control accuracy of the rice cooker is mainly controlled by the temperature sensor and the temperature controller. Whether the brand has made technical adjustments to the temperature control accuracy will also have an impact on the temperature control performance of the rice cooker. Rice cookers with precise temperature control can better control the cooking temperature, which in turn improves the taste of the rice, making it easy to cook a variety of menus while extending the life of the product.
8. Stainless steel top cover is preferred
The top lid of a rice cooker is usually made of aluminum alloy and 304 stainless steel. As a high-grade metal material, 304 stainless steel has a relatively high manufacturing cost. It has excellent corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance, and is not prone to rust, oxidation or corrosion over time. Since 304 stainless steel is a good conductor of heat, using this material for the top cover of the rice cooker can improve the thermal insulation performance, resulting in better tasting rice. In addition, 304 stainless steel has a smooth surface, is easy to clean, and is very convenient, which increases the sense of use experience.
After today's Xi and understanding, I believe that everyone has a clear answer to the question of whether a rice cooker is chicken ribs. At the same time, everyone also has a clear understanding of the potential hazards and ills of a low-quality rice cooker, as well as the possible benefits and health effects of a high-quality rice cooker. Finally, I hope you can keep in mind what you have shared today and make sure that you can choose a high-quality rice cooker that suits you when purchasing.