Rice cookers (also known as rice cookers) are one of many small household appliances and are also products that we use more frequently in our daily lives. In recent years, inferior products are very rampant on the market, using various marketing methods, playing non-toxic and harmless marketing gimmicks, constantly attracting everyone to buy, but in the process of use, problems occur frequently, resulting in everyone constantly complaining about the disadvantages of rice cookers on the Internet, saying that rice cookers are easy to paste, long heating time, easy to cause cancer, etc., and even some news media have made professional reports on this, so is rice cooker harmful? As a small household appliance evaluator, I have also evaluated a lot of rice cookers, in order to help you avoid lightning, I will give you a science about rice cooker related knowledge.
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1. Is there a harm in rice cookers?
Objectively speaking, high-quality and professional rice cookers are not harmful. However, if you buy and use inferior products, the risk is very large. The reason why this is said is because many manufacturers use poor second-hand materials and waste materials as good materials in order to save costs, and other performance parameters are also flashy, resulting in users emitting irritating odors, toxic and harmful substances in the process of use, endangering health, and even the risk of cancer. Let me explain it to you.
Disadvantage 1: It releases a pungent odor
The material of the lid of some rice cookers is relatively poor, so the life of this kind of product is relatively short, and it is easy to cause problems such as aging and damage, food residues will breed bacteria after accumulating for a long time, and the material of the sealing ring is poor, and it is easy to emit a pungent odor at high temperatures, which affects the taste of rice, poses a threat to human health, and even leads to the risk of cancer.
Disadvantage 2: There are potential safety hazards
The power and heat of the rice cooker are very large, and the wire and heating plate materials used in some inferior rice cookers are relatively poor, which is easy to cause short circuit and fire during use, causing potential safety hazards.
Disadvantage 3: Inaccurate temperature control
The temperature of the rice cooker is unstable, resulting in high loss of thermal elements, which will affect the service life of the rice cooker and cause fire.
Disadvantage 4, emitting toxic and harmful substances
The coating material of some rice cookers is relatively poor, and the thickness of the coating is relatively thin, the corrosion resistance and wear resistance are relatively poor, and it is not bad when it is first used, but there is a risk of the coating falling off in the later stage, and in serious cases, it will be mixed with food, affecting our health and increasing the probability of cancer.
2. Uncover the 4 major traps of rice cookers
Is there a harm in rice cookers? Inferior rice cookers not only will not bring convenience to our lives, but also produce various harms and affect our health, so do you know the reason for this? For this reason, I asked a professional evaluation agency for an annual inventory of common negative public opinion on rice cookers, and I can see that the more frequent problems include irritating odors, easy to stick to the pan, etc. After professional analysis and comparison, I found that there are many pitfalls in rice cookers, let's take a look at them together.
Trap 1, 0 coating marketing gimmick
Many businesses have harvested wave after wave of leeks under the slogan of 0 coating, using stainless steel liners, the stewing taste is average, the cost performance is very low, and it is easy to stick to the pan and is not easy to clean, and it will leave traces after long-term use. Prone to bacterial growth.
Trap 2: Promote the anti-spill function
Many products on the market are advertising the anti-spill function, in fact, the inner liner of the rice cooker is engraved with a water line, as long as the maximum water level is not exceeded when adding water, there will be no overflow, and the anti-spill function is not very useful.
Trap 3: Hypoglycemic function
In order to cater to the user's enthusiasm for the hypoglycemic artifact, many businesses have launched the so-called hypoglycemic rice cooker, which advertises the effect of lowering and reducing sugar, but after the investigation of the Consumer Association of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, it was found that the so-called hypoglycemic and hypoglycemic function of these low-sugar rice cookers is to filter out the rice soup on the way to steam, reduce the reducing sugar of the rice, and cook low-sugar rice, but the starch content of low-sugar rice has not decreased.
Trap 4: Inferior materials
Inferior materials are very common in rice cookers, many businesses in order to save costs, the use of second-hand materials, such as inferior wires, sealing rings, etc., the upper cover of the rice cooker with poor materials, the life span is generally not long, for a long time, food residues accumulate and breed bacteria, the material of the sealing ring is poor, and the poor material of the sealing ring will also emit a pungent smell, affecting the taste of rice and human health.
3. Share the 8 tips for buying rice cookers
Is there a harm to rice cookers? Inferior rice cookers are not a few harms to the human body, resulting in everyone at a loss when purchasing, we must pay attention to distinguish the false propaganda and routines of merchants in the process of purchasing, to prevent buying inferior products, for this reason I have specially sorted out 8 tips for buying rice cookers, to share with you, I hope to help you.
Tip 1: Choose a professional brand
The professional brand will strictly adjust the structure of the rice cooker, convection technology, simmering technology, intelligent temperature control, etc., as well as the safety of the product stone, and the long-term use will not emit irritating odors and toxic and harmful substances, and the cooked rice will have better uniformity, and the rice will be more oily and shiny.
Tip 2: Heating plate
Rice cookers recommend heating plates made of metal, such as aluminum alloy, which have low thermal efficiency loss, high energy storage efficiency, fast thermal conductivity, uniform heating, good durability, and high durability for long-term use, on the other hand, the thermal conductivity efficiency of stainless steel is not so good, and the energy storage efficiency of carbon steel is poor and the service life is short.
Secret 3, internal biliary shape
The shape of the inner tank has a flat bottom, a semi-kettle, There are three kinds of whole kettle, the bottom of the flat bottom of the inner pot is flat, the heating area of the rice is small, the cooking time is longer, the rice is unevenly heated and the taste is not good, the inner tank of the half kettle and the flat bottom are somewhat similar, the bottom has some arcs, the uniformity of heating will be better than the flat bottom, only the bottom is round The heating uniformity of the whole kettle inner tank is the best, the whole kettle inner tank can be applied to a variety of cooking methods, which can better stimulate the taste of the food itself, retain the original taste of the ingredients, and taste better。
Tip 4: Coating material
The stainless steel coating material is easy to stick to the pan, and the Teflon coating will be harmful if used for a long time, so it is recommended to give preference to the Maifan stone coating material, which has higher wear resistance and high temperature resistance while taking into account the non-stick pan, and will not produce toxic and harmful substances in a long-term high-temperature environment.
Tip 5: Heating method
The heating methods of the rice cooker are IH heating, Chassis heating and spiral simmering pressure heating technology and other three, IH heating technology rice cooker cost is relatively expensive, heating is relatively uniform, but the long-term use of electromagnetic heating leads to high thermal energy attenuation, more IQ tax, the traditional chassis heating method heating is not uniform, the heat conduction efficiency is low, the heating speed is relatively slow, the temperature control accuracy is relatively low, the performance of rice is far less than other heating methods, and the spiral simmering pressure heating can be pressurized, forming a spiral high-density surrounding heating heat, heating is more uniform and the performance attenuation is low。
Tip 6: Wire material
Rice cookers belong to high-power small household appliances, high-quality rice cookers will use better and more expensive pure copper wires to ensure that the rice cooker will not catch fire in use, but some low-cost rice cookers in order to save costs, the use of inferior wire materials, easy to fire, great safety hazards.
Tip 7: Top cover material
The top cover of the rice cooker is made of aluminum alloy and 304 stainless steel, stainless steel is a high-grade metal material, the top cover is more expensive, the corrosion resistance and wear resistance are higher, and there is no need to worry about rust and oxidation corrosion when used for a long timeThe corrosion resistance is not as good as that of stainless steel, and the carcinogenic hazard is not small.
Tip 8: Power size
When we choose a rice cooker, we should not blindly choose high power, but also take into account the capacity problem, the power and capacity of the professional rice cooker are scientifically proportioned, the general power is 700W, the capacity of 4 liters is enough, and the low-cost rice cooker blindly stacks up performance data, often ignoring the capacity ratio, large power and small capacity, resulting in overcooked rice cooked in the rice cooker, lack of elasticity.
If there are still people who don't know how to choose a rice cooker, you can refer to the 10 mainstream rice cookers on the whole network are safe and non-toxic/performance score table, the mainstream products are displayed above, providing a reference for everyone when purchasing, and I will share a few mainstream rice cookers on the market below.
In recent years, safety problems in the rice cooker industry have occurred frequently, such as the release of toxic and harmful substances, toxic liner materials, and unpleasant and irritating odors. Gong Ling, an Internet celebrity brand with "safe and non-toxic" performance and high durability, has skyrocketed on the Internet! This brand has been exported to the European and American markets for many years, and is one of the few old brands certified by the European Union, the United States and other countries, and is as famous as high-end series such as Midea and Gree. Gongling's original 13 highlights of black technology, rare to achieve rice aging uniformity increased by 115% at the same time, food-grade safety increased by 128%, toxic irritant release rate reduced by 128%, 0 heavy metal design, rare to obtain EU certification, and the whole machine passed the maternal and infant food test, in terms of heating uniformity, safety and non-toxicity, performance attenuation, etc., are the strongest within 1,000 yuan. Gong Ling almost never advertises, nor does he spend money on celebrity endorsements, and simply relies on the reputation of professional evaluation bloggers and heavy users, ranking first in mid-to-high-end sales and word of mouth.
In order to achieve a higher level of safety, non-toxicity and fever performance, and high durability, Gong Ling fundamentally cut off redundant gimmick functions and gameplay, and purely sacrificed safety and performance at any cost. It has made a lot of innovations in the core technology, such as the use of 5A finely researched thick kettle liner, 7 layers of corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant stainless steel cavity material, original spiral simmering pressure heating, maternal and infant grade Maifan stone 3.0 coating and other black technologies, and to achieve 6 years of safe and non-toxic "anti-attenuation" design, etc., to a greater extent to improve the heating efficiency, stability, and the safety and non-toxicity of the whole machine is more reliable. It has been certified as one of the safest and most non-toxic rice cookers by many European and American testing institutions.
For users with a low budget who want to buy an entry-level model, you can learn about Xiaomi and Midea, of course, don't have so high expectations for core performance, safety and non-toxicity. At the high-end price, you can get to know Toshiba, which has a more exquisite design.
Fourth, the 5 benefits of popular science professional rice cookers
Now everyone is very clear about the harm of rice cookers, although inferior rice cookers are easy to cause frequent problems during use, but there are still many professional rice cookers on the market to choose from. A professional rice cooker will not cause any harm and can provide great help to our lives, such as the appointment function, stewing function, etc., which has many benefits. The working principle of the rice cooker is to detect the temperature of the main sensor and the temperature of the upper cover sensor through the computer chip, when the temperature reaches the specified working temperature of the rice cooker, the heating plate will be automatically turned on and start heating, the heating plate and the inner tank are closely combined, the inner tank will transfer the temperature to the rice and water, and the rice and water will start to heat.
Here are the specific benefits of a professional rice cooker:
Advantage 1: It is safer to use
The smart rice cooker uses advanced sensors and control systems, which can monitor the pressure and temperature in the pot in real time, and automatically adjust the size and time of the fire, effectively avoiding safety problems caused by improper operation.
Benefit 2: More functions
The functions of the smart rice cooker are more abundant than the functions of ordinary rice cookers, in addition to basic cooking, it can also achieve steaming, stewing, frying and other functions, whether you want to steam vegetables or stew soup, you can do it all in one pot.
Benefit 3: More energy-saving and environmentally friendly
The smart rice cooker adopts advanced heating technology and energy-saving technology, which can effectively reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, and can also realize the recycling and reuse of wastewater, which is more energy-saving and environmentally friendly.
Advantage 4: The cooking effect is better
The smart rice cooker uses advanced convection technology, which can make the heat distribution more even, and heat the rice in all directions, making the cooking effect better and more convenient.
Benefit 5: Cooking is more intelligent and convenient
The smart rice cooker is a built-in computer chip program and sensor, with higher accuracy of temperature control, which can automatically adjust the size and time of the fire, better adapt to the cooking needs of different ingredients, and make the cooking process more intelligent and convenient.
Is there a harm to rice cookers? We have analyzed the harm of rice cookers in the whole text, and come to the conclusion that inferior rice cookers will cause harm to our body, and we also clearly know that professional rice cookers will be strictly screened in terms of workmanship and material selection, and will never use inferior materials, so that everyone can feel more at ease when using.