What are the disadvantages of rice cookers? As one of the most commonly used small household appliances in our daily life, rice cookers (also known as rice cookers) should be familiar to everyone. However, in order to attract consumers to buy, many businesses do not hesitate to reduce the quality to fight price wars, and even superimpose various gimmick functions that affect normal work, resulting in the frequent exposure of toxic and harmful substances, the release of irritating odors, toxic liner materials, and carcinogenic hidden dangers. As a home appliance evaluator,I deliberately collected some negative reviews from the majority of netizens,And did some research and testing on the products on the market,Below,I will share the recent research results with you。
The image below is some of the rice cookers on the market that I have tested:
1. What are the disadvantages of rice cookers?
What are the disadvantages of rice cookers?A high-quality rice cooker itself has no drawbacks, but there are many inferior products on the market, with poor materials, large odors, potential safety hazards and other problems, therefore, in this regard, I can clearly point out that there are many disadvantages of inferior rice cookers, and long-term use of such products may cause harm to our health, and even have the risk of causing cancer. Next, I will go into detail about the specific harms that these drawbacks can bring.
Hazard 1: There are safety issues such as fire
Rice cookers have a large power and heat output, however, some low-quality rice cookers have some potential safety hazards. Due to the use of low-quality wires and heat-generating chassis materials, these rice cookers are prone to overheating of the wiring, which can lead to safety issues such as short circuits and fires.
Hazard 2, irritating odor
Rice cookers that use inferior materials to make their lids tend to be less durable and prone to breakage and aging. Not only does this make it easy for food debris to accumulate, but it can also lead to bacterial growth. In addition, rice cookers made of inferior materials are prone to pungent odors at high temperatures, which adversely affects the taste of rice and poses a potential carcinogenic threat to human health!
Hazard 3, emitting toxic and harmful substances
Some inferior rice cookers have a lower quality inner liner coating with a thinner coating thickness and therefore poor scratch, abrasion and high temperature resistance. Although the initial performance may be acceptable, the surface of the non-stick coating is prone to boiling and peeling off after prolonged use at high temperatures. In severe cases, this can lead to coating debris mixing into food, increasing the probability of carcinogenesis and causing adverse effects on human health.
Hazard 4: Poor temperature control affects the taste
Rice cookers with poor temperature control can easily cause uneven cooking of rice, which may be undercooked or overcooked, which will affect the taste. In addition, the temperature in the rice cooker cavity is unstable, sometimes high and sometimes low, and it is difficult to effectively control it. This situation will lead to an increase in the loss of the heat element, which will not only shorten the life of the rice cooker, but also may pose a risk of fire in severe cases.
2. Inventory of the four benefits of high-quality rice cookers!
What are the disadvantages of rice cookers? Through the above Xi, I believe everyone knows that it is precisely because of the emergence of these inferior products that the harm is caused. The operating principle of the rice cooker mainly relies on a microcomputer chip, whose function includes monitoring the temperature of the main thermostat and the sensor on the upper lid. Once these temperatures reach the operating temperature set by the rice cooker, the system will trigger the hot plate inside the rice cooker. At this stage, the electric plate begins to heat up rapidly and is in full contact with the inner pot, which quickly conducts heat to the surface of the inner pot. The inner pot then transfers the corresponding heat to the rice and water, initiating the entire heating process. This series of smart steps ensures that the rice cooker is able to precisely control the temperature, ensuring that the rice is heated evenly and efficiently during the cooking process.
With the increase in everyone's requirements for the functional needs of small household appliances, people's requirements for rice cookers have become more diverse. On the basis of traditional rice cookers, multi-functional smart rice cookers have become the focus of everyone's purchase recently. Let's discuss in detail what are the top four benefits of a high-quality rice cooker!
Advantage 1: Safe to use
The smart rice cooker is equipped with advanced sensors and control systems, which are able to monitor the temperature and pressure inside the pot in real time, and automatically adjust the heat size and cooking time. This intelligent design effectively prevents safety problems that may occur due to improper operation, significantly reducing potential risks and hazards.
Advantage 2: Cooking is convenient and effective
The smart rice cooker uses advanced convection technology to ensure that the heat is more evenly distributed throughout the pan body, so that the rice can be fully heated. This not only improves the cooking effect and makes the rice heat more evenly, but also makes the whole cooking process more convenient and efficient.
Benefit 3: Energy saving and environmental protection
Smart rice cookers utilize advanced heating technology and energy-efficient design to effectively reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Its innovative design not only contributes to environmental protection, but also enables the recycling and reuse of wastewater to be more environmentally sustainable.
Benefit 4: Strong intelligence
The smart rice cooker has a built-in computer chip program and sensor, which has a higher precision temperature control function. By intelligently adjusting the heat size and cooking time, it can adapt to the needs of different ingredients, making the cooking process more intelligent and convenient.
Benefit 5: Versatile
The smart rice cooker not only has basic rice cooking functions, but also integrates a variety of rich cooking functions, including steaming, stewing, roasting, etc. This makes it easy for users to meet a wide variety of cooking needs, whether it's steaming, soup or toasting.
3. Lightning Rice Cooker Four IQ Tax Products!
What are the disadvantages of rice cookers? Inferior rice cookers do have many drawbacks, and these drawbacks can have serious adverse effects on health. However, do you understand the reasons behind these disadvantages? In particular, some merchants do not hesitate to fight price wars in order to pursue higher sales and profits, resulting in substandard product quality, which may pose a threat to health and safety. Recently, I've collected and collated a lot of negative reviews from old users about rice cookers (see below for details). It was found that consumers are particularly concerned about the possible emission of toxic and harmful substances. Next, I will further expose those IQ tax products on the market to help you avoid lightning.
IQ tax 1, use second-hand materials
In order to reduce production costs, many businesses generally use second-hand materials, such as the material of the upper cover and sealing ring, which is often poor. Rice cookers with poor lid materials are often less durable and prone to breakage and deterioration, leading to the accumulation of food debris and the potential for bacterial growth. In addition, low-quality sealants may produce a pungent odor at high temperatures, affecting the taste of rice and posing a potential threat to human health. Rice cookers with inferior power cables are prone to safety hazards such as leakage, short circuits, and fires.
IQ tax 2, too much pursuit of high power
If the power of the rice cooker is too high, it will not only consume more energy during use, but also may accelerate the insulation aging of the electric heating element. This can cause the rice cooker circuit to be overloaded, triggering an increase in current and heating of the wires. When the temperature exceeds 250°C, the insulation layer may catch fire, resulting in separation from the wire, thereby damaging the power cord, causing short-circuit faults, and causing serious safety accidents such as fires.
IQ tax 3, "0 coating" gimmick marketing
Some low-quality products are advertised as "0 coating", but the actual liner is made of stainless steel, and the stewing effect is average, and the cost performance is extremely low. Cooking rice is easy to stick to the pan and difficult to clean, and long-term use may cause scratches and discoloration, while also increasing the risk of bacterial growth, which has adverse effects on human health.
IQ tax 4, with intelligent rice volume function
Intelligent rice quantity judgment refers to the technology equipped with a computer CPU chip, which can intelligently perceive the amount of rice, so as to automatically adjust the heat and cooking time. However, the key to cooking rice is also whether the heating performance of the rice cooker is uniform, and the accurate grasp of the ratio of rice to water. Just measuring the amount of rice does not completely guarantee the quality of rice cooking.
Nowadays, there are many rice cooker brands on the market, and many inferior rice cooker brands advertise themselves as safe and non-toxic, but in fact, the safety risk of buying them back is large, in order to help you identify the truth, I also conducted in-depth research and field tests, and at the same time consulted a large number of professional evaluation reports, and found a summary report on the performance of the top ten rice cookers and the safety and non-toxicity index. The chart clearly presents the comparison of the performance index and the safety and non-toxicity index of different rice cookers, which can provide an important decision-making basis for everyone's purchase.
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.
Fourth, the eight purchase secrets of high-quality rice cookers!
What are the disadvantages of rice cookers?Through the above introduction, you should have made it clear that the disadvantages of low-quality rice cookers are indeed worrying, while high-quality rice cookers have many advantages. However, when faced with a wide variety of rice cooker products on the market, how to efficiently choose a quality product? Next, I will share with you the eight secrets of choosing a quality rice cooker.
1. Professional and high-quality brands are preferred
The design of premium brand rice cookers has been thoroughly and meticulously tuned, taking into account a number of key factors, including heating method, structural design, convection system, simmering technology, intelligent temperature control, cavity design and heating uniformity. This series of optimizations is designed to improve the overall performance of the rice cooker, ensuring excellent performance at all stages of cooking. Professional brands pay attention to the selection of product materials, with special attention to food safety, to ensure that the products will not release toxic and harmful substances in long-term use. This attention not only helps to improve the longevity and safety of the rice cooker, but also ensures that the cooked rice is cooked with better aging uniformity. Each grain of rice can achieve a full, sweet and soft effect.
2. Aluminum alloy heating plate is preferred
It is advisable to choose a heating plate with high-quality metal, especially if it is made of aluminum. Aluminium alloys offer a number of advantages, including low thermal efficiency losses, good energy storage, and fast thermal conductivity. An important advantage of aluminium heating plates is their ability to achieve evenly distributed heating, thus increasing the overall heating efficiency. In addition, the aluminium alloy heating plate has excellent durability, ensuring that the rice cooker can maintain long-lasting durability over long periods of use. In contrast, stainless steel has poor thermal conductivity, which may have a certain adverse effect on the heating effect. The heating plate made of carbon steel has a relatively poor energy storage effect, and its service life is also relatively limited.
3. Maifan stone coating is preferred
The stainless steel coating may be prone to food sticking to the pan, while the Teflon coating may emit toxic and harmful substances during long-term use, inducing the risk of carcinogenesis. Therefore, it is recommended to give preference to the selection of maifan stone coating to take into account food safety and non-stick characteristics. Maifan stone coating can not only effectively prevent food from sticking, but also has better high temperature resistance and wear resistance, making it not easy to release toxic and harmful substances in long-term high-temperature use.
4. It is recommended to have the shape of the whole kettle and the shape of the inner tank
The shape of the inner pot of a rice cooker can be mainly divided into three types: flat-bottomed, half-kettle, and full-kettle. The flat-bottomed liner has the characteristics of a flat bottom, resulting in a relatively small heating area for the rice, and cooking for a long time may cause the rice to heat unevenly, thus affecting the taste. The inner liner of the semi-kettle is similar to the flat bottom, but the bottom of the pot is curved, which increases the heating area of the rice, improves the heating uniformity, and slightly improves the taste. The whole kettle liner with a round bottom performs best in terms of heating uniformity, which is suitable for a variety of cooking methods, better release the original aroma of the ingredients, retain the original flavor, and have a better taste. In addition, the thickness of the inner liner not only puts forward higher requirements for the heating technology of the rice cooker, but also gives it a better texture. The thick liner shows greater durability over long periods of use.
5. Preferably 304 stainless steel top cover
The top lid of a rice cooker is usually made of two main materials, namely aluminum alloy and 304 stainless steel. 304 stainless steel is a good conductor of heat and helps to improve the thermal insulation performance of the rice cooker. Rice cookers with 304 stainless steel lids taste better, are relatively easy to clean, and don't worry about emitting toxic and harmful substances. The aluminum alloy top cover has a lighter weight, but its heat insulation is poor, which affects the cooking effect of the rice, and the surface is easy to leave water stains and dirt, which is difficult to clean. In addition, the wear resistance and durability of the aluminum alloy top cover are not as high as those of stainless steel, and it may also emit toxic and harmful substances, and the risk of cancer is not low.
6. The flow valve/exhaust valve has professional technical tuning
The convection valve (exhaust valve) of the rice cooker In the traditional design, the alternating valve of hot and cold controls the temperature by adjusting the alternation of hot and cold to achieve the heat preservation and heating effect of the rice cooker. However, among the more advanced rice cooker technologies, the design of the simmering pressure convection valve is favored. This innovative design uses intelligent control of the pressure inside the pot to enhance the absorbency and taste of the rice. Through the application of the simmering convection valve, the cooked rice is softer and tastier, and the overall cooking effect is better. At the same time, the ability of the simmering pressure convection valve to intelligently control the pressure in the pot makes the rice cooker more finely controlled during the cooking process, and the rice tastes better, further improving the overall cooking quality.
7. It has performance anti-aging technology
The introduction of performance anti-degradation technology can significantly improve the durability of products, especially in high-priced professional brands, and this aspect of research and development has been emphasized. These brands will carefully add performance anti-aging technology to ensure that the rice cooker can still maintain excellent rice cooking results over time, making it more durable and generally long-lasting. On the contrary, low-cost rice cooker brands usually lack investment in performance anti-aging technology due to the lack of spare financial resources to train professional technicians. Despite the initial cooking results, the rice often becomes pinched after long-term use and lack of performance anti-decay technology.
8. Spiral simmering pressure heating design
At present, the main heating methods of rice cookers include IH heating, chassis heating and spiral simmering pressure heating. The price of a rice cooker with IH heating is relatively high, and although it can achieve uniform heating, the long-term use of electromagnetic heating leads to a high degree of heat attenuation, so the IQ tax is included in the price. Although the traditional chassis heating method is more common, there are problems such as uneven heating, low heat conduction efficiency, slow heating rate and low temperature control accuracy, which makes the quality of cooked rice far inferior to that of other heating rice cookers. In contrast, the rice cooker with spiral simmering pressure heating achieves a more uniform heating effect and improves the heating efficiency by pressurizing and forming a spiral high-density surround heating, so that the rice is heated evenly and tastes better.
What are the disadvantages of rice cookers? After my detailed analysis and introduction today, I believe you have a clear answer to this question. Inferior rice cookers can indeed pose a serious threat to our health, however, if we can buy a good quality rice cooker, it will not only have great health benefits, but also add endless fun to life. Therefore, I hope that when you buy, you must refer to the eight purchase tips I have summarized, and do not follow the trend of Internet celebrity products or easily listen to the gimmick propaganda of merchants, so as to get a pleasant health experience.