A fourth-generation rice farmer breaks down the science behind rice cookers and the stovetop method.

Rice cookers are simple tools that speed up the process. Although you can cook rice on the stovetop, rice cookers make the ...

“Have you seen that woman who cooks an entire chicken in a rice cooker?” I was at dinner the other evening when Joe Zee, the friend seated next to me, leaned over to show me an Instagram reel. It ...

Perfectly cooked rice requires a surprising amount of precision and nuance. Who among us hasn’t struggled over a stovetop trying to find the right ratio of water to rice or the ideal heating ...

Allow me to introduce you to every Iranian home cook’s secret weapon: the Persian rice cooker, or what I affectionately refer to as my “cheat pot.” Just about every Iranian home cook I know relies on ...

PSA: You can use your rice cooker for more than cooking rice. Just flick the switch on your rice cooker and be amazed at what it can do! While a rice cooker may of course be the answer to the eternal ...

“Do you always make everything from scratch, the old-fashioned way?” That’s a question I’m asked often by people who love to cook. My answer has two parts, just like the question itself. I begin by ...

Take an easy, hands-off approach for making a great pot of rice Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Grace Elkus is a contributor to Buy Side and culinary expert. Updated January 3, 2025, 3:00 ...