Rice Cooker

Rice is increasingly popular in the West now. It is easy to cook and is a good compliment to a lot of dishes.
We often have Chilli con Carne, curry or stir fry with rice. I met a man with a history of traumatic brain injury a while ago. He told me he liked Chinese food and used to cook a lot before the injury. However, he could not cook safely after the injury as he had problems remember to turn the heat off the saucepan when he cooked rice. I was struck by how many people still cook rice in saucepans in UK.

Growing up in Hong Kong, I cannot imagine cooking rice without a rice cooker. Actually I did not know how to cook rice without a rice cooker. Everybody uses rice cooker in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, etc. Cooking rice in a rice cooker is really easy. You add the rice and the right amount of water to the inner bowl and press the start button. The beauty is you do not have to go back to look at it or stir it, nor do you have to remember to switch it off. When it is cooked, it either switch itself off or (as most modern rice cookers do) it goes onto keep warm mode. Rice cookers become readily available and very affordable in UK now. It can costs just under £10. So it is well worth getting one.