350.00 rice cookers

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I was in the Intl food store in the ATL yesterday

I may have asked this before.

What can you do to a rice cooker to make it cost as much as 450.00

The stores were loaded with them. One of the ladies with us said she got hers in Japan for, 135.00 a great deal

I told her I got mine at Walmart for around 35.00. She said, well mine you just put the rice/water in and it cuts off when done.

I said yeah mine to.

Seriously..I will pay for nice stuff but can anyone tell me what a 400 dollar rice cooker will do a 40 dollar one will not

I am always perplexed by this.

[Carie_Azan 35]

hmm, got mine at walmart for 12.00, does just fine. for 400.00 I would expect it to cook, season and deliver my rice...LOL

[Hank_ 9,173]

I went crazy and bought an Aroma for $48.

[stlMac 16]

LOL

It's like buying a Lexus LX for 81k or buying the Toyota Highlander for 36K . LOL Both does the same thing.

I bought my rice cooker for $14.99. It has only two option cook and warm. Put water salt and rice in it and it cooks itself and then turns off itself.

I saved $435

But when you have ton of money and you don't know what to do, you go and spend on things like these. Just guessing LOL

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

LOL

It's like buying a Lexus LX for 81k or buying the Toyota Highlander for 36K . LOL Both does the same thing.

I bought my rice cooker for $14.99. It has only two option cook and warm. Put water salt and rice in it and it cooks itself and then turns off itself.

I saved $435

But when you have ton of money and you don't know what to do, you go and spend on things like these. Just guessing LOL

I am just trying to figure out who is buying these and why

[April-n-Gary 17]

Okay, I'll admit it...I paid about $100 for my rice cooker. Most of the more expensive models are computer controlled with tempature sensors vs. the less expensive ones that basiclly use a weight controlled switch at the bottom that shuts off when the water is mostly gone. It's got delayed start timers, so can get everything ready in the morning to start just before you get home in the evening, or the otherway around, or you can let the rice soak for 1/2 hour before cooking which makes for a fluffier rice. It also has settings for brown rice, sprouted rice, white rice, and for making rice porrage (i.e. jook/congee). I've used it to make jambalaya and japanese donburi, and I can also make bread in it, actually comes out pretty good!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Okay, I'll admit it...I paid about $100 for my rice cooker. Most of the more expensive models are computer controlled with tempature sensors vs. the less expensive ones that basiclly use a weight controlled switch at the bottom that shuts off when the water is mostly gone. It's got delayed start timers, so can get everything ready in the morning to start just before you get home in the evening, or the otherway around, or you can let the rice soak for 1/2 hour before cooking which makes for a fluffier rice. It also has settings for brown rice, sprouted rice, white rice, and for making rice porrage (i.e. jook/congee). I've used it to make jambalaya and japanese donburi, and I can also make bread in it, actually comes out pretty good!

Well an extra 50 or 60 bucks for all that might be worth it. 100 does not seem out of the ball park

But 400?

[April-n-Gary 17]

Well, I have been know to call the wife the 100lb rice cooker!

[Carie_Azan 35]

Well, I have been know to call the wife the 100lb rice cooker!

ha,ha Cute.

[Hank_ 9,173]

Well an extra 50 or 60 bucks for all that might be worth it. 100 does not seem out of the ball park

But 400?

And the Aroma does most all of that for only $50 - don't know if you can make bread in it.

Edited October 11, 2013 by Hank_

[Boiler 43,711]

I have one of these, around $300.

[Darnell 8,478]

I was in the Intl food store in the ATL yesterday

I may have asked this before.

What can you do to a rice cooker to make it cost as much as 450.00

The stores were loaded with them. One of the ladies with us said she got hers in Japan for, 135.00 a great deal

I told her I got mine at Walmart for around 35.00. She said, well mine you just put the rice/water in and it cuts off when done.

I said yeah mine to.

Seriously..I will pay for nice stuff but can anyone tell me what a 400 dollar rice cooker will do a 40 dollar one will not

I am always perplexed by this.

Japanese brands have multiple , programmable cooking 'methods' to them. Hence the high price.

Some folk want that, for different types of rice. Most folk don't bother.

Suggest, instead, you spend 40 bucks on a Korean Plastic Rice Vault.

Edited October 12, 2013 by Darnell

[Darnell 8,478]

I am just trying to figure out who is buying these and why

Oh, it's a face thing, to be certain. Saves embarrassment(sp?) when having a cooking party with her homies.

Usually, her peeps would tell her which one to get, to save some face.

Might not be an issue, with yer lass, if'n she not have her peeps come over or they don't participate in the 'face' game.

This is cultural, as well, for some chinese, MOST Koreans, all Japanese, but I am uncertain if'n these high dolla cookers are even sold in the PI, so it's possible yer lass not know of the multi-function, programmable, computer controlled cookers. It's also possible her peeps not know of it, either, so that's a plus - no peer pressure to buy something ya not need. (IMO)

[Hank_ 9,173]

Face issue.... .... my wife would show them face walkin'!

[madtownguy 164]

I think ours is like $30, but we did send $150 one back to the philippines. I guess if you want your rice cooker to do more than just cook rice it may be more... Maybe the more expensive ones give you compliments.