Saw this on sale and couldn’t help myself and ordered one.
This rice cooker has IH cooking and app controlled program to cook not just rice but other Asian dishes as well.
The button and app are in English even the photos are in Chinese.
It’s 5 cups rice cooker if you don’t know what 1L rice really means. Took me awhile to work it out, they should’ve used standard rice cooker sizing.
Yeah, I use the non pro version for rice. Pretty much the only thing I cook in it. 9 mins for perfect rice and saves me buying rice in every Thai delivery. Pays for itself really.
What’s your rice cooking recipie ?
Use your finger to measure water…
@meong: Nope for pressure cooker (need less water, just see the line inside the bowl).
It’s not the same like regular rice cooker, which need more water (same as your finger technique)
@brongz: Depends on the rice… I like my basmati to be as soft as regular jasmine so i would do either:
That is on the Phillips pressure cooker. Some expensive rice cooker that has fully sealed lid should follow the marking too as usually they have pressure cooking as well albeit only advertised as a rice cooker (Zojirushi, Tiger, Midea, Cuckoo, etc)
But those cheap rice cookers similar to the $10 Kmart ones with lids that can be removed all the times (sometimes rattling while its cooking) then yeah the basic finger measuring is better…
Water level guide is literally lasered into the into pot.
Follow it to the millimetre and you'd be right.
I've been doing that forever with perfect rice everytime without fail
I do 1 cup basmati to 1.25 cups water then salt or vegeta, pepper and a dash of olive oil. Set for 9 mins in pressure cooker on low, give it a stir, replace lid and leave for an extra min or two.
Comes out perfect every time.
Would love to know your recipe as well please
Cooking rice is very easy… 1:1 ratio of rice and water. Put it in the cooker and off you go.
@mlburnian: My rice cooker says 1:1.75 which makes it.. fiddly sometimes when cooking for different amounts.
@mlburnian: I use 1:1 in the rice cooker. If using saucepan, I use 1:2 or maybe slightly more.
This is for basmati rice.
@RSmith: Depends on the rice and cooker, but fast rice cookers from Kmart require more water so a 1:1.5 ratio
Add rice, add water to 1 cm above rice. Low pressure for 8 mins.
In my experience it’s always 1:1 plus half a cup of water for any kind of white rice or wild. Works for everything but brown rice I think. Always salt to taste.
@Valowick: White rice, say at Chinese or that restaurants are plain. Sometimes adding salt makes the grains hard. Otherwise salt afterwards
I have one and it's not very good at cooking rice
I have fast slow pro too but not good at cooking rice and it’s not as easy.
You’re not Asian right?
I’m Asian and we use a Breville rice cooker…
That one is 6 L!
recommend a 6 L cooker to people who only wants a 3 L rice cooker?
Looking out for CCP comments.
found one right here
How do these compare to Tiger rice cooker
This one is definitely smarter 😉
And cheaper 😂
But less (Joe) Exotic
Tiger its far simpler and superior, rice comes out nice and fluffy in no time. In terms of reliability, we've had ours for over 10 years. (non smart, single switch model)
I had the Zojirushi before Mi (which is kinda equivalent to Tiger), the rice is about the same.
you get what you paid for
After 2 days of different rice cooking. I can truly say the Mi is better than Zojirushi and Tiger (Mum has it).
The rice quality is better and I have options to make rice softer or harder to my liking.
The app provided me with the options to fine tune the taste if I am picky. But the pre-programmed settings are very good.
Which Tiger rice cooker gives you the option of soft, medium, hard or custom settings of rice?
Moreover, this cooker even allow you to choose what rice you want to cook. So I can pick Thailand rice or Taiwanese rice in the menu and it follow different programs.
I feel I am paying less for more.
By the way, which Zojirushi model do you refer to?
Taiwan rice gets burned.
Because China rice #1
Is it so smart it can clean itself? That would be awesome
I think only Korean brand Cuckoo cleans itself.
Tiger's high-end model (e.g $1000+) has a clean mode inside, although not many ppl will use it.
However, to be honest, the rice itself is more important.
Yeah. Totally agreed. :)
Can it sous vide?
I thought it’s an AirPod Pro from a glance!
Me, too. Also, PCByte is not exactly the first place I’d think of buying small appliances from!
same here !
Band 22 ?
Snorted into my coffee
Bought this one when I travelled to Beijing 2 years ago, the price is about ¥999 ( around $200), the staff told me that the material used is as the same as those Japanese Rick cooker with $700 price tag.
As a long time user, I can say the quality is extremely good, and the rice cooked is just amazing, I am not a gourmet, but I can easily tell it is even better than my mate’s tiger rice cooker.
Japanese Rick cooker with $700 price tag.
Oh that Rick!
Hahahahaha
The item you bought and this one are different products. The ￥900 one is IH "PRESSURE" rice cooker and this one is IH rice cooker. These 2 model looks indentical but with different price tag. Dodge…
One is pressurised, one isn't.
Different model with additional feature thus different price tag.
LOL… thank you for pointing it out….by comparing the pictures….I cannot tell the difference….
Looks like the same one is for sale at catch for $5 more https://www.catch.com.au/product/xiaomi-mi-induction-heating…
Slightly cheaper if you can get free cheaper.
Slightly cheaper if you can get free cheaper.
How much cheaper can free get?
I'm running on low sleep hahaha. Meant to say free shipping which it does.
Do you know if the ones for sale on catch have english buttons on them?
The button and app are in English even the photos are in Chinese.
This is quite confusing to me OP.
I think Op means the buttons are in Chinese
I think Op means the buttons are in English even though the photos show them as Chinese
Yup you are right! Thanks!
Oops my bad, but willing to take downvotes on the chin.
The actual buttons are in English.
The website photos shown the buttons in Chinese
This cooks great rice, but to do it properly takes a long time. Typically about 1 hour cooking time compared to about 20 min for the cheap machines.
No doubt superior end result, but hard for us time poor people.
Proper rice cooking is not that quick. Even with Tiger and Zojirushi, the regular cooking time is about an hour. Fastest the Tiger will go in quick cooking mode and starting with boiling hot water is 30 minutes.
If you are coming your rice in 20 minutes, it is still not yet as delicious as it could be.
I don't know what sort of fancy rice you're cooking that takes an hour, but for us it takes ~20mins.
For context
looks a bit like this: https://www.appliancecentral.com.au/tiger-10-cup-white-rice-…
If you are coming your rice in 20 minutes, it is still not yet as delicious as it could be.
For best results you have to edge it. Edge it hard, long and repeatedly.
One hour should do it, then an explosion of flavor.
I have a tiger and it takes about 20-30 mins.
It takes me 15min to cook jasmine rice in a saucepan. I salt the water, same as I would for pasta. It's cooked through without being waterlogged, and tastes better than rice I get in takeaway.
What am I missing?
I have tried to google a better recipe, and all I find is "get a rice cooker"
Edit: feel free to educate me, rather than just downvote.
I don't know anywhere in Asia that would salt rice whilst cooking it, unless making congee or maybe Hainan / Khao Man Gai or similar using salted stock from chicken. Rice cookers have the advantage of using absorption so the rice never overcooks (assuming the correct quantity of liquid is added), and keeping the rice warm after cooking. Smarter rice cookers use varying temperatures during the cooking process to stop the rice from discolouring or burning, and can be programmed for different types of rice. Generally rice cooked in a rice cooker will have better flavour and texture, and won't be too wet afterwards (absorption of all liquid) making it ideal to use to make fried rice after it has been cooled.
Stick it in microwave oven. 12-15min in a 1000W oven. The result is not comparable with proper rice cooker but quite OK if you in hurry.
The schedule feature will do the trick for you then.
I like my rice, this does 5 cups perfectly for me with 40m cooking time and 10m standing.
Have one, definitely love it. To get the best result, you will need to use some premium rice, ie Japanese Sushi rice, Thai Jasmine rice etc. koshihikari rice highly recommended.
Are there better brands of koshihikari?
I see Woolies stocks one
Sunrice is good.
I’m really digging Korean rice these days!!
I started Taiwanese rice recently. Taste similar to Korean rice but 20% cheaper.
@goraygo: Hmm, I'll have to keep an eye out at decent Asian grocers. Can't imagine colesworth stock it in Qld
Which brands are good?…
@smurfinaus: I buy Ming Fa brand Taiwan Xian Zuan Mi (fresh diamond rice) from my local Asian groceries such as Time Supermarket in Adelaide. It's called diamond rice because it's shiny and transparent. And very tasty if I say so myself.
Here is a photo: https://foodiemart.com.au/products/taiwan-short-grain-rice-%…
I tried the Japanese rice from Costco rice, the price is trippled comparing with Sunrice…it is so good… but it is too expenseive…
Your local Korean or Chinese grocer sells about 4 different versions.
Make sure you use a Monster® power cable for even better results.
Monster cable enhances flavor and add a bit of…fanciness😛
How much is shipping?
Genuine question, how these are different than $13 Kmart rice cookers if I’m cooking rice only.
The $13 kmart one does the job but makes a giant mess. Taste wise, I use a Tefal rice cooker, big difference.
Yes if more water added. I’ve been using one for last 2 years. Don’t know about taste though.
The 'smart' technology varies the temperatures during cooking to ensure it cooks evenly and doesn't discolour/burn the rice once most of the water has been absorbed. The $13 have a thermostat which detects once the temperature increases (due to the water being absorbed) so it will switch off - the result being that rice will sometimes burn/stick - Both are good depending on what is being prepared - Plain rice is better in a smart rice cooker, but a dish such as Takikomi Gohan (Japanese style with soy sauce / stock / vegies, etc.) is actually better in the cheaper rice cooker because the slight burning enhances the flavours….
how's the cooked rice come out differently than the one cooked from a cheapo in big w or kmart?
I used to have a $20 cooker from Kmart and thought the same until I bought the $600 tiger after I had one to many beers. You can definitely taste the difference, although I am not a regular rice eater. In short, the rice is less sticky but more fluffy and softer, and more fragrant maybe due to the texture. I think the mi cooker will probably have similar quality.
Save a bit more and get this on sale: the Breville Fast Slow Pro Pressure Cooker