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introduction

mini rice cooker tips

breakfast

soups and stews

salads and bowls

mains

desserts

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introduction

When it comes to easy cooking, the mini rice cooker is a no-brainer and should be on everyone’s must-have list. Not only will it hold its own next to kitchen heavyweights (move over slow cooker and instapot), its compact size makes it uniquely versatile and portable. Unlike feed-a-crowd appliances, a mini rice cooker is easy to tote and use in dormitories, small apartments, camping cars, even the office. Lightweight and simple to operate, it only needs an outlet plug and a push of a button to whip up a dizzying array of food—and we are not talking just rice. Yes, that’s right: There’s more to these cookers than a pot of fluffy white basmati. Think soups, pasta, eggs, grains, beans, even desserts—cheesecake or chocolate fondue, anyone?

This cookbook is a perfect complement to a mini rice cooker and will inspire you with twenty creative recipes to tease the imagination and satisfy any craving, with a variety of recipes from breakfast to snacks to dinner, including gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options. Just make sure to check the labels on all your ingredients to ensure they meet your dietary restrictions.

mini rice cooker tips

• Always read the care-and-use instructions that accompany your rice cooker.
• When cooking rice, use the manufacturer’s cup measurement provided with your rice cooker (not your kitchen measuring cup) and fill the water to the cup mark on the rice pot following the rice-maker instructions.
• To rinse or not to rinse: Yes, rinse the rice when using a rice maker to eliminate the excess starch on the grains, which will yield fluffy and not mushy grains. To rinse, pour the rice into a fine-mesh sieve and run under cold water until the water runs clear, about 30 seconds.
• When cooking rice by itself, the rice is finished when the cooking cycle is finished.
  When cooking rice with other ingredients (Sausage Jambalaya, Beef Taco Rice, Chicken and Broccoli Teriyaki Rice), the timing will vary, so be sure to follow the recipes in this cookbook.
• This simple cooker uses one button to turn the machine on and off, with no regulation in heat. For recipes that require a longer cooking time, such as a cake or a frittata, you will need to press the button for several cooking cycles. The cooking time for each cycle varies slightly because between each cooking cycle, the cooker will cool off for a few minutes before the push button can be reset. The ingredients will continue to cook and steam from the residual heat in the pot during this process. These cycles, including the time to reset, are factored into the total recipe cooking time.
• When handling the pot following a cooking cycle, be sure to use oven mitts, since it will be very hot.
• Use the plastic spoon provided with your rice cooker to prevent scratching the surface of the pot, and use a scratch-free sponge for easy cleanup.