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Written by Guillem Leon on 2024-10-21 at 19:00

So I just got a rice cooker off of Amazon. Every rice cooker I've seen so far has a lid with two components, and inner one with some sort of rubber steam vent thingy and a (plastic I think?) outer one with a tight seal. The one I got today seems to just have a glass lid with a little circular steam hole, just like any regular old saucepan/pot lid, and no rubber seal at all, it just goes on top of the inner pot/steamer attachment.

Is this normal? Any idea on whether this will be worse at all than the other kind? Should I try to find a better one?

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Written by Guillem Leon on 2024-10-21 at 19:01

For reference, this is the one I got today: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07LB67NNG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

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Written by Florian on 2024-10-21 at 19:02

@guilevi I don't think rice cookers are necessarily pressure cookers. The rubber thing is to close off the pot to build up pressure so if this isn't a pressure cooker that would be why it's not there I ... think?

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Written by Guillem Leon on 2024-10-21 at 19:03

@zersiax This is exactly why I'm confused as to why the other ones I've seen have it. I don't think rice cookers do specifically use pressure, but I've seen it on others and I'm literally just wondering why it's there and whether it matters much. Google is turning out not to be very helpful haha

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Written by muninnhuginn on 2024-10-21 at 19:06

@guilevi Used to have this one https://www.sageappliances.com/en-gb/product/brc600

It has a "loose" glass lid. Possibly the best rice I've ever cooked. Wore it out with frequent use. So I wouldn't write yours off straight away.

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Written by James Scholes on 2024-10-21 at 19:34

@guilevi When we owned one with the design you've described, it spat hot water all over the worktop and floor, and made kind of crappy rice. Another reply seems to suggest they had better results than that, and the one we had was pretty cheap, so I hope your experience is more positive. I'm more comfortable handling the other kind.

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