HI,

I have a Zojirushi rice cooker, which is often put into service for making oatmeal.

The other morning, I was going through my routine to make oatmeal. I dumped in a cup of oatmeal followed by two cups of milk. I peered in the rice cooker to see the oatmeal not seeped in milk. I then noticed a growing puddle of milk racing across the counter. I realized I did not have the pot in the ricer cooker.

I brought the rice cooker over the the sink to scoop out the oatmeal and rinse out the milk. As much water came out of the bottom as it did from the pot.

I am hoping the design allows for stupid people tricks or the occasional boil over. Hopefully I did not impair any electronics.

If I did kill it, then it is bye-bye rice cooker and hello instant-pot!

Regards,
Cathy2

Cathy2 wrote:HI,

I have a Zojirushi rice cooker, which is often put into service for making oatmeal.

The other morning, I was going through my routine to make oatmeal. I dumped in a cup of oatmeal followed by two cups of milk. I peered in the rice cooker to see the oatmeal not seeped in milk. I then noticed a growing puddle of milk racing across the counter. I realized I did not have the pot in the ricer cooker.

I brought the rice cooker over the the sink to scoop out the oatmeal and rinse out the milk. As much water came out of the bottom as it did from the pot.

I am hoping the design allows for stupid people tricks or the occasional boil over. Hopefully I did not impair any electronics.

If I did kill it, then it is bye-bye rice cooker and hello instant-pot!

Regards,
Cathy2

I've done it twice--but never got so far as putting the liquid in. Still shaking rice kernels out of it every once in a while. But it hasn't impeded performance at all. Of course, pouring in the liquid might be a bigger issue. But so long as it dries out before you use it again, I'd bet that its fine.

Cathy2 wrote:I am hoping the design allows for stupid people tricks or the occasional boil over. Hopefully I did not impair any electronics.

Ironically, one of the steps technicians take when drying out electronic equipment (phones, etc.) that get dropped in water is to store it in uncooked rice to dry out the electronics.

Cathy2 wrote:I am hoping the design allows for stupid people tricks or the occasional boil over. Hopefully I did not impair any electronics.

I had a child do the same sort of thing with a bread machine (the instructions we gave were to take the bucket out and put the ingredients in it, but apparently "it"wasn't clear). It took a lot of work but the wet floor got all cleaned out.

Hi,

After waiting some days to let it dry out, I poured in a cup of water to see what would happen. It boiled the water away!

I am now cooking oatmeal without further worries!

Yay!

Regards,
Cathy2

Hooray! I love a happy ending.

Here's a new one on me from Cook with Mikey via Youtube. He also runs Strictly Dumpling, a fun far ranging food centric channel. Rice cooker chicken and rice using leftover fried chicken. Mikey says it reminds him of Hainanese chicken & rice ~shrug~ though surprisingly tasty all on its own.

I picked up Evanston Chicken Shack yesterday and my (over) order reflected the fact I wanted to try this for lunch today.

I used onion, garlic, celery, potato, cumin, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper and a teaspoon of Vegetarian No Chicken Base. You can add pretty much anything you want to the rice cooker, long as it includes fried chicken and rice.

One note, rice was a bit under-cooked at the end of the cycle, I added more water and ran it another ten minutes. I think some of the ingredients, mainly potato, absorbed more than their fair share of water. Add extra water to start over the rice cooker directions. The bride ate hers with a little soy/sesame oil. Me, chili oil/sesame oil.




Rice cooker chicken rice w/ leftover fried chicken, count me a Fan!

Hi,

Somewhere in my house is a copy of Roger Ebert's book devoted to cooking on standard and fuzzy logic rice cookers. I never really read it, though it may have some creative ideas to exploit.

My Mom wants fried chicken. A purposeful over-order might be fun to try.

Thanks!

Regards,
Cathy2