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To stir, or not to stir – A Japanese rice cooker debate
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2026 - Tweet
Rice cooker manufacturer weighs in on the question of whether you should stir your cooked rice before you scoop it out of the pot.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • food • Japanese food • rice • rice cookers)
Japan’s double-decker portable rice cooker/bento maker is better than ever with new version
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2026
Now there’s even more to be thankful to Thanko for.
- Japan
- (awesome • bento • bento boxes • boxed lunches • clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • one-persomn rice cooker • rice • rice cookers • Thanko)
Super-cheap, super-convenient rice-cooking mug is a new kitchen gadget all-star from 3 Coins
- Casey Baseel
Sep 19, 2024
A perfectly cooked single-serving of rice with just this mug and a microwave, no rice cooker needed.
- Japan
- (3 Coins • 3COINS • clever • cooking • cool • food • kitchen gadgets • rice • rice cookers • SNJO)
New Japanese bowl-shaped donburi rice cooker cooks rice and toppings at the same time
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2023
Making curry rice and beef bowls is now easier and faster than ever.
- Japan
- (appliances • cooking • cool • electrical appliances • food • gadgets • home appliances • Japanese food • kitchen appliances • kitchen gadgets • rice • rice cooker • rice cookers • Thanko)
What happens when you cook beer with potato chips in a rice cooker?
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2023
The lazy drinker’s guide to a good night in.
- Japan
- (beer • chips • COK • cooking • food • Japanese potato chips • potato chips • recipe • rice • rice cooker • rice cookers • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • weird • wtf)
Testing out a Japanese rice cooker bag from a 100-yen store
- Oona McGee
Jun 24, 2021
Is this the next best thing to investing in an actual rice cooker?
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • COK • food • Go Hatori • Japanese food • review • rice • rice cooker • rice cookers • Seria • SNJO • taste test)
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker gets double-decker version that cooks side dishes too
- Casey Baseel
Dec 16, 2020
Because if you’ve got fresh-cooked rice right at your desk, you’re going to want something to go with it right?
- Japan
- (awesome • bento • bento boxes • clever • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • rice • rice cookers • Super High-Speed One-Person Bento Box Rice Cooker • Thanko)
New Japanese rice cooker cuts carbohydrates at the push of a button
- Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2020
Now you can lose weight just by eating rice.
- Japan
- (awesome • carbohydrates • clever • cooking • cool • diet • food • gadgets • health • healthy food • nutrition • rice • rice cookers)
Rice cooker recipe: How to make a giant cheesy okonomiyaki pancake in a rice cooker
- Oona McGee
May 14, 2020
Epic Japanese comfort food is easy to make with just the push of a button!
- Japan
- (food • Japanese food • okonomiyaki • recipes • rice cooker • rice cooker pancakes • rice cookers • twitter)
Japan has an awesome one-person bento box rice cooker, and here’s what we made with ours
- Casey Baseel
Mar 5, 2020
Essentially a portable rice cooker, this amazing gadget revolutionizes lunch in the office.
We test the new two-in-one curry rice cooker from Japan that’s got everyone talking【Video】
- Oona McGee
Feb 13, 2020
Can this magical Twin Chef cooking machine deliver on taste as well as convenience?
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cooking • cool • curry • curry rice • food • gadgets • review • rice cookers • SNJO • taste test • Twin Chef)
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker can give you freshly cooked rice at the office
- Casey Baseel
Feb 12, 2020
High-speed cooking gadget is also great for those living the single life.
Japan goes beyond rice cookers with new curry rice cooker, the kitchen gadget we need right now
- Casey Baseel
Jan 24, 2020
Curry and rice is always nice, so why not a single machine that lets you cook them both?
- Japan
- (clever • cooking • cool • curry • curry rice • food • gadgets • rice cookers)
An adorably awesome use for Japan’s mini rice cooker capsule toys: Pet bird feeders!【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2019
Pair of pets enjoy snacks out of the latest quirky gacha toys.
- Japan
- (animals • birds • capsule toys • cut • funny • gacha toys • gachapon • pets • rice • rice cookers • vending machine toys • video)
Mini rice cooker cases: The newest Japanese capsule toys we never knew we needed until just now
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2019
Realistic cases are great for storing coins, creating scenes of home life for scale anime figures.
- Japan
- (capsule toys • COK • cool • figures • gachapon • Kitan Club • rice cookers • SNOJ • toys • weird)
Carry your change in a rice cooker coin case from Japan!
- Oona McGee
May 13, 2019
Who needs a boring coin purse when you can surprise shoppers at the cash register by popping the lid on your miniature rice cooker?
- Japan
- (capsule toys • COK • cute • gacha • gacha gacha • gacha toys • gachapon • Kawaii • Kitan Club • rice cookers • suihanki • toys)
Are Japanese rice cookers really better than Chinese ones? We test it out and get some surprises
- Scott Wilson
Sep 22, 2015
Whether rightfully or not, Chinese products are much maligned for their supposed lack of quality. Even the Chinese people themselves are often critical of their own country’s products, criticizing everything from Chinese news to rice cookers.
But are they really that bad? Our Japanese reporter Meg recently went on a trip to China and brought back a Chinese rice cooker to test it out. She had a couple of surprises along the way, involving everything from getting the rice cooker to even work, to the taste of the final product, so read on to see how it all turned out!
- China, Japan
- (cooking • food • Meg • rice • rice cookers • taste test)
Train-inspired rice cookers for all the railroad lovers out there
- Krista Rogers
Sep 3, 2014
Last spring, pictures of a series of Japanese train-themed rice cookers surfaced online. Die-hard train fanatics were quick to rejoice, and eagerly awaited the products’ release date. After all, what better way to show a love of your hobby than in the form of a practical, everyday object that feeds you?
There was just one little problem–these awesome appliances are actually only fan-made inventions.
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