SQ Professional Lustro Rice Cooker Electric with Automatic
SQ Professional Lustro Rice Cooker Electric with Automatic Cooking, Warmer Function Cook Healthy Rice with Removable Non-Stick Bowl, Measuring Cup & Spatula 0.8L – 350W
| Weight: | 1.68 kg |
| Dimensions: | 21 x 21 x 21 cm; 1.68 Kilograms |
| Brand: | SQ Professional |
| Model: | sq professional |
| Colour: | Stainless Steel |
| Dimensions: | 21 x 21 x 21 cm; 1.68 Kilograms |
It takes about 15 minutes to cook and it can be kept warm for about 10-15 minutes before the rice starts to dry out.
It takes up less space than an ordinary rice cooker.
While this one may be a bit basic than others, it will cook rice perfectly.
The cooking process is a simple one.
– Clean your rice.
– Fill to desired water level (has markings to help)
– Flip switch to cook.
That’s it. It will then switch to warm and stays warm for hours.
The only con I can think of is
If you keep it on warm it can dry the bottom layer of rice, it doesn’t burn it just becomes a dry layer. That’s only if it is left on warm for a while. Most cases you are going to serve the rice just as it’s cooked. The remainder will be left to cool.
Just plug it out once it’s cooked and you will avoid that issue.
Note that this is a small unit, so for an individual or a couple it’s perfect size for the amount of rice it can cook.
I’m a decent cook, but for some reason, perfect rice has always alluded me. I’ve tried the ‘absorption method’, the ‘overwater and drain’ method, but I always end up with either overcooked mushy rice or more often, ‘wet’ rice.
I’ve gotten into Japanese cooking recently, and after seeing most tutorials use a rice cooker and seeing how ubiquitous they are in the Japanese kitchen, I decided to try out the method with a cheap cooker. This cooker is a doddle to use (literally one lever/switch to activate and then when cooked, it automatically switches over to ‘keep warm’ mode).
Easy enough to clean (non-stick removable bowl).
It is pretty small, but I wanted one which took up less room amongst all the other kitchen gadgets. Big enough to cook 2 decent sized portions, maybe 4 medium portions at a stretch.
Results are good. Have been able to make sticky Japanese rice, dryer, long grain/basmati rice, and even a homemade ‘golden vegetable’ rice, by adding stock and small diced veg before cooking. I’m convinced by rice cookers!
Will probably replace this eventually with something of a higher quality, but as an experiment or for those on a budget/short of space, this is ideal.