Tips for preventing rice from sticking to the rice cooker

Rice is the staple food we usually eat. When most people cook rice, they basically choose to use an electric rice cooker. Everyone knows that after using the electric rice cooker for a period of time, the rice will stick to the pot. Not only does the rice taste burnt, but the electric rice cooker is also difficult to clean. Over time, it will also damage the electric rice cooker. So what are the tips for preventing rice from sticking to the pot when cooking in an electric rice cooker?

Reasons for rice cooker sticking

1. Nowadays, rice cookers basically will not stick to the pot. If the pot sticks to the pot, it may be that the temperature control thermistor is broken.

2. Insufficient water is added during cooking, causing our rice cooker to stick to the pot. If this continues for a long time, it may shorten the practical life of our rice cooker.

3. Some people like to use steel wool to scrub the inner pot, which will damage the coating of the inner pot, causing the rice to stick when cooking.

Tips for making your rice cooker non-stick:

1. After washing the rice, add an appropriate amount of water and then drop a few drops of salad oil or olive oil into it. Don't put too much oil. Then stir evenly with a rice spatula and you can start steaming the rice.

2. We need to master the ratio of water and rice so that the rice will not stick to the pan. Generally, the water level we add should be one finger joint higher than the rice.

3. Of course, when the rice is steamed, don't open the lid in a hurry. You need to unplug the power and simmer for five minutes. This will prevent the rice from sticking to the pot and it will taste better.

The principle of rice cooker cooking

The electric rice cooker is composed of a heating plate, a temperature limiter, a heat preservation switch, a lever switch, a current limiting resistor, an indicator light, a socket and the like. At the same time, it contains an aluminum alloy disc with an embedded electric heating tube. It is a heat conductor of our rice cooker, which can cook our food quickly. There is also a metal inner pot inside the rice cooker. The quality of this metal inner pot can directly determine whether our rice cooker will stick to the pot.

What to do if the rice cooker sticks to the pot

1. We need to control the right amount of rice and water. Only in this way can we prevent our rice from sticking to the pan. Generally, the water level we add should be one finger joint higher than the rice.

2. Pour a little salad oil into our rice cooker, then let the rice soak for 15 minutes before plugging it in to cook. This saves electricity, makes the rice more delicious, and doesn’t stick to the pot, although it won’t be as smooth as a new pot.

3. When we are cooking rice, do not open the lid of the rice cooker immediately after it finishes cooking. It should be simmered for a while. When the power is just disconnected, the layer of rice at the bottom of the pot has been heated by the bottom of the pot, which is heated more than the top and is easy to get burnt.

4. When cleaning the rice cooker, we must pay attention to many details. Never use hard objects such as steel wool and spatulas to hang the inner pot of the rice cooker.

How to clean the rice cooker correctly

We cannot scrub with steel wool. After each meal, first beat up the leftovers, soak them in water, and then gently scrub them with a soft cotton cloth. When cleaning the inner pot, do not use the inner pot as a storage container for other tableware to avoid scratching the inner pot. When steaming dishes, we must use a special steamer for rice cookers. Do not put the stainless steel steaming rack in the rice cooker, otherwise the steaming rack may cause wear to the inner pot during the boiling process of the rice.