Can an electric stew pot cook rice?

Using open flames to cook is not a good idea in cities, and people generally use electrical appliances to cook. The electric stew pot is a tool that people use more commonly nowadays. It is an electrical appliance that uses electricity as power and then heats to cook. Generally, people use electric stew pots to cook vegetables and make soup. So, can electric stew pots be used to cook rice? The following is a detailed introduction to prevent any unexpected situations.

In fact, it can be cooked, but the result will not be as good as that of an electric rice cooker. The heat cannot be controlled accurately, and it is easy to produce an unsatisfactory state. But making porridge and stewing soup are no longer a problem.

Additional information

An electric stew pot is a type of electric cooker, but its power consumption is much smaller than that of other electric cookers such as rice cookers, and its power is generally below 300W. The smallest one is less than 80W, and the capacity varies from large to small, such as 0.7L, 1.0L, 1.5L, 2.0L, 2.5L, 3.5L, 4.5L, and 5.5L. The electric stew pot uses a slow-cooking method to stew porridge and soup, which can make the taste and nutrition of the ingredients and seasonings well dissipate into the porridge and soup, with a strong aroma.

Because of the low power, it takes a long time to stew food, 2 hours or even longer. There are usually 3 gears: heating, keeping warm and automatic. The more common electric stew pots on the market are purple clay electric stew pots and ceramic electric stew pots, with prices ranging from less than 100 yuan to several hundred yuan. The electric stew pot can pre-set the start time, cooking time and keeping warm time, and can work fully automatically, which are not available in ordinary pots.

Precautions for using electric stew pot:

1. Make sure the power supply for the electric stew pot is safely grounded;

2. Make sure the supply voltage is completely consistent with the voltage indicated on the product.

3. When using an electric stew pot, make sure it is placed stably and steadily.

4. When using an electric stew pot, be careful not to add more than 80% of the volume.

5. Do not put the inner pot directly into water to cool down after use.

6. Do not use the inner pot to heat food over an open flame.

7. Do not dry-boil the electric stew pot, otherwise it will cause damage to the inner pot.

8. When the electric stew pot is working, high temperature will overflow from the outside, so be careful to prevent burns.

9. When stewing food, you should try to reduce the number of times you open the lid.

10. Do not use the electric stew pot for any purpose other than stewing food.

11. The power supply should be disconnected promptly after each use.

12. When a malfunction occurs, the electric stew pot must not be disassembled privately and must be sent to a professional repair station for repair.