Rice cooker £9.99 at Lidl - shall I?

nearlytherenow

Hi everyone,

looking for anyone who has the Silvercrest rice cooker to let me know how they have got on with it as I am considering purchasing next week in Lidl when it is £9.99 as part of their Aisan week.

I am rubbish at making rice, it never turns out nicely, but wondered if this cheap cooker could help me out!

Any advice gratefully received.

honeythewitch

No. Don't bother unless you like overcooked rice.

Finefoot

I don't have a silver crest one, but I wouldn't be without mine now. Bung it in, switch it on, and leave it be. As long as you measure the water to rice ratio, it will be fine.

stressedoutmumof1

My old cheap Cookworks one broke before Christmas, and I've had to make rice the old fashioned way (in a saucepan ) My rice has been awful, so I've just bought a new one - perfect rice every time

Anne_Marie_2

If you've already got an electric steamer, use that, rice always turns out well for me. I also do rice in the microwave too, and never had any problem.

honeythewitch

Anne_Marie wrote: »

If you've already got an electric steamer, use that, rice always turns out well for me. I also do rice in the microwave too, and never had any problem.

Microwave rice works well for me too. I have had a few rice cookers and they were all good apart from this one. It could be a fault on mine, i suppose, but it seems to "keep warm" at too high a temperature so it is a race to get to it before it is ruined.

Anne_Marie_2

Oh dear Honeythewitch, sorry can't help as have never had a rice cooker, as microwave or steamer work for me, and think that another gadget would be a waste (for me).

BouncingBean

The best rice cooker I've had was a microwavable one, as I could never get it right either. It cooked rice perfectly. But since then I have learned how to do it by pot.

1) rinse rice in warm water several times.
2) add to pot (for me, rice and cermaic pots don't work).
3) my ratios are 1 rice, 3 (and a bit) water.
4) Bring to boil, then lower temp immediately to a bare simmer. Do not stir.
5) When you can no longer see water over the top of the rice, but still bubbling, take off boil, put lid on immediately and leave for 15/20 mins. Rice won't be cooked at this point, and this 15 mins is to kinda steam it in it's own heat. Do not take lid off. Also, the aim is to have water still in the pot but not to boil it dry. After the 15/20 mins water will be all gone, absorbed by the rice.
6) It's also important not to overfill the pot with rice, as it'll be overcooked underneath and undercooked at the top.
7) 9 times out of 10 this give me perfectly fluffy and separated, but not overcooked, rice.

Any rice cooker pretty much does the same thing, by just cooking it slowly/steaming it.

arbrighton

All I do is chuck the rice in pan, absolutely fill the pan with boiling water, i.e no ratio, set the time as per packet then drain it at the end. Stir once when you put the water on, keep it boiling

Maitane

I'm getting that rice cooker too NearlyThereNow. For £9.99 and with a three year guarantee, it's pretty good.

Everyone in Hong Kong had them and they're pretty useful if you eat enough rice.
Being gluten free, I eat rice in the same way students eat pasta :-D

The steamer bit is a benefit too so I can make dumplings and steamed fish.

nearlytherenow

Thanks everyone. I really am rubbish at cooking rice! I've tried a couple of ways but always ends up mushy. £9.99 is a good price I think. I currently buy microwave packs which are relatively expensive.