Electric Rice Cookers


The electric/automatic rice cooker is an important invention that serves the majority of Japanese households to this day and greatly reflects Japanese culture.  Rick cookers, or suihanki, are useful for preparing rice easily and allowing it to stay warm and fresh throughout the day.  

 

 

 

Background

 

1945-- First electric rice cookers produced by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

 

1956-- Yoshitada Minami-- Toshiba Electric Corporation

 

1960-- Rice cookers in about half of Japanese households

 

1980's-- Simple rice cookers manufactured widely in China and Korea, eventually spreads to some other countries and regions

 

1988-- Induction Heating (IH) rice cookers

 

 

Basic Model

 

 

 

Main Brands

 

                                   

 

 

Main Benefits & Other Uses

 

 

 

 

Japan and the Rice Cooker

 

                                        

 

 

                         

 

Insider/Outsider Concept:

 

 

 

Just for fun....!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

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