Even the cheapest rice cooker costs 5,000 yen. Moreover, it takes up a lot of space. However, the "Microwave Oven Cooker for Cooking One Cup of Rice" can be purchased for only 108 yen and takes up very little space. Is it really possible to have such a dreamy product?
Microwave Oven Cooker for Cooking One Cup of Rice" Consists of a plastic pot, an inner lid, and an outer lid.
The middle lid is convenient for dumping out water after rice is sharpened.
Is al dente rice acceptable?
However, when you actually use this "Microwave Oven Cooker for Cooking One Cup of Rice," you will find two weak points.
The first is that it takes an inordinate amount of time. To cook rice, first soak the rice in water for at least 30 minutes. Then, the rice is placed in the microwave oven and heated for 17 minutes. Seventeen minutes is a long time! In addition, you need to soak the rice for about 10 minutes after the cooking is finished. In other words, it takes a total of 57 minutes to cook rice in the "Microwave Oven Rice Cooker for One Cup".
Heat first at 600 watts for 5 minutes, then at 200 watts for 12 minutes.
When you cook rice in a rice cooker, you have to soak the rice in water for about 30 minutes. However, even if you skip this step, the rice cooker will still cook rice properly. However, in the case of the "Microwave Oven Cooker for Cooking One Cup of Rice," the 30 minutes is essential.
Besides, microwave ovens are not designed to be used for "I'm hungry! I want to eat something right away! I want to eat something right away! But 57 minutes? If that is the case, the "20-minute white rice cooking course" in the rice cooker will cook the rice much faster.
The second weak point. That is, rice cooked for 57 minutes is "al dente. Yes, there is still a core in the rice, even though it has been soaked in water for 30 minutes. Japanese people can tolerate al dente pasta, but not rice with a core. This is unbearable.
Just right for Italians or Spaniards?
So, how can you cook delicious rice in a microwave stove with one cup of rice? Here are two tips.
Tips for cooking tasty rice #1: Soak rice in water from the morning in order to cook rice for dinner.
To solve the al dente problem, I soaked rice for dinner in water for a long time after washing it in the morning (I put the soaked rice in the refrigerator).
Wash rice before coming to work
(I put the soaked rice in the refrigerator.) This is only this, but it solves the first drawback of the microwave rice stove, which is that it takes a lot of time to cook rice. This is because soaking the rice in water for 30 minutes before cooking is no longer necessary. No, it is not unnecessary, but it feels like it is.
When I get home from work, I take out the rice I put in the refrigerator in the morning and put it in the microwave; during the 17 minutes of heating, all I have to do is change my clothes, take a shower, and get things done. By the time you're done, the rice is cooked, and if it tastes good, you'll feel like you've gained a lot.
The second drawback, "the rice is al dente," was also solved with rice cooked this way. I was worried that the rice might be too sticky because it had been soaked for a long time, but perhaps because it was refrigerated, it did not absorb too much water. I don't think many people would be able to tell the difference between rice cooked in a rice cooker and rice cooked in a "microwave oven rice stove".
About 60 people said that rice cooked in a microwave, not Pepsi Cola, was "delicious! (delusion).
If you have been suffering from the core problem of rice cooked in a microwave oven, I recommend soaking the rice in water in the morning!
Tips for Cooking Delicious Rice #2:Add Sake to the Rice
It is often said that if there is a core left in the rice, "just add sake to the rice and cook it again". This is because sake has the function of fluffing up the food. So, what if we incorporate this into cooking rice in a microwave stove?
Put rice and water in the microwave stove and add cooking sake. After that, cook the rice according to the instructions in the instruction manual.
Oh, hey, I put too much in....
The rice cooked this way also turned out delicious, with no core. I added a little too much sake and the smell of alcohol filled the room, but this can be solved by adjusting the amount of sake. For those who don't have the energy to wash rice in the morning, this is the way to go.
However, in order to cook good rice, you need sake that is good enough. However, if you use sake that is too expensive, you may end up buying a rice cooker for less money. You may need to have a sense of balance in this regard.
Who should buy a microwave rice cooker that can cook one cup of rice?
There are many microwave cooking utensils available at 100-yen stores. Among them, a product that cooks pasta in a microwave oven is a big hit. You can boil pasta with just a little water, and you don't have to clean the pot. It can also boil somen noodles and cold barley. This is a product that can be used in every household.
The author prefers the "Microwave Ramen 'Don't Need a Bowl'" which makes bagged ramen in a microwave oven. This product is a cooking utensil that can also be used as a bowl. It is also convenient because it reduces the amount of dishes to be washed. This is a product for college students living alone.
No need for a bowl of ramen noodles in the microwave
And the "Microwave Oven Cooker for Cooking One Cup of Rice" introduced this time. This is an excellent product that cooks rice without the need for an expensive rice cooker. It has the drawback of leaving a core, but we have found that this can be solved with a little effort.
But is it a must-have for every household? It seems not. The people who should buy this product seem to be limited.
For example, those who have a small kitchen and cannot put both a rice cooker and a microwave oven in it. Those who are going to be transferred to a new place alone but think it would be a waste to buy a rice cooker only for that short period of time. Or you want to eat rice when you travel abroad. For such people, the "microwave rice stove for cooking one cup of rice" will be useful. It is especially recommended for overseas travel. Many hotels overseas have microwave ovens. Lightweight and not being easily stolen are also important points when traveling abroad.
The price is, of course, 108 yen.
