This time when new rice is lined up in stores. Since I became addicted to gluten-free food for a while, I bought almost all the staple foods from the rice writer. By the way, my recent favorite is "Yumepirika" from Hokkaido, which is chewy and has a strong sweetness.


By the way, isn't it difficult to cook new rice? It is said that the amount of water should be reduced, but I still don't know how much it should be reduced.


I don't want to gamble too much with the new rice I bought, so this time I tried cooking with Iris Ohyama's rice cooker "IH Jar Rice Cooker 3 Go" that tells me the exact amount of water.

For small households

Rice cooking capacity is 0.5 to 3 go. It is suitable for living alone or for small households rather than a large family, and it is a size that is easy to put in a small kitchen. Power consumption when cooking rice is 800W.

The inner pot is an "extremely thick copper pot" with a 3.1 mm thick pot coated with copper. It evenly heats the entire pot.

Fine-tune the water according to the amount of rice

The biggest feature is the weighing function. A weight sensor is mounted on the main body, and it tells you the optimum amount of water to cook according to the brand of rice and the amount to cook (you can cook without using the weighing function).


First, specify the brand and cooking method on the menu screen. If you like softness, you may feel that it is "standard".


Then set the inner hook and turn on the measurement button. Put the rice before washing inside.


When the weight of rice is displayed, press the measurement button again to display the amount of water required.



After weighing, wash the rice (if it is non-washed rice, leave it as it is), set it again and add water. Then, the display will decrease steadily, and when the amount reaches an appropriate amount, you will be notified with a sound and the letters "OK". All you have to do is press the rice cook button and cook. In standard mode, it will cook in about an hour.



I cooked "Tsuyahime" from Yamagata prefecture. The crisp graininess was outstanding, and it was clear that the moment I ate it, it was different from usual (Yumepirika).

Let's cook new rice

So is the amount of water really different for new rice? I cooked Yumepirika that came out at the beginning.

Another face

This rice cooker actually has another feature. It can be separated from the main body just by lifting it up, and the upper part can be used as an ohitsu and the lower part can be used as an IH cooker.


In other words, you can make hot pot and shabu-shabu while eating rice from Ohitsu. It doesn't have to be wasted even for people who don't usually eat much rice (assuming they don't have an IH cooker).

summary

As for the weighing function, I failed several times until I learned the procedure, so let's calm down until I get used to it. If you are in a hurry, you may just specify the brand.

Regarding the essential taste, although it does not reach the same level as a high-class rice cooker that costs nearly 100,000 yen, the impression is that the sweetness and characteristics of the rice are fully brought out. I felt that the taste was hard to lose, especially when it was cooled or thawed. Considering that the reference price is 29,800 yen (excluding tax), I think it is an interesting product that is addictive to those who are addicted to it.