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It even cooks dried beans!

In 2009, I lived in a crowded Brooklyn apartment, and for Christmas I asked for a rice cooker to free up stovetop space I shared with my roommates. My mom, the most determinedly online Christmas ...

A good rice cooker consistently produces fluffy grains — but the best rice cookers do that without relying on nonstick ...

Slow cookers may be best known as a weeknight cooking solution — with a little foresight, anyone can come home to a hearty chili after work — but they’re also a great tool for entertaining. While a ...

Sous-vide is a French style of cooking that involves using water to precisely heat food sealed in plastic bags, for long periods of time – the resulting dishes are said to be very tender, not to ...

Father's Day is right around the corner, so you might be sniffing around for the perfect gift for dear ol' dad. If he likes fiddling around the kitchen, then consider giving him a sous vide machine, ...

Two Panasonic engineers were able to create a specialized rice cooker that could not only cook food efficiently but could also soften food enough to be sliced using a potato chip. This smart home ...