You might not think a rice cooker belongs in the same class of essential cooking tools as, say, a chef’s knife or cutting ...

But in general, a three-cup rice cooker is good for one or two people, a five- or six-cup rice cooker is good for about four people, and anything bigger is best if you eat a lot of rice or host ...

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