How to use rice cooker to save electricity

(Baonghean.vn) - Rice cookers are indispensable appliances for many families. However, not everyone knows how to use rice cookers to minimize power consumption.

Causes of electricity waste when using rice cookers

When using a rice cooker, you leave the plug plugged in for too long. That is, even though it is still a long time before the meal, you have already plugged in the rice, or after you have finished eating, you want the rice to stay hot so you leave the plug plugged in.

Many people still mistakenly think that electricity is only consumed when cooking rice and that heating mode consumes less electricity. But that is a wrong thought because the electricity consumed in any mode is the same.

Use large capacity rice cookers; large capacity rice cookers take more time and energy to heat up the inside. This causes a waste of electricity.

Not cleaning the rice cooker regularly; when cooking rice, a lot of steam and residue will accumulate and stick to the parts of the pot. When the power source leads to these devices for the rice cooker to operate, these residues will hinder and waste electricity.

Use a rice cooker to save maximum electricity in a few simple ways.

How to save electricity when using rice cooker

Choose to buy a rice cooker with the capacity and power suitable for your family:To use a rice cooker to save electricity and last a long time, when buying a pot, you should choose a pot with a capacity and power suitable for your needs. The smaller the capacity and power of the pot, the lower the power consumption.

If your family has only 2 people, choose a rice cooker with a capacity of less than 1 liter; 2 - 4 people choose a pot with a capacity of 1 - 1.5 liters; 4 - 6 people choose a pot with a capacity of 1.6 - 2 liters; more than 6 people, a pot with a capacity of more than 2 liters is the best choice.

Do not cook rice too long before meal time:After the rice is cooked, the rice cooker usually automatically switches to keep warm mode with lower heat, but the cooker is still consuming electricity. The longer the keep warm time, the more electricity is wasted.

Cooking rice about 30 - 45 minutes before meal time will help save more electricity.

For a family of 2, choose a rice cooker with a capacity of less than 1 liter; for a family of 2 - 4 people, choose a pot with a capacity of 1 - 1.5 liters.

Regularly clean the parts of the rice cooker:The pot, the body of the pot, and especially the heating plate are dirty, the heat contact between the bottom of the pot and the heating plate is obstructed, the amount of electricity wasted to cook rice is higher. Therefore, you need to regularly clean the rice cooker from the body of the pot to the pot, do not let stains stick for a long time and a lot on the pot will help increase the product's lifespan and save electricity when cooking rice.

The smart steam valve of the pot should also be cleaned regularly to ensure that food residue and water do not accumulate in the valve, helping the valve to function well, effectively prevent overflow, retain many nutrients available in food, and ensure food hygiene and safety.

Soak rice before cooking

To cook rice quickly and effectively reduce energy consumption, you should soak the rice before cooking with warm or hot water, which will help save up to 30% of energy consumption. Moreover, soaking rice before cooking also makes the rice expand evenly, cook softer, and taste better. Therefore, just take a little time to soak the rice first, you will not only save electricity for your family but also have a delicious pot of rice./.

Ngoc Anh

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