Some of you surely have already guessed what I am talking about. The rice cooker of course! The best kitchen appliance you can buy for the money.

In my kitchen I have a George Foreman grill, toaster, slow cooker, pressure cooker, blender and microwave. The one thing I use the most? My rice cooker I picked up for $19.99.

How often have you found yourself skipping on rice or wasting money on pre-made rice when you were busy? The rice cooker is right in line with our philosophy of saving money and time.

Rice cookers range from $20 to $300+ but worry not, you don’t need to break the bank to really start appreciating what it can do for you.

Rice cookers are super simple with two options: Cook and Warm. Once you’ve put the rice and water in, all you need to do is set it to cook and once the rice has absorbed all the water it will automatically switch to warm.

Super easy!

You can also steam veggies at the same time (Make sure the cooker you choose does this, it’s a massive feature).

Rice cookers are your must-have for that first apartment, smaller kitchen, college dorm life, or camper/RV traveling.

In summary, this is the best kitchen appliance because:

Rice is perfect every time – not stuck to the bottom, not watery, not mushy and stuck together, etc. If you make rice in a pot, and the heat is too high, it will boil and spill over creating a mess. You can switch the rice cooker on and go do other things. The rice cooker can be used for other things such as cooking lentils and steaming vegetables. Rice cookers are cheap.

This is a giant step towards simplifying your kitchen needs and I highly recommend it for anyone. Below you can see some great recipes and check out this short video to see just how easy it is to use one:

https://greatist.com/eat/super-surprising-rice-cooker-recipes