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Cheap Vs. Expensive Rice Cooker Taste Test

2025-12-09 Entertainment
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Expensive Rice Cooker vs. Budget Model: Does Price Affect Taste?

Determine if investing hundreds of dollars in a premium rice cooker yields a tangible flavor improvement over a basic $20 model. Readers will learn which dishes highlight the differences in texture and flavor and where quality truly matters.

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  • The $200 Zojirushi outperformed the $20 Aroma for delicate dishes like sushi preparation and Japanese cheesecake.
  • The budget cooker demonstrated significant speed advantages, finishing plain rice nearly 25 minutes faster.
  • For complex rice dishes, high-end models offer superior texture control, preventing items like cheesecake from cooking raw or burning.
  • Testers found results were inconsistent across varying complexity levels, suggesting personal preference plays a large role.

The experiment tested three specific recipes—plain rice, mushroom risotto, and chicken adobo—comparing results from the $20 Aroma cooker and the $200 Zojirushi. The outcome shows that the value of the expensive model depends heavily on the complexity of the dish being prepared, especially when precision work like desserts is involved.

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Top Comments (10)

@MrBanankartong 2025-12-09

Rhett choking while Link found a fork in his own sleeve was so funny but also so them!

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@Dorraj 2025-12-09

Rhett struggling to scarf down a whole quarter of a cheesecake while Link is utterly dumbfounded because he managed to slip his fork into his sleeve without realizing is easily a top moment of GMM this year

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@EnolaEsor 2025-12-09

I genuinely laughed so freaking hard when I saw that fork in his sleeve, and I had to go back to figure out when it actually happened and then I laughed even harder. Tears and all. Idk why that got me so much. 😂

813 12 replies
@DctrGizmo 2025-12-09

I honestly didn't see the fork go into Link's sleeve until they showed the slow-mo 🤣

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@xitzy 2025-12-09

14:14 "Too movie" ah yes, everything feels a bit movie lately.

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@Cove_Blue 2025-12-09

I don't know how 2 men eating Japanese cheesecake can make me laugh so hard I have tears coming out of my eyes but it can and I'm grateful for it.

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@skylar-2133 2025-12-09

16:38 The fork magically going down his sleeve and him not noticing it until 17:53 I AM CRYING

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@brettnissley8130 2025-12-09

Why was the sushi worth it when you both couldn't tell the difference between the two.

169 11 replies
@leeward6762 2025-12-09

Rhett "don't break it, someone will take it home"...Link "I already got one" 😂

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@leahgrace 2025-12-09

Lmao “if you’re trying to insult us, you need to be more clear” 🤣🤣🤣

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