Rice cooker

A rice cooker or rice steamer is an automated kitchen appliance designed to boil or steam rice. It consists of a heat source, a cooking bowl, and a thermostat. The thermostat measures the temperature of the cooking bowl and controls the heat.

Complex, high-tech rice cookers may have more sensors and other components, and may be multipurpose.

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