Singsung

Singsung

Singsung is a budget kitchen badge, and rice cookers make up most of what Night Owl has listed under it: the plain drum-and-thermostat design that cooks, clicks off by itself and holds the pot warm until dinner. Straightforward machines, bought for one job and expected to do it daily.

Size a rice cooker by the pot, and read the figure on the box as uncooked cups rather than servings. The inner pot is what decides its life: a thicker pot with a coating that tolerates a wooden spoon lasts far longer than a thin one with a longer feature list, so check that the pot can be replaced on its own.

• Drum-and-thermostat cookers with a keep-warm setting
• Pot capacity is quoted in uncooked cups
• A replaceable inner pot outlives the coating
• Some models carry a steamer tray above the rice

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