Rice cooker is a familiar cooking tool that many households use to cook rice or even use it to boil vegetables, stew food, steam various types of fruits and vegetables… even to make cakes. Usually, when buying a rice cooker, the white plastic rice paddle is an essential accompanying accessory.
These paddles usually have a hole at the end of the handle, and on the surface of the paddle (on both different sides) there are evenly spaced small raised circles. But have you ever wondered what the purpose of this hole and these circles is?
The purpose of the hole
Every time you cook rice, estimating the appropriate amount of water to make the rice soft and not too mushy is not something everyone can do. Many experienced housewives are still not confident in estimating the amount of water when cooking rice. And the hole on the rice paddle at this time really comes in handy.
If you compare different rice paddles, you will notice that these holes are designed quite similarly.
Instead of using your finger to measure the amount of water, or estimating it by intuition, you just need to use the handle of the rice paddle and place it straight into the pot after rinsing the rice. The amount of water touching the hole is the most accurate amount to cook rice. Ensuring that the cooked rice is just right, not too dry and not too mushy.
The purpose of the circles
For many people, the raised circles on the rice paddle seem unnecessary. Some people think that these circles are only for decoration; others say that they help to prevent sticking when stirring rice… However, their true effect will astonish you.
People who often cook rice will find that when cooking rice, the grains easily stick to the pot surface even though there is an outer non-stick layer. Especially when you cook sticky rice and leave it overnight. At that time, soaking the pot in water to soften the rice seems to take a lot of time, and using a soft cloth to scrub the pot is difficult to clean. If you use a metal scrub, it will definitely damage the non-stick layer.
Therefore, at this moment, the circles on the rice paddle have truly shown their effect. We just need to soak the pot for a while to soften the rice a bit, then gently rub the grains of rice stuck on the pot wall with the side of the plastic paddle with the circles.
These circles are harder than the soft cloth but they are not as sharp as a metal scrub, so they will not damage the pot. After scrubbing, use the paddle to gently scrape off the rice. Finally, use a soft cloth to clean the rice cooker.
This way, the rice cooker’s inner pot will be completely clean without damaging the non-stick layer.
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