The Rice Cooker is the greatest kitchen appliance I've ever bought

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OK, I've been sitting on this one for too long. I have never been able to get up early in the morning and cook myself a fancy breakfast, and I don't like the idea of eating acrylamide-filled breakfast cereals either.

I bought the Panasonic SR-MS103 rice cooker this summer. I did lots of research, and the Panasonic unit has all the features of the Zojirushi units, but it has a 24 hour preset time instead of the 12 hour timer offered by most of the Zoji cookers, and more importantly it has a slow cooker function that is completely absent from the Zoji units.

Every night, I fill the cooker with steel cut oats, almond milk, a bit of maple syrup and vanilla extract, set the timer, and when I wake up- it's ready!

Rice is only one of many things it does. I've cooked terrific risottos, and the other night made a really good pulled-pork tenderloin on the slow cook function. It also bakes bread, cakes, makes pasta, steams vegetables, I could go on and on. If I knew where to find Ron Popeil I'd be all over him to pimp the rice cooker on an infomercial.

The great thing is, if you live in a dorm room, they are ideal as they aren't even banned as most people don't even know what a rice cooker is. It's a great way to cook healthy meals without having to stand over an oven. I love being able to set it, then walk out of my apartment.

I'm going to have to start posting recipes. I've already been bothering Ku2u#2 to get one. Somebody needs to step up!

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OK, I've been sitting on this one for too long. I have never been able to get up early in the morning and cook myself a fancy breakfast, and I don't like the idea of eating acrylamide-filled breakfast cereals either.

I bought the Panasonic SR-MS103 rice cooker this summer. I did lots of research, and the Panasonic unit has all the features of the Zojirushi units, but it has a 24 hour preset time instead of the 12 hour timer offered by most of the Zoji cookers, and more importantly it has a slow cooker function that is completely absent from the Zoji units.

Every night, I fill the cooker with steel cut oats, almond milk, a bit of maple syrup and vanilla extract, set the timer, and when I wake up- it's ready!

Rice is only one of many things it does. I've cooked terrific risottos, and the other night made a really good pulled-pork tenderloin on the slow cook function. It also bakes bread, cakes, makes pasta, steams vegetables, I could go on and on. If I knew where to find Ron Popeil I'd be all over him to pimp the rice cooker on an infomercial.

The great thing is, if you live in a dorm room, they are ideal as they aren't even banned as most people don't even know what a rice cooker is. It's a great way to cook healthy meals without having to stand over an oven. I love being able to set it, then walk out of my apartment.

I'm going to have to start posting recipes. I've already been bothering Ku2u#2 to get one. Somebody needs to step up!

Does almond milk require refridgeration? If so, is there danger of spoilage?

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If you're a spoilage fearer, you can just use water. Apparently though, almond milk can be left at room temperature for days without spoiling.

Homemade almond milk is really amazing. Bryant Terry has a really good recipe for homemade almond milk. His book "Vegan Soul Kitchen" is outstanding- the best cookbook I've bought in a couple of years.

[Ku2u#1]

OK, I've been sitting on this one for too long. I have never been able to get up early in the morning and cook myself a fancy breakfast, and I don't like the idea of eating acrylamide-filled breakfast cereals either.

I bought the Panasonic SR-MS103 rice cooker this summer. I did lots of research, and the Panasonic unit has all the features of the Zojirushi units, but it has a 24 hour preset time instead of the 12 hour timer offered by most of the Zoji cookers, and more importantly it has a slow cooker function that is completely absent from the Zoji units.

Every night, I fill the cooker with steel cut oats, almond milk, a bit of maple syrup and vanilla extract, set the timer, and when I wake up- it's ready!

Rice is only one of many things it does. I've cooked terrific risottos, and the other night made a really good pulled-pork tenderloin on the slow cook function. It also bakes bread, cakes, makes pasta, steams vegetables, I could go on and on. If I knew where to find Ron Popeil I'd be all over him to pimp the rice cooker on an infomercial.

The great thing is, if you live in a dorm room, they are ideal as they aren't even banned as most people don't even know what a rice cooker is. It's a great way to cook healthy meals without having to stand over an oven. I love being able to set it, then walk out of my apartment.

I'm going to have to start posting recipes. I've already been bothering Ku2u#2 to get one. Somebody needs to step up!

I'm laughing pretty hard as I write this! It's on my christmas list. I could see it being very ideal for me since I'm a college student with very little time on my hands.

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Do it! I'll hook you up with some easy recipes. It's the lazy person's dream appliance. Try leaving the house with the oven on. Nuh-uh! I do it all the time with the rice cooker. It knows.