Dear Universe...

[garzan]

I asked a friend to pick me up a bag of rice when they went by Costco. I was thinking maybe 20 pounds or so. They got back from their cross-country trip, and I now have a 50 pound bag of Calrose rice. I have two questions; how to store it, and how to cook it

Comments

[dirtwitch]

Well, one of those cookers steams veggies, too, so that may be a good thing

[siouxiequeue]

I'd second dirtwitch on sealing the rice; eventually you *will* get bugs if it's not in sealable plastic or glass... and *dry* is the most important part of the "cool and dry" ...
yeah, it looks like the "breadmaker" style will be easier to clean, and the "crockpot" style would be more versatile ... so I can see your dilemma... let us know which you go with :-)
personally, I like versatile appliances, since eventually the 'one trick ponies' end up taking up space for most of their life
*hugs* and *chocolate*

[montanamary]

Not only bugs but worms too (well, more accurate larvae that look like maggots). Kinda tricky to tell those apart from the rice you know unless you're looking for movement.

As far as the rice cooker...I'd go with the PC10. The reason being the locking lid. I've never seen a chinese restaurant with a lid that doesn't lock shut. It seems to me that if you are trying to cook rice to have it ready when you come home for lunch or supper - it would be better to have one that is more restaurant style. Personally. I've not research the zojirushi - I've looked at Hitachi's before and I think Hitachi is what we sold at the Bon, but I couldn't swear to it.

Good luck.

[karawynn]

I have no personal experience with the Zojirushi brand. However, I will say that when my mother-out-law gave us a combo B&D rice cooker/veggie steamer one year, I happily tossed the one-function rice cooker in its favor, and never looked back. So ... what Sue said. :}

[herbmcsidhe]

How much rice do you need to cook at one time? We've had a model similar to the NHS-10 for as long as we've been married - a wedding gift from Raven's sister. When we first got it, we used it a lot, but I grew up cooking rice in a pan taking about 20 minutes or so. We still have it, it still works, but it doesn't see that much use these days (much like the pasta machine and the bread machine, in fact).

The steaming function of it might prove useful, but again, a regular pan with a steaming basket works just as well.

The PC10 appears to be variable in the amount you prepare, whereas the NHS-10 does specify so - although, obviously, if you don't want to cook 5 cups of rice, you just cook less...

Neither of them have a timer, so there is no particular advantage to either if preparation in advance is a goal.

So I would look at your storage spaces and make a decision based around how well either of them would fit in with where you want it to live.