Recently, there is a saying on the Internet: making rice can no longer use rice cookers, even the World Health Organization has called for stopping the use of rice cookers, it is the "catalyst" of liver cancer, often cooking with rice cookers, beware of may cause cancer!
In fact, what is referred to here is what people have been saying before "Teflon", which itself is a kind of production material for the inner tank of the rice cooker, mainly made of PTFE, and the PTFE in it is considered to be a carcinogen, and people will cause cancer after contact with related foods.
In fact, there is no scientific basis for this statement, although the inner tank of the rice cooker will use polytetrafluoroethylene in the process of synthesizing Teflon, as well as ammonium perfluorooctanoate, which is also worried.
In related experiments, it was found that the substance may have substances that are not conducive to health, but considering the fact that the content is very small, and after cooking at high temperatures after steaming rice, the suspected carcinogenic substances will also be eliminated.
For Teflon, you don't have to worry, because there are also relevant studies in the CCTV report that have proved that under the condition of normal cooking, the inner tank components in the rice cooker will not be decomposed, and even carcinogens will be produced.
According to the characteristics of Teflon, it usually takes up to 350 degrees Celsius to be decomposed, and the household rice cooker, no matter how high the temperature, will often be controlled below 200 degrees Celsius, and there is no risk of carcinogenesis.
Of course, in order to ensure the daily use of the rice cooker, and further extend the life of the rice cooker, we should pay attention to the cleaning method.
The cleaning tools used: it is more recommended that you use a damp cloth, or a clean cloth, if it is a relatively hard steel wire ball, then the inner tank of the rice cooker is easy to destroy the original inner tank coating after repeated friction by people.
At this time, if the inner tank coating is damaged, although people use such a rice cooker to cook rice will not reach the degree of carcinogenicity, but for the sake of physical health, it is best to replace the inner tank of the rice cooker to avoid the harm of the pen.
If because of the long-term cooking of rice, the rice cooker liner has a more difficult to clean food, it is recommended that you first soak in water for a while, and then clean it to protect the rice cooker liner coating.
Rice cooker use time: almost no rice cooker can be used for a long time, according to the life of the vast majority of rice cookers, usually used for 4 to 5 years, beyond this time range, when the surface coating of the inner tank appears to fall off, rice and other grains for a long time to contact the damaged inner tank.
If it is made of aluminum, it may also increase the risk of heavy metal poisoning, and it is not worth it to change it in time, do not save small money to harm health, and it is not worth it.