As a southerner, rice is our staple food, now in order to be convenient and fast, I usually use an electric pressure cooker to cook rice, although the speed is very fast, but the cooked rice is relatively soft, and it is not easy to separate between the particles, which makes me miss the steamed rice made by my mother when I was a child. However, I recently saw Sapphire launch a household rice cooker, it is the most attractive to me is that you can make drained rice, the whole process is like an ordinary rice cooker without human intervention, the rice and rice soup are completely separated, hurry up and try it with me.
There are a lot of Sapphire appliances in my home, and I feel that this brand pays more attention to new experiences and meets the tastes of young people, and the same is true for this rice cooker. In terms of packaging, it uses a traditional corrugated box, the surface has a simple picture of the shape of the pot body, the style is simple and generous, and you can see from the cover that the full name of this rice cooker is steam rice soup rice cooker, which well interprets its characteristics.
Because the main focus is on drained rice, this rice cooker has a steamer in addition to the standard liner, and also comes standard with a rice spoon and measuring cup.
The color of the Sapphire steam rice soup rice cooker is white with a little beige, which is durable and dirty. Its external dimensions are 320mm×270mm×275mm, the inner tank capacity is 3L, the steamer is 1.7L, and the rated power is 700W. Inspired by vintage court style, it's simple yet stylish with rose-gold trims.
From the front, the most eye-catching thing about the Sapphire steam rice soup rice cooker is this circular button, and there is a circle of gold edges around it for decoration, and the appearance value is very high.
All the control buttons are concentrated on the top of the lid, the top is the display area, although the screen is rectangular, but with a round gold circle to outline, more stylish. Below is the mode selection area, there are five different steaming, draining, boiling methods and steam washing, heat preservation, reservation a total of eight modes to choose, and the order of arrangement is also carefully designed according to the daily frequency of use, such as drained rice is placed in the front. At the bottom are the function buttons, in addition to the function keys for mode selection, there are time additions and subtractions, appointments, and start/cancel.
The upper lid of the rice cooker and the fuselage adopt an integrated design, and the lid can be opened by pressing the lid opening button, which is very easy to operate.
It is worth mentioning that this inner cover can be removed separately, just press the snap on the side, so that there is no need to worry about cleaning problems.
There are two main parts in the pot body, the inner tank and the steamer, of which the inner tank can be used alone.
The steamer can be used directly on the inner bladder, it uses 304 stainless steel material, the workmanship is very delicate, there are 248 small round holes on it, you can drain the starch in the rice, while separating the rice soup, to prevent the rice from being soaked for a long time and sticky and lumpy, in addition to cooking, it can also be used to steam a variety of dishes, many uses.
The inner tank of the rice cooker has a capacity of 3L, and the biggest difference with the ordinary inner tank is that there is a valve spool at the bottom, which is to separate the rice soup when making drained rice, and the excess rice soup will be discharged through this device in the rice soup box at the bottom.
The rice soup box is equivalent to the base of the rice cooker, which is made of PVC material, which is lightweight, safe and hygienic, and it is not hot.
There is a notch on the side of the rice soup box, which can mainly play a role in preventing spillage, and it is more convenient when pouring water.
Four rubber foot pads are designed at the bottom of the rice soup box to play a non-slip role and prevent the rice cooker from shifting during use.
Let's take a look at the actual experience part, it is best to use the standard rice cup, so that it is easy to grasp the amount of water added, here I use two full cups of rice for experimentation.
The amount of water corresponding to two cups of rice is the scale of "2" in the steamer, and you can see that the water can completely submerge the rice.
Through the function keys, you can choose between the various modes, you can see that the standard time of each mode is different, here of course choose the first drainage rice.
During the cooking process, a dynamic pattern is displayed on the LCD screen, and the countdown will appear at a later stage, and the whole process takes about 50 minutes.
Let's take a look at the steamed drained rice, which is well grained and full of Q bullets. This is thanks to the lanbao steam rice soup rice cooker using NTC precision temperature control technology, which can better meet the strict requirements of traditional zhenzi rice for heat.
Remove the steamer and you can see the drained rice soup in the inner tank, which is slightly clearer than the rice soup I drank as a child, but still retains the strong rice aroma.
More rice soup is filtered into the rice soup box at the bottom, and because it uses food-grade materials, there is no need to worry about harmful substances due to high temperatures.
Hurry up and try it, compared to the rice cooked in an ordinary rice cooker, this time it is more chewy and chewy. And this practice can separate most of the sugar and carbs in the rice grains, which is also helpful for fat loss.
I usually like to eat fried rice, with drained rice to fry, the biggest benefit is the separation of grains, each grain of rice can be fully mixed with mixed vegetables, condiments, eat more flavorful, chew more fragrant.
Of course, if you want to use the ordinary way of cooking rice, the Sapphire steam rice soup rice cooker is also supported, you only need to remove the steamer, the mode is selected as a refined cooking rice, but the time of this method will not be shortened, it will take about 50 minutes.
Compared with drained rice, this mode makes the rice softer, suitable for children or people with bad teeth.
I usually like to eat some coarse grains, because the Sapphire steam rice soup rice cooker has its own steamer, so it is very convenient to make, here I prepared some yam and potatoes for experimentation.
Wash them, put them in the steaming box, remember to add the right amount of water to the inner bladder, and then choose the mode to "fresh and tender steaming", about 15 minutes or so to get it done.
I broke open a potato, you can see that it has been completely soft and sticky, eat it in the mouth, full of flavor, the key is completely oil-free, this way of eating is the healthiest Oh.
Usually breakfast I often steam buns, used to put the buns into the bowl, and then put into the pot to steam, this practice steam will often make the bun skin wet, eating very affect the taste, and with the Sapphire rice cooker will not have this problem, because the steam water will be filtered out by the small holes on the steamer.
For friends who are usually busy at work and have no time to cook, the appointment function is often used, and the Sapphire rice cooker supports up to 24 hours of reservations, and can also keep warm for 6 hours, so that you can eat fresh rice every day when you go home.
Overall, the Sapphire steam rice soup rice cooker is a very sweet little appliance. Its biggest feature is that it can make asphalted rice, and the capacity of 1.7L is very suitable for a family of three. In addition, it can also be used to steam vegetables, but also can be used alone to make traditional rice with inner tanks, truly realizing a multi-purpose pot, worthy of the new era of kitchen appliances.