Source: Brother Xingyuan
I've changed the cooking pot three times in my family, and I've used both the rice cooker and the electric pressure cooker. At first, I thought that these two pots were similar, but after comparing them, I realized that they were so different.
The difference between a rice cooker and an electric pressure cooker
1. Rice cookers are more delicious when cooking rice
To say that cooking rice, a rice cooker is better than an electric pressure cooker, although the electric pressure cooker cooks quickly, but due to the huge pressure in the pot when the electric pressure cooker is used, the rice grains are excessively deformed, soft and sticky, basically no chewiness, similar to drinking thicker rice porridge, and also loses the aroma of rice grains.
An electric pressure cooker is used to steam rice at high pressure, and a rice cooker is to heat water to cook rice. After comparison, I think the rice cooked in the rice cooker is more delicious, with clear grains, and not too dry and hard.
2. The electric pressure cooker cooks porridge faster
If you cook rice, there is not much difference in the time it takes between the two, but when you cook porridge, the difference is big. The rice cooker cooks porridge for 1 and a half hours, and the electric pressure cooker can cook porridge for 5 minutes, saving time.
3. Functional comparison
The function of the rice cooker is single, and basically it can only be used to cook rice and porridge. The electric pressure cooker has a lot of functions, even if you are not good at cooking, you don't need to care about the cooking time and heat, whether it is making soup or stewing meat, it is a one-button start, which is very convenient, saving time and money.
Like our usual stewed chicken, duck, and pig's trotters, it is fast and fragrant. And a rice cooker can't stew these things.
Fourth, it is better to cook soup and stew meat in an electric pressure cooker
The electric pressure cooker can increase the temperature through the high pressure of the pot, and a higher temperature not only cooks faster, but also makes it more soft and flavorful.
Of course, many friends say that the rice cooker also has the function of cooking soup and porridge, but the pressure and power of the general rice cooker cannot reach the same level as the electric pressure cooker, so it will take longer and the taste is not so good.
epilogue
Personally, I think the advantage of the electric pressure cooker is in the stew of meat and soup, not in cooking rice, if the person who has high requirements for cooking rice still chooses the rice cooker, because as the saying goes, professional people do professional things, and the same goes for pots.
It is better to cook rice or use a rice cooker, and choose an electric pressure cooker for stewed soup. The difference between the two pots is quite large, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
All in all, if you have enough space in your kitchen and have enough budget, it's best to have a rice cooker and an electric pressure cooker. If you're on a budget, it's also a good idea to choose a one-pot, two-tank electric pressure cooker.