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Drunken Apple and Onion Pork Tenderloin.

Mushroom-Swiss Chicken Hoagies.

Blueberry Bread Pudding.

Your rice cooker isnt just for rice anymore!

Now, in the The I Love My Rice Cooker Recipe Book , in addition to a variety of rice- and Asian-based dishes, you can prepare culinary delicacies like Root Beer Beef Short Ribs and Orange-Maple Chicken Legs alongside simplified versions of classics like Steamed Asparagus with Mustard-Dill Sauce, Salmon Patties, and even Cheeseburger Casserole! And each of the delicious 175 dishes in this book is presented with easy-to-follow instructions to help you serve these exciting and healthy meals, often in less time than similar dishes cooked in pots and pans on the stovetopand with a lot less cleanup. How is the rice cooker so versatile? Well, this simple appliance can serve as a soup pot, a skillet, a saut pan, a wok, and more, all in one simple-to-use, easy-to-clean device. So if youre looking to create amazing one-pot meals, the rice cooker is tailor-made for your kitchen. Whether youre looking to update your list of rice cooker staples or have just picked this appliance off the shelf, youll soon be able to prepare any recipe in this book with just a few minutes of prep time. And if you just need a refresher or a beginners course on how to use your rice cooker, dont worry! Everything you need to know is right in Chapter 1 of this book.

So lets get started! Before you know it youll be all set to flip the switch and start making these quick and easy rice cooker recipes.

The rice cooker, invented in Japan in the 1950s, was one of the first electric food-preparation devices to make its way into home kitchens, which made it an instant hit. Celebrating their sudden liberation from the famously boring act of standing over a pot of rice, many home cooks began to wonder: a metal pot, sitting atop an electric heating element that progressively heats, simmers, boils, and finally cooks whatever is placed insidewhat else might this gadget be able to prepare?

The answer, it turns out, is almost any dish that can be prepared in a pan over the stovetop. As millions of home cooks now know, its entirely possible to cook an entire beef stew in a rice cooker, or a seafood soup, or just about anything else. Its all about choosing the right recipescongratulations!and getting comfortable with some new and easy-to-learn techniques.

By now youve heard all the raves about rice cookers and how easy it can be to prepare tasty, healthy, and satisfying dishes using just this one appliance. But if you havent done much one-pot cooking, just how thats possible can be confusing, maybe even a little intimidating. If thats you, good newswere happy to tell you that the opposite is true, and that cooking with your rice cooker is one of the simplest and most accessible ways to prepare a meal.

Anything worth doing takes a little bit of preparation and practice, even something as straightforward as using a rice cooker. So if youve been using your cooker just for rice, or even if youve just unboxed your first rice cooker, weve prepared this chapter to help you get started with this exciting and efficient way of cooking.

If youve already begun to explore your rice cookers abilities, know your way around your machine, and are looking for new recipes to unlock its full potential, feel free to move right along to the recipes beginning in the next chapteror to read on for tips and information that just might help you better understand what your rice cooker can do!

As millions of home cooks are learning, the simple, traditional rice cooker can cook almost anything a home cook would or could prepare in a pan over the stovetop. As with any other kitchen appliance, your dishes will improve as you get to know your own rice cooker. While all traditional rice cookers are based on the same basic engineering, different brands and models have their own unique features and quirks. Some cook hotter than others on the same settings, so Low or High in one pot may not be the same as in another. Most rice cookers are designed to accommodate temperatures of 210F to 250F, with some electric cookers able to manage up to 285F.

Is it really true that a rice cooker can cook anything you could make over the stove? Well, almost. However miraculous, a home rice cooker cant do quite everythingyoull notice from the temperature specs that even the hottest rice cookers dont reach 300F and arent capable of high-temperature cooking. Thats for safety reasons, among others, and it explains why you wont find recipes for roasts or deep-fried dishes in this book.

If youve recently purchased a brand-new rice cooker, we urge you to take a moment to read through the provided owners manual. Most are concise and to the point and wont take long to read, and its an important step in getting to know your rice cooker.

The two most common types of rice cookers are the On/Off style and the Keep Warm version. In preparing basic rice, an On/Off cooker follows a preset timer and heating process that results in properly cooked rice. When it reaches the end of the cycle, the cooker turns itself off. This is the original, most traditional, and, if you can find one, usually the most affordable type of rice cookerno frills, not even a Done light to signal that the rice is ready. These basic cookers do not normally offer nonstick pots or steamer units, but if you only want to cook rice, it will serve the purpose.

Unless your rice cooker is a family heirloom or something you found secondhand, your model probably has at least one more function, and its the one that unlocks the potential of the rice cooker as an invaluable cooking appliance.

The Keep Warm rice cooker achieves a high heat, then reduces the heat when the rice is done, maintaining it at a warm temperature. Most Keep Warm cookers sold today offer the ability to switch between the Cook and Keep Warm settings manually. This setting makes it possible to adjust and control the heating element beneath the cooking pot, and it was the introduction of this kind of rice cooker that unleashed the machines full potential as an everyday cooking appliance with capabilities far beyond just cooking rice.

Most recipes in this book are prepared for Keep Warm cookers that allow manual switching between the Cook and Keep Warm settings. When a recipe says to turn your cooker to High, it refers to the Cook or On setting. Keep Warm is used for medium heat and to simmer.