What are the advantages and disadvantages of rice cookers?

Advantages:

1. It is convenient and fast to use, has diversified functions and is more intelligent.

2. After setting the time, people don’t have to look at it all the time, and the rice will not get mushy if left for a long time.

Disadvantages:

1. The price is more expensive than ordinary pots and it is inconvenient to take care of.

2. High power consumes more electricity, so be careful when using electricity.

3. Some rice cookers are not up to standard and may be harmful to the human body after being used for a long time.

Extended information:

Imported rice cookers are one of the most popular imported home appliances for many people. However, the official website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine recently showed that the detection rate of unqualified imported rice cookers in 2017 reached 13.5%, mainly Japanese and Korean brands.

It is worth noting that among the 17 batches of unqualified imported rice cookers, products from Japanese and Korean brands accounted for a large proportion. Specifically, Panasonic has 7 batches, Tiger has 3 batches, Kuchen has 3 batches, Fuku has 2 batches, Hitachi has 1 batch, and Toshiba has 1 batch.

If we look at the proportion of each brand, among the 17 batches of unqualified imported rice cookers in 2017, Japanese brands accounted for 70.59% and Korean brands accounted for 29.41%. This proportion is already quite large.

Among the reasons for failure, hidden dangers such as electric shock accounted for a large proportion. 9 batches of unqualified products were found to have hidden dangers related to heating and grounding.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Rice Cooker