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Why would you need a rice cooker at all? Do you save you time and money? The answer is that depends.
Here’s what rice cookers do:
Rice cookers simplify the process by automatically controlling the heat and timing, while at the same time freeing up a heating element on the range. Although the rice cooker does not necessarily speed up the cooking process, the cook’s involvement in cooking rice with a rice cooker is reduced to simply using the correct amount of water.
So you’re free to do whatever else you need to do while the rice cooker cooks for you.
No need to stand over the stove and “stir occasionally.” 
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You can find great deals on rice cookers below:
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i don’t eat enough rice to warrant buying a rice cooker, although i can see the advantages, think i would like to try to taste the difference before buying