http://www.ricecookerssteamers.net/other/cooking-tips/how-does-a-rice-cooker-know-when-to-shut-off.html Rice Cookers Steamers - Review and Buyer Guide for Your best cookware Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:08:54 +0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.ricecookerssteamers.net/other/cooking-tips/how-does-a-rice-cooker-know-when-to-shut-off.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 Kathy Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:33:15 +0000 http://www.ricecookerssteamers.net/other/cooking-tips/how-does-a-rice-cooker-know-when-to-shut-off.html#comment-2560 Lol!! Glad I'm not the only one. The good thing is...I don't care how it knows...as long as it does!! :) Lol!! Glad I’m not the only one. The good thing is…I don’t care how it knows…as long as it does!!

]]> http://www.ricecookerssteamers.net/other/cooking-tips/how-does-a-rice-cooker-know-when-to-shut-off.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2559 c-dawg Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:31:42 +0000 http://www.ricecookerssteamers.net/other/cooking-tips/how-does-a-rice-cooker-know-when-to-shut-off.html#comment-2559 who cares who cares

]]> http://www.ricecookerssteamers.net/other/cooking-tips/how-does-a-rice-cooker-know-when-to-shut-off.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2558 puddiebl Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:19:30 +0000 http://www.ricecookerssteamers.net/other/cooking-tips/how-does-a-rice-cooker-know-when-to-shut-off.html#comment-2558 Basic principle of operation The bowl in the rice cooker is usually removable, and beneath it lies a heater and a thermostat. These form the main components of the rice cooker. A spring pushes the thermostat against the bottom of the bowl, for good thermal contact to ensure accurate temperature measurement. During cooking the rice/water mixture is heated at full power. The temperature cannot go above the boiling point of water -- 100°C (212°F) -- as any heat put into the rice/water mixture at that point will only cause the water to boil. At the end of cooking some of the water will have been absorbed by the rice and the rest is boiled off. Once the heating continues past this point, the temperature exceeds the boiling point. The thermostat then trips, switching the rice cooker to low power "warming" mode, keeping the rice no cooler than approximately 65°C (150°F). Simple rice cookers, like the one below, may simply turn off at this point. Basic principle of operation
The bowl in the rice cooker is usually removable, and beneath it lies a heater and a thermostat. These form the main components of the rice cooker. A spring pushes the thermostat against the bottom of the bowl, for good thermal contact to ensure accurate temperature measurement. During cooking the rice/water mixture is heated at full power. The temperature cannot go above the boiling point of water — 100°C (212°F) — as any heat put into the rice/water mixture at that point will only cause the water to boil. At the end of cooking some of the water will have been absorbed by the rice and the rest is boiled off. Once the heating continues past this point, the temperature exceeds the boiling point. The thermostat then trips, switching the rice cooker to low power “warming” mode, keeping the rice no cooler than approximately 65°C (150°F). Simple rice cookers, like the one below, may simply turn off at this point.

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