I have two rice cookers. Ol' trusty, that I've used since college (and that was not recently), and a modern digital one from ...

Toshiba introduces its Mini Rice Cooker, a compact, powerful, and multi-functional kitchen appliance designed to make cooking ...

Ninja has become a household name in the air fryer market. How does the brand perform, and is it worth buying one?

In Hong Kong in 1962, a man gets a rice cooker for his wife. His neighbour immediately gets this new Japanese item for his wife as well. Freed from cooking, she leaves home to get a job — and to start ...

Rice water is the starchy water left behind when rice is cooked. It's become a trendy skin care product on social media sites. However, the use of rice water for beauty among Japanese women dates back ...

Zojirushi Multicooker: Zojirushi, a brand well-known for its rice cooker, makes one of the most versatile slow cookers out there. In addition to slow cooking, it can also be used to sauté ...

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Catherine Jessee is an Assistant Digital Food Editor at Southern Living. She is a writer, editor, and recipe developer with a passion for Appalachian foodways, culture, and history. Prior to joining ...