Before buying, check that you actually like homemade pasta. I bought Marcato Atlas knock-off and turns out I don’t like the pasta from homemade dough (1 large egg per 100 g flour), preferring Barilla, etc.
Might be controversial, but I’ve switched from a rice cooker over to using an instapot. The rice isn’t as perfect and it sticks to the bottom, but the pure versatility of it + reduction of counterspace has more than made up for the parts it lacks.
My Cuckoo is going on 5 years of at least weekly service. I love it. Perfect rice every time no matter the type of rice. I only get a crispy bottom +not burnt) if I add butter or leave the keep warm on on a half empty pot.
Looks good! I have a sauce I’ve been fermentating for a little over ten months. I’ll probably bottle it once it hits a year. I can’t wait to try it! Also, I would definitely get a lid that has an airlock so it can vent. Otherwise, you risk the jar exploding if too much pressure builds up and you forget to burp it.
I really wanted to get that one but the price tag was a bit prohibitive. In .au I was looking at ~$150 for each attachment, and I’d need one for each roller - laminator, spaghetti, fettuccini.
I ended up getting a manual one which does the trick - I’m never making pasta for more than 4 people.
I agree with everyone else (Mercato Atlas) and would add that should you ever want to venture into other pasta shapes, Mercato has a good range of accessories.
I lost my rice cooker years ago when it does and switched to the instant pot for versatility. I've come to the point where I do pot-in-pot rice, and it comes out perfectly every time. A couple cups of water and a trivet, then a bowl with the 1:1 water:rice plus a tab of butter on the rice setting. Takes a bit but no complaints in my household.
I also use an instant pot for cooking rice. It works great, but I have to set the time manually because the pre-set rice setting overcooks my rice.
I use the mini-instant pot, the regular one is just way too big unless you're trying to feed a family of five.
It is nice to reduce the number of kitchen appliances I "need". Instead of a pressure cooker and a rice cooker, I just have a pressure cooker and use it to cook rice.
Edit: I should also add that apparently instant pot went bankrupt, so you might not be able to find one or replacement parts ever again? Maybe?
Edit: Apparently the Zojirushi pots are really durable. Considering I really fucked up my rice last night I’m not sure I should be trusted. I tend to make the same amount of rice always and this time I changed the quantity and my cooking method blew up.I went shopping for a rice cooker a while ago and came up empty handed. Zojirushi or whatever the import model is from Japan are often recommended but not what I wanted since despite the cost you still have replaceable parts to take care of.Stainless steel inserts are hard to find. I looked at other types of cookers as well.
In the end I felt like buying a cheap model from amazon ($30) and replacing the inner every couple years was the way to go. They work fine. Replacement inserts costs as much as a new unit and was harder to find so it seemed like they are basically disposable items.
I didn’t buy one because it seemed wasteful and now I just use a normal thin-bottomed pot. If I were to look again I’d consider buying a cheap one and experimenting with different bowls, but honestly going back to making rice with a pot was a lot easier than I remembered.
This is crazy talk. I’ve had my zojirushi rice cooker for over 10 years. As long as you wash the pot and lid properly and don’t scratch it with metal utensils it should last forever. Replacement parts are available but the need should be rare unless you are a Neanderthal.
If your experience is you frequently need to replace parts for your rice cooker, then you’re buying the wrong rice cooker.
Good to hear. I’ve edited my comment. Every other rice cooker I’ve seen has had peeling problems so I just assumed it was a thing for all of them. My parents specifically bought the most expensive one at the store a few years ago but it’s still crap.
It's almost like new. As long as you don't use metal utensils with it and wash it by hand, it will not flake. It's also very easy to wash because of the nonstick coating, so hand washing is no hassle.
It's probably the best single purchase I have ever made, as someone who regularly eats rice.
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