The engineering behind a rice cooker is actually quite ingenious,” shares chef Eric Huang, founder of New York’s Pecking ...

Here’s how to use a rice cooker for rice—and the many other non-rice foods you can cook in one. Inside the rice cooker there is a circular heating plate and a smaller central, spring-loaded plate.

If you’ve ever tried to make rice on the stovetop, you know it can take a bit of babysitting for things to come out just ...