You might not think a rice cooker belongs in the same class of essential cooking tools as, say, a chef’s knife or cutting ...

Toshiba introduces its Mini Rice Cooker, a compact, powerful, and multi-functional kitchen appliance designed to make cooking easier and more efficient. Perfect for small spaces and big appetites.

But in general, a three-cup rice cooker is good for one or two people, a five- or six-cup rice cooker is good for about four people, and anything bigger is best if you eat a lot of rice or host ...