How to Use rice cooker in a Sentence

rice cooker

noun
  • That’s where a rice cooker comes in handy.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Looking for the best rice cooker?
    — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There was old food debris inside the rice cooker and warmer pots.
    — Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This rice cooker has a fan base—and it’s fully earned that status.
    — Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Which Cuckoo rice cooker is best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The Magnifique claims to be able to replace a rice cooker.
    — Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Then start the rice in a rice cooker before making the chicken.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Below deck, a cook stirred instant noodles and bits of squid in a rice cooker.
    — Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The rice scoop handle was in contact with cooked rice and stored inside the rice cooker.
    — Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The staff attempted to cook rice with a rice cooker that was not cleaned after the last use.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One roach was living under a prep station rice cooker.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Zojirushi rice cooker One of our staffers swears by this rice cooker for no-fuss fluffy rice.
    — Leslie Yazel, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Listen now to hear how Karen did on her easy-cook rice cooker adventure!
    — Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Feel free to double or triple the amounts below depending on the size of your rice cooker.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 3 Feb. 2026
  • My favorite piece of equipment in the kitchen is my electronic rice cooker.
    — Kathy Mooreand, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Rice Cooker Cooking quinoa in the rice cooker is a no-fuss method.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 3 Feb. 2026
  • First, Seb does a little dance to the melody of our Zojirushi rice cooker.
    — Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 7 May 2025
  • Cooking rice on a stove requires attention, a rice cooker does not.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Cook the rice according to the instructions on the rice cooker.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
  • The space was cramped, stuffed with bunk beds, a fridge, a microwave, a hot plate, a rice cooker, and cleaning supplies.
    — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The space was cramped, stuffed with bunk beds, a fridge, a microwave, a hot plate, a rice cooker, and cleaning supplies.
    — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Use it as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, or to steam, sauté, warm, and even make yogurt.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • In just 15 minutes, this microwave rice cooker makes a fluffy batch of rice to pair with their protein.
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 2 Aug. 2022
  • This extra-large capacity rice cooker can make up to 20 cups of rice at a time.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • An unmarked purple spray bottle was stored under a rice cooker, and three kitchen hand sinks were missing soap.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
  • The couple made meals with a toaster oven, microwave, electric frying pan and rice cooker.
    — Rob Perez, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Other items include a rice cooker, car tire, blender, and construction pipes, because, why not?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The restaurant was using a rice cooker intended for household use.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Which means in theory the device could replace a slow cooker, rice cooker, sauté pan, and braiser.
    — Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Never fill your rice cooker over the max fill line or your rice cooker will fill to overflowing due to the rice expanding when cooked.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 June 2025

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