dsi1 wrote on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:27:35 -1000:

> On 4/21/2010 12:26 PM, jeff_wisnia wrote:
>> SWMBO bought a non-electric "rice pot" at H-Mart last week,
>> but the only instructions for it were on the outside of the
>> carton in an asian language we don't read.

> We used to have a non-electric rice pot back when I was a kid.
> It was cast aluminum with a raised lip that, as far as I can
> guess, let the condensed steam drip back into the pot. The
> invention of the electric rice cooker in the early 60s pretty much
> made that pot obsolete. My guess is that the majority of Japan
> households will use this most important of inventions.

That's certainly the case. You can even buy rice cookers with timers so
that the rice is ready for a Japanese breakfast.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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