Not long ago I wrote about my love for my new rice cooker. You know how sometimes you buy a new appliance and it doesn't get used? Well my rice cooker is getting used at least twice a week. I'm really loving the convenience of this appliance.
Remember when it was 40 degrees outside and no one wanted to cook? Guess who was using her rice cooker? No fuss, No muss and it didn't make my kitchen hotter than it already was.
Here's how simple it is to use a rice cooker.
-One cup of rice.
-One cup of water.
-Shut the lid. Press a button.
Go do laundry. Pick up the kids from camp. Go grocery shopping....
The rice will stay warm till you need it.
Now how convenient is that? Of course I always add something yummy on top of the rice.
It's endless what you can do with rice.
My kids have grown up on rice (think..sushi). They love the stuff and so do I.
Did you know that rice is great for babies too? It's easy to digest, nutrient rich, allergen-free and gluten-free too and that's the reason rice is the first solid food babies eat.
To celebrate my love for rice and my new rice cooker, I'm going to run a contest.
All you have to do is answer this question:
What type of rice does your family eat? White rice...brown rice ...basmati....jasmine?
The winner will receive:
- a rice cooker
- a bag of white or brown USA rice
- a Shamoji (rice spoon)
Have a Rice Day!
P.S. If you are looking for more rice contests click here. Plus if you you are looking for any great gluten-free rice recipes you can find a ton here.
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My family likes to eat white rice primarily but we also love wild rice mixed with white rice for a change of pace!
My family will eat any kind of rice, brown or white they like it all.
Hi there well we love all rice but brown with wild rice mixed in is our fav for sure and I add a chicken boullion cube for flavor
My family eats mainly brown but also wild rice.
My family loves basmati, especially when I use coconut milk...although I like to try different kinds and mix it up a bit. I like the different blends from bulk barn. I usually stir in a few tbsp of miso paste into regular white or brown rice as it adds a buttery flavour.
Basmati is the goto fav though, plain basmati w/ butter.
We love Jasmine rice and this rice cooker should would make it easier to cook it! Would love to win this one
We only eat brown rice in our family. I think the only time I eat other types of rice is when I eat out in a restaurant.
Usually minute rice because it's easy to make.
Minute brown rice is our fav!
In our house we eat basmati rice.
WE love to eat basmati rice with everything!!!
We love basmati rice in our house
Our family eats all kinds of rice but especially jasmine.
We were hard core white rice eaters but I have recently made the switch to brown. Just going to take awhile to get used to it!
Our family eats white rice and basmati rice.
My family loves the rice my mother makes: white rice cooked twice as long as usual, using excessive amounts of water and doing lots of stirring while cooking. In other words, ignoring all conventional rice cooking directions. I'm the world's worst rice maker and can't even seem to master my mom's unorthodox rice style. For some reason the art of making edible rice has eluded me. I could really use a proper rice maker to be able to show my family how rice should really be cooked.
I use all kinds of rice, but the one I use most often is basmati.
im a rice cooker fan for life!
My family likes basmati rice and it's good for them too !
Since I found out that I was a diabetic we eat brown rice. Just because its healthy for you.
We mainly eat white rice in our house as we are of asian origin.
We try to eat mostly brown rice - but jasmine is a nice alternative.
I wish I wasn't saying "white"...but I have yet to acquire a taste for brown rice.
brown rice always.. my rice cooker is my best friend :)
Yummy Rice. I love it all, but mostly organic sweet brown rice or organic white basmati.
Our family prefers parboiled white rice, which cooks up great in the pot ! Thanks for the contest.
usually long grain white - keep meaning to try brown!
We Love Rice too!
My kids love Jasmine and Basmati. I love organic brown rice.
Depending on the dish- always Basmati with Indian food.
I love rice any way I can eat it!!
We have used white rice a lot but have been trying to switch to brown rice because it is better for you.
We eat brown rice most often.
We like basmati rice at our house.
Brown rice, basmati, jasmine, and normal white :)
Mainly white rice, but long grain wild and brown on occasion.
We eat basmati rice.
WE eat long grained brown rice.
Our family loves rice and we eat a wide variety!!
We eat white rice with spices or mixed in hamburger.
I love white long grain rice and basmati rice.
We eat rice daily :)
basmati for us!
We always eat a brown rice and right now we are eating Brown Basmati and its delicious!
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We love the packages of Mexican rice! Super yummy! Basmati is also a favourite with the kids!
Brown rice is our favourite, thanks
basmati - just had some for dinner tonight!!
My family mainly eats jasmine, but I like Basmati with indian food!! yummy!!
My family likes white rice.
My family tends to eat instant white rice as I never learned how to cook any other type. Now that my son is cooking a lot of his own meals, he's interested in learning what alternative rice types there are to the instant option. This would DEFINITLEY help him!
We eat Uncle Ben white rice mix half and half with brown rice.
We eat traditional white (Asian) rice.
Long Grain & Wild Rice Blend.... it's the best of both worlds.... YUM!!
Basically we only eat basmati rice. We found that brown rice is too crunchy, and instant rices are too starchy, and don't even get me started on those instant rices..all those extras and chemicals in a rice is not good! The smell of basmati rice when you cook it is just heavenly! So its basmati all the way in this house!
White rice only - and I love it. I add soy sauce sometimes for more flavour and just adding some chopped cooked veggies also makes it great. My best friend has a rice cooker and uses it ALL the time. I've been so envious - it is such a great product. Thanks for the giveaway. Rice cookers are amazing!!! (and the rice too, of course)! :)
My family absolutely loves wild rice. It is absolutely delicious. after expanding our horizons with various brown and wild rices, could never go back to plain old white rice.
We stick to white rice. We add veggies and seasonings to it and it is awesome
We love Basmati - let it soak for about 20 minutes before you cook it - it always turns out light and fluffy. Delicious!
we eat jasmine rice!
Brown rice is our standby, but for special occasions we love a brown and wild rice mix!
My family mainly eats long grain white rice, but we have rice 2-3 times a week so I like to mix it up and use all kinds. We like them all - brown rice, basmati, jasmine - anything but instant.
We love brown - so yummy and a good source of fibre. If I win, my cheers would be so loud you would hear us all over. Thank you!
My daughter loves rice and usually it's jasmine but we got to try some Louisiana Popcorn rice and that's her new favorite. Not the one we eat most often though since we have to order it online.
My family is the traditional White rice eater. I have wanted to try one of these rice cookers for some time, however have not been able to get one. My kids would eat rice 7 days a week if I let them. This would be a great addition to my kitchen, possibly get them to try something different
I do White Steam rice and I Love it and I would Love the Rice Cooker
Rice is a huge staple in my house and the preferred rice is white by my son and jasmine by my husband and myself. The rice cooker would enable all of us to have what we like at the same meal!
We eat every kind. It is hard to keep so many varieties fresh though. We have as many rice bins as cereal boxes some months.
wild, sushi, jasmine, calrose, brown long, brown basmati, brown jasmine, purple rice, basmati, arborio.
I could eat rice every day.....
My family loves White rice....but we also love Arborio Rice
I love it with every meal and could eat it every day
My family loves White rice....but we also love Arborio Rice
I love it with every meal and could eat it every day
We eat all types of rice but I prefer to eat mainly brown but also wild rice.
We love both white and Jasmine.
I made the switch to brown rice! Not even my picky eates have noticed the switch. I'm keeping it my little secret from them.
We mainly eat brown rice. Sometimes we get that mix that has all types, including wild rice. We have replaced rice inplace of potatoes so most of our meals include rice.
I love making all different kinds of rice for my family. Wild, Brown, White, Risotto, Basmati, Jasmine...
Basmati rice for our family (every time). :)
I've made many types: arborio, long grain, wild, jasmine, white rice, brown rice.......nothing is like the Basmati.
Basmati is a favourite in our house some time I add wild rice!
We cook white parboiled rice, basmati, brown and wildrice. It's good to mix it up all the time so that we don't get bored eating the same thing day in and day out.
my family eat all type of rice - whatever on sale:)
Our family likes all kinds of rice the majority of time we eat
white rice we love to eat stir fry with rice on the bottom.
Tastes good and is is good for us all at the same time.
We eat all kinds of rice. After living in Singapore rice has become a family staple. We usually have a brown rice/wild rice mix but sometimes we mix it up with jasmine rice or white rice.
We eat brown rice and especially love brown basmati rice. My husband has wheat allergies so rice is a staple at our house. I've seen two Asian friends' rice cookers and would love to have one of my own, especially in this hot weather!
We eat California brown rice and Jasmine.
We like almost every kind of rice. We mostly eat brown rice and occasionally basmati rice.
We don't eat alot of rice but I think we should start. Probably white rice is what we eat the most.
We like to eat a variety of rice but our favourite is a Jasmine Rice that we buy at the local Indian Store.
We eat mostly basmati rice because of it's lower glycemic index and taste but we also eat Jasmine and white rice.
We like a variety of different rice.We prefer wild rice but for vegan sushi or rice pudding white tastes better.We don't like the flower flavoured ones.Canadian wild rice is best !
I enjoy all kinds of rice and we eat it often.My family loves Indian inspired desserts made with rice.
I love jasmine and basmati rice, but my boyfriend has a passion for sticky rice, he'll eat it with anything.
Basmati and Sticky (for Sushi) are our favourites. We've also been substituting Quinoa for rice... is that allowed? Wonder if I'll be able to cook Quinoa in the rice cooker?
I love plain white rice! We have it at every meal, breakfast included. My wife will make brown rice a few times a week, and that will do, but nothing tops tried and true for this guy!
My family just eats regular white rice, sometimes sticky rice!
Hi We love white sticky sushi rice. After living in Japan for 3 years, we came home to Canada and continued to cook a lot of rice, it just is so easy to do and tastes so great. Thanks.
We eat basmati all the time - we love Indian food.
We eat white rice and lots of it in our house
We eat every type of rice, but mostly plain white. I am trying my darndest to switch to brown rice only due to it being the healthier option.
Our family likes rice, not as much as pasta, but they like it. We have always given our children brown rice and I'm pretty sure they don't know the difference. W try to include healthy choices like this before the kids have been made aware of the not so healthier options.
We eat white rice, basmati rice, and jasmine rice... depending what we're having or what we feel like eating:) I really need a rice cooker!!!
I trick my family with a healthy mix of long grain brown and long grain white. They have never noticed. And I have heard them say how "brown" rice is yuky! Ha! Got them fooled good!
We enjoy basmati rice and sometimes white rice. I do agree with you - the rice cooker is amazing..
We usually have white rice, but I am starting to buy more brown rice.
We eat white rice...alot. Either the long grain or the quick cook rice.
We always have a white, sticky rice. The brand is Red Rooster and it's like the rice you get in Chinese restaurants. So simple, 1 cup rice to 2 cups water and nuke for 10 minutes.
My family loves white rice.
My family loves every kind of rice but mostly we eat brown rice for health reasons. Having said that, we often go to our local Chinese supermarket and try out the various kinds of rice such as red, mixed with grains, etc.
Grew up on the white rice but now I'm trying to incorporate some wild and/or brown rice. Little at a time. Can't get away from tradition too quickly :)
As a part asian, i LOVE my rice! :) I eat ALL kinds of rice...but mainly white rice! mmmmmm
My Family loves Brown rice, we eat rice a lot and the kids LOVE IT!!
We mainly eat short grain rice, but change it up for variety with basmati, jasmine or brown rice for a healthy change.
My family has always eaten white rice. Recently we've started trying a few other - brown rice so far seem to be the most popular alternative and it's better for us.
We eat mainly white rice but enjoy brown rice as well
My family eat all kinds of rice such as basmati, jasmine, abori, glutinous, sushi, be it short or long grain. But lately, I've been trying to encourage the healthier brown and wild rice into our diet. It takes longer to cook and is chewier than white rice, but the fibre health benefits are worth it. This rice cooker seems like the fancier appliance that can cook soups, stews and congee. How I would enjoy making healthy meals with this rice cooker!
In our house we eat Basmati with everything. Sometimes we try to mix it up and make brown rice, but the kids don't like it too much.
We eat all types of rice, but my absolute favourite is short grain white rice. YUM!!
We switched from white rice to only brown rice several months ago and my family loves it! I cook a big batch at least twice a week and use it for everything from fajitas to rice pudding.
Jasmine or white rice!
We love jasmine, basmati and brown rice. I enjoy making different types of rice and seeing which type compliments the other foods I am making. It is always a new discovery.
basmati or white rice
We eat every kind of rice, in puddings or a main course.
It is a mainstay in this household.. I like the brown rice, and wild rice mix
We eat mainly white rice or jasmine with meals. We also like the taste and texture of brown rice.
My kids will only eat white rice plain, but they love the flavoured rice like chicken and cheese & broccoli. I would love to win this rice cooker
Our family eats mostly white rice,but occasionly brown rice as well!
Love em all!
I would have to say mainly white rice is in our house, just because of easy preparation. However, when I do have time - I Love to fancy things up with brown (so flavorful, and mixes nice with so many spices!), or Arborio. I love making risotto. Mmm. :)
We eat white rice and brown rice.
We like all kinds of rice, but we mostly eat Basmati rice.
I like white rice, add a little hot sauce or veggies,,,Bf likes chicken fried rice only...
Indian basmati rice is our favourite.
We love just about every type of rice in this household but my personal favourite is Basmati. You just can't beat the fragrant smell of this rice while it's cooking and sooo tender and versatile! It's one of those rices that bring the warm fuzzies into my kitchen
I love a variety of rice but my rice will only eat white rice...always looking for good ideas to convert them!
Oh I must be tired...I meant my kids will only eat white rice!
Our family loves Chinese fried rice but we mainly stick to brown rice as it is supposed to be the most healthy for you.
A rice cooker would be cool to have around the house!
Thanks for the great contests you have for all your members!!
I am starting to experiment with different types of rice. I had just used white rice, then changed to brown rice and now I am reaching out to try other types of rice.
We eat it all! White rice, brown rice, basmati - you name it, my family will eat it! However, I am sadly going to have to part with my trusty old microwave rice cooking pot, so something like this would be ideal for me... Thank you!
I have Celiac disease so rice is a big deal in our house. We love a white or brown and wild rice mix.
My kids don't like eating brown rice so we compromise by making our rice 2/3 white and 1/3 brown :)
My family likes to eat basmati rice only.
My family enjoys all types of rice including white long grain rice, brown rice, basmati and wild rice.
Long grain white rice for us. Mix of wild rice occasionally for a change of pace.
Thanks for the contest!
we enjoy rice pilaf
I swear by Basmati rice. It always taste great!
We eat a variety.....white rice, brown rice, and wild rice! :D
We eat both brown and white!
Basmati rice all the way. I find it less mushy than plain white rice.
We love basmati rice!
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Usually white rice, but sometimes brown, basmati or arborio.
My family eats mostly brown rice now, but we like all kinds of rice and eat different types occasionally - depends on the recipe and who's cooking. :)
We eat white rice mostly. But I have been switching it up with brown rice now
and again.
Its been brown rice lately its more fulling and better for you. I miss white rice though but I cant have it due to my diet.
We love all kinds of rice but one of our favourites is Jasmine Rice. We also like some of the chicken fried rices in a package
My family loves rice and we eat a lot of it! White rice, brown rice and occasionally basmati. I made rice pudding a few days ago, I hadn't made it in quite awhile, it was so delcious! We eat brown or white rice plain, cooked with vegetables, with soya sauce and sometimes I make fried rice, Mmmm...yummy!
We eat a lot of rice too, usually Kokuho Rose white rice, but we also love brown rice, and wild rice.
We love brown rice, but it does take a while to cook up but so worth it. We also eat other variations like sticky or Jasmine.
Great giveaway! Good luck everyone!
Mostly white rice. So it's usually chicken fried rice, or pork fried rice, or beef fried rice, etc. etc. etc. Always with lots and lots of vegetables, and fruits at every meal. It helps with the overall balance, as one can never be sure what is being consumed while everyone is at work, and school. Everyone seems to be happy and healthy, so I can only assume that it is working, in our go go go life that we live today. I thank the lord for that.
generally brown
brown rice!!
Our family has just discovered Jasmine Rice. What a treat! Since rice is a food group in our home, it is great to have a new one to add. I have always wanted to try a rice cooker. Thank you for the great giveaway! I was never sure how the cooker would work, but you certainly cleared that up! Thanks so much.
WE eat BROWN rice mostly, and White rice sometimes too!
I'd love to try a cooker for rice.
We used to be a run of the mill long grain white family, but ever since we discovered Basmati, that's all we eat now!
In our house it is minute rice...not because it is the best, but we can't agree on basimatti, brown, wild, etc. Also I never can cook the rices right, only the mintue rice. When I go out, YES I do try other varieties, but can never get it right at home!!
My family loves basmati rice - it is so much more flavourful than ordinary white rice.
We will eat a variety of rice, but for most of my recipes, I use white long grain rice and dress it up. It's just so versitile.
Our family enjoys all types of rice. Brown rice, white rice, jasmine, basmati and
everything in between. We have a rice cooker, but it is nearing the end of
it's usefullness, and it is a bit undersized for our needs. I can't say enough about
how useful rice cookers are though. Oh yeah, Sushi rocks!
White rice
Our family loves basmatti rice.
We eat brown rice and wild rice
Mainly eat brown rice -probably would use alot more and different types if I had a rice cooker!
We eat jasmine rice.
We love white long grain,,wild rice mixed with brown or white rice & brown rice. For some reason I don't like Jasmine rice.
We are big basmati fans!
we like Basmati in our home.
Basmati rice is my family's favourite.
My family will eat whatever rice I place in front of them! LOL, just kidding...sort of. We primarily eat white rice, but I am a fan of any rice so I try to sneak in Jasmine or Basmati if I can. I am lucky when we can all eat wild or brown rice!
We eat white or basmati rice. We love curry
My family eats brown rice because it is more nutritious.
We tend to eat white rice.
All kinds of rice, mostly brown. Sometimes mixed. Love sushi rice wrap sandwiches. Big hit on our last picnic and I just told my husband I really need a rice cooker so I can make them this for school lunches....
I love to try different types of rice. Although I eat mostly brown rice, I have recently tried Japanese black rice, and Hawaiian red rice. :)
Although we eat all kinds of rice (white, brown wild, minute, etc.) the favourite by far is basmati rice. I have short grain rice for rice pudding, long grain rice for cabbage rolls, I must have close to 10 kinds of rice. I have Jasmine rice, but I have not made that one yet.
We eat only basmati rice - both white and brown. It is dependent on how much time we have before the rest of the dinner is ready. Brown rice takes longer, but there are more health benefits.
We try and stay away from white rice.
We eat white rice often which is what I grew up with and what tastes best to the kids. However I also sometimes mix half/half brown and white.
I have never tried a rice cooker before, usually just use a pot on the stove. This sounds like it would be wonderful! We use calrose rice which is white. It is a family favorite
We eat basmati rice, but I'd like to try the brown rice
I cook all types of rice, long grain, basmati, wild rice, jade, black rice....
We particularly like wild rice, sometimes with a mixture of brown.
We eat Basmati and Jasmine alternately. We love rice with everything.
We eat brown rice @home. But i love sticky white rice.
My family mostly eats brown rice. It's our favourite when we add a little curry to it! Brown rice seems a lot more solid than white rice. White seems to get mushy from time to time...but that doesn't stop us from eating sticky rice in sushi!
We eat brown rice.
We eat mostly basmati rice.
We eat white and jasmine rice.
we love basamati rice!!
My family loves to eat steamed white rice however I'm trying to trick them into eating brown rice these days because I love it!!
Thanks!!
We eat Brown ...
we love rice in our family...we will eat any kind, although brown is our fav. we also eat alot of wild rice as we live in northern manitoba and have a friend that grows it.
We eat brown, wild and basmati rice. Basmati is our favourite!
Hmmm, what kind of rice is our favourite?? Well, white pearl is super yummy and I love the tender texture and flavour. Basmati is also a top pick because of it's delicate fragrance. Brown rice has that great nutty taste but can be rather dry. Wild rice is fabulous, although pricey. Sooo, I guess the type we have the most is the pearl rice.
I usually cook white rice.
We usually eat brown rice, but I occasionally surprise my family with wild rice as well.
we eat alot of white rice but I love wild rice and brown , I always try out new things that can be done with rice and love it all the time
Brown Basmati - but I have such difficulty cooking it properly. Would love the rice cooker to ease my way!
We just started making brown rice instead of the regular jasmine when I realized the health benefits that this small change could make for my daughter and I.
My family easts all kinds of rice.I love to try new ones all the time.I like a rice that is sticky and thick, my husband likes plain white rice and we often have mixed long grain rices, just cause they are healthy and pretty looking.
We eat regular white rice but for a treat we love California brown for its nutty flavor and texture. Add 1/4 cup of wild and cook in chicken broth and it is fantastic.
my family will eat white and brown rice but we are eating more brown rice nowadays
We love Wild rice!
We eat a combination of white and brown rice but I see alot of ideas posted that I think we'll try!
Our favorite is Basmati rice!
my family will eat all kinds of rice but we are eating more brown rice at home
We ate only white until about a year ago and now I have been adding brown rice in so now we are up to over half brown and less white. I have to wean them from the taste of white. In about 3 more months I will have them converted! lol
We love brown rice in our house as it really does have a special flavour all its own when mixed when anything. Much better than white rice which can be so bland at times.
Oh my family loves every type of rice but I would have to say hands down basmati is the overall favorite. If they were asked I know that is the one they would definitely choose a little butter and some spices or a sauce or something else added to it ummmm so good :-)
We only eat basmati rice
we like brown and wild rice the most.
sweet brown rice -- i love sticky rice and this has a similar texture with more nutrition!
My family eats Basmati rice...yum!!
We like basmati but I try & sneak in brown every so often.
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